Goalpost pub boasts huge footfall thanks to Ballymaloe neighbors

An east Cork bar business, by the coast in pretty Shanagarry, has the world washing up at its counter, thanks to the nearby presence of the renowned Ballymaloe House, the Ballymaloe Cookery School, and the former Stephen Pearce Emporium, now a craft and design centre with cafe, by Kilkenny Design.

And, last weekend, many thousands more passed through thanks to the 2016 Ballymaloe LitFest, as the village’s reputation for tourism and top sustenance gains further traction.

New to market is Shanagarry’s only pub, the Goalpost, and it’s only become available because the owners Margaret and Seamus Crowley are set to retire.