Pubs to go in popular West Cork haunts, from €275k

Is it the end of the road for roadside Aughaville? it has been five generations in O'Driscoll family hand

Road junction setting by GAA pitch for O'Driscoll's Bar Aughaville, near  Bantry, guided at €275,000 by Mark Kelly of  Hodnett Forde

AS some buyer interest is expressed in West Cork's Mountain Bar and Restaurant in coastal Ardfield by auctioneers Hodnett Forde, there's also active interest reported by them in an even older bar, with 220 -years history, on the Cork-Bantry line.

O'Driscoll's Bar has five bedrooms

Hitting the market just before Christmas at Aughaville, between Drimoleague and Bantry is O'Driscolls, a family-owned bar which has been five generatios in O'Driscoll hands, since being set up as a forge and bar in 1800 by a Humphrey O'Driscoll.

Always a  well-kept bar, and a five-bed, c 260 sq m residential licensed premises on a prominent roadside acre, it's priced at €275,000 by Mark Kelly of Hodnett Forde, a price tag which include the licence.

Always well-kept

He says it could suit a number of uses, with or without the license, as a roadhouse, glamping/tourism, or some other commercial use, or just be bought for residential occupation and have the seven-day bar  license sold on to defray the purchase for a modest size home buy.

One of the five bedrooms

He describes the two-storey premises as a well-maintained landmark building, on the main tourist/commuter throughfare to Bantry, close to Tadhg MacCarthaigh GAA Club with river frontage to the rear.

Mountain House Ardfield under active viewing since closing with a grand finale on on New Year's Eve

Meanwhile, another  West Cork pub and restaurant which went for sale in August and which had a grand finale closing with its recent operators on New Year's Eve is under active viewing.

The Mountain House Bar, on the Wild Atlantic Way and five miles from Clonakilty near Galley Head lighthouse and beaches in picturesque Ardfield was launced at 500,000 by Andy  Donoghue of Hodnett Forde.

Owned by a  Clonaklity builder, Patrick and Carol O'Sullivan who bought it from its long-time owner Ellen O'Mahony in 2010 for c €700,000, it was leased in recent years  to popular locals, the Hegarty family,  who built up a strong trade despite covid restrictions along the way.

It's a 3,500 sq ft 60-seat bar and steak and seafood restaurant with commercial kitchen, and overhead two-bed accommodation on an acre with views.

Near numerous beaches, and Dunmore House Hotel, the Ardfield community has a national school, playground, St James GAA pitch, tennis courts, high-qulity guest accommodation options and other facilities and, says Mr Donoghue, deserves its Mountain House bar and eatery to be back in business for the coming season.

DETAILS: Hodnett Forde 023-8833367