Inishmaan, sitting on the westernmost border of the European continent, has a landscape like an oil painting, with rough waves along the coast; carpet-like mosses and wild flowers spread everywhere; scattered around the rock maze, through the warmth of the hands of local women, woven into the picturesque fisherman's sweaters.

For centuries, women on Inishmaan, one of Ireland's three Aran Islands, have designed, woven, and exported fishermen's clothing. These...

Inis Meáin Textile Company was founded on the island in 1976 by Tarlach de Blácam and Áine Ní Chonghaile, inspired by the unique spirit, environment and traditions of the place.

Tarlach, a graduate of Trinity College Dublin with a degree in Celtic Languages, arrived in the late 1960s, following a pattern of academics before him, to immerse himself in the island's language and culture. Áine, a native of...

Inis Meáin Textiles designs and produces unique sweaters made from the finest yarns, each one meticulously hand-finished. Our collection is constantly updated with new styles and variations on old favourites.

Inis Meáin embraces tradition while being a modern company, with highly educated and well-trained staff and the use of state-of-the-art machinery. However, unlike most other companies using the same technology, Inis Meáin does not engage in mass production and...