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Welcome to Donegal Square! Our goal is to bring the best of Ireland and the British Isles straight to you, as if you were visiting Ireland with your friends and family…no passport required of course!
Welcome to Donegal Square! Our goal is to bring the best of Ireland and the British Isles straight to you, as if you were visiting Ireland with your friends and family…no passport required of course!
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Shopping at Donegal Square is an experience like no other on this side of the Atlantic. Since 1985, we have brought our customers “the best from Ireland and the British Isles” with authentic, handcrafted goods from the Celtic lands.
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Welcome to Donegal Exclusives where you can view and shop items that are only available at Donegal Square.
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Experience Ireland and The British Isles like never before with Donegal Square and Mccarthy’s Red Stag Pub.
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The Bethlehem Star, prominent in the skyline over Bethlehem, is a nod to the Moravian Star as celebrated by the Moravian community that settled in this area. The Moravian star had humble beginnings in a boarding school in Niesky, Germany. At the time, a creative professor developed the star to teach his students geometry. The students took to the task, and before long, they began making and selling the stars as a hobby. Due to the apparent connection between the original star in Bethlehem at the birth of Christ, the Moravian Church quickly adopted the star as a significant symbol in their faith tradition. By no accident, then, the city of Bethlehem was christened on Christmas Eve in 1741.
The distinguishing characteristic of the Bethlehem star, as opposed to Moravian stars, is the elongated points at the top and the bottom. In the early 1900s, city council members developed the idea of placing a Bethlehem star on South Mountain. In 1939, the city installed the first star, made of wood with steel supports from Bethlehem Steel. Due to a push by the Chamber of Commerce, it was at this time that Bethlehem officially became known as the “Christmas City.” By 1967 the community needed a new star; it was installed and remains in place today. Initially, the star was lit only during Christmas, but by the ’90s, year-round lighting became the norm.
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