This week, Shane de Blacam gives a talk about his life's work in the Royal Academy in London on receipt of the RA Architecture Prize 2023. Exactly 40 years ago, we completed construction of Siopa an Chniotáil, our knitwear store, showroom and yarn store designed by Shane. read more

People all over the world join in the tradition of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th. Yet nowhere celebrates Ireland’s national day quite like we do here on Inis Meáin, with a Cead tournament. read more

There is a very old custom or ritual, which has been practised in the island for centuries. On the eve of the feast of St Brigid, January 31st, all the young girls (under twelve) visited every house in the island with a Brídeog, a doll made of straw and clothed in a bright dress, ribbons and some jewellery. read more

It’s a source of great pride to us that our knitwear, created using long-established Island traditions, is so loved by enthusiasts of well-crafted clothing. Recently, Patrick Dempsey got in touch with us. He had discovered Inis Meáin knitwear in Dublin and, impressed and intrigued by our heritage, quality, and commitment to traditional skills, was curious to see how our knitwear is created, and to explore the landscape that inspires us. read more

The tradition of the Aran workwear sweater where island women folk knited sweaters for their fishermen husbands and family is well known. For this collection Inis Meáin challenged Lucy Downes of Sphere One, a modern knit design label, to come up with a new Aran. While the intricate cabling of traditional read more

Inis Meáin featured in Tom Stubb’s recent Mood Wall Series for the Campaign for Wool. In it Irish musician Maurice O’ Connor wears our Cashmere and Merino Claíochaí Crew Neck inspired by dry stone walls of the island. The intricate design uses a variety of stitches to emulate wall patterns such as, plated moss stitch, plated moss... read more

(Éigse is best translated as an “assembly of poets”) Last weekend the island celebrated in a great weekend of music and poetry in Inis Meáin to commemorate local poet or bard – Dara Beag – who died almost exactly five years ago. “Nuair a thiteann laoch, ardaíonn sé deannach na mblianta cróga; Nuair a thiteann laoch,... read more

Pics from Pitti Uomo – June 2015 Matthew David Evans of DOHERTY, EVANS AND STOTT from Manchester among the Workwear, Walls and Wildflowers and fishing nets read more

INIS MEÁIN kicked off the AW 2015/16 season as usual participating in “the world’s most important platform for men’s clothing” – the 87th edition of Pitti Uomo in Firenze on January 13th to 16th where attendance was up by 15%. Top International buyers from all over the world attended and an “…excellent start to the... read more

VENTURELLI Abbigliamento Uomo (Spilamberto, Modena, Italy) has shared with us a shot of their October window display where our Stone Wall inspired Zip Neck takes pride of place. Grazie molto, Diego. VENTURELLI Abbigliamento Uomo, window display of stone fences, October 2014. Che bella Vetrina! read more