Cara Magnus Celtic striving to provide the best that the Celtic Nations have to offer

ABOUT US

Cara Magnus Celtic is both a retail and online Celtic store owned by Michael and Joan Young, a brother and sister team if you can believe it!. Our business was founded in the fall of 2000 as a small mail order jewelry company in Maryland, with just three jewelers from the Celtic Nations. It was rooted in Joan’s passion for Celtic knotwork design and history after traveling in Ireland and Scotland.

With seventeen years in the museum preservation field, Joan wanted to pursue her love for Celtic history, art, and design, preserving history in a different manner. Joan is drawn to Scotland and feels most at home in Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital although great grandfather William Young came to the US from Ballysadare, Sligo Ireland in 1864. Joan’s brother Michael spent twenty years in logistics management in the technology field and wanted to have more fun managing the logistics of Celtic jewelry or Irish crystal. When space at Scarborough Faire Shopping Village in Duck, North Carolina, part of the Outer Banks ocean resort area, opened up, they seized the opportunity to open a store that would bring a collection of Celtic inspired jewelry and gifts from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and other Celtic lands and were able to fulfill the dream of living at the Outer Banks, an area rich in both history and natural beauty.

Cara Magnus Celtic opened its doors in Scarborough Faire on April 16, 2003. Entering the store is like stepping into a shop on the cobblestone streets of Dublin, Galway, or Edinburgh where customers are always greeted with a warm welcome and Celtic music plays on the stereo. You’ll even find Michael whistling along or sometimes playing his guitar or Irish whistle. And if Van Morrison and the Chieftains are on the cd player, you’re in for a treat!

Cara Magnus is a Celtic business that strives to provide your family with the best that the Celtic Nations have to offer. As the old Irish proverb says, “Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine” — it is in the shelter of others that people live and our connections with our customers makes our family business special. Step into our store and connect with your Celtic heritage. Tell us your stories of your heritage or travels in Ireland, Scotland or the other Celtic Nations in our “Celtic Adventures” section.

Mike and Joan Young Owners Cara Magnus Ltd.

Inside Cara Magnus located in the Scarborough Faire Shoppes Duck, NC

Outside Cara Magnus located in the Scarborough Faire Shoppes Duck, NC