Residents in the North Kilkenny village of Coon are making great strides in their ambition to buy the village’s pub, where patrons were first welcomed back in 1850.
Currently called The Ranchers’ Return, the pub will be re-titled The Village Well should this well-mobilised committee reach their fundraising target, which is almost within sight.
“We’re entering the final furlong with this,” said committee member Ger Flynn. “But what we need now is one last push to get this effort past the finishing post. We’ve had a phenomenal reaction so far and we’re hoping that by putting this call out on KCLR, we’ll attract the final complement of shareholders that can make this dream of ours a reality. We’re almost there!”
Having fired up the news hooter about their efforts to KCLR News, Dermot Keyes visited Coon (for nothing stronger than a well-brewed tea) where he was warmly greeted by an enthusiastic committee which is doing all it can to ensure that their public house remains an active and viable presence – both a hub and a pub – at the heart of their tightly knit community.
