Cork's northside local — since 1987
69 & 70 Blarney Street · Sunday's Well · Public House
Up the hill from Shandon, painted blue so you can't miss it, The Joshua Tree has been the Blarney Street local for nearly forty years — two doors, one long bar, and a beer garden out the back.
No airs, no graces. Just proper pints, the match on, a dartboard that's seen wars, and the kind of welcome you only get where everyone's a regular — even the first-timers.
Murphy's has been brewed at Lady's Well, at the foot of this very hill, since 1856. Ours doesn't travel — it commutes. Look for the Murphy's sign over our door; it's been there longer than most of the regulars.
Because in this town, one is never enough.
We let him in. He behaves himself.
Plus Carlsberg on the sign and in the tap line.
Lagers, ales and ciders on a long tap line. Ask what's fresh — the kegs stacked outside aren't for show.
The long bar, the copper racks, the glow of a good night starting.
Board on the wall, chalk on the slate, and a tournament the whole northside knows. Winner stays on.
GAA, soccer, rugby, racing — if it matters, it's on, and the roars are on the house.
Music, DJs and the odd karaoke session that gets out of hand in the best way.
Pull up a stool. You'll be one of them by the second round.
Birthdays, send-offs, christenings-of-anything — all occasions catered for, with the beer garden for the overflow. Ring ahead and we'll have your corner ready.
Ring Josh's — 087 616 6220Up the hill past Shandon — the blue pub with the kegs outside. The view of town on the way back down is free.