First Irish sing-a-long!

In an effort to get more familiar with our neighborhood, we took to the streets of Dundrum, the south-central borough of Dublin where we reside, in search of a local pub.  After opting out of the nightclub with a 10 cover, we stumbled upon a string of pubs about 15 minutes away from our place.  Of the 3 within that string, two were closed.  So, due to circumstance alone, we ended up at Ryan's Dundrum Pub.  It was perfect.  

With a small, quieter room to the left, and a bigger, louder room to the right, it had room for everyone and every mood.  On this particular evening, there the quieter area was occupied by the older crowd, complete with a lively bunch of Irish men seated at the bar,  one carrying a guitar.  Within a half hour or so, we, the crowd of 8 U.S. students, were trading songs back and forth with a group of 6 middle-aged cheery Irish folks.  We really came together when Derrick (roommate) played Last Dance with Mary Jane by Tom Petty.  We stayed about 2.5 hours before closing down the pub with the folks.  It was surreal.  We plan to achieve a semi-regular status there within the coming months.  

Video to come soon.