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Monthly Archives: May 2015

Irish Walking Socks

28 Thursday May 2015

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We sell Donegal Walking Socks all year round. Made up of 80% Irish new wool from Donegal of course and a small 20% synthetic, they come in a range of vibrant colours, they are soft to the touch and really warm to wear. A lot of people buy them as house socks if they feel the cold and we get many hill walkers in buying them also. They are machine washable though we always advise to hand wash any wool products to make them last.

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Jacob’s Sheep Wool

We also stock a range of 100% pure Jacob’s sheep wool socks in 4 natural colours, great for hardy hill walkers and those who don’t mind a slightly rougher texture to their socks. No dye is used, the 4 colours available are completely organic.

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Shown above , a pair of totally organic black sheep Jacobs wool walking socks. Extremely warm and well wearing. These are also available in knee high versions, great to wear inside wellies or to match up with a kilt.

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Why Arans aren’t just for winter!

21 Thursday May 2015

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It might be May but there is still a bit of a chill in the air in Dublin, anyway. Here in The Donegal Shop, it’s winter all year round in the best possible way that we surround ourselves with beautiful wool products all year round. Above Roisin is wearing the traditional Ladies Aran Cardigan with honeycomb stitching down the from and on the arms combined with the diamond stitch. Finished off with leatherette look buttons and two front pockets. Made in Ireland in County Kildare by Arancraft Knitwear.

A very popular style across the ages, the young hipsters are coming in to buy this right up to our loyal local customers who are of a pensionable age! This classic designs never dates nor goes out of fashion.

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Here is your summer coat sorted right here (we are talking about an Irish summer of course ;-)) Some summer days can look like this……

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But you’ll still wish you were here….

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Why the Aran Sweater never goes out of fashion

07 Thursday May 2015

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Durability

Nothing lasts like an Aran, made using 100% wool, it’s like being wrapped in a blanket! When taken care of they last for years, how many things in your wardrobe can you say that about?

It will keep you warm during the winter and it’s perfect for an Irish summer’s evening when the sun goes down and everyone insists on spending the rest of the evening outside 😉

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Whether you are 8, 18 or 80 years of age, you can wear an Aran. Kids tend to like the soft Merino Wool style, 18 year old Hipsters like the itchier the better, preferably second hand and a bit shabby  and our more mature customer will wear either once it’s warm!

The Irish love a story….

Each of your wondrous patterns mean something different.

The honeycomb stitch pattern is symbolic of the hard-working bee. A cabled jumper is a wish for safety and good luck for a fisherman while at sea.

The Diamond Stitch reflects the small fields of the islands. These diamonds are sometimes filled with Irish moss stitch, depicting the seaweed that was used to fertilise the barren fields and produce a good harvest.

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Arans make it to the catwalk quite often these days …..

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This Michael Kors Autumn Winter Collection last year, not a million miles away from Ireland’s Eye Knitwear our favourite Irish manufacturer!

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The Irish Aran Dublin style…..

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A feature in Vogue last year, how amazing did Ireland look! Arans in the wilderness, we were only delighted with ourselves.

Long live the Aran!

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