Kathie Kerler

Kathie Kerler - Fiber Artist, NQA Certified Judge, and Writer

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Food and Fiber Lovers’ Tour — Day 10

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.

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.

Anne showing us the patterns

There is an entire wall of hand knitted sweaters for sale made by local knitters.

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.

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.

The square at the end of High Street

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.

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