Top 10 Irish Pubs for St. Patrick’s Day: Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Guinness

Prepped for St. Patty's day? Ready to don your green shamrock T and slurp some frothy green beer? Actually, Tuesday's St. Patrick's Day celebration doesn't have to mean packed pubs with sticky floors. The U.S. of A. is home to some superb Irish bars, real class acts, in cities across the continent. The USA Today has the skinny on the Top 10-- including Nine Fine Irishmen in Vegas, McGuire's Irish Pub in Pensacola, Pour the Perfect Pint in Manhattan, and Celtic Crossings in Chitown. Click here for the full article.

Pictured at right: The 13th century Ashford Castle, once the home of the Guinness family and now a luxury hotel, is situated on 350 acres on the shores of Lough Corrib, Ireland's second largest lake.