Ireland

Crafts & Shopping Guide

(2008 Edition - with Shopping Map)

By Patricia Preston

Patricia Preston, author of 14 books on the Emerald Isle, has been shopping in Ireland for over 40 years. This book sets down her recommendations and shopping tips including a detailed guide to reclaiming VAT shopping refunds. 

Looking for a leprechaun? St. Brigid’s cross? Wooly sheep or teddy bears?  Flower-flecked pottery? Farmers markets? You’ll find them all in this book, plus hand-knit sweaters, crystal, rugby and grandfather shirts, kilts, bodhrans and tin whistles, rare books, bog oak sculpture, fishing flies, dancing dolls, lace christening outfits, Irish Christmas ornaments, farmhouse cheeses and chocolate truffles, ceramic birds, wildflower seeds, toy soldiers, collector’s coins and stamps, seaweed bath salts, miniature lighthouses, and much, much more! Products are featured from over 350 shops and craft centers throughout all of Ireland – north, south, east, and west.

This handy book tells you where to find the best of Ireland’s crafts at the best prices in all parts of the country – from cities and towns to tiny villages, and where to see artisans at work and demonstrating their crafts.

New for 2008: Each book includes a free map, courtesy of and specially designed by Corey Taratuta of IrishFireside.com, showing all the locations of the shops and craft centers - a great help in planning your shopping itinerary.

Shops are divided into over a dozen user-friendly categories:

• Books, Maps & Art

• Craft & Design Centres

• Dolls & Toys

• China & Pottery

• Crystal & Glassware

• Food & Drink

• Jewelry & Watches

• Knitting & Needlework

• Linens & Lace

• Markets

• Music & Musical Instruments

• Tweeds & Woollens

• Specialty Shops

• “All Under One Roof” – One-Stop Shopping

Paperback Price: $8.95 including shipping and autographed by the author.

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