The Irish Gift Shop

09/03/2026

08/21/2026

Fairy Princess Xena has arrived at The Irish Gift Shop and wishes you a great weekend!

07/19/2026

It is perhaps the saddest and most beautiful story in all of Irish mythology, and generations of Irish children have been quietly heartbroken by it. 🍀 The Children of Lir were turned into swans for nine hundred years, and the tale has never loosened its grip on the Irish imagination.

Lir was a lord of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and he had four beloved children. When their mother died, he married her sister Aoife, who grew so consumed with jealousy of the children's place in his heart that she used dark magic to turn them into four white swans. The curse was to last nine hundred years, three hundred on a calm lake, three hundred on a wild cold strait, and three hundred on the storm-battered western sea. They kept their human minds and their human voices, and they sang the most exquisite music ever heard, and they had each other, and that was all. For nine centuries they endured, watching the world they knew vanish, the old gods fade, and everyone they had ever loved turn to dust.

It is a story about loss, and loyalty, and enduring the unendurable together. 💚 Ask most Irish people about the four swans and watch their faces change.

07/04/2026

Happy 4th of July! Happy 250th Birthday to USA. May you have a safe and fun holiday!

05/23/2026

Always bothers us that senior dogs are not always cherished. If you have a place for this dog, please contact the shelter

05/21/2026

Update: Baloo is being picked up by his foster!

🚨 BOLO – SAFE Dog Baloo Has Escaped 🚨
Please help us bring Baloo safely back to his foster home. He escaped from his foster’s home in the Rock Springs Subdivision near US 1 and 206.
Baloo may be scared and confused. If spotted, please do not chase him. Instead, try to keep eyes on him and contact us immediately with his location.
📍 Area: Rock Springs Subdivision – US 1 & 206
🐾 Missing Dog: Baloo
📞 Please message SAFE immediately with any sightings or information.
Please share this post to help bring Baloo home safely. ❤️

05/16/2026

Too cute

05/13/2026

This morning I said, “James Brown, I need one good picture to help you get adopted,” and apparently he took that very seriously. He hopped into the kiddie pool (no water needed), looked right at me, and said, “Here you go!”

He is friendly, goofy, and clearly willing to do whatever it takes to find a home.

Come make his “I understood the assignment” moment worth it.

⚡️energetic & playful
❤️ sweet
🦮 dog friendly
🐾 Breed: Beagle, male, neutered
🐾 Age: 2 years old
🐾 Weight: 30 lbs

Adoption fees:
(includes wellness exam, vaccinations, and microchip)
$60 Dogs
$40 Cats
- $15 Senior Citizen Discount (62+)

⏰ Tuesday - Saturday 9-4
Closed Sunday & Monday
📍St. Johns County Pet Center
130 N. Stratton Rd.
St. Augustine, FL
📞 904-209-6190

Visit our website: https://www.sjcfl.us/pet-center/
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