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Clancy's pub and restaurant provided good range on menu for breakfast, lunch and supper. The pub contains display of owner's nephew's international referee neck ties in recognition of refereeing multiple international rugby matches including the first Rugby World Cup. Also rare framed signed copy by participants of the North of Ireland Good Friday Peace Agreement. Proprietor's father, Jack, is a mine of information about people and Bruff including the old RIC Barracks which had a cellar, now filled in but then had a tunnel to escape through if needed. The village itself is small but with picturesque surroundings and near to Lough Gur the important Archaeological site stretching back over 6,000 years with well presented Visitor Centre

Bruff is at the heart of an area of Ireland anchored by Lough Gur, with one of the oldest and largest stone circles in Ireland, the Grange Stone Circle, along with ancient dolmens, and more recent castles and friaries. Only a short drive from Adare and even Limerick, Bruff itself is a tiny town, but with a huge heart, and we found it to be the most wonderful place to stay for several nights - we wish we could have stayed much longer. The Old Bank B&B offered top-quality accomodations, but still made us feel like family; Clancy's bar offered wonderful and welcoming hospitality as well as excellent pub food; and the streets of Bruff were both safe and very walkable...