Thirty years ago, when Mr. Carey first opened the pub, he poured Guinness into 16-ounce American pint glasses, which any Irishman will tell you is a mistake. Most of his customers didn’t care.

Irishman Colm Dalton has made it his life’s work to visit every Irish pub in the world. So far he’s made it to 97 pubs in 47 countries.

Feeling overwhelmed? Don't be. Drinking is only one part of the Irish pub's equation; what really completes a night out is the promise of a good time (or "craic," as it's referred to).

It’s like being in the Eighties again. Shame about the atmosphere, though, which inside the pub was flatter than my ale, forcing me out onto the busy terrace where I pulled up a pew near the girls.

Types of pub There are as many genres of pub as there are beer, and if you tried to drink your way through them all in one day, you’d have to be poured into a cab at the end of it. Here are the ...

In 1577, according to Paul Jennings, a British historian and the author of “The Local: A History of the English Pub,” Queen Elizabeth I ordered a survey that divided drinking establishments ...

So the pub is the precursor of Chuck E. Cheese's. You can eat here, but just basic snacks: pork pie, cheese sandwich, sausage, Scotch eggs, for under 2 pounds (about $3.15).