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The Dead Rabbit
Fáilte abhaile Built in 1828, 30 Water Street was a five-story townhouse on a historic block known for one thing - every business that opened there had failed. And yet, it was perfect, or at least, it could be. A ground floor for a Taproom, a first floor for a Cocktail Parlor, a top floor for events and private gatherings. Of course, we weren’t the first Irish immigrants to see potential in Lower Manhattan. In the mid-1800s, The Dead Rabbit gang fought fiercely to defend their poverty-stricken slum, or at the very least, to claim it as their own. Ostensibly formed to protect the Irish underclass from the nativist Bowery Boys, The Dead Rabbits were also a criminal organization with deep ties to New York politics. Their leader, John Morrissey, lived several lives in one. A bare-knuckle boxer by trade, he was a successful thug for hire who climbed the ranks from gang boss and gambler to casino owner and world champion prizefighter. By the time of his death in 1878, Morrissey was an acclaimed businessman, congressman, and senator. It’s said the entire New York Senate attended his funeral, just to be sure he was really dead. With the determination and tenacity of our namesakes, we opened the doors to The Dead Rabbit in 2013. Since then, we’ve weathered a hurricane, survived a fire, and grown far beyond our early vision - but one thing’s never changed. In us, Morrissey’s fighting spirit lives on.
Upcoming events
May 24
Sunday Sesiún
Dead Rabbit
Sunday, May 24th
6:00 PM
Live Irish music every Sunday from 6pm–10pm. A Water St staple since 2013, our house band provides the soundtrack to our famed Sunday service. The musicians vary weekly, with instruments including fiddles, guitars, uilleann pipes, banjos, and bodhrans, live in The Taproom Extension every Sunday from 6pm until 10pm. Be sure to make it a real Dead Rabbit ritual with a Sunday Roast, Irish Coffees, and a Pint of Guinness, with the best soundtrack this side of the Atlantic.
May 31
Sunday Sesiún
Dead Rabbit
Sunday, May 31st
6:00 PM
Live Irish music every Sunday from 6pm–10pm. A Water St staple since 2013, our house band provides the soundtrack to our famed Sunday service. The musicians vary weekly, with instruments including fiddles, guitars, uilleann pipes, banjos, and bodhrans, live in The Taproom Extension every Sunday from 6pm until 10pm. Be sure to make it a real Dead Rabbit ritual with a Sunday Roast, Irish Coffees, and a Pint of Guinness, with the best soundtrack this side of the Atlantic.
June 07
Sunday Sesiún
Dead Rabbit
Sunday, June 7th
6:00 PM
Live Irish music every Sunday from 6pm–10pm. A Water St staple since 2013, our house band provides the soundtrack to our famed Sunday service. The musicians vary weekly, with instruments including fiddles, guitars, uilleann pipes, banjos, and bodhrans, live in The Taproom Extension every Sunday from 6pm until 10pm. Be sure to make it a real Dead Rabbit ritual with a Sunday Roast, Irish Coffees, and a Pint of Guinness, with the best soundtrack this side of the Atlantic.
June 14
Sunday Sesiún
Dead Rabbit
Sunday, June 14th
6:00 PM
Live Irish music every Sunday from 6pm–10pm. A Water St staple since 2013, our house band provides the soundtrack to our famed Sunday service. The musicians vary weekly, with instruments including fiddles, guitars, uilleann pipes, banjos, and bodhrans, live in The Taproom Extension every Sunday from 6pm until 10pm. Be sure to make it a real Dead Rabbit ritual with a Sunday Roast, Irish Coffees, and a Pint of Guinness, with the best soundtrack this side of the Atlantic.
June 21
Sunday Sesiún
Dead Rabbit
Sunday, June 21st
6:00 PM
Live Irish music every Sunday from 6pm–10pm. A Water St staple since 2013, our house band provides the soundtrack to our famed Sunday service. The musicians vary weekly, with instruments including fiddles, guitars, uilleann pipes, banjos, and bodhrans, live in The Taproom Extension every Sunday from 6pm until 10pm. Be sure to make it a real Dead Rabbit ritual with a Sunday Roast, Irish Coffees, and a Pint of Guinness, with the best soundtrack this side of the Atlantic.
June 28
Sunday Sesiún
Dead Rabbit
Sunday, June 28th
6:00 PM
Live Irish music every Sunday from 6pm–10pm. A Water St staple since 2013, our house band provides the soundtrack to our famed Sunday service. The musicians vary weekly, with instruments including fiddles, guitars, uilleann pipes, banjos, and bodhrans, live in The Taproom Extension every Sunday from 6pm until 10pm. Be sure to make it a real Dead Rabbit ritual with a Sunday Roast, Irish Coffees, and a Pint of Guinness, with the best soundtrack this side of the Atlantic.
July 05
Sunday Sesiún
Dead Rabbit
Sunday, July 5th
6:00 PM
Live Irish music every Sunday from 6pm–10pm. A Water St staple since 2013, our house band provides the soundtrack to our famed Sunday service. The musicians vary weekly, with instruments including fiddles, guitars, uilleann pipes, banjos, and bodhrans, live in The Taproom Extension every Sunday from 6pm until 10pm. Be sure to make it a real Dead Rabbit ritual with a Sunday Roast, Irish Coffees, and a Pint of Guinness, with the best soundtrack this side of the Atlantic.
July 12
Sunday Sesiún
Dead Rabbit
Sunday, July 12th
6:00 PM
Live Irish music every Sunday from 6pm–10pm. A Water St staple since 2013, our house band provides the soundtrack to our famed Sunday service. The musicians vary weekly, with instruments including fiddles, guitars, uilleann pipes, banjos, and bodhrans, live in The Taproom Extension every Sunday from 6pm until 10pm. Be sure to make it a real Dead Rabbit ritual with a Sunday Roast, Irish Coffees, and a Pint of Guinness, with the best soundtrack this side of the Atlantic.
July 19
Sunday Sesiún
Dead Rabbit
Sunday, July 19th
6:00 PM
Live Irish music every Sunday from 6pm–10pm. A Water St staple since 2013, our house band provides the soundtrack to our famed Sunday service. The musicians vary weekly, with instruments including fiddles, guitars, uilleann pipes, banjos, and bodhrans, live in The Taproom Extension every Sunday from 6pm until 10pm. Be sure to make it a real Dead Rabbit ritual with a Sunday Roast, Irish Coffees, and a Pint of Guinness, with the best soundtrack this side of the Atlantic.
July 26
Sunday Sesiún
Dead Rabbit
Sunday, July 26th
6:00 PM
Live Irish music every Sunday from 6pm–10pm. A Water St staple since 2013, our house band provides the soundtrack to our famed Sunday service. The musicians vary weekly, with instruments including fiddles, guitars, uilleann pipes, banjos, and bodhrans, live in The Taproom Extension every Sunday from 6pm until 10pm. Be sure to make it a real Dead Rabbit ritual with a Sunday Roast, Irish Coffees, and a Pint of Guinness, with the best soundtrack this side of the Atlantic.
OPENING TIMES
11th St. Bar
510 E 11th St, New York
11th St. Bar merges the great traditions of both the classic Irish Pub and the New York City Bar. Located in the Heart of the East Village at 510 East 11th Street Between Avenue A & Avenue B
Annie Moore's
22 E 41st St, New York
A modern Irish Bar and Restaurant in the heart of Midtown with a large variety of beers, wines and spirits. We offer private ,semi private and outdoor spaces for events, please contact us and a member of our Events team will be in contact shortly. Charming Irish pub & restaurant offering American grub plus a full bar and a rooftop courtyard.
Bayard's Ale House
533 Hudson St, New York
Bayard's Ale House is a traditional, wood-lined Irish pub in the heart of the West Village, New York City. You can find the same ambiance and wide selection of draft beers & classic comfort food at our brother pub - Niall's on 52nd. and the wayward sister bar would feel at home in Georgian Dublin despite the Wild West shenanigans of Rosie Dunn. We have some of the best burgers & wings in the city, come by for the craic!
Blackwell's
150 E 47th St, New York
Named after Blackwell’s Island, now known as Roosevelt Island, formerly home to New York City's penitentiary and insane asylum from 1832 to 1935. Today is a rightful part of the borough of Manhattan and it's home to over 10,000 residents Blackwell’s kitchen is open for lunch and dinner until midnight Monday-Saturday and 9 pm on Sunday serving our full menu and also from 11 am to 3 pm on Saturday and Sunday for brunch. Open for lunch & dinner 7 days a week. We have an extensive assortment of beers including 18 on tap.
Blaggards Pub
8 W 38th St, New York
The Dead Rabbit
Fáilte abhaile Built in 1828, 30 Water Street was a five-story townhouse on a historic block known for one thing - every business that opened there had failed. And yet, it was perfect, or at least, it could be. A ground floor for a Taproom, a first floor for a Cocktail Parlor, a top floor for events and private gatherings. Of course, we weren’t the first Irish immigrants to see potential in Lower Manhattan. In the mid-1800s, The Dead Rabbit gang fought fiercely to defend their poverty-stricken slum, or at the very least, to claim it as their own. Ostensibly formed to protect the Irish underclass from the nativist Bowery Boys, The Dead Rabbits were also a criminal organization with deep ties to New York politics. Their leader, John Morrissey, lived several lives in one. A bare-knuckle boxer by trade, he was a successful thug for hire who climbed the ranks from gang boss and gambler to casino owner and world champion prizefighter. By the time of his death in 1878, Morrissey was an acclaimed businessman, congressman, and senator. It’s said the entire New York Senate attended his funeral, just to be sure he was really dead. With the determination and tenacity of our namesakes, we opened the doors to The Dead Rabbit in 2013. Since then, we’ve weathered a hurricane, survived a fire, and grown far beyond our early vision - but one thing’s never changed. In us, Morrissey’s fighting spirit lives on.
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