Moran's Oyster Cottage
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.
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| Established | 1760s |
| Food type | Irish seafood |
| Street address | The Weir |
| City | Kilcolgan |
| County | County Galway |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°12′39″N 08°53′42″W |
| Website | MoransOysterCottage.com |
It has hosted presidents, prime ministers and film stars, as well as tourists and locals, due to its seafood, including oysters and smoked salmon.[1]
History and location
Located on an inlet of Galway Bay, the traditional thatched cottage has been owned by the Moran family for seven generations.
Daniel Moran arrived in the area in the 1760s, obtained a liquor licence, and began the business. In the 1800s, when Kilcolgan was a busy port, the cottage did a thriving business. In more modern times, it has hosted celebrities like Julia Roberts, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore, Woody Allen and the Emperor and Empress of Japan.[2][3][4]
Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney's poem "Oysters" was reputedly inspired by a meal at Moran's.[5]
See also
References
- Daugherty, Christi Frommer's Ireland 2008, p. 402, Frommer's, 2007
- Vincent, Muriel Ierland, p. 279, Media Boeken, 2005
- Moran's Oyster Cottage Website, History (archived at the Internet Archive)
- Healy, Tim; Hilliard, Mark (4 December 2012). "AIB pursues ex-owners of Moran's on the Weir for €19m". Independent. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- Abbott, Kate 10 Oysters and Shellfish, The Guardian, 14 July 2007