Tipperary Bear

Tipperary Bear

Edel Grace

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€18.50


€18.50


Bears, once native to Ireland are unfortunately long extinct, with the exception of these wonderful little Tipperary natives. Edel Grace handcrafts this burnt orange bear with a lambswool scarf, exclusively for the Irish Design Shop. Handmade in her Teddy HQ in Grousehall she uses Irish tweed and lambswool sourced from local John Hanly weavers.

The bear was long revered by our ancestors, it's strength and power making it a powerful totem animal, the family name McMahon, meaning son of the bear, still owes it's origin to this tradition. 

Our other Tipperary Native, the Tipperary Hare is available to meet here too.

Each standard Bear is about 33cm tall with moveable joints. They are CE approved, so safe for curious little ones to play with.

The miniature Bear is approx. 12cm tall, his joints don't move like the standard one.

 

Bears, once native to Ireland are unfortunately long extinct, with the exception of these wonderful little Tipperary natives. Edel Grace handcrafts this burnt orange bear with a lambswool scarf, exclusively for the Irish Design Shop. Handmade in her Teddy HQ in Grousehall she uses Irish tweed and lambswool sourced from local John Hanly weavers.

The bear was long revered by our ancestors, it's strength and power making it a powerful totem animal, the family name McMahon, meaning son of the bear, still owes it's origin to this tradition. 

Our other Tipperary Native, the Tipperary Hare is available to meet here too.

Each standard Bear is about 33cm tall with moveable joints. They are CE approved, so safe for curious little ones to play with.

The miniature Bear is approx. 12cm tall, his joints don't move like the standard one.

 

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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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