John Brosnan was our B&B host and a local celebrity. He had many wonderful stories to share.

He was a long time fisherman out of Dingle. In his early years he was out fishing and caught an extremely rare fish , a Sturgeon. When he got back to the harbor the word had got around town that he caught the first sturgeon in Dingle. All the town-folk came to the harbor to witness the rare catch. They chanted “Throw it out” meaning to throw it out on the dock, John thought they meant to throw it back to the sea, do he did! It remained in Dingle folk lore ever since.

A playwright got word of the story and made a play of it. See the photos. John was invited to attend opening night and the play continued to run for many years after!

John is a kind and welcoming host, we will never forget him!