It was initially a grocery business which expanded to trade with the nearby Royal Navy base at the harbour, and then became McCarthy's Bar, selling beer, wine and spirits, one of the first licensed premises in the town.

Michael's youngest son, Denis Florence (D. F.), continued its success and had the premises refurbished by craftsmen who came to construct a nearby church between 1907 and 1911.

In 1979, Adrienne MacCarthy, great-granddaughter of Michael moved to Cork and took over the running of the Bar, to avoid it closing after the death of an uncle.

[3] The grocery store later expanded to become McCarthy's Bar, selling beer, wine and spirits, one of the first licensed premises in the town.

[3] Later, Michael and his wife Eileen had three sons, Timothy who emigrated, John D. who studied law and the youngest Denis Florence, known affectionately as D.F., who stayed on to run the family business.

[3] During the First World War the business prospered following with increasing trade with American employers and an extra storey was added to the building.

[3] In 1979, Aidan's daughter, Adrienne, left her career in nursing, to at first temporarily but then permanently, move to Cork and take over the running of the Bar, to avoid it closing after the death of an uncle.

The "fridge full of dairy products" still contains milk, eggs, Galtee cheese and butter, but it now also has bottles of white wine and Prosecco.

[4] The cover also staged a member of staff in a nun's costume posing with a pint of Guinness and the owner's dog was captured accidentally.