Molly Gallivan's
by Joe Cashin
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Molly Gallivan's
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Joe Cashin
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Photograph - Photography
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Widowed with seven small children, Molly Gallivan had to call on all her resourcefulness to keep body and soul together.
She supplemented her meagre income from her small mountain farm by opening a “Sibheen” (illegal pub). Here she sold her own home made “Poitín” (whiskey) locally known as “Molly’s Mountain Dew”.
In the early 1840s a new mountain pass was built between Glengarriff and Kenmare. The road, now known as the Caha Pass, gradually became a prominent tourist route, linking West Cork and South Kerry.
Horse drawn coach tours were organised for rich English tourists to enjoying the spectacular scenery over the mountains passes from Glengarriff to Killarney.
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August 24th, 2021
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