Editing Murphys Estates, South Carolina (section)

== Culture ==
[[File:St. Edward Catholic Church, Murphys Estates, South Carolina July 2024 01.jpg|thumb|St. Edward Catholic Church]]
=== Irish Traveller community ===
Having emigrated from [[Ireland]] to various parts of the United States, a large number of Catholic [[Irish Travellers|Travellers]] began to congregate at the Parish of Our Lady of Peace in [[North Augusta, South Carolina|North Augusta]] after its construction in 1948. The church's Irish priest, Rev. Fr. Joseph John Murphy, encouraged the Travellers to settle to the north of North Augusta, and so the community of Murphy Village was formed during the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Short History of Irish Travellers |url=https://www.stedwardchurchna.org/parish-life/about |access-date=2023-01-05}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=The Irish Traveller community of Murphy Village, South Carolina, USA |newspaper=Travellers Times |url=https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/features/irish-traveller-community-murphy-village-south-carolina-usa}}</ref> St. Edward Catholic Church was constructed in Murphy Village in 1964 to serve the Travellers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Edward Catholic Church |url=https://stedwardchurchna.org/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=St. Edward |language=en}}</ref>

In the 2020 census, 7.1% of the population of Murphys Estates listed their ancestry as 'Irish', the largest ancestry group reported in the CDP;<ref name="Census 2010" /> however, the total number of Travellers has been estimated at 1,500.<ref name=":0" /> Due to cultural differences, relations between the community and non-Travellers are sometimes tense; the group has been stereotyped by "outsiders" as being involved in criminal activity, forced marriages, and child abuse.<ref>{{cite news |last=Duke |first=Lynne |date=2002-10-20 |title=Unwelcome Stares at Quiet Clan |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2002/10/20/unwelcome-stares-at-quiet-clan/e790d280-13d3-4fe9-a1a7-35b24b07fd6e/ |accessdate=2022-06-21}}</ref><ref name=":1" />