Renovations now underway on once popular pub in Tullamore
SCAFFOLDING has been erected at a public house in Tullamore in advance of expected major renovations.
In 2020 Hanney Properties Ltd, a company whose director is energy businessman Nigel Reams, was granted permission for a major refurbishment of the premises, which most recently traded as the Copper Pot Still.
Prior to that the large hostelry on High Street was known as Cosgroves and it included bar, lounge, kitchen and residential accommodation.
The developers must retain the original shopfront because it is a protected structure.
According to planning documents lodged with Offaly County Council, the premises is believed to be one of the oldest pubs in Tullamore, was connected with brewing in the 1800s and had a bakery at the rear.
The documents also indicated that a new sign 'Mary Kate's' will be used on the shopfront.