Glasgow has a plethora of excellent Irish pubs with a bit of heritage to complement the pints of Guinness and drams of Jameson's perfectly.
And with St Patrick's Day falling on a Friday this year, you can bet your pot of gold that Glasgow will be bringing the craic tonight.
Here are a selection of Glasgow's most historic Irish pubs that will serve as the ideal base for your St Patrick's Day celebrations. Find a comfy seat, grab you bag of Taytos, and read on.
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Heraghty's Bar
Glasgow's Southside is not short of fantastic bars, but Heraghty's Irish bar at 708 Pollokshaws Road is a must-visit on March 17. The historic pub, which was first established as a bar in 1890 and has been owned by the Heraghty family since 1973, offers a massive selection of malt whiskies and does a fine draught Guinness. Well worth checking off your list if you haven't been before.
Tolbooth Bar
One of the cities most famous and popular is the Tollbooth Bar, at Glasgow Cross, This famous Irish bar dates back to the beginning of the last century and provides the liveliest folk entertainment in the city.
As one of Glasgow's most famous and historic Irish pubs, we can think of less suitable places to spend St Patrick's Day than at the Tolbooth Bar. The Glasgow Cross institution has been on the go for generations and is renowned as a top haunt for live Irish folk music. It's claimed the Tolbooth, which dates back to 1906, is the oldest Irish pub in the city.
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Molly Malone's
Self-described as "Glasgow's Original Irish Pub", Molly Malone's on Hope Street is renowned for pouring one of the best pints of Guinness in the city. Being in the city centre, it's also perfect for starting (or finishing!) your St Patrick's Day pub crawl. The historic premises was formerly the Hope Street telephone exchange, but became Molly Malone's in 1995.
Brazen Head
Named after one of Dublin's most famous traditional pubs, Cathcart Road icon the Brazen Head has been welcoming drinkers since the 1850s when the site first became a watering hole.
Known for its fascination with a certain Glasgow football who ply their trade in green and white, the watering hole became an Irish pub in 1994 and has been a popular St Paddy's Day howff ever since.
Jinty McGinty's
Nestled away in historic Ashton Lane, Jinty's is well worth a visit this St Patrick's Day, but, be warned, it will be packed to the rafters! The pub was established in 1991, but has a style that would make you think it had been around forever. Regulars say it's a case of 'what you see is what you get' at Jinty's, while the owners prefer to label the establishment as a 'traditional Irish pub' rather than an 'Irish-themed bar'. It also has a heated beer garden that's one of the largest in the West End. That's good enough for us.
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