Cheers to O’Mahony’s Irish treat
WHETHER it's for the music, food or just a pint of Guinness - St Patrick's Day festivities can draw a crowd.
O'Mahony's Hotel was a picture of green as patrons enjoyed the celebrations a day early. People came from out of town and, together with the locals and backpackers, soaked up the Irish atmosphere.
O'Mahony's manager Mike Kaye said part of the beauty of St Paddy's Day was its ability to bring in new people.
"We get a lot of people who don't normally come to a pub to drink," Mr Kaye said.
"They come for the entertainment on Paddy's Day.
"There's the Irish music, Irish food and just the Irish culture coming together."
The bagpipes, live music and Irish stew were the crowd favourites, and Mr Kaye was very pleased with proceedings.
"We are extremely happy with how everything went," he said.
"It was nine o'clock and people were still singing and dancing in the bar."
Mr Kaye hopes that next year St Patrick's Day will be an even bigger occasion at O'Mahony's.
"We are trying to make it one of the biggest days of the year, as we are basically an Irish pub," he said.
Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day to be celebrated annually on March 17 in the early seventeenth century. It commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland.
