A Night of Classic Irish Tales

Storytellers: Patrick Custy, Tommy Mulloy, & Al O'Leary

 
 
 
 

Doors open at 5:30pm, with the storytelling beginning promptly at 7:30pm

• Weekly series combining great food with great stories about Cleveland’s past
• FREE ADMISSION – NO COVER CHARGE
• In addition to our regular menu, a Prix Fixe 3-course dinner special is available for just $25

Story topic this week…

A Night of Classic Irish Tales
Picture yourself in a cozy pub, with the sound of laughter and traditional Irish music filling the air. As the evening unfolds, you’re transported into a world of magical folklore and captivating legends. These stories will return you to a time of bravery and honor, where heroes and villains clash in epic battles. Sit back, relax, and let the enchanting world of Irish tales unfold before you. Prepare to be whisked away on a journey filled with magic, mystery, and the rich folklore of the Emerald Isle.

The stories will be followed by a short performance of traditional Irish songs.

Patrick Custy Bio

Patrick Custy comes by Irish music and storytelling organically, growing up on a farm in Dysart, County Clare. Neighbors often gathered in the Custy home and provided a rich tapestry of tales and melodies against the glow of the cast iron stove and the crackling warmth of turf fires in the Burren stone chimney built by his father. A sales engineer for Zoom by day, Pat blends the essence of his cultural heritage from Clare with his life in Northeast Ohio. His captivating songs and stories resonate with audiences on both sides of the pond.
 

Tommy Mulloy Bio

The son of Irish immigrants, journalist and photographer Tommy Mulloy is a former member of the improv cast of “Flanagan’s Wake,” toured Ireland with the Cleveland Irish Players, for the past decade has hosted the TV20 broadcast of Cleveland’s St. Patrick’s Day parade and in his youth spent many hours at the West Side Irish-American Club “volunteering” under his father’s direction and also marched with the club’s fife & drum parade units.
 

Al O’Leary Bio

Al O’Leary has spent his life immersed in the traditions of his Irish heritage. Born in Cleveland in 1926, he moved with his family to County Tipperary at age three, where he grew up surrounded by music, hurling, and the Irish language. A veteran of both World War II and the Korean War, he later returned to the U.S., settling in Cleveland, where he worked for 41 years at Ford Motor Co. and helped establish the city’s first hurling team, the Cleveland Kickhams. A past Grand Marshal of Cleveland’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the namesake of the annual Al O’Leary Tournament in Akron, he remains an active member of the A.O.H. and United Irish Societies. An accomplished accordion player, he is featured regularly at weekly Plank Road Tavern sessions, and monthly Friday night gigs at the West Side Irish American Club.

 
The goal of the Cleveland Stories Dinner Party is to bring to life some of the fun, interesting stories about Cleveland’s past – from sports, to rock ‘n roll, to Millionaire’s Row, — the series will focus on tidbits from Cleveland’s past that will really thrill the audience. The Music Box is presenting this series in partnership with the Western Reserve Historical Society’s new Cleveland History Center. We think the Cleveland History Center is one of the most important museums in Cleveland. An unknown gem that Clevelanders should know more about, and support. It is the only museum in Cleveland dedicated to preserving and documenting the history of Cleveland. The Cleveland History Center includes two mansions, the Crawford Auto Aviation Museum, Chisholm Halle Costume Wing, Research Library, Kidzibits Hands-On Gallery, rotating exhibitions, and the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel.
 

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