De Pere, Wis.(WFRV) – Some local Irish pubs were feeling like they found gold at the end of the rainbow.
That’s because Monday was St. Patrick’s Day, the busiest day of the year for many Irish pubs and restaurants.
“St. Patrick’s Day is four times busier than our normal Friday fish fry,” said Wade Conard who is the owner of McGeorge’s Pub in De Pere. “Friday fish fry is the biggest day of the week normally.”
The St. Patrick’s Day party at McGeorge’s began at 6 a.m. Monday and continued throughout the day. The bar packed with green-wearing revelers embracing the spirit of the holiday.
Conard said that the holiday falling on a Monday isn’t a problem.
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“It’s a great day to have it because if it’s a Friday then I get burned because we’re already busy with Friday fish fries,” he said. “I need it on an off day.”
The Monday holiday didn’t seem to bother revelers at McGeorge’s either.
“It’s St. Patrick’s Day, there’s no day of the week on St. Patrick’s Day,” he said. “There’s only St. Patrick’s Day. Being together and being happy and the Irish do that very well.”
