is definitely the place to be on cold winter nights,

and Buffalo does get some cold winter nights! Not

one, but TWO grand hearths warm this haven for

the thirsty.  With what seems like Leprechaun

Magic, D'Arcy's achieves a feeling of coziness in a

truly spacious Tavern.  It large warp-around bar in

the center is supported by a couple of smaller ones,

plenty of dining areas and an honest to God Irish

menu that leaves no Blarney Stone unturned.

At D'Arcy McGee's we strive to provide a warm friendly environment where everyone can enjoy great food, a wide selection of imported and domestic beers as well as traditional distilled spirits and enjoyable entertainment.  Our bar represents authentic Irish craftsmanship and was shipped directly from Old World cabinet makers in County Wexford Ireland.  Its antiques were hand picked from various auction houses in Ireland to add the feeling of being right in a bar right in the heart of the Emerald Isle. 

Our bar is named after Thomas D'Arcy McGee (1825-1868), and Irish-Canadian Politician and Writer.  A journalist and poet as well as a politician, Thomas D'Arcy McGee was a gifted speaker and strong supporter of Confederation.  His views regarding Irish republicanism may have resulted in his assassination in 1868.

Thomas D'Arcy McGee was born in Carlingford, Ireland, the some of James McGee and Dorcas Catherine Morgan.  While he was still a child, the family moved to Wexford where he received an informal education.  In 1842 McGee left Ireland and traveled to North America where he joined the staff of the Boston Pilot, Ca Catholic Newspaper.  Two years later, at the age of nineteen, he became the editor of the paper, using his position to lobby for Irish Independence and the rights of Irish Catholic immigrants.  He also supported the American annexation of Canada.

In 1845, McGee returned to Ireland to work at the Freemen's journal, and later The Nation.  He married Mary Teresa Caffrey in dublin on July 13, 1847.  He became involved in the Young Ireland movement and the Irish rebellion of 1848, which failed.  He was forced to flee to the United Sates, where he continued to edit newspapers, including his own, The Nation, agitate for Irish independence and devise projects for the betterment if Irish immigrants.  When McGee's projects failed to gain support, he moved to Montreal in 1857 at the invitation of the Irish community, there.