Episode 2.8 (Sheila Murphy Crawford): Tending the Irish Garden

In season two of the "Finding Home" podcast series, Irish American Archives Society Executive Director Margaret Lynch interviews an array of Clevelanders with specialized knowledge and stories about the history of the Irish in Cleveland. This episode features an interview with Sheila Murphy Crawford. Sheila, a well-known Irish dancing teacher in Cleveland, talks in this episode about her family's decades-long association with the Irish Cultural Garden. Sheila's mother, Betty Murphy, was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, which had taken responsibility for programming and maintaining the Irish Cultural Garden since its dedication in 1939. Succeeding her mother as a representative to the Cultural Gardens Federation, Sheila served as President when the Federation celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2016.