Dunagan Irish Pub & Brewery

01/11/2023

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It's TRIVIA TUESDAY @ Dunagan Irish Pub & Brewery! Join "The Ambassador Of Fun" 7-9 pm., for TWO ROUNDS of Trivial awesomeness, prizes, great food, and always amazing Dunagan beverages! "When you're here, you're HOME"!

01/04/2023

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It's TRIVIA TUESDAY @ Dunagan Irish Pub & Brewery! Join "The Ambassador Of Fun" 7-9 pm., for TWO ROUNDS of Trivial awesomeness, prizes, great food, and always amazing Dunagan beverages! "When you're here, you're HOME"!

12/31/2022

Come celebrate Ireland New Years at 4pm today!
Live Celtic Music starts at 9pm!
The night of big portions!!

𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑’𝐒 𝐄𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐆𝐎

Irish New Years' Eve traditions in Ireland long ago were important in that they determined the luck of the house for the coming year and many traditional Irish superstitions existed around this day.

Anything that happened on this day was considered ominous for the future, and the nearer to the midnight hour when the year actually began, the more significant. It was believed that there was only a certain amount of luck in the world, and you had to do everything you could to make sure you got your share of it!

In Ireland long ago, it was important to begin the New Year with a spotlessly clean house signifying a fresh start to the New Year.

Popular new years eve traditional Irish belief was that the first person to enter the house after midnight should be black-haired and also male to guarantee the luck of the house for the coming year. If it were anyone with red hair, it would bring hardship and grief! To prevent this, families sometimes sent out a dark-haired member of the family immediately after midnight and had them walk back in through the door. All dark-haired neighborhood boys would visit the houses and be welcomed with gifts of sweets or money.

Also known as ‘the night of the big portion’ since people would eat a larger than normal meal to ensure food in plenty for the coming year.

Another way of ensuring plenty was to make a cake which was then pounded against the door of the house three times while a prayer was said by the housewife. This would chase the bad luck out of the house and invite the good spirits in. In other areas, the man of the house would take three bites out of the cake and then throw it against the front door, in the name of the Trinity and banish hunger from the house.

After this, the family would then gather up the fragments of the cake and eat it.
Many farmers repeated this ceremony at the door of the byre to ensure plentiful fodder for the cows.

People tried to ensure that no food was taken away from the house on new years eve, and beggars knew better than to approach a home looking for food.

Another New Year's Eve Irish tradition was that young girls put mistletoe under their pillows on New Year’s Eve in hopes of dreaming about their future husbands.

On New Year’s Eve night, families would remember those who had passed away that year before by setting a place for them at the dinner table and leaving the door unlatched.

Anyone entering the house after midnight by the front door would leave by the back door for good luck.

Well into the evening on New Year's eve in Ireland, there would always be a small group gathered around the fireplace, laughing and joking. Sooner or later, the conversation would turn to reminisce about Ireland. The old ones, well on their way with a few glasses of the hard stuff, would get all misty-eyed as they remembered times past, and the stories would begin in the light of just the fire and candles burning in the windowsill.

Irish Stories - Music and Memories☘️

12/28/2022

7pm Trivia tonight! Trivia Tuesday!!!

12/27/2022

Celtic New Years at Dunagan’s!! 🎉
Live Irish Music By The Foundlings at 9pm on to the new year!

12/26/2022

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We’ll be closed today (Monday) and open again for regular hours tomorrow! 🍺🇮🇪🎄

12/23/2022

We’ll..sure is icy out there..

The fire is lit, the wood split & Jesse is here.
No cooking today- just to be clear.
But if you ask him nice, ask him twice, he’ll make you some fries, Scotch Eggs, wine, whiskey or beer!

-He’ll probably be closing prior to sunset (ish) - be safe and if you tumble pants over face on the way in… remember that you chose those shoes.

12/21/2022

Trivia Tuesday’s at 7pm! Try the shepherds pie it’s delicious.. don’t believe me - ask the dishes!

12/18/2022

That Irish Guy Tonight! Live Irish music! Craic starts at 7pm!

12/17/2022

Ho! Ho! Ho! We will be closing up early on Xmas Eve at 5:30pm 🎄🍺🥃🎅This way Santa can drink in peace.

12/11/2022

You love the brewpub! Now you can share this love with others! Follow the link to get yourself sorted with a lovely gift card to give the ones you hold dear! ☘️🇮🇪💕

https://www.dunaganbrewing.com/store

12/11/2022

Rye & Barley Tonight at 7pm! Live Irish music! Free show!