Last year, on the 16th of July, I bid a teary farewell to my parents in Dublin airport and embarked on the biggest adventure of my life so far. With two suitcases (the size of small cars), I walked through security and onto a plane that would take me to my new life. Seven hours later, I found myself walking out of O’Hare Airport and into the summer heat of Illinois, unaware of the massive journey I was about to undertake. So here’s my story - an Irish girl in the United States! The Summer was hot. I was lucky...
Dia Duit arís! (hello again) I’m sure many of you know about the troubles that took place 40 years ago in Northern Ireland between the Catholics and Protestants that resulted in many lives lost and ruined. Seeing imagery and videos through the news inspired two Irish immigrants to take action and help out those children caught in the cross fire. In 1975 Project Children was born; an idea by Denis Mulcahy, along with his brother Pat. They had both grown up in County Cork, Ireland, and immigrated to New York, where they joined the New York Police Department. Denis is...
Dia Duit! (hello) Hello my name is Christopher Kenny, from Northern Ireland and I am the new summer intern at Biddy Murphy Celtic Goods. I am taking part in a cross-community project called ‘Project Children’ which aims to provide 25 university students and graduates with summer internships across America in an attempt to see what life is like in the United States, both inside and outside of work. ...
As I made trips back and forth to Ireland in the early 00’s, people would offer to give me money to bring them back a gift of a sweater or some crystal or Barry's Tea. I was pure delighted to help them out but the mad dash through duty free in Dublin airport was fierce! ...
Well, it’s hard to believe that BiddyMurphy.com has been online for 13 years now! Time flies! We’re fierce proud of our lovely business and delighted to see it’s continued success and growth! And of course, we’re so grateful to have such a supportive customer base that love coming back for their favourite items from the Emerald Isle. As a thank you for yere continued support, we’d love to give ye 20% OFF ALL RINGS for the rest of the week (until Sun. 23rd July 2017) with promocode BIDDYRING! Find yourself or a loved one something extra special and thank you...
