Get Legolas in The Shire, Killarney

If you’re on a quest for a new place to get Legolas, pack your Baggins and head west to the rolling green hills of Kerry, where a Lord of the Rings- themed pub has opened its doors — and you don’t need an elfish password to enter.

Merry-makers throughout the land will flock to Killarney this weekend to celebrate the opening of Ollie Favier’s bar, The Shire. And who could blame them? Apparently it’s pure Mordor on a Saturday night.

Joking about being “vertically challenged”, opening a low-ceiling venue for Hobbits seemed the next logical step for Ollie, who also owns The Bailey in Cork City.