Dave Price Explores the Emerald Isle

"Early Show" Weather Anchor and Features Reporter Dave Price tries out traditional Irish dancing in Dublin.

Dave's trip was sponsored by Tourism Ireland.

St. Patrick's Cathedral

THE St. Patricks Cathedral -- in Dublin, Ireland. It's where St. Patrick first baptized Christians in Ireland in 400 A.D.

Meeting Place

Dave learned the pub is not only a place to drink in Ireland; it's also an meeting place for people to socialize, listen to great music, and dance.

Pubs and Community

Pubs, like the Cobblestone, are everywhere in Dublin. It's a place to drink, meet, eat, sing, dance, and celebrate. Ask a Dubliner and they'll tell you, "Everything is better once you get to the pub."

Musical Meeting

Dave says the pub music in Ireland is "Not, U2. Not Van Morrison. Not Enya." Traditional Irish music, he says are jigs and reels. With pipes, fiddles, and flutes - the music sounds like nothing else you've ever heard!

Meeting Up at the Pub

People socializing at a pub in Dublin, wearing their St. Patrick's Day hats.

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Piping Hot Music

The Iolainn pipes, played by Neilli Mulligan, one Ireland's foremost pipers. He comes from a dynasty of Irish traditional musicians. The instrument itself has been played in its current form since the mid-1700s.

A Way of Life

This man told Price going to the pub is part of "a way of life."

Traditional Irish Tunes

This violinist played a traditional Irish reel in a Dublin pub.

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Dave on the Dance Floor

Dave got his fair share of Irish dancing on his trip to Ireland.

Dave Price Discovers Ireland
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A Perfect Pint

On "The Early Show," Dave learned how to pour the perfect pint of Guinness, a beer brewed in Dublin since 1759.

How to Pour a Perfect Pint
Katie Lee's Irish Feast

Guinness Tasting

Dave tried out the Guinness stout and said it's a "very tasty drink."

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Lord of the Dance?

On St. Patrick's Day, Dave tried out stepping to Irish music with a family dance team.

Dave Price Discovers Ireland
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Irish Stew or Mutton?

Dave says, "Irish Stew anyone? Mutton for me thank you."

Herding with the Pros

Dave calls this "The road production of Little Bo Peep," but adds, "Actually on the left is Mikael Keegan, a real-life shepherd in Glencree County, Wicklow, Ireland.