2 Best Nightlife in The Burren, County Clare, Galway, and the Aran Islands

Husband-and-wife team Birgitta and Peter Curtain offer their own craft beer and innovative food sourced from their neighboring Burren Smokehouse store in the quirky Roadside Tavern just off the main street of Ireland's matchmaking capital, Lisdoonvarna. The pub, owned by generations of Curtains, has regular trad sessions and guaranteed banter from Peter. Hobbit enthusiasts are particularly welcome, as the premises is home to the Burren Tolkien Society.

Known for its traditional-music sessions in a village famed for its céilí band, Vaughan's has been a local favorite for years. Its claim to fame is a cameo appearance in the television series Father Ted. Set-dancing sessions are held in the barn every Sunday at 9:30 pm.