Irish Network Mobile Bay

10/23/2025

When the past starts to sing, you listen.

My DNA cousin Tony Fahy wrote Songs of Margaret of New Orleans, and hearing “The Ballad of Margaret’s Birthplace” feels like history echoing through bloodlines.

I remember listening to Tony sing his Margaret of New Orleans song in Carrigallen in 2015.

Music, story, and ancestry — all intertwined across time and tide.

🎧 Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/album/6rZQ9LhDpv3i34AWFmgeys

“We carry more than memory — we carry melody.”

Tony Fahy · album · 2025 · 10 songs

10/13/2025

🌊 A stroll along the beach turned into something magical.

There she was — bobbing and dipping in the Gulf waters like she’d wandered all the way from Scotland. Poor thing, that Atlantic crossing must have been rough! But the warmth of Dauphin Island, Alabama, seemed to revive her sea-weary soul.

Maybe Nessie just needed a little sunshine. ☀️

And as Granny always said: “Never forget how to play.”

🐚 Read the full story ➜

🐉 Nessie Visits Dauphin Island By Cecelia “CeCe” RedmondStoryteller’s Prelude:Every beach walk carries its surprises — sometimes it’s just a perfect shell, sometimes it’s something that stirs imagination and laughter in equal measure. This is the day Scotland’s most famous legend de...

09/14/2025

The green husked pecan crushed under my foot:

Pecan Gold for Christmas Last week I was in the heart of Alabama, down at my Momma-Moody’s in Red Level. I don’t think they even have a red light in Red Level — but they’ve got pecan orchards. Pecan trees on every road, limbs heavy, nuts already starting to fall. Here in L.A. — Lower

08/30/2025

There is much more to Celtic history on the Gulf Coast:
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Celtic Gulf Coast History: From Pensacola to New Orleans By Cecelia “CeCe” Redmond When most people think of the Gulf Coast, they picture Mardi Gras in New Orleans, seafood along Mobile Bay, or Florida’s white-sand beaches. But hidden within this landscape is another story — one written in G...

08/28/2025

🌿✨ Help Us Choose Our New Name! ✨🌿

Irish Network Mobile Bay is evolving into something new—a women-led Irish heritage group here on the Gulf Coast.

Our focus?
☘️ Celebrating women’s voices in Irish culture.
🔥 Marking the Celtic year—from St. Brigid’s Day in February to Samhain in October.
🎶 Hosting music, storytelling, and genealogy gatherings.
🎉 Marching under our own banner on St. Patrick’s Day!

But we need YOUR help: what should we call ourselves?

A few ideas so far:

Daughters of Ériu

Brigid’s Flame

Celtic Women of Mobile Bay

Shamrock Sisters

👉 Drop your favorite, suggest your own, or vote with a 👍 in the comments!

This is YOUR heritage, YOUR group, and YOUR chance to help us write the next chapter. 💚