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Pat's Peeps Podcast
Ep. 136 Today's Peep Hits an Irish Pub in Cork where Pat's Family Originates, Irish Hospitality with a Live Cork Pub
Ever wondered what makes Irish hospitality so legendary? Get ready to experience it firsthand as we transport you to the heart of County Cork, Ireland, where we record live from Sinead's, the oldest bar in the area. Surrounded by a lively group from Conservative Tours, we soak up the vibrant atmosphere with traditional music and whiskey. Lisa with an E shares her uncontainable excitement about our upcoming secret tour of the Jameson Distillery, while Chris praises the genuine nature of our show. His wife Julie recounts her daring adventure of kissing the Blarney Stone, and the night continues with toasts of Guinness and spontaneous conversations with Northern Irish locals Sean and Jack.
Next, we switch gears, engaging with patrons about their fascinating lives. with interesting discussions. Our shared passion for music leads to a memorable chat about the legendary Irish band Horse Lips and their connection to Belfast. The conversation takes a turn towards sports, where we talk about teams like the Sacramento Kings and the New York Jets, all the while exchanging delightful cultural quirks and stories that highlight the universal language of camaraderie.
As we stroll through the lively streets of Cork, the connections we make feel like old friendships rekindled. We meet a colorful array of characters, including Alan, David, Harry, Eileen, and Anne-Marie, who share their stories and heritage with us. From Newfoundland tourists reminiscing about their Irish roots to humorous anecdotes about driving on the "wrong" side of the road, each encounter adds a layer of warmth to our journey. The episode wraps up with heartfelt reflections, a friendly chat with Ken, and a sense of gratitude for the beautiful memories we've created in Ireland. Join us for this unforgettable adventure, and feel the magic of Irish hospitality come alive.
All right, all right, I'm going to try to record this. I don't even know if this is going to work, but I'm going to give it a shot. Patch Peeps 136. And we're in County Cork. This is where my family heritage is, from County Cork. Now you're hearing a lot of noise behind us. I'm with a group of great folks here on Conservative Tours. This is September 11, 2024. And we are in Sinead's Now. Sinead's is the oldest bar in Compton Cork. I don't even know how long it's been here. Woo-hoo, that's Lisa. Hi, lisa, lisa with an E. Are you having fun?
Speaker 2:Lisa with an E, I am having a ball. This is the best night ever on this whole tour. You know you're giving competition.
Speaker 1:How you doing, sir. Good, you're doing. Good, you're giving competition to Darlene with a Y because you're Lisa with an E. So, yeah, we're hanging out, we're with Chris and Julie and Tammy and Charlie. There are so many good people on this trip and we just walked about I don't know. They said 10 minutes, it was more like 15, right, lisa with? An E Probably yes, and we wanted to see. They wanted to see the oldest bar in County Cork, and so that's where we are right now. And to describe it.
Speaker 2:It's a lively, lively bar.
Speaker 1:Yes, Very dark.
Speaker 2:We're ordering whiskeys right now because you know what Lisa with an E that's what you do in Ireland, apparently is you drink whiskey oh by the way, and we have booked a tour at Jameson Distillery on Friday night, so we will let you know how that goes, but it is a secret tour.
Speaker 1:Everywhere you go in Ireland, you hear music like this in the background. You walk by a pub, you hear this music playing and I tell you, I feel Absolutely at home here in Ireland. So I think what we'll do I hope you can hear everything we're saying we're going to talk with some folks who are on a trip and what we'll do. I hope you can hear everything we're saying we're gonna talk with some folks who are on a trip. See what they have to say and see if we can't compete with this noise here in the bar, which I'm loving. I'm gonna tell you about Chris. Chris is on the trip with us, with his wife, and he's this guy's like the most generous guy there is, like you get. You can't go anywhere without Chris in. Would you like another drink?
Speaker 3:Well, you know you've got to pay it forward and you know we're in Ireland and what do you do but drink?
Speaker 1:Yes, exactly, chris is here with his wife and he listens to my show, and I just want to tell you how much I appreciate that, brother.
Speaker 2:You know what genuine, genuine show, genuine, always knowledgeable and anything and everything he talks about and you got to listen. If you don't, it's just one of those beautiful easy listening shows and, uh, we love it.
Speaker 1:Thank you, introduce us all to your wife. I'm gonna go say hi and ask her out. She's enjoying the dress. Absolutely Ask her. Okay, let's go over here, let's talk to Julie. Yes, well, hold on, okay, let me ask her. Let me ask Julie. Julie, thank you for being on my podcast number 136. I just spoke with your very generous and very just great husband, chris. How are you enjoying your time?
Speaker 2:here on Ireland. I love it. It's so nice, the people are so nice. We're having a great time. It's a fun time with good people.
Speaker 1:It's been great. Did you kiss the Blarney Stone? I did. All my friends didn't think I was going to do it, but I did it. How was it? How was?
Speaker 2:the experience. It was a little terrifying, to be honest, but it's okay, it was good. I'm glad I did it, you're glad you did it.
Speaker 1:I'm glad I did it. Well, I'm so glad you're on the trip and we're having a blast. I'm being handed a Guinness by Chris once again. Okay, we're going to go toast, I guess. Listen to this beautiful music.
Speaker 2:I'll shut up for a second so you can hear the music.
Speaker 3:So take a listen to this music cheers.
Speaker 1:Thank you, sir. All right, we're gonna. We're gonna make our way through this very crowded bar and I'm not sure what we're doing over here, but hey, we fly by the seat of our pants. You know what I mean. There you go, come on through. This is exactly how I pictured a bar to be in a pub, to be in Ireland, the homeland. What are you telling these two fellas?
Speaker 1:sitting at the bar, sean and Jack, both from Northern Ireland, and they're willing to talk to you about what, whatever about whatever Northern Ireland and they're willing to talk to you About what, whatever About whatever About American tourists walking up and bugging them when they're trying to have a damn good time at a bar how you fellas doing, she said. She sent me over here. I figured you're on my podcast. By the way, I'm Patrick. It's a pleasure to meet you. I hope I'm not bothering you. I really didn't mean to.
Speaker 2:This is Pat, one of our local foodies in Sacramento, california. So tell us about Northern Ireland, sean and Jack right.
Speaker 1:Sean and Jack, pleasure to meet you. You want to say anything? See, this is what you do. When you put people in the spot, they're like, hey, here's what we want you to do. Leave us the hell alone, tell me about Northern Ireland.
Speaker 3:What do you want to know?
Speaker 2:What's it like up there? What's the beauty of Northern Ireland?
Speaker 1:It's just everything about Ireland, isn't it? It's just the beauty of it. It's gorgeous.
Speaker 2:But what's your best part of Northern Ireland?
Speaker 1:It'd be the scenery, the scenery yeah.
Speaker 2:Green, lots of trees, lots of sheep, cattle.
Speaker 1:Well, you have that too. Yeah, Do you know any Walshes? What Walshes?
Speaker 2:Walshes Common name Walsh.
Speaker 1:Patrick Walsh is my name, patrick Walsh. I'm from Cork, so oh yeah, what?
Speaker 2:brought you guys down to Cork. Work, work. What kind of work do you do? Maintenance it's entertainment. What kind of entertainment do you do?
Speaker 1:It would be inflatables.
Speaker 2:Arcades bowling, tempting bowling what do you do?
Speaker 3:I work with them. I work in maintenance too Is that right. Yeah, have you been coming to this bar very long? It's my first time here. I worked with him, I worked in maintenance too, is that right?
Speaker 1:Yeah, how long have you been coming to this bar? It's my first time here.
Speaker 2:What brought you to?
Speaker 1:this bar. I've been here a while. I've been here a few times, oh okay, I've been down working here. So it's the oldest bar in Cork.
Speaker 2:I think it's 1889 or something.
Speaker 1:1889? Wow, what's Belfast like? Can I ask it out at least? Yeah, belfast is a good spot to work. It's a very good atmosphere, a lot of fun. Yeah, yeah, I mean, this is a crazy random question and you're probably too damn young to know this, and that's okay. Do you know a band called Horse Lips? No, from Ireland. They did an album called the Belfast Gigs and they are the rockin greatest band. They're called an event. Their names called horse lips. Every time I think about the Belfast gigs, I always want, because of them, to go to Belfast and experience live music. In Belfast, it just seems like the place to go to experience some good, some good music.
Speaker 3:You know, it's a lot of good bonds in the north, like a lot of good bonds. Yeah, snow patrol, snow patrol. Well, gentlemen, I'm not gonna bug you anymore. A lot of good bands. Yeah, off the Snow Patrol, snow Patrol, yeah a lot of good bands.
Speaker 1:Hey, I love that. Well, gentlemen, I'm not going to bug you anymore. You're a great host, by the way, Lisa with an E. Gentlemen, I appreciate your time. All right, god bless you, fellas. All right, thank you, guys.
Speaker 2:Thank you guys. Okay, let's go find somebody else.
Speaker 1:You're just like a natural host here. Let's go find somebody else. Welcome to the Lisa with an E podcast everybody. So and again.
Speaker 2:There's a whole group over here. Thank you, fellas. There's a whole group over here.
Speaker 1:So, yeah, what are you doing, chris Now? You're two-fist drinking. Well, I'm looking for Charlie. I gotta give him his beer. Where's Charlie? Charlie's a dang nice guy. Are you going outside? Can you go outside with a beer? I'm gonna ask. Okay, let me know what they say. Ask for forgiveness, charlie. Pat, yes, we're from Ohio, ohio. Are you just my roaming host? Are you from Italy? I just went there like four months ago.
Speaker 1:I've been to Italy twice this year now. Ireland Okay, they're on their own every time. Huh, is that right From Ohio? Yeah, they're like, where are you from? We're from Philadelphia First time to Italy Podcast.
Speaker 2:How you liking it. Hello from Ohio. Ohio, this is like a credible.
Speaker 3:Home of LeBron.
Speaker 1:That's right. Oh, this is day one. I know things for Sacramento I do. I'm a talk show host on radio. I do three hours a night and then this is my little podcast I do on top of my radio show hello baby welcome to Cleveland Ohio. I have some great hosts here tonight. They're just so willing Uh-oh, they're so willing to pick up the microphone and just talk.
Speaker 2:It's a pleasure to meet you and I hope that you have a great time in Ireland tonight.
Speaker 1:Or this week, your 11 days while you're here, okay.
Speaker 3:Thank you All right, don't forget the.
Speaker 1:Pat Walsh Show. Find it anywhere, just Google it, pat Walsh.
Speaker 2:Thank you Pat, love you Pat.
Speaker 1:Safe journeys to you. Enjoy your time, sacramento.
Speaker 2:Kings what he wants, sacramento Kings. He wants to be on the podcast.
Speaker 1:Okay, let me move over here. What about the Sacramento Kings? Hold on, what do you say about the Sacramento Kings?
Speaker 3:How you doing. Man, I like them, you like the Kings. Yeah, sacramento Kings, this is capital. I don't know nothing about NBA, but they be my team. Is that right? Why the Kings?
Speaker 1:Why? Because?
Speaker 3:I don't win much and I'm just jumping on. He won a lot last year. You're for the underdog? Huh yeah, the underdog is right. He won a lot, he's a. Jets fan.
Speaker 1:I'm not paying attention. He's a Jets fan. I'm a Jets fan as well. Why did they beat the damn Niners man? I'm a Rams fan. I needed you guys.
Speaker 3:Now you know. So if I don't understand the sport, like American football or NBA, I'd go with the team that doesn't dominate it, that doesn't dominate it.
Speaker 1:Yeah, okay, so Thank you. Okay, this is Pat Walsh from KFBK. God, that's like an ambassador for my show here. Am I asking? Ask him.
Speaker 3:Kildare outside Dublin. Kildare outside Dublin, where all the famous racehorses are from.
Speaker 1:Is that right? What famous racehorse is he telling Sugar?
Speaker 2:Literally 10 minutes down the road. You know the racehorse, no kidding.
Speaker 3:Yeah, yeah, that's us. Hey, Sugar literally 10 minutes down the road, you know the right. What a fun group of people. Football you football, not soccer. What's that? Football not soccer yeah.
Speaker 1:Yes, not soccer. Yeah, oh yes, yes.
Speaker 2:Apparently. It's not offensive, it's not.
Speaker 3:Also also. Oh, that's really cool.
Speaker 2:When you say fuck off. That's what we learned here. We also learned the C word is okay here. Yes, but it's not okay.
Speaker 3:It's usually the C and the N word are not good. The C word isn't good in front of the ladies, but in Ireland it's good to say if someone says C, just to say in general topic, but also if you're having a laugh with someone and you don't quite believe them what you do when you don't and you want a bit of a laugh, you say fuck off.
Speaker 1:So when you say the C word, you're talking about the word cat. Yes, that's what I thought.
Speaker 3:They don't mind being called cats. What are you Cats? Okay, okay.
Speaker 2:This is David.
Speaker 1:So I'm going to say it's soccer, not football, football's American, can I?
Speaker 3:also give a shout out to Bohemia. I just wanted to see you roll your eyes. This is David Football, baby Football. This is David Football, the American sport where they use their hands all the time. It Football, the American sport where they use their hands all the time.
Speaker 1:It makes perfect sense. Yes, it does, because guess what? We have two arms and hands and two legs. Why the hell are you using two legs?
Speaker 2:Don't you want to use your arms.
Speaker 1:You know you want to use your legs. Damn, if I could use my arms, I could show these people what real sports are about right Now. Have you heard about Gaelic football? You use both your arms and your legs. I love Gaelic football and you actually use your legs a lot more.
Speaker 3:I love it.
Speaker 1:Gaelic football Okay that is football you talking about, the actual football or soccer? Gaelic football Gaelic football.
Speaker 3:It's like a mix you hold the ball, you kick the ball, you're going over the bar, it's even better.
Speaker 1:I love that sport brother.
Speaker 2:I really do. I have a closing for you. Ready, everybody, one, two, three, fuck off.
Speaker 3:Thank you, pat. With helmets and pads, I'm going to make sure you guys voice bite.
Speaker 1:Go Rams. Hey, you guys are great. Thank you for letting us bother you here tonight on my little podcast. It's a pleasure to meet all you. She's taking me to meet everyone.
Speaker 3:So I'm following her lead. God bless you guys. Enjoy your time. How am I going to listen to that?
Speaker 1:All you have to do go onto your phone, just like you're looking for directions. Pat's Peeps podcast. Pat's Peeps, peeps, my peeps.
Speaker 3:We go on travel on this.
Speaker 1:So I will have this. It won't be right now, but it'll give me a couple of hours and this will be up there. Pat's Peeps Podcast. How does it spell peeps? P-e-e-p-s, peeps oh, it's like people and give me a couple of hours so you can teach the people. Yes, sir, a couple of hours. I'll have this posted and you guys can listen. I'd be honored if you did. That'd be so fun. God bless you. I love the Irish, I am Irish. You're gonna put that roof?
Speaker 3:huh, you're gonna put that roof. Where about? Can I shout out my name? What's your name, alan, alan. What's your name David?
Speaker 1:David? What's your name Harry? What's your name Eileen? What's your name Anne-Marie?
Speaker 2:Anne, what's your name? Rob Anne.
Speaker 1:Fuck off. Yes, there you go. Thank you guys. That's it, brother. That's it, brother.
Speaker 2:Thank you so?
Speaker 1:much, man. Thank you guys. Tell me you got. We're going to take a photo how you doing. What's your name, man, ken. Cheers to you, ken.
Speaker 3:Cheers.
Speaker 1:Cheers to you. We're going to take a photograph here. Can I do that for you?
Speaker 3:Do whatever you want to do, brother. Thank you.
Speaker 1:God bless you guys. Thank you so much. Thank you, thank you for letting us come in today.
Speaker 3:It's a pleasure to meet all of you.
Speaker 1:Pat podcast from park. Oh my gosh, you are just bringing me all kinds of people here. Okay, well, let's come over here.
Speaker 2:Oh my gosh, I've got literally an ambassador on my phone.
Speaker 1:Oh my gosh, we're meeting some other folks. How are you, sir? It's a beautiful day, isn't it, sir? I'm from Canada, canada, is it, pardon me? Canada, canada, american America, yes, sir, yes sir, but Irish heritage.
Speaker 3:That's why I've always wanted to come here. Patrick Wolfe.
Speaker 1:What's your name? John O'Reilly. Oh, my god, it's a pleasure to meet you, john O'Reilly, pleasure to meet you. Cheers to you, sir. What a lovely group of people. What a lovely group, I'll tell ya. Uh, oh, now Tammy's got someone over here. Oh, let's walk over here, hi.
Speaker 2:We're from Newfoundland, canada, new oh now Tammy's got someone over here. Oh, let's walk over here Island right at the East Coast, and we're half Irish anyway. Oh, is that right? Oh yeah, half Irish, half Irish. Yeah, me too. This is my family.
Speaker 1:I'm from Cork, really, and then my name is Patrick and we were on Patrick Street today and I'm like, oh my gosh, this is Patrick Wall. So yeah, so how long have you been here?
Speaker 2:We've been here in Cork for three days, three days.
Speaker 1:We were at Gal. We worked for three days. We went all the way before that. This is family. Are you on a tour or are you just by?
Speaker 2:yourself. We're both just traveling by ourselves. Four girls doing a girls trip oh, that's awesome.
Speaker 1:That's where his family is from? How is it driving on the wrong side of the road over there?
Speaker 2:That's not too bad, but the cow pads are really bad. You know like you're scratching your vehicle to avoid the cars.
Speaker 1:And you're driving on the wrong side of the car too. That's got to be strange I don't know if I can do it. Good for you. Cheers to you. Go Canada, she's a roaster, hi, cheers. Oh my gosh, wonderful, loving it. Huh, what you doing, charlie. I was outside talking to Kyle. Well, you haven't even spoken on my podcast yet, charlie. No, I was talking to Kyle outside a local.
Speaker 3:Really good dude. Oh yeah, had a great conversation. Yeah, it was awesome. This is a beautiful place.
Speaker 1:Was he outside or what? Yeah, he's gone now, but he's smoking on the side. Oh, yeah, yeah, and we're having a cigar out there. Charlie and I have been enjoying cigars and just enjoying this wonderful, wonderful trip. There he is, Right. Here there's Kyle. Hey, how you doing brother, how you doing man. That's awesome man.
Speaker 3:We're doing a podcast.
Speaker 1:What's your name? Kyle William, kyle, pleasure to meet you, kyle. Thank you. God bless you, man. It's nice to meet you, man.
Speaker 3:I love this place, man.
Speaker 2:You're an American DJ in New England.
Speaker 1:You're Irish.
Speaker 2:Ten minutes away. I tell you, Kyle, I feel.
Speaker 1:I feel so at home when I come over.
Speaker 3:Patrick.
Speaker 1:Walsh, kavanaugh, w-a-l-s. I feel so at home when I come over. What's your surname? Walsh, patrick Walsh Without the E.
Speaker 3:W-A-L-S-H, w-a-l-s-h. No E, no E, par. Hey, this is par, huh, no. So when you have the E. So a lot of people have W-A-L-S-H-E Huh, they're not par, no me on my name Wrong.
Speaker 1:Now in one of these bars and I'm not sure if it's this one there's supposed to be some pictures of hurlers hurling, like Hall of Fame hurlers, I guess. And Monsignor Cavanaugh is the man who baptized me and he's from Cork, and in one of these pubs there's supposed to be pictures of him everywhere.
Speaker 3:Brother, you'll be looking a long time.
Speaker 2:A long time.
Speaker 3:huh, honestly, you look around, more so when you come this side of the bar.
Speaker 1:It's Cork man. I got a feeling I'll be looking forever. Is this it? No, that ain't it. Is that him? Somewhere it exists, I'm not sure where You're enjoying yourself. I'm having so much fun, brother. When I walk down the road whether it's Palarni, whether it's here and I hear this music coming out of these clubs, I tell you my heart, my pounds, I feel so at home. It's the first time I've been here and I always felt like this would be a place I would live. Hey, you know, I haven't counted it out, brother. Where'd everybody go?
Speaker 2:All right. So I'm on a tour right, all right, and I'm old, you are not right. All right, I'm old, you are not everybody gets better early but, myself and my husband were the night out.
Speaker 1:Okay, that's where they went, so all these people who were just sitting here. They were all hyped up. They're trying to convince me that it's football, not soccer, soccer. They had to go. Oh, I got to go to bed now.
Speaker 2:I got to go watch football. I love music.
Speaker 1:Oh, my gosh. And I'm still here. So do I. And you look so Irish in your green sweater too. Are you of Irish heritage?
Speaker 2:Yes, my grandparents are from a county called Port Leash.
Speaker 1:Oh my gosh, Is this your first time? No, my third, your third?
Speaker 2:time, because I usually visit my relatives but this time I am not.
Speaker 1:You're just here having fun, and that's that yes, and you're having fun? Oh my goodness, yes, absolutely. Wow, there you go. So this is Ken Ken and this is Kurt.
Speaker 2:Scott, oh, your first time. Yes, oh, there you go. I said this is.
Speaker 3:Ken Ken.
Speaker 1:And this is Kurt.
Speaker 2:Scott, oh, your first time.
Speaker 3:My first time too, she's been here three.
Speaker 1:This is her third. My second, your second, your first, my two, isn't it great?
Speaker 1:I mean, the people are so nice. It's just like everyone. People are so nice, it's just like everyone's really super nice. And I was just telling her. I walk by these pubs and I hear this music coming out and I just feel so at home. It's so nice, man, yeah, yeah, yeah, Wow. So this is. I hope everyone can. Oh, yay, I hope everyone can hear this. I hope everyone can hear this. I guess I don't even have to play music in the end of this podcast, because they've been playing it all the way through.
Speaker 1:You want to chime in Ken. I think I'm going to wrap it up here. I'll let you in, Ken. Let me move this and let you in there. Buddy, I want to stand.
Speaker 2:I'm going to probably go outside.
Speaker 1:Thank you very much. Say that again. Going out for a fag? No, I'm not. Thank you, I understand a lot of people do. Personally, whatever you're into, that's what I'm into. Whatever floats your boat, you know what I mean.
Speaker 2:Yeah, let's go that way, oh, okay.
Speaker 1:I'll find you live. I know you will Thank you guys.
Speaker 3:Whoops, I'm so sorry. After you.
Speaker 1:Oh sorry, I'm sorry. Enjoy your time. Cheers, cheers to all you guys.
Speaker 2:My dad has to stay down there. What is your name? David, david.
Speaker 3:All right we're down to the
