Hundreds of people are again gathered outside the famous Jackie Lennox’s chipper in Cork to get their final taste of its battered best before its closure on Sunday.
The pouring rain isn’t enough to deter loyal customers from queuing to get one last steaming portion of food.
On Thursday, many loyal devotees waited for almost three hours for their final meal, with queues starting from the moment the chipper opened at 12pm.
Despite knowing about the long delays, one determined Cork man took his loyalty to a whole other extreme, travelling 2,082km from Denmark to have “the last supper” in his favourite childhood chipper.
Cork man David is making the journey from Bornholm, a small island off the coast of Denmark, where he boarded a ferry at 5am on Friday to Sweden.
He then travelled across Sweden on the Øresund Bridge, before finally getting a flight to Dublin and an Aircoach, where he is due to arrive in the Rebel County at 6pm.
Speaking to Cork’s Red FM programme, David was not phased by talks of the two-hour long queues outside the chipper.
“Oh sure that’s nothing, I’d wait 10 hours if I’d have to. I’m well prepared, so I am.”
The Cork native who grew up “just around the corner” from the Bandon Road chipper said he would prepare for Saturday’s meal by “not eating anything tonight”.
Already decided on what he will order, he said he will get his “usual” — two battered sausages, battered burger and chips.
“That’s been the main one for a long time.”
“But I like the double Jackie Deluxe as well, and mushrooms — you can’t get any battered things over here, so I miss the batter,” he said.
Although not aware of the current Cork weather as he left the “sunshine island” behind, David remained unbothered about the queueing conditions, all for the greater cause.
“Anything for a bit of Jackies, especially for the last supper.”
