Mary Sloan of the Irish Patchwork Society was kind enough to email this list of fabric stores to me. I know it doesn’t make sense to go to every single one… but that’s what I want to do!!
also see: Limerick and More Quilts
also see: Fermoy and the Midwest Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society
West Ireland:
County Mayo: In Westport, there’s Clew Bay Quilting Studio, Atlantic View, Gloshpatrick, Westport, County Mayo. You can get in touch with Breda Maloney at:
bredamaloney@eircom.net She’s in a home based studio on the R355 Coast Road overlooking Clew Bay. Phone number: +353 (0) 98 64014, website:
www.clewbayquilting.com
County Galway:
Hickey’s in The Corrib Centre, Galway City.
Oughterard, there’s R.A.G.S. for Linda, Tel: 00353 (0)91 550779, email ragsforlinda1@eircom.net
web site: www.ragsforlinda.com
Limerick:
Limerick Quilt Centre, Winander House, Park Road, Limerick,
run by Maeve Meaney. Phone +353 (0)61 419790 or +353 (0)61 86 1069068 email maevemeany@eircom.net
Maeve specialises in solid, mottled and blender fabrics.
South:
Cork: Patchwork Plus run by Moya Geraghty of Aghada Hall House, Lr. Aghada, Midleton, County Cork, Tel: +353 (0)21 4662908, mobile: +353 (0)877986872, email: patchworkplus@gmail.com
Midlands:
County Kilkenny: There?s All Patched Up! on Bridge Street, Callan, County Kilkenny, run by Alison Baxter, Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm, south of Kilkenny
on the Clonmel Road – drop in and sew on Wednesday mornings – tel: +353(0)87 2506999 email: allpatchedup@eircom.net
Website: www.allpatchedup.com
Threads of Green Fabrics a mail order service where you can visit at Purcellsinch Business Park, Dublin Road, Kilkenny, Tel: +353 (0)567762514, email: info@threadsofgreen.ie Monday – Friday 9.30 to 6pm, Saturdays and evenings by appointment.
East Coast:
County Wicklow: Farmhouse Quilts at Croneyhorn, Carnew, County Wicklow, run by Evelyn Shannon, email: eshannon@eircom.net and tel: +353(0)53 9426344
Dublin:
The Woollen Mills, 41/42 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1, phone: +353 (0)1 8280301 email: info@woollenmills.ie
They sell some cottons upstairs (not much), but do have quilters’ tools and threads. It’s right in the city centre on the north side of Halfpenny Bridge.
Murphy Sheehy, 14 Castle Market, Dublin 2 (a complete Alladin’s cave of fabric everywhere!) You never know what you’ll find here. They often have nice linens and
we buy a lot of their white sheeting and dye it. They do muslin, but no quilting tools at all.
Hickey’s on Henry Street – off O’Connell Street on the north side of the river. It’s mostly curtain fabrics, dress fabrics, but they do have a few craft fabrics downstairs.
In the suburbs is a really good selection in Wendy Huggins’house-
Fabric Matters – www.fabricmatters.ie
She lives near Rathfarnham on the south side of the city. Phone number: +353 (0)1 4946320 by arrangement. She has a great selection of lovely fabrics and this is well worth a visit. It’s very easy to find her house by car or taxi – although she is in the suburbs.
Outside Dublin:
Fabric Gallery at 4 Village Gate, Bray, County Wicklow, – www.fabric-gallery.com
Anne Jeffares Phone: +353(0)1 2860979 This is certainly possible with public transport and is well worth a visit. It’s like an Alladin’s cave. Get the dart from the city centre (Connolly Station, Tara Street Station or Pearse Street station going south to Bray. It’s almost the last stop and is at least half an hour/three quarters of an hour by DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transport)). Anne’s shop is on the main street, near the church. Ask for Village Gate.
Just Cotton with Penny Toolin; web site: www.justcotton.ie and you can arrange to visit her showroom. Just Cotton studio shop is open Mon & Tues, 10am -5pm , other days and weekends/bank holidays by arrangement – ring first on +353 (0)46 94 30877
Quilt Art Workshops, 4 Mill Wood, Naas, County Kildare, Grania McElligott has very beautiful linens, silk, cottons and wools – hand dyed – and threads. Phone: +353 (0)45 876121, email: graniamcelligott@eircom.net. Grania’s work can be found in many books and she teaches abroad. You need to ring beforehand.
Luck o\' the Irish traveler 
This is such a lovely blog! You have a wealth of information here and I’ve enjoyed my visit.
Now I want to go back tand visit Ireland again even more. Thanks!
By: Pat on February 20, 2008
at 4:30 am
Thank you for the compliment! Now I have to winnow all these ideas and things to do and see into a managable trip!
By: cowgirl53 on February 20, 2008
at 4:54 am
I have been blogging about my 2006 trip to Ireland all thsi past week –many pictures –I hope you get achnace to drop by and see!
Hugs, Pat
By: Pat on March 7, 2008
at 7:09 pm
It is good to see you are having a good time!
-Rachael
By: pagesculptor on March 11, 2008
at 4:32 am
Thank you! thank you! I had been searching the internet quite unsucessfully for fabric stores in Ireland prior to my trip there in June – until I found your site. Now I’ll be able to visit them and hopefully purchase fabric to make a souvenir quilt when I return home. Great information overall!
Great! glad someone is going to get some use out of my list! I have more to add, so I’ll try to do that soon. Just be warned: Most of the quilt fabrics are imported from the U.S. and they’re very expensive. There isn’t much in the way of Irish-themed fabric either. And fabric stores are way different than in the States-dressmaking fabrics and home decorating fabrics are sold at in different stores; Hickey’s being an exception (at least the one I visited in Limerick had both dressmaking and home dec fabrics). Almost all of the quilt shops are run out of someone’s home and they bring their store to meetings and events; my understanding is that Maeve Meany’s Limerick Quilt Centre in Limerick is the only quilt fabric store in Ireland. If you can make contact with the Irish Patchwork Society, and attend a meeting, that would be the best! I went to a quilt meeting in Limerick and had a wonderful time! I think I have a link somewhere… Anyway, have fun! Ireland is AWESOME!!
By: Mo on May 2, 2008
at 2:26 am
Here are a few more quilt shops in Ireland.
paulines Country Quilts Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal, at
irishcountryquilting.com
Also the premier issue of Irish Quilter magazine (as of Nov. 30, 2008, the website isn’t working-hope it gets fixed soon! e.) has been released. Contact Sherry Nugent at her verrysherry blog.
thanks-glad to add them to my list!
Edie
p.s. I added the links… e.
By: Irene on November 27, 2008
at 1:38 am
I have been looking for somthing like this for a while thanks
this is one of those “ad spam” things, but the website the video advertises, joe.com, is kind of useful… so I’m letting this one through.
By: irwin on January 29, 2009
at 5:07 pm
Where can I find Irish themed printed fleece fabric?
Thank you.
Cathie
no idea… good luck!
Edie
By: Cathie on February 10, 2009
at 5:57 pm
Another one for you list in Donegal (Buncrana)
http://www.thefennelshed.com
also the publishers of a great magazine which has brill patterns and stuff
http://www.irishquiltandcraft.com
By: TotoJ on February 12, 2009
at 10:11 am
Hello All
Just to let you know Irish Quilting Magazine is up and going now since last November.We are making great strides with 17,000 copies available(Issue 5 Figures) after starting with 5,000.
Our Website is up and going as well http://www.irishquilting.ie
Please feel free to contact me if you need to know more….
Kind Regards,
Kenneth
By: Kenneth Quillinan on August 4, 2009
at 1:36 pm
hi, I also have a shop in Ireland. i have a website and classes by post. My new website will be ready by 1st october.
http://www.thesewingshed.com
http://www.thesewingshed.blogspot.com
By: nikki foley on September 17, 2009
at 7:37 am
I will be visiting Ireland in April. I am a traditional rug hooker and am interested in knowing if there are groups of rug hookers in Ireland and where to fiind wool yardage?
I have tried other sites but only see latch hook or wool yard sites. Could you help me?
Thank you.
E. Reid
By: Elizabeth Reid on February 17, 2010
at 12:21 am
sorry, no… I don’t know anything about rug hooking. try finding a national group; or try a craft organization. best of luck to you-
By: cowgirl53 on February 19, 2010
at 4:54 am
Just saw this site – planning a trip to Ireland and am an avid quilter. Getting excited to checkout the country and the stores! Keep me posted. Thanks!
By: mary on April 27, 2010
at 12:44 pm
Fabric Gallery in Bray has moved; it’s now on Church Terrace. Its a little hard to find, becausr Church Terrace is small and looks residental. The fabric store is behind a blind curve, past a furnitute repair. Ask a local
By: Penny on June 19, 2010
at 4:21 pm
Many Thanks for this site I recently moved here & have found it extremely useful
By: Marguerite Markham on August 26, 2010
at 11:35 am
I will be making my 6th trip to Ireland, Ballyclough specifically, and would order some fabric to be sent to my daughter there IF I could find a website of quilt goods that does mail order.
Any suggestions?
Bev – 1/2011
I’m afraid not; you might check the Woolly Way; it’s a blog that focuses on fiber in Ireland-sorry, I don’t have the URL, but you should be able to google it.
Edie
By: Bev on January 27, 2011
at 8:36 pm
Heading to Ireland in 2 weeks and now I know where I want to go…all the quilts shops. I’m so excited. Can’t wait to visit as many as I can!!!!Diane
By: Diane on September 9, 2013
at 5:26 am
Have a great time! And be sure to visit the shop in Limerick-Limerick Quilt Center
I don’t know how many of the shops I listed are still in business… I made that list in 2008. best of luck!
By: cowgirl53 on September 12, 2013
at 3:33 am