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November 18, 2008

Irish Whiskey

The History of Irish Whiskey:
The art of distilling is believed to have been brought to Europe through Irish missionary monks. The knowledge of distilling spread through the Church and eventually reached beyond the monastery walls. The oldest licensed whisky distillery in the world, Bushmills, lies in Northern Ireland and received its license by Jacob VI [...]

November 9, 2008

Guinness Ads

Guiness Beer Ad (Evolution of Life)

September 26, 2008

A Poem From The Folks at Smithwick’s

A PUB IS NOT A BAR
Any place that serves beer can call itself a bar
A Pub is something more
It’s a place to meet friends
Not to get seen by strangers
A place for talking over good times
Not shouting over techno
It’s time pubs were celebrated
After all, our Ale’s been served in them for centuries
So [...]

September 14, 2008

Events and Happenings

Specials and Happenings at The Irish Times

NFL Sunday Ticket:
Watch all the action and your favorite teams, enjoy drink and food specials during all games.

Happy Hour:
Join us Monday - Friday from 4:00 PM -8 PM for Happy Hour at The Irish Times. Enjoy $2.00 Domestic Drafts and Bottles, and Half Priced Appetizers…
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September 9, 2008

Praise for The Irish Times

Real Feedback from Real Customers…
Friday September 5th, 2008
Everytime my wife and I eat here, the food is perfect. My favorite is the Fisherman’s Pie-but after trying my wife’s fish tonight, I may be going back to eat dinner while watching the game on Sunday!
Noah
Philadelphia, Pa
Sunday August 17th, 2008
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July 2, 2008

Praise for The Irish Times

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Monday, June 30th, 2008
My wife and I decided to give the irish times a try after some friends had some good things to say. We were sad to see [...]

July 1, 2008

Eamonn’s Wise Words of Wisdom

Eamonn’s wise words of widsom…

 
 
 
Tell the truth and shame the devil
That’s a spoon ye’ll sup sorrow with yet.
The apple falls on the head that’s under it.
The best looking-glass is the eyes of a friend.
The best way to keep loyalty in a man’s heart is to keep money in his [...]

June 16, 2008

The Irish Times Bottled Beer

The Irish Times Bottled Beer Selection

Blue Moon

Budwieser

Killians Red

Magic Hat No.9

Rolling Rock

Sam Adams

Victory Hop Devil

Yard Philadelphia Ale

Yuengling Larger

Guinness

Carlsberg
 

Light Beer

Bud Light

Coors Light

Corona Light

Michelob Ultra

Miller Lite

Amstel Light

Cans

Boddingtons

Murphy’s Irish Stoudt

Guinness

 

More Bottles

Atomium

Bass

Becks

Belzebuth

Chimay Grande Reserve

Chimay Red

Corona

Delrium

Duvel

Heineken

Labbot Blue

La Fin Du Monde

Leffe

Lindemans Framboise

Magners Cider
Pilsner Urquell

Sierra Nevada

Samual Smith Nut Brown Ale

Lucifer
Molson Canadian

Murphy’s Red
New Castle

St Paulie Girl
Sunset Wheat

Sam Adams
Sam Adams Light

June 15, 2008

Irish Tidbits from The Irish Times

Being Irish a Celtic language, it has peculiar features which are unknown to other languages.
One aspect of Irish syntax that is unfamiliar to speakers of other languages is the use of the copula (known in Irish as an chopail). The copula is used to describe what or who someone is, as opposed to how and [...]

June 15, 2008

The Irish Times in Queen Village

Queen Village: A Brief History

As written by Steve Sitarski, former Queen Village resident and Chief of Interpretation & Visitor Services at Independence National Historical Park
Long before William Penn and the founding of Philadelphia, Swedish settlers arrived in 1638 at a place the local Lenni Lenape Indian tribe called Wiccaco, which means “pleasant place.”
The early Swedes [...]