MELLETT'S EMPORIUM

There are old beer dispensing pumps in the pub made from mahogany with pewter taps. The beer or whatever product was in existence at the time was carried in lead lines from a store at the back of the pub. This was an extremely modern system then but imagine the taste from the first pint in the morning coming from the lead pipes. To get an idea of the age of these pumps, Joseph A Mellett was born in 1870 and died in 1931, and he had no recollection of ever having seen them used... Mellett's Emporium in Mayo was established in 1797 and is one of the oldest bars in Ireland. It is a popular bar with locals and tourists visiting the area