F.X. McRory's celebrates after 40 years in Pioneer Square
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Friends and family raise a glass to bar co-founder Mick McHugh, center, as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
Keith Highlanders Pipe Band plays as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The pipe band, which has become a mainstay at the bar, played on the day the bar opened in 1977.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
A bartender reaches for a whiskey bottle as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
John MacMaster, a member of Keith Highlanders Pipe Band, prepares to play as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
Friends take a photo with bar co-founder Mick McHugh as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
Toronto Blue Jays fans enjoy the oyster bar as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
Beers and shots are poured as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
Co-founder Mick McHugh, center, addresses the friends and family filling the bar as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
Members of Keith Highlanders Pipe Band share a pint together as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
People crowd the bar as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
The infamous wall of whiskeys rises up behind a bartender as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
Keith Highlanders Pipe Band prepares to play as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The pipe band, which has become a mainstay at the bar, played on the day the bar opened.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
A boy watches as Keith Highlanders Pipe Band plays at F.X. McRory's during their "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The pipe band, which has become a mainstay at the bar, played on the day the bar opened. F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
Keith Highlanders Pipe Band plays as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The pipe band, which has become a mainstay at the bar, played on the day the bar opened.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
Keith Highlanders Pipe Band plays as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The pipe band, which has become a mainstay at the bar, played on the day the bar opened.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
A staff member climbs a ladder for a better view as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
Emma McHugh, the daughter of bar co-founder Mick McHugh, dances as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
Keith Highlanders Pipe Band plays as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The pipe band, which has become a mainstay at the bar, played on the day the bar opened.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
Bar co-founder Mick McHugh, right, receives a pat on the back as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The bar will be moving to a smaller location a few blocks away.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
A member of Keith Highlanders Pipe Band plays outside as F.X. McRory's hosts an "Irish wake" goodbye party on their last day in the historic Pioneer Square location where they opened 40 years ago, Sunday, June 11, 2017. The pipe band, which has become a mainstay at the bar, played on the day the bar opened.GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM
Pioneer Square institution F.X. McRory's will be moving from its location on Occidental Ave in June. Check out the gallery for some photos of McRory's through the years, as well as other Seattle bars we miss.Courtesy Kidder Matthews
Owners Mick McHugh and Tim Firnstahl enjoy a Guiness at F.X. McRory's Steak Chop and Oyster House in Aug. 1978.File/seattlepi.com
Owner Mick McHugh holds a giant bottle of champagne at F.X. McRory's in 2006.Josh Trujillo/seattlepi.com file/Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seahawks fans react to a Green Bay touchdown during an NFC divisional round playoff game on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at F.X. McRory's Whiskey Bar near Qwest Field in Seattle.Joshua Trujillo/P-I file
Patrons prepare to drink an Irish car bomb shot at F.X. McRory's in Pioneer Square on March 17, 2010.Humberto Martinez/seattlepi.com
Would-be Sodo arena builder Chris Hansen buys Sonics fans a beer at FX McRory's in Pioneer Square on Sept. 13, 2012. Joshua Trujillo/seattlepi.com
Jay Inslee, candidate for governor, thanks Peg Mazen, mother of arena investor Chris Hansen, during a gathering at FX McRory's in the Pioneer Square neighborhood on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012.JOSHUA TRUJILLO
FX McRory's staff members William Tercero, Matt Westbrook and Jordan Johnson hold a Sonics banner as they listen to a press conference announcing that the NBA's Sacramento Kings will not relocate to Seattle on May 15, 2013.
Participants gather in F.X. McRory's during Santarchy 2013, also known as SantaCon, a bar crawl for participants dressed as jolly elves. The crowd continued to grow throughout the day as participants completed a circuit of bars in the downtown area.JOSHUA TRUJILLO/SEATTLEPI.COM
Seahawks fans cheer after a touchdown at F.X. McRory's in Pioneer Square during the first half of the Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015 in Seattle, Wash.Chris Wilson/PHOTO BY CHRIS WILSON/SEATTLEPI.COM
Friends and family gathered to raise a glass (or several) to F.X. McRory's Steak Chop and Oyster House Sunday evening.
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Bar co-founder Mick McHugh hosted an "Irish wake" goodbye party on the last day in the bar's historic Pioneer Square location, where it opened 40 years ago.
The restaurant will relocate after the new owners of 419 Occidental Ave South -- built in 1906 for Stewart and Holmes Drug Company -- decided to seismically retrofit the 111-year-old building's basement.
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Instead of moving back into the 11,000 square foot space with 19-foot ceilings, McRory's owner Mick McHugh announced this week that he will be looking for a new home for the Irish pub he opened with partner Tim Firnstahl in 1977.
"Life moves on whether we're ready or not," McHugh told SeattlePI.
Featuring over 1,600 brands of whiskey and a wide variety of beers (it was one of the first bars on the West Coast to offer Guinness on draught), McRory's has long been a destination for Seattle fans heading to a game or concert at the Kingdome, Safeco Field or CenturyLink Field.
McRory's was the subject of a 1979 painting by LeRoy Neiman depicting a bustling bar on St. Patrick's Day. That painting, along with other pieces of art, will make the journey to the new location.
