Michael Griffin, former owner of one of Metro Detroit's most popular Irish taverns, the Dublin Inn in Dearborn, died from cancer and congestive heart failure in his Dearborn Heights, Michigan, home. The Dublin Inn was not only well-known to Detroit Red Wings players, it was also voted the most Irish pub in Metro Detroit by the Metro Times, said his daughter, Kathy Padden. He bought the business in 1971 and converted it from a "run-down bar to one of the great Irish pubs in the area," his daughter said. Comedian "Tim Conway came into the bar one night," Padden said. "J.P. McCarthy (the late Detroit radio personality) would come in for a drink now and then." "When my dad closed the pub in 1984, Mickey Redmond mentioned on the air the passing of a great watering hole," Padden said. After Mr. Griffin sold the pub, it became known as Orville's. Mr. Griffin was also one of the founding members of the Fraternal Order of United Irishmen. The organization is best known for creation of the St. Patrick Senior Citizens Center near Orchestra Hall in Detroit, Padden said. He was also a member of the Gaelic League, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and the Father Kelly Council of the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include his wife, Peggy; two daughters, Kathy Padden and Mary Spitery; a son, Bob; and six grandchildren.
Michael Griffin, former owner of one of Metro Detroit's most popular Irish taverns, the Dublin Inn in Dearborn, died from cancer and congestive heart failure in his Dearborn Heights, Michigan, home. The Dublin Inn was not only well-known to Detroit Red Wings players, it was also voted the most Irish pub in Metro Detroit by the Metro Times, said his daughter, Kathy Padden. He bought the business in 1971 and converted it from a "run-down bar to one of the great Irish pubs in the area," his daughter said. Comedian "Tim Conway came into the bar one night," Padden said. "J.P. McCarthy (the late Detroit radio personality) would come in for a drink now and then." "When my dad closed the pub in 1984, Mickey Redmond mentioned on the air the passing of a great watering hole," Padden said. After Mr. Griffin sold the pub, it became known as Orville's. Mr. Griffin was also one of the founding members of the Fraternal Order of United Irishmen. The organization is best known for creation of the St. Patrick Senior Citizens Center near Orchestra Hall in Detroit, Padden said. He was also a member of the Gaelic League, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and the Father Kelly Council of the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include his wife, Peggy; two daughters, Kathy Padden and Mary Spitery; a son, Bob; and six grandchildren.
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