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Superficially there is little difference between an [[Ireland|Irish]] pub and its [[England|English]] counterpart. However, closer scrutiny will reveal some differences. There seems to be more live [[music]] in an Irish pub, some of which are known in the [[Irish language]] as ''Ceilí Houses'', and a customer is more likely to entertain the assembly with a song. The atmosphere in such places is called ''craic'', <i>(pronounced crack)</i> and is the [[Irish language]] word for fun. In Ireland pubs usually bear the name of the current or a previous owner. e.g. ''Murphy's'' or ''O'Connor's Bar''. Famous bars in Dublin include ''O'Donoghue's'', an Irish music bar in Merrion Street frequently by American tourists, ''Doheny and Nesbits'', where politicians, journalists and writers drink together, the ''Horse Shoe Bar'' in the Shelbourne Hotel, where journalists like [[Eamon Dunphy]] are regular drinkers, and ''The George'', Dublin's largest [[gay nightclub|gay bar]]. Individual pubs are also associated with famous Irish writers and poets such as [[Patrick Kavanagh]], [[Brendan Behan]] and [[James Joyce]].

'Irish Bars' have been opened throughout the world, particularly in the [[1980s]] and [[1990s]], from [[New York]] to [[Frankfurt]], [[Johannesburg]] to [[Beijing]]. The main drinks consumed in Irish pubs include [[stout]] or ales like [[Guinness]], [[Smithwicks]] and [[Kilkenny (ale)|Kilkenny]], lagers such as [[Budweiser]], [[Heineken]], [[Carlsberg]] and [[Harp (lager)|Harp]] and other spirits like whiskey and [[Baileys Irish Cream|Baileys]]. [[Alcopops]] are also becoming popular with the youth market, many of whom no longer drink alesbeverages such as Guinness. Non-alcoholic drinks are also available.

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