The owners of Grace O’Malley’s Public House posted a goodbye note on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025:
“Good Morning, Clermont,
“If you’ve been coming to the Pub, you know this summer has been especially hard for all the ‘Mom & Pop’ operations in town.
“We adjusted our labor and streamlined our menu to try to get us through to ‘season.’ Unfortunately, the season didn’t arrive in time, and the Labor Day Weekend was the breaking point for us.”
The note went on to say that Friday, Sept. 5, would be their last night, and they invited the public for their last batch of fish and chips.
Open in their current location just more than a year, Grace O’Malley’s planned its final Friday night to be cash-only with all proceeds going to their “amazing staff.”
The rest of the note said the following:
“We do have an ATM on site, but if you’re joining us, I’d recommend bringing cash with you as our ATM seems a tad bit finicky,” the post said.
“Dublin’s Own Johnny Snags, our first-booked entertainer, will be taking us home tonight in a fitting bookend starting around 7 p.m. Please be sure to take care of him as well as he’s donating his evening to us.
“Is this our final chapter? It’s unclear at the moment. We’ll see what tomorrow brings…
“Thank you to everyone who’s supported us, believed in us, and shared some amazing memories with us.”
This article originally appeared on Daily Commercial: Irish eyes are tearing up as Grace O’Malley’s closes its doors in Clermont
Reporting by Julie Garisto, Leesburg Daily Commercial / Daily Commercial
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