St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl (Melbourne)

Doc

Anyone interested in going on a pub crawl around the Irish bars of Melbourne on St. Patrick’s Day?

It falls on a Wednesday this year but I have just booked it and the day after off work and am wondering if there are any other Irish people on here that are off on the day and fancy it? (99% of the people I know from living here are Australian and work full time so will be more difficult to persuade them to take the day off)

No route planed yet so Id love to hear some suggestions!

Anyway let me know if you’re interested and we can plan something!

m@cc@

Doc wrote: »

Anyone interested in going on a pub crawl around the Irish bars of Melbourne on St. Patrick’s Day?

It falls on a Wednesday this year but I have just booked it and the day after off work and am wondering if there are any other Irish people on here that are off on the day and fancy it? (99% of the people I know from living here are Australian and work full time so will be more difficult to persuade them to take the day off)

No route planed yet so Id love to hear some suggestions!

Anyway let me know if you’re interested and we can plan something!

Me and missus will be booking it off anyway, I'd be interested. I'd put forward P J O Briens in Southbank as a starting point.

Zambia

I'm starting in Geelong heading South. Doubt I can make it

m@cc@

Zambia232 wrote: »

I'm starting in Geelong heading South. Doubt I can make it

Ah, it's Paddy's Day, anything could happen. You might wake up on the Spirit of Tasmania.

Zambia

Jesus since I moved here my beer intake has fallen and my age has risen. I am happy enough just to wake up after a session.

CiaranC

Ill be around and about, finish work at 3.30 and off the next day

RedNiamhy

Sounds good but I have to work but may join ye afterwards.
Can I suggest Bridie O'Reilly's on Chapel St. South Yarra for some stage during the day/night?

Doc

m@cc@ wrote: »

Ah, it's Paddy's Day, anything could happen. You might wake up on the Spirit of Tasmania.

Now that would make for an awesome St.Paddys day story.

"I don’t know what happened all I know is I woke up in a pile of lobster cages, wearing only a green tutu and a Leprechaun hat, and all the signs said Hobart Tasmania!"

Doc

Here are some of the Irish pubs in Melbourne that we could go to...

Bridie O'Reillys
Celtic Club
Dan O'Connell's
P J O'Briens
Pugg Mahones Irish Pub
The Corkman Irish Pub
The Quiet Man
The Irish Times

m@cc@

Doc wrote: »

Now that would make for an awesome St.Paddys day story.



"I don’t know what happened all I know is I woke up in a pile of lobster cages, wearing only a green tutu and a Leprechaun hat, and all the signs said Hobart Tasmania!"

I'm going to bring a spare pair of socks just in case.

Doc wrote: »

Here are some of the Irish pubs in Melbourne that we could go to...

Bridie O'Reillys
Celtic Club
Dan O'Connell's
P J O'Briens
Pugg Mahones Irish Pub
The Corkman Irish Pub
The Quiet Man
The Irish Times

Been to P J O'Briens, Puggsys and the Irish Times. The Irish Times is a cracking wee pub and never seems to be packed, though that might change on Paddy's Day.

Doc

Getting closer to the big day anyone else interested.

(May not turn out to be a pub crawl in the end, but may involve crawling home from the pub)

Mahatma coat

Doc wrote: »

Now that would make for an awesome St.Paddys day story.

"I don’t know what happened all I know is I woke up in a pile of lobster cages, wearing only a green tutuApron and a Leprechaun hat, and all the signs said Hobart Tasmania!South Johnstone QLD"

Come on Admit it, We've all drunkenly woken up on a Boat sometime or other and Wondered what the Fvck happened there

Doc

Mahatma coat wrote: »

Come on Admit it, We've all drunkenly woken up on a Boat sometime or other and Wondered what the Fvck happened there

Nice!

Mahatma coat

One of my alltime Wierdest was wakin up on the Roof of some Energex Substation with no Shirt and a bag of Pot squirreled away in my pocket, theyt are not easy places to gain access to, tokk me over half an hour to figure out how to get out, I'm still unsure as to how or Why I was there in the first place.


some mornins like that I think I'd have been better off in the Watch house

The_B_Man

Doc wrote: »

Here are some of the Irish pubs in Melbourne that we could go to...

Bridie O'Reillys
Celtic Club
Dan O'Connell's
P J O'Briens
Pugg Mahones Irish Pub
The Corkman Irish Pub
The Quiet Man
The Irish Times

The Quiet Man is a bit far out for a pub crawl around the CBD. WE will br crawling after all!!

but we could do a few in the CBD and then someone mentioned Bridie O'Reillys out the other direction on Chapel St.

Doc

The_B_Man wrote: »

The Quiet Man is a bit far out for a pub crawl around the CBD. WE will br crawling after all!!

but we could do a few in the CBD and then someone mentioned Bridie O'Reillys out the other direction on Chapel St.

Good stuff I take it that you're in then?

The_B_Man

lol well im working but i'll stop by for 1!

Woodsy-eile

Ya got two more takers here man, me and the missus are dyin for the beer ya kickin it off in Pj's?

Doc

Woodsy-eile wrote: »

Ya got two more takers here man, me and the missus are dyin for the beer ya kickin it off in Pj's?

Good man yourself! Yea Pj's is as good a place as any to start.

Woodsy-eile

Cool bananas!! We're def in! We'l see if we can recruit a few of the paddys from work to join the posse!Let us know our starting point n we'l be there with bells on.Cant wait:)

seanie_k

sounds good. count me in for this too, and possibly the missus

paulieeye

myself and my buddy are on for this defo. Have any of ye being to The Drunken Poet up by the victoria market? My favourite pub in melbs, not very diddley-idley and good guinness

seanie_k

paulieeye wrote: »

Have any of ye being to The Drunken Poet up by the victoria market?

i was in there for the first time recently. thats a class pub alright

DamoDLK

Well I'm starting my job on Wednesday... wonder if i could sneak off...:pac:

Doc

So we have a fare amount of people who are interested now so maybe we should sort out when we want to meet up say 12:00?

I'll come up with a route and post it up so everyone can have their say.

Should be good!

Ill also post up my mobile closer to the day so latecomers can find out where we are.

By the way please do come if you say your going to I don't want to look a complete tit there on my own!;)

Coenhead

Me and woosyeile are def coming and a few of the work gang too....scottish n english.I cant wait!!!And some of our Irish mates will catch up with us after work so it's gonna be great fun.Is everyone dressing up like leprechauns????:D

Coenhead

Oh I forgot to say...they close an area off on Brunswick street for paddys day too.Might be worth checkin out!

Doc

Alight I've been trying to sort out a rout for us to take and have one started but I wanted to know if everyone wanted to stay in the CBD or are you willing to travel a bit out into the surrounding areas?

Where would people like to end the crawl?

Also no one has said if they want to start at 12 or not yet...

Woodsy-eile

Yea 12 or 1 sounds about right dude! Whatever the concensus says is good by us! dont mind travellin out a bit not too far tho....so we kick off in PJ's anyways yea? its handy for everyone to get to and everyone knows where it is so happy days! got the day booked off so bring on the beer:D

The_B_Man

lol i work across the road from PJs so i can come down for lunch but then i have to go back. i'll see where yis are by 5pm and prob join back up with the group then!

Doc

Right this is the route Ive come up with so far its all in the CBD so we should be able to walk it all.:D

12:00-1:30 = P J O'Briens (Southbank Prom)

2:00-3:30 = The Irish Times Pub (427 Little Collins St)

4:00-5:30 = Pugg Mahones (106-112 Hardware St)

6:00 - 7:30 = The Celtic Club (320 Queen St)

8:00 - 9:30 = The Drunken Poet (65 Peel St)

10:00 - Finish = Bridie O'Reilly's (62 Little Collins St)


I’m totally open to changing things around and think we could do with another pub on the way between The Drunken poet and Bridie's. If anyone knows one.

What do you guys think?

Coenhead

Nice work Doc!! Sounds beertastic:D Theres also the Corkman pub down on Pelham Street which isn't too far from Peel Street if ya wanna throw it in there.Only 2 days to go.Can I get a woop wooop:P

Doc

If we add in the Corkman then the new route looks like this (see attachment at bottom)

Revised times would be

12:00-1:30 = P J O'Briens (Southbank Prom)

2:00-3:00 = The Irish Times Pub (427 Little Collins St)

3:30-5:00 = Pugg Mahones (106-112 Hardware St)

5:30 - 7:00 = The Celtic Club (320 Queen St)

7:30 - 9:00 = The Drunken Poet (65 Peel St)

9:30 - 11:00 = The Corkman (160 Leicester St, Carlton)

11:30 - Finish = Bridie O'Reilly's (62 Little Collins St)

Still a bit of a walk to get back to Bridie's but we can always tram it.
7 Pubs should be more then enough (possibley too many?). What do people think?

If the majority is ok with this then the plan is we meet up at P J O'Briens at 12 and follow the route shown bellow. If you have a suggestion to make the route better or to alter the time we spend in each place please post something quickly as we need to get it sorted.

I might try and make a Boards.ie Paddy’s day T-shirt to wear so you will know who the hell I am!

My mobile number is: 0405965513 in case anyone gets lost and needs to find us.

m@cc@

The only problem you might find is getting in to Bridies at 11.30 as it's likely to be bunged.

Doc

m@cc@ wrote: »

The only problem you might find is getting in to Bridies at 11.30 as it's likely to be bunged.

Don’t bring me problems bring me solutions!

Should I drop The Corkman back off? Do we want to end in Bridies?

m@cc@

Doc wrote: »

Don’t bring me problems bring me solutions!

Should I drop The Corkman back off? Do we want to end in Bridies?

I'd say if you wanted to do all those pubs, you'd be better off starting at the Corkman and doing PJ's second last.

Woodsy-eile

Coenhead: drop the cork man drop the cork man aaaaaghhhh! Sorry to confuse yer wee heads.Who needs a langer anyway;)

dSTAR

Man its been ages since I was here last. Good to see the sessions are going strong. I will be in The Irish Times tomorrow afternoon with another person from boards. Last year was pretty busy from about 3pm onwards so expect to queue. Message me with your numbers if you want to tee up for drinkiepoohs >.<

Doc

Nice one dSTAR!

Right so we will go with the route that leaves off The Corkman (You langer you!)

So going by the people who said they will come we should have...

Me Doc (+1 or 2 who could arrive at any stage during the day)

Woodsy-eile
+
Coenhead
(+some of there workmates)

paulieeye (+1)

seanie_k (Possible +1)

The_B_Man for a liquid lunch in PJ's and possibly join us after work

dSTAR meet in the Irish Times (might come along with us after?)

CiaranC after 3:30 might make an appearance

RedNiamhy after work

DamoDLK after work???

m@cc@ might come at some stage but could be working so is only a maybe.

Anyone else???

Anyway the plan is still to meet at P J O'Briens (Southbank Prom) at 12 and go from there. Give me a ring if you need to number is: 0405965513.

I can almost taste the beer already!

m@cc@

I'll be along later, **** the work!

Doc

m@cc@ wrote: »

I'll be along later, **** the work!

Good man yourself I'll buy you a pint!

The_B_Man

Stick me down for possible others, including boards's's's own darraghk. + possibly an aussie + american.

seanie_k

me and the girlfriend will join ye around 2 or 3. ill give DOC a shout to see where ye are at that stage. i know these timetables don't always go to plan! looking forward to it now.

m@cc@

Don't mean to put a spanner in the works but I've been talking to a friend of mine who works in Bridies and she says you'll be lucky to get in anywhere after 7pm.

Woodsy-eile

PJ's at 12

See ye all there folks, Doc ill give ya a shout in the mornin when we're headin down, ill ask ya what your wearin ha!

Dyin for booze now!:D

RedNiamhy

I'm working today but may see where you are when I finish work and meet up with you for a few scoops!!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone.

The_B_Man

I need a cure and some grub so i'll defo be in PJs on Southbank at 12. starvin as it is!

dSTAR

Abstaining from alcohol for lent and getting on the piss at 10:30am can sometimes lead to epiphanies but occasionally drunkenness...

Woodsy-eile

Ow my head.....bloody great day tho! Well done davey

The_B_Man

i'd say theres some sore heads around the city this morning!

Also, BURY ALL THEM PHOTOS!!!

m@cc@

That was a bizarre night. Twas great!