"Danny Boy" uses his gift of "the Blarney" and finds three clovers.

Two Cats wearing green stovepipe hats......They wear em in the bar.....They wear em in the car.....They make everybody think.....'Its time for me to take another drink.'

Our next stop was the Hawk 'n' Dove tavern. The District's oldest pub has beckoned thirsty patrons into its dark wood-paneled interior for nearly four decades.

The Shamrock lights seemed a tad blurred looking through bottom of empty glass. Time to get another Guiness.

A Celtic stain glass window with a shamrock in the center.

These Saint Patty's veterans proudly display their 'Rolling Rock' drinking gloves. Doug hams it up in the background.

The truth comes out when the spirit goes in. There was plenty at Hawk 'N' Dove, DC's oldest established pub.

Chauncey and his girlfriend at Marty's on the Hill.

Finn Mac Cool's Cork Publick House (713 Eighth St. SE; 202-547-7100) is is a comfortable neighborhood pub and restaurant on Capitol Hill's Barracks Row.

Fin Mac Cools was a great time. Hope next Saint Patty's they will be promoting Guinness.

Patrons and bartenders converse along Fin Mac Cool's solid 43 foot long cherry wood bar.

Bricks and mortar make a pub, but bartenders with a sense of humor makes Finn Mac Cool's a second home.

This green dressed manakin was fashioned in trendy shamrock shades.

Corned Beef and Guinness Stout are the choice of Saint Patrick's Day at Biddy Mulligans. This traditional bar was quite lively and crowded with singles looking to have fun.

Mackey's doorman gives his Saint Patty's day thought. "Irish Spring Soap scent helps me feel clean and fresh."