WHEN Ireland pays tribute to its patron saint each year on March 17, the clanking of beer mugs is usually heard all over the world. So wherever you might be Friday, here are a few Irish pubs, recommended by our own far-flung correspondents, where you can join in the fun. When this place was founded in 1995 at the height of Thailand's boom, much of the highly authentic decor in Delaney's Pub was imported to Bangkok from Ireland.
Food is good but expensive and the pub often has live music.
For St. Patrick's Day, Delaney's plans a daylong celebration that includes an Irish lunch buffet, a special afternoon happy hour, evening entertainment with a band playing classic Irish music and lively late-night music. Few Irish pubs in Germany are run with as meticulous care as Sean Og, located in Berlin's thriving eastern district of Prenzlauer Berg. Cavernous yet cozy, Sean Og builds on the tradition started by a Dubliner, Sean Quinn, who opened an Irish pub on the site in the mid-1990s. With new ownership and a lot more original Irish memorabilia to complement the pub's smoky mahogany interior, Sean Og will ring in its first St. Patrick's Day in style this year. The Dublin band Streetwise will provide the entertainment.