In the pubs of Dunmore in the west of Ireland, the Guinness glasses gather dust and the kegs are stacked dormant. Among the locals, a sober mood ...
"They are segregating us out here in the countryside and nobody cares," says farmer John Hussey AFP/PAUL FAITHShare this contentDUNMORE, Ireland: In the pubs of Dunmore in the west of Ireland, the Guinness glasses gather dust and the kegs are stacked dormant. Among the locals, a sober mood has taken hold.
It is testament to the pub's fluid role as community hall, museum and an understated sort of group catharsis in the village.Irish pubs shut on Mar 16, as the nation braced for the coronavirus, which has so far claimed 1,777 lives.But so-called"wet pubs" serving drink only remained shut, with the government repeatedly pushing back reopening.
Many people in the countryside still eat their main daily meal at lunchtime, reserving a stretch of uninterrupted evening for the pub.
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