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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 Nov 21 2017
| by Quizmaster Max Needle
|

Murphy's was a blast. The Seattle Sounders were on TV and everyone was in great spirits for the game and trivia.

Six teams had at least one perfect round, many of them being double-downed on. The turkey-themed Find-the-Connection round was a big favorite. The scores on the final round (Which states have the most universities?) were incredible!

Happy Thanksgiving. See you next week, -- Quizmaster Max

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 Lady Birds 68 11 1.000
2 11874 Munch Squad 63 10 0.909
3 Happy 494th Bday Duke John II 49 9 0.818
4 Don't Touch me with your crusty claw 45 8 0.727
5 Terry Schiavos 39 7 0.636
6 10728 Direwolves 38 6 0.545
7 Team Sweden 37 5 0.455
8 Punk in Drublic 34 4 0.364
9 Leftovers 28 3 0.273
10 Cantankerous 23 2 0.182
11 Sounders and Fury 21 1 0.091
12 Max is Handsome 20 0 0.000