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March 2018
Origins, Legends and a Tavern
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the restaurant. This year
will be their 10th St. Patrick’s
Day since owning the
restaurant. There is a lot of
history in that li ttle building.
In the back of the building is
the first public shower, which
is no longer functioning. On
the back patio is the first
city water tower. Greg also
has some history worth
sharing. His family, the
O’Moore family, came over
to the United States in 1976
and they landed in New
York. Their family lived in
Rochester, NY which has an
immense Irish flavor. The
whole community celebrates
St. Patrick’s Day. They start
celebrating at the beginning
of the week. He said, “they
close down the streets, and
the city brings out the busses
which you can ride for only
$1.” He is very familiar with
the Irish culture because his
mother always made them
aware of it. Greg quipped,
“are you going to ask me if
I like Guinness?” He said
taste for Guinness until he
drank it in Ireland. I asked
him if it was better in Ireland
and he said, “I liked it, I liked
the temperature, and the head
is creamier.” He said every
night after work, around
5:30, he has a short Guinness
to finish off the night. What
a gem to have in Olde Town
Conyers, Greg Burch, and
The Celtic Tavern. The
Celtic has something going
on every night, which
includes Trivia, Open Mic
Night and Poker Night. The
only night when something
isn’t going on is Monday
because that has been
named, “Chill Night.” The
Celtic has a lot of character.
Greg says, “it’s been a good
ten years.” Greg Burch also
wants to say thank you to the
Celtic’s customers, “because
without them, they would
not be open.” He is very
appreciative of his regulars
because they are like his own
family. Thank you, Greg, for
giving us an Irish flavor in
little Olde Town.
Come out to Olde Town on
Friday, March 16th for the
“World’s Fastest Growing St.
Patrick’s Day Parade” which
starts at 4:30 pm. Following
the parade, the 9th Annual
World’s Shortest Endurance
Run sponsored by the Rotary
Club of Rockdale County
will take place. The run is .1
mile in length, and the race
begins at 5 p.m. After the
parade is over, the streets will
be closed off, and The Celtic
Tavern and Tin Plate will be
hosting the St. Practice Street
Party. For the 10th year in a
row, there will be live music
played by the Stratocats. On
the following day, which is
St. Patrick’s Day, there will
also be another street party
hosted by The Celtic and Tin
Plate. It will be a weekend
of laughter, Irish music
and food and a whole lot
of GREEN! Come join us,
won’t ya?
Lauren Roberts
Editor and Chief
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