Tin Whistle is a traditional Irish Pub in Downtown CVille (located on Market Street). Join us on our beautiful and spacious Paddy-O this summer! The Name

In 1843, in Coney Weston, a tiny village in England, a farm laborer made a small miracle. This was Robert Clarke, uneducated, hard-working, deeply religious and devoted to his family. He was also very musical. So much so, that when he heard of a new material called "Tinplate," he obtained some with which to make his own musical instrument.

The instrument's unique “chiff” caused the Tinwhistle to rapidly become one of Ireland's favorite folk instruments. 165 year later, it remains the favorite instrument of so many musicians throughout the world.

This history inspired the name Tin Whistle Irish Pub. We want it to be your favorite for the next 165 years!

The Pub

When Richard Lange of King Golden Banshee retired, he knew he wanted to open an Irish pub to honor

the Irish heritage that inspired his music. He spoke to Jacie Dunkle and a partnership was struck.

Richard’s Irish background includes the Tuite family and features many extraordinary accomplished

people, including tin whistle players. Jacie’s Irish background is rather dark. The McEwen Clan were

gamblers and drunks, who were wiped out by the Campbell Clan in the late 1400’s. They migrated

to Scotland to save the remaining members of the clan, and changed the spelling to McKewan. They

became the famous family of McKewan Ale and the ancestors of Jacie’s granny, Agnes McKewan.

Our Effin Bar


The parish of Effin is in Munster

That’s in Limerick, not a pun, sir

They cut down a tree, shipped it here

So sit at the Effin bar with a beer

We’ll drink ‘til all the world’s a blur