Moran's Oyster Cottage is a seafood restaurant and pub located at The Weir, Kilcolgan, in County Galway, Ireland, close to the village of Clarinbridge, and ten miles south of Galway City. Known for its seafood, including oysters and smoked salmon,[1] the business has hosted several celebrities.[2] Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney's poem "Oysters" was reputedly inspired by a meal at Moran's.[3][2]
| Moran's Oyster Cottage | |
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| Established | 1760s |
| Food type | Irish seafood |
| Street address | The Weir, Kilcolgan |
| County | County Galway |
| Country | Ireland |
| Website | MoransOysterCottage.com |
Location and history
editThe restaurant is located on an inlet of Galway Bay in a traditional thatched cottage and has historically been owned by members of the Moran family.[4]
Daniel Moran first obtained a liquor licence and opened a pub in the area in the 1760s.[2] The pub began "making a business of seafood" in the 1960s, after the Galway Oyster Festival was founded.[2]
The pub and restaurant has hosted a number of celebrities, including Julia Roberts, Pierce Brosnan and the Emperor and Empress of Japan.[5][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Daugherty, Christi (2007). Frommer's Ireland 2008. Frommer's. p. 402.
- ^ a b c d Siggins, Lorna (16 February 2016). "The oyster lovers who flocked to Moran's on the Weir, Galway". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Abbott, Kate (14 July 2007). "10 Oysters and Shellfish". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Healy, Tim; Hilliard, Mark (4 December 2012). "AIB pursues ex-owners of Moran's on the Weir for €19m". Independent. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Vincent, Muriel (2005). Ierland. Media Boeken. p. 279.