Mother’s Day is just around the corner so you better be prepared (just like Mom always is)! Picking out a gift for the most important woman in your life can be difficult, but don’t worry - we’ll give you a hand! Here’s a list of our Top 10 Favourite Mother’s Day Gifts for 2017 ! Let us know in the comments what your favourite gift idea is! #10 Stemless Wine Glasses There’s nothing better for an Irish Mother than a glass of red wine with her feet up! Put on a good movie while you’re at it! Our lovely Stemless...
There are a lot of Irish & Celtic names out there that you may have heard… but do you know what they mean? Today we’re going to deep dive into some beautiful names that are popular in Ireland, what they mean and most importantly - how to pronounce them! Saorise (Seer-sha) - Saoirse is the Irish word for ‘freedom’. Recently, this name has come to people’s attention with the beautiful Irish actress Saoirse Ronan. The name ‘Saoirse’ became popular in the 1920’s as Ireland fought for independence from the United Kingdom. Saoirse is such a beautiful name and it’s also...
Last Thursday night, myself and himself had the great pleasure of attending the 18th Annual Chicago Irish Film Festival. I had been excited for the event for a long time as I watched it approach - and let me tell you, the festival did not disappoint!! The place was buzzing! Such a great atmosphere, great company and a great film! Let me tell you all about it! We arrived at the Gallery Theatre in Chicago and were greeted by the big screen and theatre seating. The venue was great and decorated with beautiful art pieces. We immediately met with...
Your First Holy Communion is definitely a big deal in Ireland. I’m not sure how people do it here, but at home, people go all out! I remember mine. It was a really nice day actually - surprising given that I live on the West Coast of Ireland. The Mass was lovely. Mam and Dad had the house lovely for all of my family to have a party afterwards. It should be noted that my family is about 3 times the size of any normal family so there were 15+ Uncles, 15+ Aunts, 3 Grandparents and about 1,800 cousins (might...
We've got some great Ruanas and capes for you this season. Before we get into that, we'd like to offer you a quick Biddy Murphy lesson on what they are. Ruana: Surprisingly, Ruanas are originally from the Andes region of South America. The word ruana comes from the ‘Chibcha’ meaning “Lord of Blankets”. They are usually square or rectangle shaped with a opening for your head and a slit from htat opening to the middle edge. They’re very thick, soft, sleeveless and are usually knee length. In Ireland, we often wear them with one side thrown over the opposite shoulder...
