Raftery the Poet Raiftearaí an File

His longest, epic poem is Seanchas na Sceiche, or a Contention with an Ancient Hawthorn Bush (over 100 verses). In it he berates the bush, which he found by the roadside and which failed him in his search for shelter.

This poem serves as the theme for our collection. We imagine Raftery sheltering by the bush in his long coat. His dress was often

remarked upon, especially his coat – Cóta Raiftearaí – which is the inspiration for the key piece of our AW2018/19 collection.

Our coat is not in the coarse frieze that would have been common in the 19th century. Instead it is knitted in a beautiful soft Donegal blend of 20% Cashmere/80% Merino. In fact we have moved a large part of the collection up into a finer softer quality blend of Donegal cashmere and merino.

Shows

PITTI UOMO, Florence

9th—12th January, 2018

By appointment at:

Padiglione Centrale (Main Building), Ground Floor I/13

INIS MEÁIN JAPAN

6th—8th February 2018

By appointment at:

Showroom Amount Fujibuilding Harajuku 6th Floor 3-25-12 Jinguumae, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0001

t: +81 904 390 8265

e: mm@millimetre.co.jp

Showrooms

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By appointment at:

Niels Garbe anotherproject GmbH Anklamer Str. 38 10115 Berlin

t: +49 1785983400

e: niels.garbe@anotherproject.de

INIS MEÁIN ITALY

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Giuliano Gaddo

t: +39 336 376 688

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INIS MEÁIN NETHERLANDS

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Arnoud Janssen Pan Agenturen Hemmerbuurt 85 1607 CD – HEM

t: +31 653 244 019

e: Arnoud@panagenturen.nl

INIS MEÁIN USA

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Alaide Inc, Suite 1406 551 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10176

t: +1 212 315 9500

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