Category Archives: Pubs

Getting On With It: Lessons in Making A Life

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Glenn Kaufmann

One of the things that simultaneously aggravates and inspires me is the Irish notion of, “It’ll be grand”, of just getting on with it, and making do. It seems so casual and whimsical, but “getting on with it” has made … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving in Ireland: The Importance of Sharing Old Traditions and Making New Ones

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Glenn Kaufmann

Each year around Thanksgiving I’m amazed at how many of the Irish I meet are familiar with American Thanksgiving traditions. I know that’s not a typical immigrant experience. Ireland and the U.S. are unnaturally close. But I am heartened to … Continue reading →

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The Local: Where Are You From

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Glenn Kaufmann

In a country as small as Ireland, where local parish control of life (so called “parish pump politics”) was, and is, still so important, the seat of knowledge, the gathering place (the pub), became known as, “The Local”.  But for … Continue reading →

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Why The Irish Drink: Is Ireland A Country of Alcoholics Or An Alcoholic Country

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Glenn Kaufmann

The world knows Ireland as a country of pubs, and happy, hard working, hard drinking folk.  Right, wrong, or indifferent, that’s the world’s impression, and it’s not entirely undeserved.  In fact it’s often a proudly displayed badge of honor for … Continue reading →

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Love At First Pint: Finding The Right Dublin Pub

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Glenn Kaufmann

For months it squatted on the edge of my consciousness. For more than 150 years it’s occupied a prominent corner in Milltown.  Finally, it could be avoided no longer.  This past Saturday night we were destined to try The Dropping … Continue reading →

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