Ireland native and Brighton resident Brendan Kelly runs the bar at the Irish Village, which originally put Lynch off, but which he eventually came to appreciate.

“Years ago, when I first moved into the neighborhood, I headed to this little corner bar to spend my last five bucks. ‘Meet the neighbors!’ I thought. ‘Break in my new locale!’ I was denied service immediately (to this day I do not know why, but God knows, right?), which started a five-year grudge that ended only recently when it was the only place I could get to before last call. I was served, and had a great time," Lynch said. "Very cozy little place, on a corner where there shouldn't be a bar.”