Spectacularly unchanged in sixty years

The Spaniard in Kinsale. If you don’t see the giant colorful mural on the side, not pictured here, I bet a regular in 1966 could walk up in 2026 and not notice a difference, aside from local fashions and modern cars.

A building with dark shingles. The sign reads "The Spaniard" and features a man dressed in what one presumes is centuries old Spanish fashion

And here it is just a few weeks ago.

A building with dark shingles. The sign reads "The Spaniard" and features a man dressed in what one presumes is centuries old Spanish fashion

I kinda new this one would be my favorite as soon as I looked it up online and saw how little it had changed. My one regret is we were short on time and I didn’t have a chance to go inside. I wanted to hand the bartender the printed copy of my grandmother’s photo.

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