Pat Cohans Bar to serve its first pint 57 years after it opened its doors to the World

You have heard to old saying “ The Pub with no Beer” well there really is one and it is the most famous bar in the world “ Pat Cohan’s in Cong. This land mark came to fame through the making of the John Ford Classic “The Quiet Man”.

Jack Murphy who owned this shop has now retired and his nephew John Connolly is now setting about the make over of the premises nothing will be spared in detail he said and it will be just like a step back in time when we are finished with it.

This should prove a major draw for tourists to the village of Cong and to the west of Ireland in general as the Quiet Man has been a real money spinner for businesses in the village already as it is now translated in several different languages worldwide.

Paddy Rock who runs tours of the Quiet Man Country locations said that he hopes the owner of the Quiet Man Cottage Mr Gregory Ebbitt (a Californian) will now see sense and set about restoring the mess which was once the pride and joy of Sean and Mary Kate Dannagher but now stands derelict in the beautiful Maam Valley.
He said that although the tourists enjoy the beauty of Connemara Galway and Mayo on their day long tours it has been really disappointing for them when they were not able to have a pint in Cohans or visit the Quiet Man Cottage however this will now all change in 2008.

It is planned to have the official opening of Pat Cohans early 2008. For further information and updates on the opening you can log on to www.quietmanmovieclub.com .