Hotels, Bars, Taverns and Pubs in County Mayo, Ireland

Matt Molloy's pub, Westport, County Mayo

Mayo's pubs have a touch of Hollywood and a great deal of music. In Cong, the building that played Pat Cohan's bar in John Ford's The Quiet Man (1952) was really a shop, and only became a licensed pub many years later; fans of the film still seek it out. In Westport, Matt Molloy's on Bridge Street belongs to the Chieftains' flute player, who has kept the bar deliberately small so that musicians can gather for a pint and a tune, with sessions most nights of the week.