Three family-run makers from the Aran Islands, Killarney, and Donegal offer timeless, quality gifts for this holiday season.

IrishCentral readers receive an exclusive 10% discount on authentic hand-knit Aran pieces just in time for Black Friday and ...

The Aran Islands at the mouth of the Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland have always been home to fishermen and farmers who worked hard and put their lives on the line to feed themselves and ...

One of the most popular souvenirs visitors pick up in Ireland is a traditional fisherman’s sweater, or "Aran jumper," named the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland. But these merino wool ...

A little more than halfway through Ridley Scott’s lavish drama House of Gucci, a film that’s become as renowned and notorious for some of its performances as its expansive wardrobe, a garment first ...

The Aran Islands are a trio of rocky outcroppings in the mouth of Galway Bay whose high cliffs and slate-coloured skies present a picture-postcard vision of rugged Irish beauty. With barely a thousand ...

The most popular tourist purchase in Ireland is the Aran sweater. People who visit the Emerald Isle don`t seem to believe they`ve been there unless they leave with one of those bulky fisherman`s ...

Well, "Aran knitwear" covers a multitude of sins, from baggy synthetic jumpers to bland bobble hats, and there's a lot of tourist tat to sort through before you get to the real thing. As with Cheddar ...

From the intricate designs to the functional details, the knitwear from the shores of the North Atlantic is steeped in history and meaning. Scattered across the frigid waters off Great Britain and ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Establishing what is and isn’t Aran is a woolly issue. The name originally belonged to the sheep that inhabited three ...