Kennedy of Ardara

Kennedy of Ardara

A family business since 1902, Kennedy of Ardara was created by Connell Kennedy and his wife Etta, as a general drapery and boots store on Front Street, Ardara, Donegal. However, by the mid 1930’s, the company was concentrating solely on handknits. This was as a result of customer demand and Donegal being synonymous with hand knitting.

By 1960, Kennedy knitwear were employing 800 handknitters, mostly cottage workers, knitting at home. Today, Kennedy of Ardara continue to produce the very best in Irish knitwear with a focus on handknits, in Ardara across the road from the old family home.

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Clare Grennan and Laura Caffrey established Irish Design Shop in 2008. A love of Irish craft and good design led these two jewellers to set up a retail space which offered customers both. Irish craft was witnessing a revival at this time, with a new breed of Irish designer/maker producing exciting, design-led products which embraced traditional and new techniques.

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Our Story

Clare Grennan and Laura Caffrey established Irish Design Shop in 2008. A love of Irish craft and good design led these two jewellers to set up a retail space which offered customers both. Irish craft was witnessing a revival at this time, with a new breed of Irish designer/maker producing exciting, design-led products which embraced traditional and new techniques.

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