When a sheep farmer from Galway in July posted a receipt online for €17.75 for the sale of 355kg of wool sheared from his 245 sheep, it brought home how worthless wool has become in Ireland. A once ...

Founded in 1965, Aran Woollen Mills began with a simple but powerful idea: preserve the tradition of Aran knitting while creating meaningful work for local women along Ireland’s west coast. That ...

Every now and then knitwear hits the headlines, when cardigans make a comeback or movie superheroes sport jumpers rather than capes. They are mostly nubby, textured Aran knits, yet one recent British ...

Autumn is upon us and as temperatures fall it’s time to prepare to keep warm in the winter ahead! Fortunately, the knitters and weavers of Ireland have spent generations perfecting their craft. Aran ...

Travelers say it’s “as good as any” you can get in Ireland. Travel + Leisure / Tyler Roeland Wouldn’t we all love to take a luxurious trip to the Irish countryside, soaking in the lush views and ...

Discover how to transform unused Irish wool into handmade yarn at a unique one-day handspinning course in Leitrim.

Four years after Evelyn Shannon started spinning her own wool, she is on a mission to get people thinking about and supporting this once-thriving Irish industry Spinner Evelyn Shannon Evelyn Shannon ...