Belleair resident, Jennifer Lantry hails from Chicago, Illinois, who is no stranger to authentic Irish pubs. Jennifer has always paid close attention to her surroundings when visiting pubs, taverns and restaurants and even coffee houses, keeping notes of things that she liked and things she did not. With her heritage being Irish and Czechoslovakian, she feel that she truly has something different to offer and always wanted a place to call her own.
The opening of O'Shy's Irish Tap House in Largo, Florida, didn't just appear at the end of some rainbow, but through hard work and her dedication to having a place where people could just, "come and hang out" at a place, "like a coffee shop but with beer".
For a first time business owner, opening a business can be quite a difficult task. Jennifer wasn't going to make any mistakes doing so and her voice was well heard by local city officials, who not only listened to her, but also made changes in the way of assistance for local business owners.
Now, the dreams of a pub to call her own is no longer an idea or a dream, but a reality put into motion. With the politics out of the way, she was able to focus on opening the doors not only to the new business, but to her dreams as well.
