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Murphy's Pub

1928 N 45th St
Seattle WA 98103
(206) 634-2110
About Murphy's Pub

On May 18, 1981, a year after Mt. St. Helen's blew, Seattle's first Irish bar opened: Murphy's Irish Pub. That's right. We've been around for more than thirty years. When Chris Barnes and Dan Cowan originally opened Murphy's, it stood where Starbucks stands today, a half a block to the east (a Radio Shack stood on the corner of 45th and Meridian, where Murphy's is today). Dan left shortly after (and went on to open The Tractor Tavern in Ballard), while Chris slowly built a Seattle institution. For years, its stage was host to the nationally syndicated Sandy Bradley's Potluck, a sort of Prairie Home Companion of Seattle, featuring traditional old-time American music, ragtime and blues to movie cartoon sound tracks and novelty songs. Being the first Irish pub, it managed to log a few firsts along the way: the first bar in Seattle to start a St. Patrick's Day tradition, the first bar in Seattle to pour micro brews from the tap (Redhook opened in Fremont in 1982), and first in the hearts of its patrons all the way. On February 12th, 2015, Murphy's Pub reopened under new management and ownership. The new crew is Phil and Chelley Bassett, and Eamonn Davey. After the much needed facelift, you'll find that Murphy's is still pretty much the same: a bar in the Irish tradition, where you can chit chat with friends over a Guinness or Murphy's and other great Northwest beers, dine on great tasting food, listen to some live music a few nights a week (Irish music jam session on Mondays), and just relax after a long day.

QUIZ RECAP

Tue Dec 20 2016
| by Quizmaster James Avery
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What a wonderful holiday-themed King Trivia Night at Murphy's this week! There was something for everybody: tradition, booze and even a furry friend.

The Ho Ho Hos (MERRY CHRISTMAS!) flew down the chimney, winning a $10 gift card to Murphy's for 3rd place. Our longest running teams, Bed, Bath, and Beyoncé and BAB, won $15 and $25 gift cards for 2nd and 1st place, respectively.

Join us next week for the last week of tournament play with King Trivia at Murphy's at 7:30, before the dawn of 2017.

Happy Holidays,

Jimmy

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 10592 BAB 48 9 1.000
2 10130 Bed, Bath, and Beyoncé 40 8 0.889
3 The Ho Ho Hos 34 7 0.778
4 Tanuki Balls 32 6 0.667
5 Get Smoked Son 31 5 0.556
6 Murphy The Dog 29 4 0.444
7 Bismuth 83 28 3 0.333
8 Quizzed In My Pants 16 1 0.167
8 Whiskey Duo 16 1 0.167
10 PBR 10 0 0.000