Time to Celebrate All Things Irish

March is Irish-American Heritage Month

With over 34 million Americans claiming Irish ancestry, chances are you have reason to celebrate.  Even if you have no Irish blood flowing through your veins, join in the fun.

Did you know?

•  9 signatories of the Declaration of Independence were Irish.

• 253 Irish-born men have received the Medal of Honor.

•  20+ US presidents claim Irish ancestry - including Barack Obama

• Irish-American Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan was the first woman from the U.S. to walk in space

Get in the spirit - Read one of these classics by Irish authors
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Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (1726)                   
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde  (1890)
Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897)
Ulysses by James Joyce (1926)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe  by C. S. Lewis  (1950)
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (1996)

Or maybe one that you're not as familiar with

Tristram Shandy
by Laurence Sterne (1760)
"The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" humorously chronicles the life of Tristram Shandy. It was made into a movie in 2005 with Steve Coogan, Jeremy Northam and Gillian Anderson
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The Last September
 by Elizabeth Bowen (1929)
A portrait of a young woman's coming of age in a 1920 country house of Anglo-Irish aristocrats as the British rule in Southern Ireland comes to an end.  Also a movie with Maggie Smith, think Downton Abbey gone Irish.
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At Swim-Two-Birds
by Flann O'Brien (1939)
A wildly comic send-up of Irish literature and culture.

Room 
by Emma Donoghue (2010)
The story is told from the perspective of a five year old boy, Jack who is being held captive in a small room along with his mother.  This one too has been made into a movie which has been getting major buzz for Brae Larson who just received the Best Actress award for her portrayal of the mom.

We can't seem to get enough of  films about Ireland 

Here are some of my favorites
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The Quiet Man
1952

Far and Away
1992
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Waking Ned Devine
1998
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The Secret of Roan Inish
1994
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Philomena
2013

We're celebrating in the shop with two of our favorite products from the Emerald Isle

Belleek 
The iconic porcelain of Ireland
 
Founded in Northern Ireland in 1857, Belleek is characterized by its thinness and slight iridescence.
Want to learn more? Check out this video
The Belleek Story

We have these two lovely marine themed pieces in the shop
Perfect for the beach house
4" shell vase -$125
8" shell vase - $65

​Waterford Irish Crystal
Treasured heirlooms since 1783

Here are just some of the lovely Waterford pieces currently in the shop
Large candle pillars in Lismore pattern - $375 the pair
Vase - $145
Pair of highball glasses - $95
Pair of round candlesticks - $95