Inis Meáin

About Inis Meáin

Inis Meáin Knitting Company makes its knitwear on the island of the same name, one of the three Aran Islands off Ireland's west coast. It was founded in 1976 by Tarlach de Blácam and Áine Ní Chonghaile, who settled there to build a livelihood rooted in the island's traditions. The designs draw on generations of stitchwork once knitted by island women for local fishermen, with diamonds, cables, moss and tree-of-life patterns echoing the surrounding stone walls, seas and skies. Working in merino, silk and cashmere, the label turns that heritage into refined, luxurious knitwear for men and women, practical in spirit but finished with real quality.