"Making the World a Better Place— One Drink At A Time"  2 E. Galena Street Butte, MT 59701 (406) 782-8142 A thousand welcomes to you! We hope you enjoy our bit of Ireland in Montana, mixed with some of Butte's hospitality!   Not The Famous Newspaper—But An Irish Pub In A Newspaper's Building The Irish Times Pub is located in the historic The Butte Daily Post Building in Uptown Butte. This former newspaper building has been carefully restored as an Irish Pub. We think this a fitting use for the building, the former home of a daily newspaper, as "pub" is short for a public house, a place to exchange information and enjoy trading stories over a pint or more. The Pub was named after Ireland's great newspaper - - The Irish Times, and it's also the name of the owner's favorite pub in Washington, DC.     On Irish Soil 5,000 Miles From The Nearest Irish Port The Pub's tables and church pews were imported from Dublin, Ireland and they are typical of a Victorian-style City Pub. The table pedestals are cast iron and feature intricate sea serpent designs. The matching Victorian drink and stand tables are for drinking, standing or courting. The prints on the east walls are all from the National Gallery of Ireland and the Yale Museum of British Art.The stone at the main entrance was imported from County Clare, Ireland.The stone was hand quarried and is known by geologists as a Hornfels. The pictures in the lower pub are from the Museum of Modern Art in Ireland and from the Book of Ireland which features famous writers, poets, and artists of Ireland. Be sure to look for the picture with an armored baby buggy in Northern Ireland. All of the flags in the lower pub are hand stitched and made in Ireland.

The Irish Times features the following brews on tap:               Guinness (Ireland) Harp(Ireland) Butte Irish (Big Sky Brewing, Missoula,MT) Moose Drool (Big Sky Brewing) Bayern Amber Bud Light Harvest Moon Pig's Ass Porter (Belt,MT) Black Star (Whitefish, MT) Widmer Hef (Portland, OR) Why An Irish Pub in Butte, Montana? Butte is one of the most Irish communities (percentage wise) in the United States due to the fact it was settled by Irish copper miners(County Cork, primarily) at the turn of the century. The Pub was one of the locations for the Walt Disney Studio's 1998 documentary titled "The Irish in America: Long Journey Home" which features interviews with Butte Irish. The pub and Butte's Irish heritage that it represents have been featured in several publications including Irish America, The World of Hibernia, and Montana Magazine. Backbar Background And Other Features This corner landmark is part of Butte's National Historic Landmark District. Architect Herman Kemma, who began his Butte practice in 1898, designed this attractive landmark at the end of his productive career. The two-story building of brick and concrete, constructed in 1922 at a cost of $45,000, features large arched ground-floor windows and a series of brick pilasters in the upper floor.One of Butte's long-time newspapers, The Butte Daily Post moved its printing operation into this building in 1923 without missing a single issue and continued publication in the building until 1950. The Pub's tin ceiling is original and so are its hard wood floors. The front and back bar were formerly located at the now-closed Montana Bar on East Park Street in Butte. The front bar is dated 1895 and Victorian in design, the back bar is dated 1909 and features tiger mahogany, mother of pearl, ebony and ivory inlays.

 

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