Avoca Woollen Rugs
He started the shop as a means to showcase his jewellery inspired by the beauty of the ancient monastic city of glendalough.
Avoca woollen rugs. Each blanket reflects the rich history of this enchanting part of the world. There is something for everyone with our great range of colours sizes and materials. Browse clothing beauty homeware and more. Buy the highest quality throws blankets and rugs at the best prices.
Initially it took the raw wool from the sheep of the surrounding hills and valleys and through a process of carding spinning dyeing and weaving transformed it into clothing and blankets for barter and sale. Avoca handweavers now mostly known simply as avoca is a clothing manufacturing retail and food business in ireland the company began in avoca county wicklow and is the oldest working woollen mill in ireland and one of the world s oldest manufacturing companies. Online store for foxford woollen mills woven in ireland since 1892. Many of the throws rugs and scarves you ll find in our stores are woven here at the avoca mill.
It is also ireland s oldest surviving business. Shop avoca throws and blankets woven in ireland. Glendalough woollen mills was founded fifty years ago by jeweller joe o neill. Our irish blanket collection has a luxurious selection of merino cashmere mohair lambswool products.
Experience avoca s online store cafés stores food markets and gardens. Although commonly believed to have come from wicklow the family are from sligo. Our famous woollen throws blankets are exported around the world as well as our homewares accessories fashion and lots of other avoca ideas. Initially it took the raw wool from the sheep of the surrounding hills and valleys and through a process of carding spinning dyeing and weaving transformed it into clothing and blankets for barter and sale.
By using this website you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with the cookie policy ok got it. Offering woollen throws scarves and foxford bedlinen. The avoca throws rugs and scarves you will find at avoca s 12 locations around ireland and shipped all over the world are all woven in the original mill. The avoca handweavers mill was established in 1723 and you can find out more about us here.
Blarney woollen mills stock a wide range of traditional irish throws woollen blankets and rugs from ireland.