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Thanksgiving in Ireland - Where's the Turkey? 🦃

We are spending Thanksgiving in Ireland and decided to host my sister and her husband at our rental in Kinsale, County Cork. My wife put her menu together creating an Irish American blend from the New York Times and various Irish cookbooks. When shopping, we could find ingredients for roasted potatoes, Flowey Potatoes, New Potatoes. Kerr Pinks and a thousand other varieties. We eventually found the 4 sweet potatoes to make mash, green beans, and gravy. The stuffing looks a bit different, but we can doctor it up. No fresh cranberries, so a jar of relish will do. No pumpkin...

November 24, 2021

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Celebrate Homemade Bread Day with Ireland's Most Popular Bread

Can you guess what is the most popular bread in Ireland? Although visions of Irish Soda Bread may come to mind - for good reason - it is very popular and tasty. It is actually Irish wheaten or “Brown Bread” that is the most popular and arguably the most delicious type of traditional Irish bread that exists. It’s so common that you’ll find brown bread in almost every home on the island and it’s so versatile that it’s offered with a range of menu items. On a recent day trip in Ireland, my wife Mary and I traveled to Newcastle...

November 12, 2021

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Irish War Memorials: Remembering Those Who Served

THANK YOU TO ALL VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED On this Veteran's Day, we want to take a moment to recognize all who have served in the military and thank the Veterans who gave of themselves for our freedom. Many have paid the ultimate price with their life. We are forever in debt to their service. If you are traveling to Ireland and are interested in visiting memorial grounds, the Irish National War Memorial Gardens is a spot you should add to your itinerary. Located in Islandbridge, Ushers, Dublin the gardens commemorate the nearly 50,000 Irish soldiers thought to have died in...

November 11, 2021

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How Do You Know It's Real?

November is "Real Jewelry Month" and we love to celebrate because we know there is a real difference in real Irish jewelry. Biddy Murphy takes the risk out of buying jewelry online. We understand that you may have been duped before or you’ve heard stories about other people who have had a poor experience buying online. Rest assured that you don’t have to be worried about buying jewelry online from Biddy Murphy. First of all, you never need to be concerned about the quality of the metal that goes into Irish-made jewelry because each piece of fine jewelry is hallmark stamped at...

November 05, 2021

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What in the Halloween is Samhain? 🎃

What in the Halloween is Samhain you ask? The traditional Celtic holiday of Samhain, pronounced sow-ween, started over 1,000 years ago as a harvest festival celebration. Celts believed that on the eve of the holiday, which is celebrated on the evening of October 31 and into the day of November 1st, that dead spirits could visit our world. People would dress up in scary outfits and burn bonfires to fend off the evil spirits. Growing up in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, our CEO Ward doesn't remember pumpkins so much, but if there were jack-o-lanterns, they were made from turnips. Leaving small...

October 29, 2021

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Dia Duit!

Thanksgiving in Ireland - Where's the Turkey? 🦃

Celebrate Homemade Bread Day with Ireland's Most Popular Bread

Irish War Memorials: Remembering Those Who Served

How Do You Know It's Real?

What in the Halloween is Samhain? 🎃

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