IRISH PUBS IN ORANGE COUNTY
IRISH PUBS IN ORANGE COUNTY
If you’re looking for Irish Pubs in Orange County for your St. Patrick’s Day celebration, or just for a good time…you’ve come to the right place. Our trusty readers have provided us with what they consider to be the best and friendliest Irish pubs around. If your favorite isn’t listed, just let us know, and we will be sure to add it.
A Brief History of St. Patrick’s Day
The man who would come to be known as Saint Patrick, apostle of Ireland, was born in Roman Britain around 386 A.D. Not much is known about him, but his birth name is thought to have been Maewyn Succat. It is believed that the name Patrick was taken later perhaps at his ordainment.
He was kidnapped and taken to Ireland as a slave at the age of 16. Thankfully, after 6-years of enslavement and captivity, he escaped and returned to his homeland bringing Christianity with him to teach to his people.
Legend has it, that in trying to teach about the Holy Trinity, he used the Shamrock as an illustration of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Thus our association of the shamrock with St. Patrick’s Day.
In the United States, the first alleged recorded St. Patrick’s Day celebration took place in Boston on March 17, 1737. A group of “elite” Irishmen organized a dinner to honor the man they called “The Irish Saint”. Another historian has it being celebrated in St. Augustine Florida in the year 1600. And supposedly a year later, in 1601, the first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held.
New York began to formally celebrate it in 1762, and their first St. Patrick’s Day Parade was in 1766. And the first documented celebration in Philadelphia was held in 1771.
Of course, today St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated all across our great county. It is even a national holiday in Savannah, Georgia and Suffolk County, Massachusetts. And Orange County is no different. We have many Irish Pubs and restaurants spread throughout our cities. Following, you will find a comprehensive list of Irish Pubs in Orange County. We hope you will find one near you, and if you go, please let them know you saw them on My Local OC. If yours isn’t listed, please let us know and we will add it. This is just one more way that we at My Local OC serve those who live, work, and play in Orange County. See you around the OC!
IRISH PUBS IN ORANGE COUNTY
Brea Macallans Public House 330 W. Birch St. 714.529.1224 Website
Costa Mesa Durty Nelly’s 2915 Redhill Ave. G101 714.957.1951 Website
Costa Mesa Hennessey’s Tavern 1773 Newport Blvd. 949.688.1123 Website
Costa Mesa Patrick’s Pub 2645 Harbor Blvd. 714.966.2721 Website
Costa Mesa The Harp Inn 130 E. 17th St. 949.646.8855 Website
Dana Point Hennessey’s Tavern 34111 La Plaza 949.488.0121 Website
Fountain Valley Blarney Stone 11761 Edinger Ave. 714.775.9987 Website
Fountain Valley Silky Sullivan’s Restaurant & Irish Pub 10201 Slater Ave. 714.963.2718 Website
Garden Grove DOHENY’S Tavern Grill & Sports Bar 13062 Chapman Ave. 714.614.7385 Website
Huntington Beach Biergarten @ Old World HB 7561 Center Ave. #49 714.895.8020 Website
Huntington Beach O’Connell’s Sports Pub & Grille 19047 Bushard St. 714.964.6741 Website
Huntington Beach The Irishman 424 Olive Ave. 714.536.6776 Website
Huntington Beach Killarney’s Irish Pub 209 Main St. 714.536.7887 Website
Lake Forest Our Place 24301 Muirlands Blvd. 949.588.7522 Website
Lake Forest The Pub 23862 Bridger Road 949.652.5428 Website
Laguna Beach Hennessey’s Tavern 213 Ocean Ave. 949.492.2743 Website
Laguna Niguel The Original Patsy’s Irish Pub 28971 Golden Lantern #108 949.249.2604 Website
Mission Viejo Costello’s Neighborhood Tavern 27567 Puerta Real 949.582.3140 Website
Mission Viejo Dublin 4 Gastropub 26342 Oso Parkway 949.582.0026 Website
Mission Viejo Mulleady’s Sports Pub & Grill 27695 Santa Margarita Pkwy. 949.380.3752 Website
Mission Viejo Patsy’s 25571 Jeronimo Rd. 949.587.0253 Website
Mission Viejo Pub Thirty Two 23962 Alicia Pkwy. 949.716.0687 Website
Newport Beach Marlarky’s Irish Pub 3011 Newport Blvd. 949.675.2340 Website
Newport Beach Muldoon’s Irish Pub 202 Newport Center Drive 949.640.4110 Website
Newport Beach Shamrock Bar & Grill 2633 W. Cst. Hwy, #C 949.631.5633 Website
Orange O’Hara’s Pub 150 N. Glassell 714.532.9264 Website
Orange Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery 1625 W. Katella 714.633.5458 Website
Placentia Kelly’s Korner Tavern 907 E. Yorba Linda Blvd. 714.936.9396 Website
San Clemente Bloom’s Irish Pub 2391 S. El Camino Real 949.218.0120 Website
San Clemente Daily’s Sports Grill (Not an Irish Pub, but having a St. Paddy’s Day Event.) 204 S. El Camino Real 949.522.9010 Website
San Clemente Mulligans Sports Bar 1401 Calle Valle 949.492.4400 Website
San Juan Capistrano Hennessey’s Tavern 31761 Camino Capistrano 949.441.4777 Website
San Juan Capistrano Paddy’s Station 26701 Verdugo St. Suite B 949.661.3400 Website
Seal Beach Hennessey’s Tavern 143 Main St. 562.598.6456 Website
Seal Beach O’Malley’s On Main 140 Main St. 562.430.0631 Website
Westminster The Green Girl Saloon 14341 Beach Blvd. 714.897.8612 Website
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