Historic Pub Owned By Dropkick Murphys Singer Closes

BOSTON — A Boston pub owned by Dropkick Murphys lead singer Ken Casey has closed for good, the latest Boston drinking place to fall victim to the coronavirus.

"With a landlord unwilling to find a middle ground in the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, McGreevy’s has permanently closed after 12 years on 911 Boylston Street in Boston," Casey wrote Wednesday on Instagram.

The pub has been in business at various Back Bay locations since 1894, surviving Prohibition, the Great Depression and two world wars. But the coronavirus crisis, which has decimated the restaurant industry, was too much for a bar that also billed itself as "America’s first documented sports-themed bar" and "the birthplace of Red Sox Nation."

Casey purchased McGreevy's in 2008. "It was an honor to be a part of unearthing such an important part of Boston baseball history. In addition to being Boston’s original Baseball bar, it was the hang out for some of our favorite Dropkick Murphys fans," Casey said in his social media post.

"Nuf Ced" McGreevy opened 3rd Base Saloon in 1894, according to the pub's website. The website does not say when the name was changed. In the early 20th century, it was a favorite hangout for politicians, gamblers, baseball players and the Royal Rooters, a Red Sox fan club. According to the bar's website, "McGreevy presided over all arguments between fans, ending the battles by pounding his fist on the bar, exclaiming, 'Nuf-Ced.'"

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