In Dublin's Temple Bar section, at the popular renovated pub of the same name, crowds often spill out onto the street. (Patricia McDonnell for The Boston Globe)

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If you go: Irish bars

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Globe staff / October 30, 2005

Where to stay

Harrington Hall Guest House

70 Harcourt St., Dublin

800-213-8970

011-353-1-475-3497

Antique Georgian townhouse near St. Stephen's Green, a safe, quiet area close to pubs and shops. Doubles $226, including full Irish breakfast.

Heaton's B&B

The Wood, Dingle

County Kerry

011-353-66-915-2288

www.heatonsguesthouse.com

Overlooking Dingle Harbor, spacious and gracious with a sunroom for the lavish Irish breakfast. Five-minute walk to pubs, shops. Standard twin $156.

What to do

Most pubs have food and nightly music. None has a cover charge. Call ahead for band info.

DUBLIN

O'Donoghue's15 Merrion Row

011-353-1-660-7194

www.odonoghues.ie

Beverages and music only. Pint of Guinness $5, lager $6.

The Brazen Head

20 Lower Bridge St.

011-353-1-679-5186

Bar food (about $6-$20) served until 9 p.m.; pint of Guinness $5. Music nightly about 9:30.

The Temple Bar

48 Temple Bar

011-353-1-672-5287

No kitchen food. Pint of Guinness $5.65, lager $6. Two trad gigs nightly, 5:30 and 9.

Oliver St. John Gogarty 's

58/59 Fleet St.

011-353-1-671-1822

www.gogartys.ie

Extensive restaurant menu served daily until 11 p.m., dishes $12-$36.50. Pint of Guinness $6. Music live nightly 9-11.

Auld Dubliner

24/25 Temple Bar

011-353-1-677-0527

www.thesmithgroup.ie

Bar food noon-8:30 p.m., items $5-$14. Pint of Guinness $5.25, lager $5.75. Music Monday-Friday 4-7, Monday-Thursday 9:30-11, Sunday 9-11.

Ha'Penny Bridge InnWellington Quay

011-353-1-677-0616

Soup and sandwiches, $3.50-$10. Pint of Guinness $4.90, lager $5.40. Trad nightly on Musical Pub Crawl; trad gig Fridays 9-11:30; standup, improv, folk session, and country blues weekly.

DINGLE

John Benny Moriarty's Pub

Strand Street

011-353-66-915-1215

www.johnbennyspub.com

Kitchen menu served daily 12-9:30, all plates about $12.30; pint of Guinness $4.25, lager $4.75. Trad nightly until mid-November, then Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday.

Murphy's

Strand Street

011-353-66-915-1450

Food daily noon-9 p.m., items $4-$20. Pint of Guinness $4.25, ale $4.65. Trad nightly, four different bands scheduled through the week.

ENNIS

Cruise's

Abbey Street

011-353-65-684-1800

Full food menu served noon-9 p.m., items $3.65-$20. Pint of Guinness, $4.50, lager $5. Nightly trad sessions at 9, trad bands Friday and Saturday nights.

Brogan's

24 O'Connell St.

011-353-65-682-9859

Full menu served daily 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; items $4.86-$20. Trad gig or session nightly at 9:30.

DOOLIN

Gus O'Connor's Pub

Fisher Street

011-353-65-707-4168

Full menu served noon-9, items $4.50-$20. Pint of Guinness $4.50, lager $5. Trad band nightly at 9:30.

More information

www.irishmusicbars.com

www.discoverdublin.ie