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Brannigan’s weekend celebration adds a

day of revelry, from March 15-17

By MOLLY PRIDDY of the Beacon
one. The biggest party in the state is undoubtedly
Tin Butte, but for those who prefer to stay in the val-
here’s a saying about St. Patrick’s Day, of- ley, the biggest party has become the epic weekend
ten attributed to Adrienne Cook, that it’s an party at Brannigan’s Pub in Kalispell.
enchanted time, the day when you can turn
Having only been a part of the downtown Ka-
winter’s dreams into summer’s magic.
lispell scene since it opened in 2012, Brannigan’s

In the Flathead, this sentiment is demonstrat-
has taken its role as an Irish pub seriously, throw-
ed as winter’s snow continues to melt and heavy ing down a two-day party last year complete with
coats become less necessary; the wind doesn’t live music, corned beef and cabbage, an outdoor
seem as cold knowing spring is just around the tent area for when the party was too big for the
corner.
pub, and even a mechanical bull.
Of course, St. Patrick’s Day is a celebration Mike Phillips, the front of the house manager
within itself, bringing out the green outits and the and head leprechaun at Brannigan’s, estimated

Irish heritage, both real and contrived, in every-
about 2,000 to 2,500 revelers attended last year’s

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