| It's no blarney that in 1991, Dublin-based IPCo. began | | | | Warren, make a left onto 136 N, and the pub will be |
| to aggressively export the "Irish Pub Concept" | | | | ½ mi. on the right): Established in 1994, the pub |
| around the world. Potential Irish pub owners could | | | | offers a broad selection of beers and a varied menu |
| choose from a variety of pre-packaged styles such | | | | with Shepherd's pie ($7.00) and a corned beef |
| as "Country Cottage," "Gaelic," "Traditional Pub Shop," | | | | sandwich ($5.50). Music is played on a weekly basis |
| or "Brewery." Beer, preferably Stout, and Irish | | | | from traditional Irish to classic rock. Every year |
| whiskey are Irish pub essentials, but so are craic | | | | Tinker's participates in the Great Guinness Toast by |
| (good conversation), and sessiun (an open jam | | | | putting on Finnegan's Wake, a play spoofing a |
| session where musicians play traditional Irish | | | | traditional Irish funeral. |
| instruments). A pot o' gold of good cheer, robust | | | | Crawling eastward: |
| brews, and hearty food await those who cross over | | | | Aidan's Pub & Eatery (1 Broadway, Newport): |
| the thresholds of these celebrated Irish pubs beamin' | | | | Voted best in RI for Irish Pubs, Aidan's serves |
| the green from the north to south bend of Rhode | | | | authentic bangers & mash, Shepherd's pie, and |
| Island. | | | | fish & chips. Their claim to fame is that of |
| Murhpy's Deli & Bar (100 Fountain St., | | | | serving more Guinness Stout than anywhere else in |
| Providence):Recipient of Rhode Island Monthly | | | | Rhode Island. |
| Readers Poll Best of Rhode Island 2003, Rhode Island | | | | Buskers (178 Thames Street, Newport): Renovated |
| Monthly Readers Poll Best of Rhode Island 2007, and | | | | in 2003, its owners employed architects and |
| Providence Phoenix: Best Irish Pub in RI and | | | | carpenters from Ireland to give Buskers an authentic |
| Southeastern MA 2008. Noted for generous portions | | | | and cozy atmosphere. The artifacts, bric-a-brac and |
| at reasonable prices, Joseph Murphy opened Murphy's | | | | pictures displayed throughout the pub are all genuine |
| Lunch during the beginning of the great depression in | | | | Irish antiques imported from Ireland. This pub has |
| 1929. Serving mountain high sandwiches made with | | | | over 18 beers on tap along with a vast selection of |
| the finest ingredients, cooking their famous corned | | | | Irish and Scotch whiskies. Buskers has won awards |
| beef daily, and of course, never forgetting the | | | | for its Irish Coffee and Margarita. Their menu offers |
| pickles--Murphy's has endured and thrived. Try the | | | | a wide variety of foods with several Irish staple |
| Galway Guinness beef stew or Shepherd's pie. | | | | dishes including appetizers of handcut Irish fries |
| Ri-Ra The Irish Pub (50 Exchange Terrace): Part of a | | | | Buskers style ($4.99) or curry chips ($5.99). |
| pub chain, this Providence locale began life as Lavin's | | | | Crawling south: |
| Pub in the town of Swinford, County Mayo on the | | | | Tara's Joyce Family Pub--A Tipperary Tavern (907 |
| west coast of Ireland in 1889. There is an authentic | | | | Matunuck Beach Rd., Matunuck): This pub by the |
| Dublin harp, believed to have been played in the Irish | | | | ocean dates back to the original "Cavanaugh's" in the |
| National Symphony. Often crowded with an eclectic | | | | early 1930's. While unsubstantiated, there are those |
| mix of patrons, the Irish bistro food has received | | | | who believe it was once a "speak easy" during the |
| mixed reviews, though a shamrock goes out to the | | | | Prohibition era and has been visited by several |
| bangers & mash. | | | | celebrities over the years. One of the more famous |
| Dougherty's East Ave Irish Pub (342 East Ave., | | | | said to have enjoyed libation at the pub is Marlon |
| Pawtucket): A multiple award winner of RI Monthly's | | | | Brando, who was doing a stint at |
| "Best Of," their claim to fame is a beer selection | | | | Theatre-by-the-Sea. Offering a varied menu, |
| unrivaled in Rhode Island-48 beers on tap and over | | | | specialties include-- Thursday nights (corned beef and |
| 125 bottled beers. While Dougherty's menu offers | | | | cabbage); Friday nights (traditional Irish fish & |
| American, Italian, and Chinese fare, traditional Irish | | | | chips); Sunday breakfast (Irish rashers, sausages, |
| dishes include corned beef & cabbage, bangers | | | | fried tomatoes, hash, and Irish tea). |
| & mash, and Shepherd's pie for the modest | | | | Faith and begorrah-- stepping over the threshold into |
| price of $11.99. | | | | any one of Rhode Island's traditional Irish pubs is like |
| Ward's Publick House (3854 Post Road, Warwick): | | | | finding a pot o' gold at the end of a rainbow. Robust |
| Irish music every Thursday and Sunday evening; vast | | | | brews, hearty food, craic, and sessium enrich one's |
| selection of draught beer including Guinness, Bass, | | | | dining experience. As the Irish might say, "As you |
| Harp, Smithwicks, Stella Artois, and more. | | | | slide down the banister of life, may the splinters |
| Tinker's Nest (from Providence follow 136 S into | | | | never point in the wrong direction. |
