A pint of plain
Subtitle: tradition, change, and the fate of the Irish pub
By: Bill Barich
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9781408801413
Subjects: Bars (Drinking establishments); Drinking customs
Description: Bill Barich's heartfelt homage to the traditional Irish pub - and to the central piece of Irish culture disappearing along with it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: A pint of plain; title: Jack Birchall's Ranelagh House; title: A shock to the system; title: Ancient birthplace of good times; title: Mirth is God's medicine; title: Gravediggers; title: Halcyon days of manhood; title: Cobblestone; title: Folly of Cong; title: A wise man, indeed; title: Closing time; title: Journey's end.