Sean Tierney

This tall, narrow pub in Clonmel is packed with “artefacts of bygone days”, in short a mini-museum - but one with a giant screen which is discreetly hidden around the corner, for watching matches.

Upstairs (and there are a lot of them, this is a four storey building) there’s a relaxed traditional family-style restaurant.

Expect popular, good value food like potato wedges, mushrooms with garlic, home cooked lasagne, steaks and grills rather than gourmet fare; the evening restaurant menus are more ambitious and, although it's unlikely there will be too many surprises, they have a reputation for great steaks.

This is a pub of character and toilets are at the very top, but grand when you get there.