In light of this weekend's festivities, the Patch offers a thorough explanation as to why so many of Somerville's bars and restaurants - like Foundry on Elm, Orleans, The Burren, Saloon, Joshua Tree, PJ Ryan's, The Independent, Precinct and, obviously, Sally O'Brien's - are Irish-owned. "They all point to one Irish-owned Davis Square pub as the grandaddy of them all: Sligo." [Patch]
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