Geary’s Bar

Charleville is a small town in north County Cork, about 58 km, or an hours drive to the north of Cork City.
On the way to Limerick on the N22, myself & 3 companions felt hungry, parked up along the wide main street, and walked in search of a nice pub that did food.
Oh I’m good at finding the nicest pub in town, and though to be fair, we didn’t actually go in the 3 or 4 others that we we ruled out, (always a tragic thing to pass a pub without going in), Geary’s beat the competion for general welcoming ambience from the exterior.
It’s a nice sprawly pub, roomy, pleasant, really inviting atmosphere. Having ascertained there was food on, we walked through the busy front, bar to a more open plan area beyond that led out onto beer garden.
We parked ourselves In front of a glass case on the wall containing an old rifle, and other items, and straight away a friendly lady came over & took our order for food & drinks.
The items in the case turned out to be memorabilia from the Irish war of independence. The effects of one Michael Geary a local commander, including his so called ‘Black & Tan Medal’, awarded to IRA members who participated in the Irish War of Independence. As well as his Sinn Féin membership certificate.
After a very reasonable 10−15mins the food arrived, it was all very well organized. Being a vegitarian I’m usually quIte cynical about choice on offer, but this was great. I was well pleased with the lovely asparagus risotto. The others had a thai chicken curry which they very much enjoyed. We all thought the food the best value & quality that we’d had in any pub in Ireland over a six week visit.
Nice pub, good atmosphere, friendly & welcoming, and more than worth stopping off for a drink & a bite if you’re on you way through.