An unusual gesture of connection with their own origins has put an American couple in the spotlight on social media. Michael and Nikki Murphy decided to bring a piece of Ireland home to symbolically mark the first steps of their daughter, Vivienne, who was just four weeks old.
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The initiative involved the help of friends who were in the European country. They collected a handful of soil from County Tipperary in southern Ireland and shipped it to the United States. The idea was simple and full of meaning: to allow the baby to “walk” on the ground linked to family history.
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Although Michael and Nikki were not born in Ireland nor are they children of Irish parents, the connection goes back several generations. The paternal grandparents of Michael, 37, were born in Belleek, a small village in the north of the country, and this family background motivated the ritual.
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The moment was captured on video and posted to TikTok, where it quickly spread. The recording surpassed the five million views mark and racked up hundreds of thousands of likes, in addition to a flood of comments.
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As is often the case with viral content, reactions were varied. Some netizens have questioned the law, raising environmental and legal concerns about land transportation between countries. Others preferred a humorous tone, making jokes about the child’s identity and nationality. Some also defended the couple, emphasizing the symbolic and emotional nature of the initiative.
In the images, Vivienne still appears with her eyes closed, typical of a newborn, while her parents perform the ritual. Even without understanding the gesture now, the child may, in the future, hear the story that, in some way, he was once in contact with the land of his ancestors.
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