You don’t skip the Dublin GAA hurling match at Croke Park just because it’s raining. By the time you finish your fish and chips, it’s most likely to be sunny again.
You’ll be kicked out of Mulligan’s Pub faster than the Irish can drink if you order a single pint for yourself. It’s considered very bad etiquette to not buy a round for your group.
You’ll be expected to wear that green-and-white Limerick jersey with pride and know what happened in the last football game play by play. Don’t forget to have an opinion on Robbie Williams’ performance this season.
You can plan on your entire weekend being booked with the festivities starting early in the weekend at Doyle’s Pub and ending after the sun has come up on Sunday at the Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel bar.
Don’t bother asking for someone’s address because they won’t have one to give you. Just go to Kildimo to say you’re looking for the O’Dooleys and anyone will be able to direct you.
Don’t even try walking up to the bar to order a Blue Moon. You will drink more Guinness than you’ve ever had in your life, and you will like it.
The Irish use this to mean anything from one block to five miles away. Take a few shots of Bushmills at the Shamrock Lodge before you head out and that five-miler won’t seem so bad.
The Irish gather at pubs for lunch, before weddings, after funerals. That’s not to say drinking isn’t involved. No matter what the occasion, you’ll still end up stumbling back across the dirt road to your studio above Sean’s house after a good night out. 