Where are the Irish guys in Brooklyn?

Hey there --

I'm feeling a real hankering for Irish charm and blue eyes. Where do the authentic Irish (like, from Ireland) hang out around here?

dinkyla

if you want irish americans goto bayridge tons of them there still and pubs.

Irish-Americans are specifically who I am NOT looking for. A little bit of accent would be nice. But there really is nothing like some Irish blarney charmey over a pint...

I just flew back from Dublin a few days agao (and boy are my arms tired) and I'm feeling a little nostalgic, is all.

sorry i dont think there are any. ireland is doing great. no more real immigrants to us for some time now.

hell you guys are taking in tons of immigrants now days.

i'm sure ireland is now rocking with new blood and cultures.

i could do a horrible fake irish accent and wear color contacts lol.

I'm not Irish. I was just visiting. But you're right, armchair, Dublin at least is a lot more multiculti than it was a few years ago (or at least it is during tourist season).

Not looking for real immigrant. Just dudes on holiday or here for the summer, or whatevs...

hmm if you want them that badly. wait for a plane to come in from ireland and give them a ride to nyc.

I ran into (literally) a real Irishman at the Duane Reade on 8th and 42nd a couple months back. I had my four little boys with me, and he regaled us with tales of him and his brothers beating the piss out of each other growing up. He was about eight sheets to the wind (sorry for the stereotypical comment, but hey, he was) and a complete riot. It took the kids a good five minutes to puzzle through his accent enough to figure out that every third word out of his mouth was "fuck". And he didn't like the Middle Eastern folk behind the counters, kept calling them "Taliban". I suppose I am making him sound like a foul mouthed bigot, which I guess he was, but he was also a really nice guy. Le sigh.

Nothing to see here, move along.

haha daver . that guys sounds like he gots class.

Im 1/4th Irish. Thats all I got

Go to Woodlawn in north Bronx. Lots of Irish people and pubs.

Yeah, they can be a crass bunch, but a lot of it is just talk. If he's coming here, he's coming for the different experience of all-white Ireland.

Every third word out my mouth is "fuck," too. Just not when I'm writing or speaking to my mother. Saying that Irish people drink a lot sounds like stereotypical comment until you hang out with some. It is stereotypical to say they are all alcoholics, but that they drink? Nah. So does everyone in the UK. Shit, drinking's fun!

Well if you go up to Sunnyside Queens you should be all set. Lots of Irish in that area. With accents.

This.

Santa wrote: Go to Woodlawn in north Bronx. Lots of Irish people and pubs.

or go to farrell's

brooklynpotter wrote: or go to farrell's

Farrells = Irish-American, not really Irish Irish. And Bud. In styrofoam.

try an upper east/west side bar. like in the 70's
all the barkeeps are irish.

Paddy Reilly's on 2nd Ave at 29th St in Murry Hill has a big Irish crowd. Black 47 used to play there a lot.

I know there is the Black Sheep Pub on Bergen. Not 100% sure. Then there's The Cherry Tree on 4th Ave...Irish owned. Good luck!

Cherry Tree may be Irish owned, and they _do_ have an Irish night, but I don't find the crowd there particularly Irish, for what it is worth.

A few years ago I heard there was a place on 5th Ave that had Irish tradiional music one night a week. Anyone know which bar and whether they're still doing it?

How about Smith Street... lots of Irish pubs there, right? I've got a friend who works at Ceol on Smith, but I have yet to go there. It's a good walk down there.

Oh last time I was on Smith street, the British Royal Navy was docked at the Brooklyn yards. Now those are some nice accents... not London, but way more English country. :-)

Carnivore wrote: Paddy Reilly's on 2nd Ave at 29th St in Murry Hill has a big Irish crowd. Black 47 used to play there a lot.

I think Black 47 still plays on occasion...

I've heard of Paddy Reilly's. I feel like a lot of those bars in the 20s are all Northern Irish, for the most part. What about in Park Slope?

nope

Rocky Sullivan's, on Dwight, in Red Hook (was called Liberty Heights Tap until it was recently sold) is owned by the ex-front man of Black 47. It's replacing the original Rocky's, in Manhattan and I would expect that it will continue the Irish-centric atmosphere along with the literary readings etc. Not of much interest to me since I'm an illiterate limey, but they do have a great pool table.

John Ife

johnife wrote: Rocky Sullivan's, on Dwight, in Red Hook (was called Liberty Heights Tap until it was recently sold) is owned by the ex-front man of Black 47. It's replacing the original Rocky's, in Manhattan and I would expect that it will continue the Irish-centric atmosphere along with the literary readings etc. Not of much interest to me since I'm an illiterate limey, but they do have a great pool table.

John Ife

hey, that's exactly what I was going to say!
(except the part about you being illiterate etc, and I thought it was the pipes player, not the singer)
Have they opened yet?

The Irish Irish guys are totally in Queens and the Bronx. Check for curling or hurling or whatever that game is they play, at Wave Hill.
For other former relations of the UK, stalk the Sunday rugby games in Propect Park.

johnife wrote: Rocky Sullivan's, on Dwight, in Red Hook (was called Liberty Heights Tap until it was recently sold) is owned by the ex-front man of Black 47. It's replacing the original Rocky's, in Manhattan and I would expect that it will continue the Irish-centric atmosphere along with the literary readings etc.

...Wait. You said "replacing." Do you mean the Lexington Ave. location of Rocky's is closing?

So, the only place to find true Irish men is in a bar? Dinkyla, I would not only look for a bar, but one that shows "football" games.

queencallipygos wrote: [quote=johnife]Rocky Sullivan's, on Dwight, in Red Hook (was called Liberty Heights Tap until it was recently sold) is owned by the ex-front man of Black 47. It's replacing the original Rocky's, in Manhattan and I would expect that it will continue the Irish-centric atmosphere along with the literary readings etc.

...Wait. You said "replacing." Do you mean the Lexington Ave. location of Rocky's is closing?

it's true
Rocky Sullivan's of Manhattan is no more.

dinkyla wrote: I've heard of Paddy Reilly's. I feel like a lot of those bars in the 20s are all Northern Irish, for the most part.

So . . . you're NOT interested in Northern Irish but you're looking for Irish?
I think you should explain that.