At reference 1, there is a picture taken in the centre of a place called Spézet in western France, and I noticed what appeared to be a plastic paddy bar. South of Roscoff and east of Rennes. Just to the east of the very twisty River Aulne, once part of the canal running from Nantes to Brest. Not clear why there should be such a canal, given that Brest is on the seaside and Nantes is a river port on the Loire - but see reference 2 for the full picture.
One might think that in the depths of Brittany they would go in for their own brand of Celtic, that is to say Breton, heritage. But no, they prefer the imported variety.
Checking with Street View, I was amused to find that in 2016 when the people from Google last called, the bar was called 'Le Mohill Pub' and painted green rather than a yellowy brown. As far as I can make out 'Mohill' is a town in County Leitrim, in Eire, but not a word in French. Perhaps Spézet and Mohill are twinned. In any event, paddy lives on, even if the décor has moved on.
References
Reference 1: Emmanuel Macron reckons with anger and apathy as polling day looms: President’s path to re-election complicated by abstentions and the lure of far-right and hard-left candidates - Victor Mallet, Sarah White, Financial Times - 2022.
Reference 2: https://www.sandre.eaufrance.fr/geo/CoursEau_Carthage2017/J3--0180.
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