Join us on Thursday, the 23rd of February at 6pm for “Knit! The Making of Aran Jumpers as Domestic Art and Cottage Industry” as part of the NDNC Irish Culture Series. Anne Ó’Máille will speak about knitting as not only an art form, but as means of financial support for women and their families across the 20th century.
Ó’Máille’s is one of Ireland’s oldest established clothing stores. The business was opened in March 1938 by Padraic O’Maille and was located at Dominick Street in Galway City. Padraic and his brothers Stiofain and Sean and their sister Mary, worked together in the family business, selling homespun yarns, handwoven tweeds, and made-to-measure clothing. Padraic O’Maille became the first retailer in Ireland to trade in Aran sweaters. He bought traditional sweaters from Aran Island women who sold their wares on Saturdays at the Galway City open-air market. Ó’Máille’s is still open 75 years later under the ownership of Sean Ó’Máille’s son Ger and his wife Anne.
