The Spring 2024 issue of Food & Dining Magazine is now available in all the familiar places: Louisville area eateries and food shops, newsstands and online.
“I am in Aranmor, sitting over a turf fire, listening to a murmur of Gaelic that is rising from a little public-house under my room.”
― J.M. Synge, The Aran Islands
The Irish Rover (2319 Frankfort Avenue) has been functioning as Eire’s unofficial Louisville consulate since Old Grand-Dad was in knee pants.
Okay, that’s a very slight exaggeration, but the pub turned 30 years young in 2023, and the many plaudits have been earned. To me, the Irish Rover will always be Louisville’s most authentic Irish pub, and furthermore, I’ve always deeply appreciated these words on the Rover’s menu: “A pub is a poor man’s university.”
In 2024, the Rover’s annual St. Patrick’s Day outdoor tent party endures. The current weather forecast suggests temperatures in the fifties, with no precipitation.
Here’s the outline.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY AT THE IRISH ROVER – March 17th, 2024
Tent Party 11 am – 9 pm … cover charge $10/person … under 21 MUST be accompanied by parent.
OUDOOR ONLY EVENT. There will be NO SEATING IN THE RESTAURANT OR BAR.
Tables inside and outside of the heated tent will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Food & drink (including beer, liquor, wine, soda and water) can be ordered and paid for at the bar. Food will be in carryout containers, and you will be texted when it is ready for pick up. A 20% gratuity will be added to all inside orders.
Beer, sodas, water, tee shirts, and brown soda bread can also be purchased at the outdoor beer truck. Beer Truck sales are CASH ONLY.
Reservations, call-ahead seating and online orders are NOT available on St. Patrick’s Day.
2024 Musical Lineup: 11:00 am – Cloigheann … 2:00 pm – Mrs. Doyle … 5:00 pm – McClanahan School of Irish Dance … 6:00 pm – Rashers
