Clancy's Irish Pub

It did not take long for the public to discover Clancys Irish Pub at the Barn at Lucerne. Good news apparently travels fast, and so does the aroma of Clancys hickory-smoked barbeque. Wildwood residents Sean and Lisa Clancy own and operate Clancys. Weve been in themeat business for years, said Sean Clancy, noting that his children, who help out at the restaurant, are the sixth generation of Clancys to work in the family business. According to Clancy having the butcher shop on-site also is a big plus for restaurant customers because steaks are cut to order at the meat market, where the meat is always fresh. Because of the fresh meats on the premises, no smoking is permitted in the restaurant, but smoking is welcome on the patio. The atmosphere at Clancys is warm and casual. Clancys also offers catering services in the form of pig roasts, barbeques or steak dinners for parties of 25 or more. Quote from WEST Newsmagazine.com The once-rural spot at Clayton and Kehrs Mill roads used to be home to one of the nations largest dairy barns. Fast-forward several decades and developments, and the Barn at Lucerne now houses West Countys only Irish pub/barbecue pit/catered buffet/butcher shop. A landmark of yesterdays rural countryside has become a landmark of todays booming suburban life in the Barn at Lucerne at Clayton and Kehrs Mill Roads. The barn was built in 1916 for the Ganahl family and was designed by Spernelli, a Swiss architect. (The Henry Bopp family had owned the property. but the Ganahls bought it from a firm called Schisler and Corneli.) It was one of the first large dairy barns in the country and the largest in the state. Built of a reinforced concrete shell, the 50,000 square foot barn had steel window sash, running water, electric lights and fireproofing. It was home to the finest of dairy cattle. Ganahl ran the dairy for 15 years and then sold it to an investment group of whom a member was Firmin Desloge. In 1941, St. Louis Dairy took over. The operation was ev