It’s a cosy space, and already very popular, but like most Cork snugs, it doesn’t pass the strictest definition of a snug. “For me, an authentic snug has to have an independent door,” says Michael O’Donovan of the Castle Inn on South Main Street. Of the pubs visited by the Irish Examiner for this incomplete look at Cork snugs, only the Castle Inn and the Long Valley snugs have separate entrances. An Spailpín Fánach on South Main Street has been a tavern since 1779, and has three snugs. The Vicarstown Bar on North Main Street has an old snug, now opened out, which still has its original stained-glass windows.

Source: Irish Examiner February 06, 2019 00:00 UTC