Island Diary

“You can have any colour you like, as long as it’s black (or white)”, to paraphrase Henry Ford. Fortunately, even the traditional dyeing techniques gave us a slightly broader range of colours for our knitwear although more and more we are now experimenting with natural undyed yarns also. Two of the protegés in the R&D... read more

Seo an triú bliain againne ag glacadh páirte sa seó seo i mBerlin na Gearmáine sa halla L.O.C.K.  “Labels of Common Kin”. This year found us showing our Autumn 2012 collection in the “Fire Dept” of the former Tempelhof airport. 20,000 people walked in and out by our stand over the three days, so we... read more

Jay Carroll and Jonathan Kirby of LEVIS Creative Team visited Inis Meáin in 2011 to work on a collaboration between Inis Meáin and LEVIS VINTAGE. Here is a little film that they recorded on their trip. read more

The “Máirtín Beag” sweater finished with hand stitching this year. Inis Meáin Classic Linen Knit Jacket with a woven linen waistcoat. Geansaí Mháirtín Beag fuaite le láimh i mbliana. Seaicéid Lín Cniotáilte os cionn Bháscóta Línéadaigh. The Hurling Sweater in bright colours with matching pants and shirt for Spring 2012. Knitted and washed linen knit... read more

Druid ar ais in Inis Meáin leis an Cripple of Inishmaan le h-aghaidh an dá léiriú deirneach agus cóisir mhóir. Tim Smith, Managing Director & Garry Hynes, Artistic Director ar bord Draíocht na Farraige ar a mbealach go hInis Meáin. An tUachtarán Mary Mc Aleese & a fear céile an Seanadóir Martin Mc Aleese ar... read more

Patrick Hollington ón siopa HOLLINGTON , 9 rue Racine, Páras ar lá Fhéil Pádraig, 17 Márta 2011. An chéad chustaiméir easpórtála a bhí ag Inis Meáin (1978) agus tá sé ina chustaiméir maith i gcónaí.  Patrick Hollington of HOLLINGTON, 9 rue Racine, Paris on St. Patrick’s Day, 17 March 2011. Our first export customer (since... read more

Scríobhadh an méid seo faoi Chniotáil Inis Meain in eagrán Feabhra 2011 de Monocle. In February 2011 Monocle wrote this piece about Inis Meáin Agus bhí pictiúr de Mháirtín Ó Domhnaill ag gabhail ar Bhainríon na Farraige acu cho maith. And they showed the skipper of the Island ferry Bainríon na Farraige, Máirtín Ó Domhnaill, too. read more

“The Western Spring” is a beautiful lyric poem by the Aran poet Máirtín Ó Direáin which evokes the ritual preparation of the new ground for the potato crop. read more

Custaiméir Seapánach ag caitheamh an gheansaí “Máirtín Beag” ag seastán Inis Meáin A Japanese customer wearing the “Máirtín Beag” sweater at the stand read more

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