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Aran Sweater Market

4.2 (13 reviews)
Closed • 9:30 am - 9:00 pm

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Sweaters and more at the Aran Sweater Market, Galway
Bruce K.

I had one mission from Mrs. K. when arriving in Galway - an official Aran Sweater. And since I didn't have time to take the ferry to the Aran Islands, it was going to be at this shop. This shouldn't be hard. Except... they have a massive selection. It's not just the six or so colors. The sweaters have zips or buttons or they're poncho-style. They have patterns or no patterns. They have collars or no collars. I'm absolutely overwhelmed! Instead of making a bad choice, I took a bunch of pictures and texted them to Mrs. K.: "Here's what they have - which one do you want?" And now I have an answer. Coming into the store, I was able to show one of the sales clerks which one (because I'm still confused) and she pointed me right to the spot. Hooray, mission achieved! At the checkout, I was given a VAT refund receipt which I will turn in later at the airport. Woo hoo! [Review 1931 of 2024 - 113 in Republic of Ireland - 22953 overall]

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2 years ago

A great store, spread out over several buildings, the Aran Sweater Market sells top quality products at reasonable prices.

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7 years ago

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7 years ago

Very nice shop. Huge selection of high quality sweaters , scarves, gloves and gifts. Friendly, helpful staff.

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“We left with a cozy headband then placed an order this summer for a couple of sweaters, hat, headband, pet sweater, and wool socks.”

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Claddagh Jewellers - Have to buy the claddagh ring!

Claddagh Jewellers

3.9(13 reviews)
0.2 km

Excellent selection of Claddagh jewelery and other nice pieces for every budget. Emma was…read moreParticularly great, can't thank her enough for helping me find exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!

Worst customer service! In late April, 2026, my husband and…read moreI took a 10-day trip to Europe to celebrate our 20th anniversary. While in Galway, we stopped into Claddagh Jewelers. I found a lovely Claddagh ring that was a more delicate style than is traditional, but it was in yellow gold, not white gold, which is what I usually wear. No worries - I was told they could custom make one for me in white gold and mail it. After checking for proper size, I ordered the ring, paid for it, including shipping, and returned home and waited. The ring arrived May 22, and I was so excited, only to open the box and find they sent the same ring - in yellow gold - that I had tried on! The receipt clearly states, "9k white gold Claddagh ring". I emailed the shop right away, get detailed instructions for returning the ring, including how to handle customs paperwork. After 3 trips to 2 different post offices (no one seemed to know how to handle the customs form), and at a cost of over $70, I was finally able to return it. And then I waited. On August 3, I reached out to the shop inquiring as to the status, and they tell me they did not receive the ring. I checked the shipping QR code and it appeared that the ring was being returned to me! Sure enough, I received the same ring back. Apparently, the ring was sitting in Customs in Ireland from June 23 to August 1. Per customs documents, the package cleared customs, so it seems Claddagh Jewellers dropped the ball yet again. I reached out to the shop, and they wanted me to return the ring; stating that they'd provide a pre-paid label (why didn't they do that when I was returning the wrong ring, which was completely their mistake?). So basically, they want me to return the ring, trusting that after they screwed up twice, this time they'll get it right. If I do that, they will have my money and the ring I purchased and I will be left with nothing except a very bad taste in my mouth over the whole ordeal, and no shred of hope that I will get the proper ring that I ordered. There are many purveyors of Claddagh rings in Galway; I wish that I had gone to Thomas Dillon.

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O'Maille - 100% wool yarn

O'Maille

4.8(9 reviews)
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Yes, this store is on the pricier than others. But this is also the only store in Galway and the…read moreAran Islands (and probably all of Ireland!) that sells sweaters that are *hand-knit in Ireland with **wool from Ireland**. If you want an inexpensive, mass produced, machine knitted sweater with non-Irish wool, then don't come here. But come to O'Maille's if you want an authentic, 100% Irish work of art. After advice from an Airbnb host to look for sweaters made of wool from Ireland, I went from store to store, and all the other stores carried only Irish hand-knit sweaters that are made of Merino wool shipped in from Australia or New Zealand, even on Aran Island. I wanted a *real* Irish fisherman's sweater with wool from Ireland! Online research and Yelp steered me to O'Maille. Anne O'Maille herself was in the store and is the one who hires dozens of Irish women to knit sweaters and other items from Irish wool. She herself is a knitter. A few years ago, Anne and the store were featured on Oprah. 20 women in the world were chosen because of their handcrafted work, and Anne was one of them. The young saleswoman (I believe her name is Tanya) was so sweet and spent a lot of time with me, helping me to choose the perfect sweater, and explaining the knitting process. Each hand-knit sweater is unique and each has the name of the knitter on the tag. Each is a piece of art. When you feel and lift the sweaters, you can tell the difference between these and the other hand knit sweaters in other stores - denser, tighter weave, and heavier. It was interesting because Tanya and Anne told me a little about the knitter's history with that pattern. I was leaving with one sweater, but another hanging caught my eye. It was a unique sweater that was made as a sampler of different patterns, knitted by a daughter of one of her best knitters. That daughter knitted too, but stopped for awhile. She just started again and knitted the sampler sweater, something really different and one of a kind. Soooo I bought two sweaters! When you consider what you are getting, $35 extra dollars between the best hand-knit (but one of a mass-produced pattern) sweater at the main competition store, and the top of the line one-of-kind work of art at O'Maille, O'Maille is a bargain!

When looking in the city for some crochet materials, I stumbled across this little shop. Here, in…read moreaddition to the knit clothing that they're more known for, I found some fairly inexpensive 100% wool yarn (€5 for 50g, €10 for 100g skeins). I gladly bought two 50g skeins of two of the beautiful color options and a wooden crochet hook. When I run out of yarn while still in Galway I know where to go back to!

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Aran Sweater Market - womenscloth - Updated November 2026

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