herlihy's women story

A Woman’s Story

Though the history dates back to the construction of the Mail Coach Road from Tralee to Cork in 1812 and John Smith who kept the Turnpike (Toll Gate) in the 1830s/1840s about Herlihy’s is mainly a woman’s story. It is about Sarah Smith, daughter of the Turnpike Keeper, born in 1831.

Herlihy’s Bar

The story of Herlihy’s Bar, Farranfore, begins in early-August 1925, when Michael (the Boss) Collins of Currans bought the pub (for the second time and the second daughter!). The premises he bought was a long low thatched structure (the original Tollgate keeper’s house, hostelry and later post-office).

herlihys bar history
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Herlihy’s, Half Way House

The “curtain may have come down on the end of an era” in January 2017, but Marie was not prepared to let the business die. As a professional archaeologist, she is deeply committed to preserving all that is traditionally Irish, including the façade at Herlihy’s.

WELCOME TO HERLIHY’S, HALF WAY HOUSE

Self-Catering Accommodation

Farranfore is a tiny village, in the heart of rural Kerry mid-way between Killarney and Tralee (a 10 minute drive in either direction) with The Wild Atlantic Way and Dingle both accessible by car in 30 minutes.

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