Gaelic Attire offer hand-made traditional items made in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal. Gaelic Attire products are unique from knitwear and weaving to bone, horn, seashell jewellery and more, all found in Local Hands.
Background
Gaelic Attire are the world-renowned experts on traditional Irish clothing. They are suppliers to museums and cultural organisations including re-enactment groups, Mid-Tyrone County Council; Oireas Historical Services; Ballyshannon and District Museum, Co. Donegal.
Materials
For historical clothing we use natural materials such wool, linen, leather, bone etc just as our ancestors did.
For our modern clothing collection, such as hats and scarves, we can add a fleece lining for extra comfort. Some products are adorned with lovely brooches.
Products
Our ancient range includes historically correct Irish clothing such as léinte, brattanna and criosanna. Please go to www.gaelicattire.com for available products.
Our modern range can be found in-store and includes:
- Warm hand-knitted children’s and adult’s scarves and hats.
- Cute hand-knitted baby fairy booties.
- Table runners and wall hungers make perfect heirlooms. These are hand-knitted using 100% wool and traditional Celtic knot patterns.
- Woven hand-fasting and long criosanna. These are very popular gifts for wedding ceremonies. They also look fantastic worn with modern jeans, casual trousers and skirts.
- Woven bookmarks.
- Woven headbands.
- Bone, horn and seashell jewellery. These are all hand-crafted, environmentally friendly and self-recycling.