This show is recorded to honor everyone’s favorite Leprechaun: Elaine Marie Sheehy, also known as Peggy Bogue or GIGI, to her great-grandkids.
St. Patrick’s Day
Whether you order an Irish Car Bomb or a Guinness beer, you are imbibing and celebrating the Irish tradition known as St. Patrick’s Day, which has been celebrated worldwide for centuries. St Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland and lived a good life spreading Christianity across Ireland in early 400ce. The Shamrock is a national icon for this festive holiday and is used as the official passport stamp when you enter the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean, otherwise known as the Island of Montserrat in the British West Indies.
Episode #46 Irish Traditions
McCarthy’s Irish Pub
With the sounds of classic rock, you are greeted by the best bartenders who have worked for McCarthy’s for 20+ years. Established in 1952, McCarthy’s Pub has celebrated a time or two. A walk around the pub shows its true character and grit with the vintage Irish poems adorning the walls. As you read the poems, you can see an old Irishman with his Irish twang saying to himself, “I am the warmth of Irish welcome, I am your home away from home…
Stop by 600 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, to see for yourself.
