This week, I started posting links to free patterns for Aran sweaters. These are cardigans and pullovers that have intricate cables and textures, similar to a style that developed on the Aran islands ...

There’s no better way to keep warm in winter than by donning an Aran sweater or an Irish knit cardigan. Aran sweaters, which take their name from the three Aran Islands of Inishmore, Inishmaan and ...

The Aran Islands are a group of three small islands located off the west coast of Ireland in Galway Bay. The three islands are Inis Mór (meaning “big island”), Inis Meáin (meaning “middle island”), ...

More tangible than folklore and holiday traditions, however, are the symbolic historical artifacts that are still in use today. Aran sweaters, Claddagh rings, tin whistles, and tweed – each object, ...