Bridge House, Mullaghbawn (O'Hanlon's)

Although this four-room pub is located in an eighteenth-century building the real interest is in some very unusual, quite recent work. In 1964 a completely new set of floors and bar counters was installed. The material is terrazzo – small pieces of marble set in a coloured matrix and ground flat. This hard-wearing material is quite common in pubs but here the extent and quality of the display is remarkable. Quite apart from various patterns and different colours there are emblems of the O’Hanlon family who claim to have been here since the sixteenth century. They also run an undertaker's business from the pub. But before availing yourself of this service try some of the Strangford bottled real ales which are on sale here!