It’s Father’s Day in Ireland this Sunday June 18th, so we’ve put together 5 of the top gifts we think would be a great gift for Dads.

1. An Orwell and Browne Tweed Bow Tie , Made by hand in Donegal using high quality tweeds, shown here in Cornflower Blue with an adjustable neck tie. €30
2. A Donegal Pen – who doesn’t need a pen! The Donegal Pens are hand turned and really a thing of beauty. Just €34.99

3. Cuff Link by Orwell and Browne made using Tweed – for a very dapper dad you can match his bow tie to his cuff links! Just €30

4. Mullingar Pewter Pocket Watch 

A Mullingar Pewter Pocket Watch is a timeless classic it looks great with one of our tweed waistcoats just €25.00

5. A traditional Tweed Tie By Orwell and Browne all made in Donegal and at €50 you’ll habe it for life, looks great with a pocket square.

Don’t forget to tell your dads you love them!!

This is a Black Sheep Wool Hand Knit Aran Cardigan all knitted by hand in County Donegal. When you compare a machine knit Aran to a Hand Knit Aran the first thing that strikes you is the weight. Not that there is anything wrong with a machine made Aran, we sell dozens of them everyday. A Hand Knit is something really special. Hand Knits can weigh up to 2 kilos with most weighing around 1.2 kilos.

This Brown Colour is the natural colour of Black Sheep Wool, a really popular option in store. The combination of stitches in a Hand Knit are always more usual with different combinations such as the diamond and Trelis stitches shown above.

A Hand Knit can take up to six weeks to make, between the labour and the wool you can understand their sale price can be up to €299. The prices insures the Knitters are given a fair price for their work. Our Hand Knits are made by local Donegal Women for Magee Knitwear . Each Hand Knit is signed by the person who made it for that stamp of authenticity.

In this shot, Roisín is modelling a beautiful hand Knit ladies cardigan by Kennedy’s of Ardara who have been hand making knitwear for three generations in their business in Ardara town a beautiful place in North West Donegal . The Blackberry Stitch really stands out on this piece. Kilcarra Oatmeal coloured wool was used in this. All the wool is 100% Irish Pure New Wool.

Any questions just email us info@donegalshop.ie