Friel's Bar

County Clare


This old-style charmer has walls crammed with photos and books, and regular trad sessions most nights in summer and on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings in winter.

Although called Friel's, the sign for Lynch’s, picked out in black text on a white background, is much bigger.


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