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The Irish hit Murphy Street for St. Patty
By Jason Goldman-Hall
Most holidays in America have a meat-product mascot to go with their festive colors and celebrations. Christmas has its glistening ham, Thanksgiving brings succulent turkey to the table, and on March 17, St. Patrick's Day brings corned beef and cabbage to tables throughout America, in celebration of Irish legend.

It's no surprise that a community started by the Irish Murphy family would have an abundance of places to find the cured beef dish, as well as a number of other Irish staples. Scruffy Murphy's Irish Pub, Murphy's Law Irish Pub and Sports Bar and Fibbar MaGees Irish Pub are all offering the salted beef delicacy. Some will also feature wandering bagpipers, Irish stew and fish and chips.

Scruffy Murphy's employee Linda O'Rourke said her pub is expecting large crowds soon after the doors open at 11, for traditional Irish food and beer. At 9 p.m., there will also be a live band playing in the pub.

Down the street at Murphy's Law, owner Keith Garland said his sports bar will be offering corned beef and cabbage to the dinner crowd after 5 p.m., but he said that this place leaves much of the celebrating to the other two pubs because much of his crowd is there to watch sports.

At Fibbar MaGees, the usual Irish menu will be served up with bagpipe players, Irish dancers, a special holiday menu and drink specials throughout the night.

Garland said that while the celebration is shared among a number of pubs on the street, there is no competition between pubs to attract customers because there's enough people with the holiday crowds.

"We all know that we're going to get a piece of the pie," he said. "The people that 'go big' will go to all the places."

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