The Pint About It

Let’s start off by congratulating Steven Lee and Catherine Byrne on the birth of their daughter Vivian who arrived on Wednesday April 25, 2007. Steve is a great friend and the designer of our website,

We always hear that there is nothing to do in Medway, so we are doing our best to rectify that situation. Here is a list of upcoming events at Mickey Cassidy’s:

On April 29th, this coming Sunday, we will be having an Evening of Trivia to Benefit the Medway High School Alumni Association. It begins at 8 p.m.

Saturday May 5th sees the return of comedians Joey Carroll and Jack Lynch with a special guest to be announced at a later date. The Comedy Show starts at 9 p.m. and tickets are $20. This is a great opportunity to get some of your friends for a group night out! Call to reserve your tickets.

Scottish Folk Band, North Sea Gas, will perform in The Galway Room at 8 p.m. on Friday May 18th. Tickets are a mere $10. You can hear a sample of their music by visiting www.northseagas.com .

We will be hosting another Evening of Trivia on Sunday, June 3rd this time to benefit the Relay for Life who raise money for the American Cancer Society. Your support for this good cause would be greatly appreciated!

Our function room is available for any of own events such as birthdays, communions, confirmations, showers and rehearsal dinners.

MICKEY’S GRIPES AND RAMBLINGS

A lot has happened since our last lengthy newsletter. We celebrated Christmas. I was warned when I came to this country not to mention the “C” word. I did not know, however, that the word was Christmas.
Christmas is different in Ireland. Everybody gets a long break from work except for those providing essential services such as firemen and bartenders.

We had the Super Bowl. Unfortunately our Patriots did not make it there but they gave us a great run for our money. We were very proud of them especially the Irish guys like Brady, Dillon and Maroney even though two of them don’t really look Irish. There was a fourth guy named Tully Banta-Cain who claimed to be Irish, he told the Boston Globe that Banta-Cain means “angel close to God” in Gaelic. I can officially inform you that it does not. It means Banta-Cain.

Golf professional Greg Dowdell told me in Ireland last September that my clubs were too long for me or that I was too short for my clubs. Either way I asked him should I get fitted for new clubs. He told me that this would be very expensive and he respectfully suggested that I try ladies’ clubs. Two days before Christmas, Decathlon Sports store were having their going out of business sale with 80 – 90% off everything. There was one set of golf clubs remaining and they were a ladies’ set reduced from $400 to $50. Naturally, I bought them and tried them out. So far so good. Little did I know that all these years I was a women trapped in a man’s body. Watch out if I beat you this year because as we are shaking hands on the 18th green I will remind you that I beat you with ladies’ clubs!

My son Michael celebrated his 10th birthday in January. Through the years he has provided us with some very funny incidents. The highlight so far is a game he invented to pass away a rainy afternoon like today. All you need is a treadmill, a dog and a biscuit – do I need to explain it any further?

Another store had a closing sale, namely Gould’s Distinctive Clothing for Men and Women. I attacked shortly before their final days and discovered there were lots of bargains left, particularly for giants and dwarfs. The Gould’s brothers had to say a lot of goodbyes among the good buys. The brothers, who are both around 5’1”, are now gone leaving myself as the only “small” businessman in Medway.

I took Kate and Michael to Ireland in February to see their cousins and their Granny. We went to see my old house in Bantry where we held the Olympics not every four years but everyday of the summer. I showed them the route for the concluding event, namely the Marathon, which was run on the Comhola Road and finished with a lap of the “stadium” (our back yard).

My friend Mick Condon came to visit at Easter as usual. He brought along his son Paul and Paul’s friend Dave. It was a dual-purpose visit, to play golf and to plunder the Wrentham Outlets. Unfortunately the weather did not permit golf so we ventured to Foxwoods Casino which is located on an Indian Reservation in Connecticut. All four of us spent the afternoon playing a game called “give your money to the Indians”.

For April vacation, Kerry and I had planned to take the kids to New York City for 3 days and again the weather forced a change of plans. Instead we visited Boston, Massachusetts as that doesn’t entail a long journey. We stayed at the Back Bay Hilton Hotel where my friend, Brian McFarlane (a member of Jenny’s Chickens who play in our lounge) is a manager. He took really good care of us. There was a swimming pool in the hotel, which was ideal considering the weather outside. The first day we were there I went swimming with the kids and then ventured to the shower not wearing my glasses. When I emerged from the shower there was a woman standing in front of me. I thought that Brian had gone overboard with his “hospitality”. That was not the case however. I had managed to “magoo” my way into the ladies’ changing room.

Don Imus got fired from the radio for racially insensitive remarks. Irish people know all about this, as we are the butt of jokes portraying us as stupid ignoramuses. And here’s a good one – a guy walks into a bar and says I have some great Irish jokes. Another guy shouts over to him “you better be careful, I’m Irish”. The other fellow says don’t worry I’ll tell them slowly…

Well that’s all for now folks, don’t forget to come visit us at Mickey Cassidy’s, 116 Main Street, Medway or at our website www.mickeycassidys.com .

Remember Mickey Cassidy's is the place to go for the best in Irish food and drinks. We also have live entertainment every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. For details check the entertainment page. We also have a function room available for all occasions. We wish all of our customers a happy and safe holiday season. We are located at 116 Main St. Medway. (508)533-1343

Hours of Operation:
Mon-Wed 4:30-Midnight Thurs-Sat 11:30-Midnight
Sundays Noon-Midnight