Anne O’Maille‘s shop, located in Galway, features traditional Irish clothing and craft. O’Maille’s sells the highest quality, traditional handknit Aran sweaters in the country.
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Anne O’Maille, owner
Anne is an expert on the subject of knitting. She explained the meaning of the sweaters’ patterns, such as the tree of life and the coastal cliffs.
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Anne showing us the patterns
There is an entire wall of hand knitted sweaters for sale made by local knitters.
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Shelves of sweaters
What really struck me are the sweater labels. You know who made your sweater and where she or he lives. Mary Donavan knitted the one below.
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Sweater label
We were free to explore High Street. Then we crossed the Square and had high tea at the Hotel Meyrick. Delicious. I had high tea a couple years ago at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, a place renowned for its high tea. The Meyrick was many times better and much less expensive.
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The square at the end of High Street
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Hotel Meyrick
We spent the night in Westport, home of the notable pub Matt Malloy’s, which is owned by one of the members of The Chieftains, an Irish folk band.