Gracelands
A licensed Irish pub on Main Street, Kilcormac, Co. Offaly
A licensed Irish pub on Main Street, Kilcormac, Co. Offaly
A turnkey pub and home on a prominent corner site in the heart of the Irish Midlands, with one of Ireland's increasingly rare transferable pub licences.
Gracelands is a fully licensed premises with a traditional bar, lounge, spacious function room, commercial kitchen, covered outdoor entertaining area, walled garden, and three-bedroom living quarters upstairs. Everything you need to open the doors on day one.
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A welcoming traditional bar with a full-length counter, comfortable seating, and the kind of character that takes decades to build. The walls carry the community's story in framed photos, GAA jerseys, and local memorabilia. A stone-clad fireplace with a wood-burning stove anchors the snug, the warmest seat in the house.
The function room is a venue in its own right: maple hardwood floors, two pool tables, a dartboard, and direct access to the covered outdoor area. Weddings, live music, private parties, community nights. The commercial kitchen is fully equipped with gas range, commercial fridges, and stainless-steel prep areas.
A fully equipped commercial kitchen opens up possibilities well beyond the bar: food service, catering, cooking classes. Outside, a large covered entertaining area with barrel tables and timber bench seating can host dozens. Beyond that, a private walled garden with a manicured lawn, a detached garage, and rear access.
Three bedrooms, a sitting room, and a rooftop terrace above the pub. Bright, well-maintained, with original wooden floors. No commute, no second mortgage, no landlord. Walk downstairs and you're at work.
Ireland has not issued a new pub licence since 1902. The total number in circulation is fixed and declining. Every licence is a scarce, transferable asset with real standalone value. When you buy Gracelands, the seven-day ordinary publican's licence transfers with the property through a straightforward court application.
Kilcormac sits in the geographical centre of Ireland, in County Offaly. A quiet village of about 800 people with shops, a church, a primary school, a secondary school, and a proud GAA club. You are centrally placed between Ireland's major cities, with some of the country's best landscapes on your doorstep.
Tullamore
County town. Full retail, hospital, all services
Birr
Historic heritage town with restaurants, shops, and Birr Castle & Gardens
Dublin
Capital city via M6/M7
Galway
Culture capital of the west. Festival city, coastline, the Burren
Athlone
Major Midlands hub on the Shannon. TUS university campus, retail, dining
Dublin Airport (DUB)
137 km. Ireland's main international hub with direct transatlantic flights to the US and Canada
Shannon Airport (SNN)
120 km. Direct flights to JFK, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia. US Preclearance — clear immigration before you board
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)
150 km. Flights to UK and European destinations
All three stations are on the Dublin–Galway/Westport intercity line (Irish Rail), with regular daily services to Dublin Heuston (70 min from Tullamore) and Galway.
Tullamore Station
21 km. The nearest major station with frequent intercity services
Clara Station
12 km. The closest station to Kilcormac on the Dublin–Galway line
Athlone Station
37 km. Major junction with connections west to Galway and north to Westport
Kearns Transport Route 845 (Birr–Dublin)
Multiple daily services via Tullamore, Kilbeggan, and Kinnegad to Dublin city centre (George's Quay). Approx 2.5 hours to Dublin
Kearns Transport Route 847 (Portumna–Dublin)
Additional daily services through Kilcormac to Dublin
Lough Boora Discovery Park
2,000 hectares of reclaimed bogland. Cycling and walking trails, outdoor sculpture park, angling lakes, Mesolithic archaeological site (c. 6800 BC), visitor centre and cafe
Slieve Bloom Mountains
The 33km Slieve Bloom Way walking trail, Kinnitty mountain bike trails (4 purpose-built routes, blue and red grade), wild scenery, waterfalls
Kilcormac Loop Walks
4 signposted loop walks starting from Market Square
The Offaly Way
Long-distance trail from the Slieve Blooms through Kilcormac and Lough Boora along the Grand Canal
Fishing
Silver River (through town, stocked with brown trout), Pallas Lake, Cloghan Lake, Finnamores Lakes, Lough Boora angling
Banagher & the River Shannon
Self-drive cruiser hire (no licence needed), day cruises, riverside walks, outdoor swimming pool
Grand Canal Greenway
Walking and cycling along the historic canal towpath
Kilcormac-Killoughey GAA
Senior hurling and football club. Seven Offaly Senior Hurling Championship titles since 2012, including three-in-a-row (2012–14) and back-to-back in 2024–25. One of the strongest clubs in the county
Faithful Fields, Kilcormac
Offaly GAA's Centre of Excellence with modern training pitches and facilities, located on the N52 Tullamore road at the edge of the village
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Offaly GAA's county grounds (capacity 18,000). All senior championship and intercounty matches
Birr Golf Club
Parkland course in the heritage town
Tullamore Golf Club
James Braid designed course (1926), rated among Ireland's top 30 parkland courses
Esker Hills Golf Club
Championship parkland course near Tullamore
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Kilcormac's parish church, designed by the renowned architect J.J. McCarthy and dedicated in 1867. The town's name itself, Cill Chormaic, means "Church of Cormac", after Saint Cormac Ua Liatháin who founded the original church on the Silver River
The Kilcormac Pietà
A 16th-century polychromatic carved oak statue, five feet by three, believed to be the only one of its kind and era in Ireland. Hidden in a bog to save it from Cromwellian troops in the 1650s, it was recovered in perfect condition and is now displayed in the parish church
Clonmacnoise
One of Ireland's most important early Christian monastic sites. Round towers, high crosses, cathedral ruins on the banks of the Shannon
Birr Castle & Gardens
Historic demesne, the Great Telescope, science centre, 120 acres of gardens
Tullamore D.E.W. Visitor Centre
Guided tours, tutored whiskey tasting, blend-your-own experience
Kinnitty Castle
Historic castle hotel at the foot of the Slieve Blooms with The Dungeon Bar
Traditional Music
Kilcormac and nearby Ballyboy have one of the strongest Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann branches in the country. Trad sessions, Fleadhanna Ceoil
Kilcormac Tourism Hub
Visitor information, local crafts gift shop, bicycle hire and repair
Kilcormac has both a primary school and a secondary school in the village itself. No school run required. All public schools in Ireland are free, and several universities are within commuting distance.
Scoil Mhuire agus Chormaic
Mixed primary school in Kilcormac village
Saint Kieran's NS
Small rural school at Broughal, just outside the village
Lumcloon NS & St Brigid's NS
Nearby village schools at Cloghan and Croghan
Coláiste Naomh Cormac
Co-ed secondary in Kilcormac. Science, music, IT, engineering, construction, home economics. All-Ireland hurling champions 2023
Gallen Community School
Mixed secondary school in Ferbane
St Brendan's Community School
Large school (800+ students) in Birr
Tullamore Schools
Several options: Sacred Heart, Tullamore College, Killina Presentation
TUS (Technological University of the Shannon)
Full university at Athlone. Bus route connects from Tullamore during term
Tullamore Further Education Centre
PLC and adult education courses, ~80% progression to third level
Maynooth University
Commutable by train from Tullamore station
For American families: Both a primary and secondary school are in the village itself. Irish public education is free, including most university tuition for EU/EEA residents. The local secondary school has specialist facilities for science, music, IT, and trades.
There are no restrictions on foreign nationals purchasing commercial property in Ireland. Americans can buy, own, and operate a pub.
Not relocating?
Hire a local manager and visit. US citizens can stay in Ireland for up to 90 days without a visa. We recommend consulting an Irish immigration solicitor for the visa route that best suits your plans.
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