The Thatch Bar (Ballyshannon)

The historic Thatch mostly opens for tourist groups and festivals, with session music for guests from the hotel down the road. A Gaelic Disneyland. No craic and the pint sits too much. Okay pours. Recommended for a look but not the Guinness. Plastic pint from the Rory.

Rating (out of 5)
3.8
Last Visit
2026
Bar or Restaurant?
Bar
Guinness 0?
Not Sure

A quaint white cottage with a thatched roof, red door, and red-trimmed windows, housing “Frank Dorrian’s Wine & Spirit Store.” A green lamp post stands in front, with flower boxes under the windows.
A cozy pub interior with wooden chairs and tables, a white brick fireplace, framed pictures on the walls, and red curtains and door, all set on a shiny red floor.
A plastic Guinness pint filled with dark stout topped with a creamy head sits on a weathered wooden surface, next to a glass bottle of Bulmers Original Irish Cider.

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