Sunday, March 18, 2012

TOM FRAWLEY OF FRAWLEY’S PUB, CO. CLARE, IRELAND



Tom Frawley of Frawley's Pub, Co. Clare, Ireland | The Beachside Resident

Tom Frawley of Frawley's Pub, Co. Clare, Ireland Tom Frawley of Frawley's Pub, Co. Clare, Ireland
Paddy McDrinksey

1v8 Bartender Frawley1 Tom Frawley of Frawleys Pub, Co. Clare, Ireland

Tom Frawley

Forget "Bartender of the Month;" Tom Frawley, 91, the recently retired owner of the P. Frawley public house in Lahinch, Co. Clare, is our favorite bartender of all time.

Though he probably couldn't mix a margarita if he tried, Tom was the embodiment of all that is noble about the profession.

He ran a tight ship with quiet authority (a fluorescent sign inside his pub read: "No Stag Parties Welcome Here"), was spry and attentive beyond his years (when he wasn't dozing on his stool), spun a great yarn, sang like an angel, and was, above all, a character — of a kind that proves, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the existence of an almighty, all-knowing, and highly creative God.

Tom Frawley, an avowed bachelor, pulled his first pint at the age of 9 in 1928 in this tiny, grocery-cum-pub, which has been in his family for an astounding 138 years. When his mother died in 1961, he took over P. Frawley and ran it until he begrudgingly retired due to poor health this past August.

1v8 Bartender Frawley Tom Frawley of Frawleys Pub, Co. Clare, Ireland


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http://thebeachsideresident.com/2012/03/bartender_tom_frawley/

Note the absence of refrigeration... Aussie pubs would go broke...

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