Irish Crafts

Irish Craft

Northern Ireland is known throughout the world for the quality of its unique goods, including delicate china, elegant linens and intricate lace.

The white lustre of Belleek porcelain has inspired collectors from 1857 and the same meticulous techniques are used today by the craftsmen in Belleek Pottery.

Northern Ireland is famed for producing high quality linen and the legacy of this celebrated industry lives on. Linen products are available to buy in many stores and are often a popular gift for friends and family back home.

Other unique souvenirs from the area include a range of gifts hand-crafted from 5,000-year-old Irish turf from some of Ireland’s oldest boglands. Ornaments, clocks, Celtic crosses, picture frames and jewellery are among the keepsakes intricately fashioned into ancient Celtic designs with a distinctive antique brown finish.

This tour includes shopping “musts” at Belleek Pottery, the Linen Green and Island Turf.

Itinerary

9am

Depart Belfast and head west through unspoilt countryside to the Fermanagh Lakelands.

11am

Belleek Pottery Visitor Centre
Visit the pottery factory to see craftsmen produce this world famous porcelain.

1pm

Enniskillen
Enjoy lunch in Fermanagh’s county town, Enniskillen.

3pm

Island Turf Crafts
Step back in time at the bog museum which reveals the rich and varied history of Ireland before and after the Ice Age. Visit the indoor bog and the showroom with a complete range of gifts.