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January 28 to February 3 is Winter Restaurant Week in Historic Bethlehem. McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub is serving special lunch and dinner menus that offer an excellent value on great food in a cozy atmosphere. It is a great opportunity to get downtown to dine and shop local! Donegal Square is sweetening the deal! Save […]
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January 28 to February 3 is Winter Restaurant Week in Historic Bethlehem. McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub is serving special lunch and dinner menus that offer an excellent value on great food in a cozy atmosphere. It is a great opportunity to get downtown to dine and shop local! Donegal Square is sweetening the deal! Save […]
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If you’ve never been to a Burns Night Dinner, it really is something to behold. Few dining experiences are as steeped in tradition as this. It is truly a feast for the senses. Listen to bagpipes and addresses by the host, see the guests proudly wearing their Scottish finery, and taste the delicious food and […]
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Owner Neville Gardner opened Bethlehem’s Donegal Square on Main Street in 1985. The store now sits in front of McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub and Whiskey Bar. Watch the full video here http://www.mcall.com/business/outlook/85972734-132.html
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Even though Pennsylvania is considered an enclave of Moravian and PA Dutch heritage – the first settlers to the Lehigh Valley and Bethlehem in particular were Scots Irish. That first wave of emigrants pre-dates the 1742 Moravians and arrived in 1728 to build the Craig settlement in Northampton County. The pioneering spirit of the Scotch […]
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Slate is a natural material over 500 million years old. It is heavy and can be uneven and rough; in a way, it is perfectly imperfect. Splate, a new Irish company out of Maynooth in County Kildare, harnesses this beautiful imperfection with its handcrafted slate wall art. Bernie Everard, the founder of Splate, explains […]
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Neville Gardner opened Donegal Square in 1985 with the hopes of bringing Celtic culture to the Lehigh Valley. Since then, he has opened McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub & Whiskey Bar and helped launch the Celtic Classic festival. Between the traditional and innovative products he sells at the shop, the family recipes served at the pub […]
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Terry McCoy is a renowned Irish Chef and Proprietor of the Redbank Guesthouse in Skerries, County Dublin. Since moving to Skerries more than 40 years ago, he was fascinated by the story of St. Patrick. Although St. Patrick is Ireland’s best known patron saint, much myth and mystery surrounds his life. For starters, St. Patrick […]
My entrepreneurial journey began at age 11 in my mother's dress shop in Northern Ireland. After moving to America following a field hockey romance in 1978, I was working as a Civil Engineer in Pennsylvania. When my Dad was diagnosed with a terminal illness, I realized how difficult it was to squeeze in trips back home. Dad's illness became the catalyst for starting a business that would allow me to travel home routinely.
In February 1985, Donegal Square was born—a cultural bridge inspired by my Irish upbringing. Over the decades, my wife Linda and I have developed the shop and helped establish the Celtic Cultural Alliance and Celtic Classic Festival. Today, we've created a warm haven where visitors are "instantly transported across the Atlantic to Ireland...no passport required," offering authentic Celtic gifts in an atmosphere that feels like visiting the old country with friends.
Hey, I'm Neville,
The founder behind Donegal Square & McCarthy's Red Stag Pub
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