Kilkenny City
Top-end Irish crafts and artworks from artisans county-wide are sold at this design centre. Look for John Hanly wool blankets, Cushendale woollen goods,…
Must-see shopping in Counties Wexford, Waterford, Carlow & Kilkenny
Counties Wexford, Waterford, Carlow & Kilkenny
Ethically sourced single-origin cacao and local, organic ingredients are used to make truffles (varieties include strawberry and whiskey, cinnamon mulled…
Kilkenny City
Truffles (such as cider or almond and mint), caramels (eg pecan) and other chocolates sustainably made in nearby Thomastown, where it has a second shop,…
Nicholas Mosse Irish Country Shop
Counties Wexford, Waterford, Carlow & Kilkenny
Across the river from the village in an old mill, this pottery shop specialises in handmade spongeware – ceramics decorated with sponged patterns –…
Kilkenny City
Originally from Germany, Rudolf Heltzel has been creating fine-art jewellery in Kilkenny since 1968, and now works with his son Christopher creating…
Kilkenny City
This pristine Parisian-style perfume boutique has an array of ready-to-go scents for men and women, made from ingredients such as cascarilla bark, ylang…
County Waterford
Former Waterford Crystal craftsman Eamonn Terry returned home to the Ring Peninsula to set up his own workshop, where you can buy deep-prismatic-cut, full…
Counties Wexford, Waterford, Carlow & Kilkenny
Hidden away on a country lane 6.5km northwest of Kells, this rural pottery is the base for Mark Campden, who turns out colourful majolica pieces with…
Kilkenny City
A favourite of Ireland's most fashionable, Folkster has a chic ground-floor boutique selling its Irish-designed women's wear made from ethically sourced…
Counties Wexford, Waterford, Carlow & Kilkenny
Cushendale produces knitting yarns, blankets, tweed and winter woollies, which are on sale at the neighbouring shop; ask for an informal, behind-the…
Kilkenny City
Traditional Irish instruments at this long-standing music shop include uilleann pipes (Irish bagpipes), bodhrán goat-skin drums, fiddles, bouzoukis …
Counties Wexford, Waterford, Carlow & Kilkenny
This small studio creates contemporary and traditional crystal, with many designs hand-cut using the old intaglio method of engraving. The gift shop also…
Waterford City Food & Craft Market
County Waterford
Crafts on sale at this excellent market include pottery, jewellery and hand-turned wood. There are many ready-to-eat dishes; look out for the breads,…
County Waterford
Fishing tackle and permits for the excellent salmon fishing on the River Blackwater are available from Titelines, which also has a gift shop and houses…
Wexford Town
The lively twice-weekly market at the Bull Ring has crafts, vintage clothes, antiques, jewellery, homewares, toys and accessories, along with food and…
County Waterford
Fronted by a cottage garden, this cosy little house above the harbour sells beautiful pottery, much of it in lovely shades of blue and cream. Other…
Wexford Town
One of several commercial galleries and craft shops in town, the Blue Egg concentrates on contemporary Irish crafts in a range of materials, including…
Kilkenny City
Kilkenny's largest bookshop stocks plenty of Irish-interest fiction and nonfiction, periodicals and a good range of maps. There's a cafe upstairs.
Counties Wexford, Waterford, Carlow & Kilkenny
Established in 1999, this workshop creates beautifully coloured and textured candles of all sizes, from bedside-table to church-altar scale.
County Waterford
Waterford Book Centre has three floors of books – including an excellent selection of Irish classics – and a cafe.
Wexford Town
Pick up local guides and maps at this bookshop, which also has an excellent selection of Irish fiction and nonfiction.
Counties Wexford, Waterford, Carlow & Kilkenny
Clay Creations displays the quixotic ceramics and sculptures of award-winning local artist Brid Lyons.
