Fresh Atlantic Catch
Fish and Chips.
Fresh Atlantic fish in light golden batter. Chips, mushy peas, tartar sauce. The one they order when they can’t decide.
Chapeltown · Valentia Island · Co. Kerry
Atlantic catch.Kerry fire.Live sessions most nights.
The Ring Lyne — pub, kitchen, and live sessions on Valentia Island. Fresh catch off Portmagee pier. Fire in the hearth most nights.
Family-run by Stephen & Aisling Sheehan
5 minutes from Portmagee
10 minutes from Geokaun, Bray Head, the Lighthouse.
Family-run by Stephen & Aisling Sheehan5 minutes from Portmagee10 minutes from Geokaun, Bray Head, the Lighthouse.
Eat & Drink — The Kitchen’s Open
Food worth the bridge.
The kitchen runs lunch through dinner. Two things people drive over the bridge for: the Cajun chicken burger and the Atlantic prawns landed five kilometres away.
Our Signature Dish
Mild Thai Curry.
Fragrant and rich — chicken or king prawn. Served with basmati rice and poppadums. The dish that brings people back.
Chowder
Seafood chowder with brown bread.
Fish & Chips
Beer-batter, mushy peas, proper chips.
Sunday Roast
Carvery from 1pm. See What’s On.
Pints
Guinness settled the way it should be. Local beers on tap.
Sunday Carvery
Full roast from 3pm every Sunday.
Cajun Chicken
Spiced strips with chips and dip.
Loaded Fries
Beef, melted cheese, house sauce.
Lasagne
Classic slow-cooked, served hot.
Fish & Chips
Fresh Atlantic catch, golden batter.
Mild Thai Curry
Chicken or king prawn. Basmati, poppadums.
BBQ Ribs
Slow-cooked ribs with a pint of Guinness.
The Beer Garden — open when the sun shows up
Full menu at the bar, or view online →
The Hearth — Music, Fire, and the Long Way Home
Stay for one.Leave at midnight.
Most nights there’s a fire going and someone with an instrument in the corner. It isn’t scheduled and it isn’t a show — it’s just what happens when the right people end up at the same bar on Valentia.
“The clock disappears about ten minutes after the first tune.”
Stephen and Aisling have kept the room exactly the way it should be: low ceilings, a real hearth, pints poured slow, and the kind of session that doesn’t notice the clock. Séamus Begley played here. So have plenty of others whose names didn’t make the poster.
Live Sessions
Pool Table
The SnugThe Ring Lyne — Chapeltown, Valentia Island
Good food. Live music.
The rest looks after itself.
The Kitchen
Food worth crossing the bridge for.
Cajun chicken, fresh Atlantic catch, Sunday carvery. Everything cooked to order. Walk in, sit down, eat well.
Live Sessions
Someone usually shows up with a fiddle.
Most nights there's a session. It isn't scheduled and it isn't a show — it's just what happens when the right people end up at the same bar.
Events & Private Hire
Host it here.
The Ring Lyne is available for private events, parties, and group dinners. Eight rooms above the bar for guests who want to stay. Get in touch.
Guest Recognition
Loved by locals.
Trusted by travellers.
Twenty-two five-star reviews. Featured on Ireland’s official tourism trail.
4.8
Out of 5
Tripadvisor rating
22 traveller reviews
#1
Chapeltown
Bar & Pub
Ranked on Tripadvisor
#2
of 8 restaurants
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Tripadvisor · May 2026
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“Aisling and all her staff were so welcoming of us into their bar and restaurant. The food and service was out of this world.”
Mary L
Tripadvisor · July 2023
“Warm friendly welcome from staff and locals. Delicious fish and chips washed down with cold pints.”
Liz C
Tripadvisor · July 2024
“Amazing food and atmosphere. The staff were more than welcoming and the food was great and they catered to all needs and requirements.”
Lorna Marie S
Tripadvisor · April 2025
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Leave a ReviewThe Island — 6 kilometres from Portmagee
Valentia is where
the island lives.
Getting Here — Valentia Island, Co. Kerry
The Ring Lyne
ChapeltownValentia Island
Co. Kerry
V23 HY79
GPS 51.9301°N, 10.3225°W
1h 20m · 75 km
Via the Ring of Kerry.
N72 west to Cahersiveen, R565 to Portmagee, over the bridge, ten minutes north to Chapeltown.
1h 40m · 95 km
Direct from the plane.
N22 → N70 → R565. The bridge to Valentia is the moment you've arrived.
10 minutes · 8 km
Already on the Skellig run.
Across the Maurice O'Neill Memorial Bridge, follow the coast road north. You'll see Geokaun on your right.
Getting Here — Two ways onto the island
Cross the bridge.Or arrive by water.
By road
The Maurice O’Neill Bridge
Five minutes from Portmagee. Drive onto the island and follow the coast road north — Geokaun on your right the whole way.
By sea — April to October
The Valentia Ferry
Ten minutes on the water from Renard Point to Knightstown. The oldest way onto the island — and still the best one. Arrive properly.
One Last Thing
Cross the bridge.Come for dinner.
— we’ll keep the fire going.