Patrick Joseph Murrihy is an Irish singer-songwriter from Mullagh, County Clare, Ireland. When not working on his own farm in Clare (where he breeds Wagyu cattle^{[ citation needed]}) he tours Ireland with his own band. ^{[1] [2]}

As a youngster Murrihy learned songs from singers in his family, including his mother and two of his uncles. He started playing music professionally with Michael Sexton Snr (the céilí-band leader from Mullagh), Jimmy Warde and David Culligan. He played for a time with the Kilfenora Céilí Band, with whom he made two albums, and then teamed up with accordionist Seamus Shannon for twelve years. ^[1] They specialized in Irish traditional and country songs and dance music. ^[3] Before forming his own band he played in a band called The Bannermen.^{[ citation needed]}

He previously recorded with Harmac Records, which was sold to Ceol Records, Murrihy's current record label. He records in Martin O'Malley's Studios in Miltown Malbay. ^[1]

One of Murrihy's most popular songs is "Pat Murphy's Meadow", which was originally a poem, written in the late 1930s by J.M. Devine. ^[4] Murrihy recorded it in 1988, when it entered the Irish charts. ^[5]

Songs

Songs composed and recorded by P. J. Murrihy include the following:

• "The Music And County Clare"

Discography (albums)

• Pat Murphy's Meadow
• Bygone Days
• The Music Man from Clare
• My Father's House
• The Land of the Gael
• Absent Friends.
• Life in the Auld Dog Yet.
• The Land of the Gael.
• I Won't Up the Ante!
• Changing Times
• Keep Me in Mind
• The Wonder of the West
• Childhood Memories

With Seamus Shannon:

• My Native Sod
• From Roscommon to Clare

References