A Traditional St. Paddy's Day Meal

I almost forgot that it was St. Patrick's Day today...hard to believe huh since I'm married to an Irishman, but again it's not a holiday that is very widely celebrated in England.  For me St. Paddy's Day is all about celebrating the Irish-ness of our family and a what a better way than to make some traditional Irish food for dinner. Since we've been to Ireland twice now and gotten a good taste for REAL Irish cuisine I thought would make something different than our traditional corned beef and cabbage this year.  My favorite Irish dish ever was the Guinness Beef Stew and brown bread I got at Farrington's Pub in Temple Bar, Dublin and have been dying to find a recipe to recreate it.  Kevin's mom, Sally, had bought me a Irish cookbook while were in Ireland together and it had a recipe for a Medieval Beef Stew with Stout and I hoped that would be the one.  It turned out amazing!!!!  I used real Irish beef for the stew and Kerrymade Irish butter for the bread.  Both were better than what I remembered from Farrington's.   I was so happy to be able to know that I can make this favorite dish any time...not just in Ireland or on St. Paddy's Day.