“Named after the previous owner, Helen Mullane and Armel Whyte’s café-bar seems much older than it is, as the whole interior was reconstructed with salvaged materials (the flooring was once in the London Stock Exchange).
It is brilliantly done, with the long, narrow bar divided up in the traditional way, with oilcloth-covered tables, now extending into a restaurant in the house next door. It is the type of contemporary, self-confident Irish eating house that visitors hope for but do not always find in every provincial town.
Helen is an impressive hostess, buzzing about, dealing with ord...
The Horseshoe is a well-established bar and restaurant in the food and beverage industry. It is situated in the famous literary town of Listowel, Co Kerry. The building itself dates back to 1903 and has a much character about it. In November 2005, Jerry and Margaret Behan purchased the business, then known as Woulfes Horseshoe.
Since 1983 we have been providing locals and visitors to Listowel with quality food at affordable prices.
Also offering bespoke catering for any event. Call or mail me any time for menu's and ideas on creating your perfect (little) day.
Scribes Cafe Church St Listowel is now under new management. Stop by and enjoy a delicious light bite or something a bit more heavy. Why not stop by and enjoy various coffees or a refreshing smoothies or mineral.
Hotel History
A plaque on the wall hints only briefly
at the eventful history of the Listowel Arms.
Yes, the Liberator himself, Daniel O'Connell,
was here. Yes, it was also here that another
political giant Charles Stewart Parnell, coined his
most famous exhortation:"Let no man set a
boundary to the march of a nation!".
But these are just instances
of the many great names and the
countless encounters that these rooms have
witnessed over two centuries.
The sense of tradition is palpable.
The tradition of service is also rich.
As long ago as 1842 the Victorian writer
W.M.Thackeray recommende...