Please come to the one in Cary. I've been to both and the menu is the same and I'm sure the beer is too. We would love to have your business and tax dollars in Cary.

I worked on Peace St. for 28 years and must have drove by that place at least a 1000 times. Never felt the need to go in or use it for directions. It was just a bar, absolutely nothing else. Sorry it burned for the owner and the patrons, neither of whom I know.

"It IS a landmark on Glenwood South, which is exactly what the article says. It may not be a Raleigh Landmark, but when you think of the Glenwood South area... my mind always goes to the Hibernian."

Guess we'll have to agree to disagree. When I think of "Glenwood South" I think of the old Pine State building. I guess if I spent time at one particular place in Glenwood South, I would immediately associate the area with that business.

Truly, we could go round and round on this all day long, so I'm just going to drop it. They'll rebuild and then you can go back there and create some more good memories.

"Actually I have used the place as a landmark. You couldn't miss the building so it was easy to tell someone to turn there to cut over to Boylan if they were not from the area."

Well, the Peace Street Market is across from a Mcdonalds. If I give someone directions and refer to the McD does that now make it a landmark?

"Those of us saying it's not a landmark aren't hatin' on the Hibernian. I love me some McDonald's but the one I frequent is NOT a landmark no matter how much I love it. A better headline would be "Popular Raleigh restaurant destroyed by fire." No one could take exception to that."

Exactly. No one is trying to dump on the Hibernian but to call it a landmark isn't really right.

"REBUILD!!"

Read the article. They are. They would be fools not to.

"Hibernian. Tir Na nog. Naper Tandy's. Trali. O'Malley's. Saint's and Scholars. How many Irish pubs does Raleigh need? Can't we get a little creativity going? A Russian Restaurant? A Scottish Pub? These things exist in the world, just not in Raleigh."

Well, the Irish pubs seem to be popular, and succesfull. When you have something that the public wants, they tend to frequent it. NewsMonkey makes it sound like he actually lives there as much as he frequents it. (I think his kids might have even been concieved there)

It's nice to have a regular spot like that.

It IS a landmark on Glenwood South, which is exactly what the article says. It may not be a Raleigh Landmark, but when you think of the Glenwood South area... my mind always goes to the Hibernian. We've never had a bad experience there, and always felt welcomed. It's a great bar for adults, versus the other places that are inundated with college kids.

Hey tab, ever hear of sentimental value? The pub where I met my now husband closed last year, and I felt a great deal of sadness when it did. We met there, celebrated birthdays and milestones there, even celebrated our engagement there! The regulars were like a second family to us, throwing showers, and birthday parties, and what not. I'm sorry you've never had that experience, but it's absolutely wonderful.

REBUILD!!

I can't believe how emotional people are about a bar that had no ownership in it or wasn't an employee. What's more ridiculous is that someone is trying to raise money to help rebuild the place. Isn't that what insurance is for??? It's not that serious folks.....media included!!

Those of us saying it's not a landmark aren't hatin' on the Hibernian. I love me some McDonald's but the one I frequent is NOT a landmark no matter how much I love it. A better headline would be "Popular Raleigh restaurant destroyed by fire." No one could take exception to that.

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