Loved the quaintess of this bar. How far do you have to travel to find an old fashioned pub that reminds you of your youth ? The innocence of your grandad having a glass of stout and you having a brown lemonade ? Love the memories this place stirs up, the old tea cups etc are memory jerkers. Great smithwicks, good gin selection and lovely fire with great staff. I'd prefer to have a drink here rather than the many, many 'disco music' bars packed with teenage drinkers !!!!

Ages ago, in the early 90s, i dropped in there by chance. I had 3 very entertaining nights with some students, from which i got some great tips to go to. In 1991, i went to Letterkenny without any personal motion facility. I tried to travel the west coast by train and bus. What i found was the craic. (I still love Mary who ordered a second glass.) Taking the tips i went to Galway, meeting a guy in the recommended "The Quays", have been picked up there by a nice guy who took me to "Taylor's Bar" where i met my Galway girl. In order to cut the long story short: Next year, same place, same craic. I went down to Westport then. With my car, found Liam with whom i had some kathartic days. Pitily my former Galway girl went to Belgium as Seamus told me. In order to cut the story even shorter: Dropping into The Cottage Bar has been the initial spot to guide me down the west coast. If i ever get the money to go to Ireland again i'll start at The Cottage Bar in Letterkenny. Don't mind the given time. They don't give a bit of a chance to tell the truth which is 1991.

Called in as part of our pub tour of Letterkenny. A real eclectic mix of patrons. Found a nice spot by a roaring fire and chatted away to the locals. Upstairs is very unusual - like small living rooms of a house where you can sit and drink. Def worth calling in to experience