Craic at Cranes

Tonight after I was finished my classes and my family had come home from their tour (which they thoroughly enjoyed, by the way) we went out for a night out in Galway. First stop was Supermac's. We all had good meals (I had real chicken tenders for the first time in a long while...there's nothing like those wonderful things) and split an order of dressed taco fries...delicious as always.

After dinner, I wanted to take them to hear some traditional Irish music because that's an unforgettable experience anyone who visits Ireland should have. We went to Crane's, a pub that hosts traditional music on Tuesdays nights, courtesy of the Traditional Music Society (affectionately called "TradSoc") at NUIG. Even though the music took forever to get started, it was great as always.

Ally had her first bar experience...at age 11. What can I say? We start them young in Ireland. While we were waiting for the music, we talked about random things over a few pints. The Irish call this casual, friendly conversation "craic" (pronounced "crack"). The company was great, the music was beautiful, and the drinks were cold. A good time was had by all (or at least by me).