Irish Shebeen

Ah, the Irish equivalent to the American “speakeasy”.

-- My broker promised me he would treat my money as if it were his own. Trouble is, he did.

Guinness on tap right in the comfort of your own home. Ahh, the Irish, such a wonderful people. : )

And the bar looks very nice too. Very nice.

-- When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone. Let it be such work as our descendants will thank us for

Nice looking “blind pig” there me bucko!

May the good Lord take a liking to you, but not too soon!

-- The nicer the nice, the higher the price!

Rice_Eater, Guinness on tap is either a scourge or a blessing on how many you consume ;-)

Big Tony, i would be very lonely up there as i wont know anybody :-)
By the way, whats a “blind pig”?

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Pass the potcheen! I come from a long line of distinguished Irish drunks… You’ve made a great looking bar! I have a friend in Limavady, NI that asked for Tennessee moonshine when I visited back in 1998. I filled a mouthwash bottle with it and it went through customs just fine.

-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com

Hal, thanks for admiring the bar.
Poiteen…..now theres a drink that would strip paint if all else fails.

Speaking of smuggling, at one point my parents had all 3 sons living in the New England area (2 on scholarships). Wanting to look after her sons my Mother smuggled in a lump of bacon (pre TSA) to feed her sons a slap up meal of bacon and cabbage.My good mother was never so scared in her whole life but wanted to look after her sons.Best meal i ever had that side of the water.

Irish mothers and their sons :-)

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Blind pig is a slang term for an Irish illegal pub during prohibition. It served smuggled Irish whiskey, Guinness, and poiteen made locally. There was often doubt about whether their “Irish whiskey” ever got closer to Ireland than the local bootleggers’ back room.

For those not aware of it, whiskey is an anglising of the Irish Gaelic “ouiscabeatha” (spelling?), which translates to “water of life”. Smart folks the Irish.

Also for those not aware of it, Saint Patrick wasn’t Irish. He was a Scot who went to Ireland as a missionary to convert the Irish Druids to Christianity. I think he was fairly successful…

-- The nicer the nice, the higher the price!

And I always thought shebeens are something you only get in Africa! Lots of them around….

-- Div @ the bottom end of Africa. "A woodworker's sharpest tool should be his mind."

By the way, “speakeasy” also now refers to the small door-within-a-door you use as a peephole.

-- My broker promised me he would treat my money as if it were his own. Trouble is, he did.

I’m thristy just looking at it, Great job

My wee version at home in the Berkshires. my first woodworking project (just the top and a few minor repairs) back when we were living in Banbury UK 1986. My Irish heart breaks everytime I think about how close i was to Ireland but never made it there. Someday!
Thanks for sharing, gives me some grate ideas

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qmass, nice looking snug.

The bouncer in the corner looks intimatating :-)

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