Top 10 Gift & Specialty Shops in Ireland’s Ancient East, Ireland’s Ancient East

Founded in 1969 by Patrick Clancy Kilkenny Crystal is Ireland's oldest Family-owned Crystal Studio Workshop. Our use of traditional techniques means that our crystal is likened to antique quality. Each piece is deeply cut by hand and then polished with care to retain a fine finish. We create many original designs and unusual pieces and due to the limited number of pieces produced each year many items become valuable collectors items. Our product range and full history of Kilkenny Crystal can be found on our web site.

From our small, family-run workshop in An Rinn, Co. Waterford, we craft precise hand cut crystal products for discerning customers around the world. The products we make are stories made physical. More than just useful objects, they create meaningful connection with our rich culture, history, nature and language. Criostal na Rinne is situated on the coast of west Waterford in Ireland’s Ancient East, near the Waterford Greenway. We are nestled a short distance from historic towns and villages such as Lismore, Dungarvan, Ardmore and Youghal. We are located just 8km off the N25 between Dungarvan and Cork near the R674 to An Rinn and Ceann Heilbhic. Visit Criostal na Rinne to experience the craft of crystal cut by hand, a skill that the area is noted for. Eamonn gives free tours and demonstrations both individually and to groups, showing the techniques of a master craftsman and explaining the history of glassmaking in the area stretching back hundreds of years to the present day.

We are two people who love the style, the sound and the look of all things past. We are a record store, a vintage clothes store, we have antiques, retro and collectible items. We like the weird and the wonderful. Our music covers 20s jazz, 80s punk,rock music,and everything in between. Our clothes are vintage for both women and men. As for the rest come and see for yourselves!

Since the mid 1800s, our Cushen family have been producing natural fibre textiles of unique colour, design and craftsmanship in the historic town of Graig-na-managh, Co.Kilkenny. We continue to preserve the traditional skills of dyeing, spinning and weaving allowing us to produce high quality, authentic Irish natural-fibre textiles. Our mill shop is open daily where you get see a selection of our products made in our adjacent mill including Irish wool blankets, lambswool throws, mohair throws and a range of fashion accessories and knitting yarns. We also sell a selection of gifts from other makers.

Recent winner of the Irish Times Best Shop for a Day Out and Farmers Journal National Farm Yard Awards we are a family run farm shop and open farm. We do not charge visitors to our farm and offer value and quality in our farm shop that keeps customers coming back time and time again. We recommend taking a few hours out to visit us as we are confident we will change the way you and your family shop! Located on our own farm we offer visitors a family friendly open farm experience, where you will see a wide variety of farm animals in a natural and relaxed setting. Visitors will enjoy a quiet countryside atmosphere, and can make the very most of their visit by feeding our farm animals or enjoying a tasty treat in our Farm Café. Experience the best of Irish Rural life for free, only a few minutes outside Kildare town. Ride the Express Train around the farm or have a go at our Indian Creek Crazy Golf.

At Coolavokig Pottery, Robb Bradstock and Meredith Flandreau make high-quality handmade ceramics fired in the oldest wood-fired kiln in Ireland. All the pottery is individually handcrafted and thrown on a potter's wheel. Visitors are welcome to the retail shop where a wide selection of Coolavokig Pottery is available. Opening hours 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.all year.