P. J. Murrihy

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) 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.

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]