On the Road: Doing St. Paddy's Day Green-- Part 4

Then Denny and I walked across Montgomery Road to Molly Malone's which already had a big crowd in attendance with lots of green being worn. The inside was packed and the parking lot outside had a huge tent and stage and was serving up several Irish beers from a trailer.

An Irish band had just stopped playing (one thing for sure, I have the knack for almost always arriving at places right when the band is playing their last song of a set). But, another one was setting up. They were going to have around five Irish bands this day.

You had to buy tickets for the Irish which cost $5 a 20 ounce cup. (This price seemed to be a fairly common price at the Irish places except Murphy's. Food was available but in small portions for what I considered to be too much, so didn't order anything. Besides, I was too full from this morning's chili. I wonder if the chili places shouldn't have a special St. Patrick's chili, maybe with green peppers?

Just an absolutely great March day to celebrate outside with plenty of sun and temps in 60s.

We met several of Denny's friends and talked with them. It was a festive place to be.

They weren't charging admission when we arrived, but later were at $5.

We stayed for the band's first set and really enjoyed their music which was Gaelic Storm, Flogging Molly, Gleasons-style which means you can't just stand or sit still. During the break, a local Irish dancing troupe came in and put on a display. Unfortunately, they weren't in Gaelic attire.

We would have liked to stay longer, but we still had places to go.

Really Glad the Friend Mentioned the Party Here. If I'm Ever Back in Cincinnati, I Could Easily Spend the Time Here. --RoadDog