Stories from the Síbín
Irish traditions, party guides and the history on our walls — from the people who pour the pints.
Short, useful reads from a mobile Irish pub on the South Shore: what the Irish actually do at weddings, how to run a St. Patrick’s Day party at home, and why a pub would want a tiny private room called a snug. Answer first, then the story.
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Irish Wedding Traditions: A Dublin Bartender’s Guide
Irish wedding traditions explained by a Dublin bartender: the Claddagh ring, handfasting, the blessing, the toast, the horseshoe and the magic hanky.
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How to Host a St. Patrick’s Day Party at Home, South Shore
A running order, food, drink, music and décor for a St. Patrick’s Day party at home on the South Shore — with a real Irish pub parked in the driveway.
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About the blog
Who writes the blog?
The people who run and staff The Síbín — the owner in Plymouth and our bartenders from Ireland, one of them a Dubliner. Nothing here is ghost-written or scraped; if we have not done it, poured it or seen it, we do not write it up.
Can I ask a question for the blog?
Please do. The posts come from the questions people ask us when they book — Irish wedding traditions, how a snug works, what to put on for St. Patrick’s Day at home. Send yours and we will answer it, and it may well become the next post.
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