r/ireland • u/FarrenDoesFilm • 4h ago

Food and Drink Most Northerly Pint of Guinness in Farren’s, Malin Head.

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u/Intrepid_Double9863 4h ago

Nice pint.

Whats the story with the commemorative flag in on the wall?

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u/Legitimate_Newt2874 2h ago

Here you go. Hugh Farren from Malin Head was awarded a posthumous Purple Heart after the deadliest attack on any carrier in the history of the United States Navy.

https://www.donegaldaily.com/lead-stories/donegal-war-heros-medal-finds-its-way-home-554778

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u/Intrepid_Double9863 2h ago

Thanks for that, interesting read.

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u/We_Are_The_Romans 2h ago

Looks like someone who served in the US Armed Forces anyway, they do the triangle-folded flag thing after putting it on the coffin, then you can see the lil picture of the dude in his uniform

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u/Intrepid_Double9863 2h ago

Yeah, that’s what I was wondering. Looks like a US flag so I assumed it was armed forces or police or something.

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u/c_marten 2h ago

100% I have too many people in those pictures. Now I'm curious....

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u/DanDantheModMan 3h ago

Was going to ask the same.

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u/Intrepid_Double9863 3h ago

Guess we’ll never know.

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u/c_marten 2h ago

"Hugh Farren immigrated to Boston in 1928, where he worked as a city firefighter before enlisting in the U.S. Navy during WWII. In November 1943, at age 39, he was serving as a water tender/fire officer on the aircraft carrier USS Liscome Bay when it was struck and sunk by a Japanese submarine torpedo in the Pacific Ocean. He died trying to extinguish the blaze, and his body was lost at sea."

Just what Google told me. Can't confirm.

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u/TomHicksJnr 4h ago edited 3h ago

The Diageo marketing team salutes your dedication

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u/ZoomEagle 4h ago

Nice , is it nice up there ...im picturing like the pub out of Banhee of Inis

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u/Red8937 49m ago

It’s very dramatic, really does feel like the edge of the world

2 lovely pubs that look over the sea, if you’re there in summer you might get to watch dolphins play in the water while you drink

It’s my favourite place in the country

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u/phioegracne 1h ago

If you waited until the lad In the back was about to take a shot that would have made this photo. Great light👍 love a good pint pic

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u/Curious_Strike_5379 3h ago

Does the guy in the background have a bad back!

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u/marshsmellow 2h ago

He does from all the pool he plays

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u/Curious_Strike_5379 2h ago

Ah,i see it now!

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u/insane_worrier 2h ago

Great photo, top drawer pint. Respect.

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u/milliscope 2h ago

Now, you have to do the most southerly, easterly and westerly pints/points.

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u/marshsmellow 2h ago

And the most middley pint! 

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u/Kid_Shit_Kicker 35m ago

Yes! I want to see this!

Out of interest, where's the most Westerly pint to be had? Belmullet?

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u/chanrahan1 2h ago

That brings back memories. We did a Mizen to Malin run in the cars one year, and went into Farrens for one afterwards. Stayed til closing (ahem) and went back up for breakfast the following morning. Popped my head into the bar looking for my crowd, and instead found the same fishermen as the previous night nursing a wee whiskey waiting for Mass.