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Old Shillelagh's Interests
General
Let us be your designated driver
2 pickup spots starting at 9:00 p.m.
1 at the corner of Reuther Mall and Anthony Wayne Dr
&
1 at the corner of Cass and Prentis
We will be running our shuttle all night long
We have 2 Floors of Fun
Billy Dixon on our First Floor
Performing Classic Rock & Irish Drinking Songs
DJ & Dancing on our Second Floor
Happy Hour 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Pitcher, Drink, Shot, & Bottle
Specials All Night Long
Music
Black Mist performs at the Old Shillelagh every Friday and Saturday nights. They have peformed here for the past 14 years. Come join us upstairs to hear their traditional Irish music. It'll make you want to sing-a-long.Three fine musicians make up Black Mist, they are:
Billy Dixon - bass, 12 string guitar, vocals
Jerry Poirier - 6 string guitar, harmonica, vocals
Phil DeMarco
DJ Ryan--E every Thusday-Saturday Downstairs
Bottled beers Draught Beer
Bud
Bud Light
Coors Light
Corona
Heineken
Labatt
Labatt Light
MGD
Michelob Amber Bock
Michelob Light
Michelob Ultra
Mikes Lemonaid
Miller High Life
Miller Lite
PBR
Red Stripe
Rolling Rock
Woodpecker Cider
Amstel Light
Bass
Blue Moon
Boddingtons
Bud
Bud Light
Bud Select
Guinness
Hefenwisen
Harp
Killians
Labatt
Miller Lite
New Castle
Samuel Adams
Sam Adams Cherry Wheat
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Smithwick's
Stella Artois
Strongbow (English Cider)
Available in:
20 oz Pint
John Brady and Charlie Taylor opened the Old Shillelagh in February of 1975. It was an immediate success. Charlie, a singer, brought in his fans, and John who had lived part of his boyhood in Dublin, kept the place oiled and running. Later that year they exercised their option to buy the building and immediately began remodeling the second floor.
On Parade Sunday 1976, the upstairs officially opened. That same year Charlie sold his half of the business to John, who then brought in his wife Marlis to help him and the success story continued.
In February o f 1977, fire almost destroyed the building. The downstairs was in ruin but the upstairs survived with only smoke damage. Before St. Patrick's Day, the Old Shillelagh had reopened using just the upstairs. It woud be almost a year before the downstairs was repaired and reopened.
In 1986, John and Marlis Brady decided to retire and sold the business to their daughter Barbara who had years of experience working for them. The following St. Patrick's Day Barbara put up huge tents on the adjacent parking lots and thus began "The World's Biggest St. Patrick's Day Party".
In 2005, in time for the 30th Anniversary, Barbara's made daughter Shellie is now manager and a third generation runs the daily operation of the Old Shillelagh.
Business Hours
Mon-Fri 11am-2am
Sat-Sun 2pm-2am
Open for Lunch
Monday-Friday
11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Kitchen open till 1:00 AM
(open early for
special events)
Smoking
Yes Music
Drunken Sing-along
Beer Drinking Irish Music Payment
American Express
MasterCard Visa
Reservations CALL ONLY - (313) 964-0007
I'm missing you already!!! its so a crazy feeling not being able to drive to the bar in less then 15min... now it will take me like 24 hours to get there... I can't wait until I come visit next!! Love you guys (to my family and the staff)
