Blarney Woollen Mills

Irish souvenirs aren’t all Leprauchan hats and ‘Kiss me, I’m Irish’ t-​shirts. Not that there’s anything wrong with that stuff, but if you want to see what Irish craftware, fashion and souvenirs are really at, Blarney Woolen Mills is the place to go. Meadows & Byrne, Newbridge and Waterford Crystal all have large concessions here, and there’s an Insomnia on-​site to fuel your shopping spree.
There’s parking on-​site, although quite a bit of that is devoted to coaches of shoppers. Best bet is to get there early and not rush yourself.

Si vous souhaitez acheter des lainages et autres produits Irlandais .
C’est l’endroit où aller.
Très sympa !

Could have spent a week in here studying the goods, and shopping & shipping. That’s right they will ship over $ 250 home so you don’t have to fit in suitcase. Lovely.

I wish I knew a place in every country like this. If you’re a tourist and you’re looking for a souvenir or a gift for someone back home but you don’t want to get them a «my friend went to Ireland» t-​shirt, this is the place to be. Genuine Irish crafts, classy gifts, beautiful wools and furniture and jewellery. There is everything to be found in this place and you’re guaranteed to find a great gift for yourself or another. They also have a selection of the more tacky souvenirs, if you want something fun to bring home.
There’s also a Meadows and Byrne on the top floor, which is just a gorgeous homewares shop. It’s all situated in the lovely rolling hills of Cork.
I haven’t been to the restaurant/​café or the bar, just to the little Insomnia inside the shop, and that was perfectly nice.

Fantastic shopping! There was so much to see, so many things to pick up and try on, I could’ve spent hours here. We were in a bit of a time crunch so I wasn’t able to do/​see everything but this is a huge space with tons of great items. It’s not inexpensive by any means but the quality is great. I especially loved their selection of children’s clothing. So adorable and cute, I wish I had little munchkins to buy for!

If you are in the area and need a one stop shop for souvenirs that are made in Ireland, this is your place. Seriously, they have just about everything you could be looking for and then some. From liquor, food, candy, clothing, blankets, crystal, jewelry, and the typical touristy souvenirs, you will have no problem finding the perfect gift.

Lovely restaurant/​coffee shop — try the excellent seafood chowder. Wonderful cakes — we had the carrot cake and the chocolate fondant cake, both delicious. Lots of gluten-​free options, including soups, cakes, scones and cookies. Also a good takeaway selection if you want a break from cooking!

This is as authentic a gift shop as you will ever find anywhere. When I was here, they were having some sort of semi-​annual sale and it was packed with locals and tourists alike. Blarney Woolen Mills has everything from Irish lace, Butler’s chocolate, wool scarfs, rugby shirts, Guinness merch, and everything in between. It is truly the only stop one needs to make while looking for gifts in Ireland. Unfortunately I did more gift shopping for myself than anyone else, but what can I say, it was the semi-​annual sale!
I was able to buy a baby gift for friends, a big package of Aran yarn for crocheting back home, and a scarf for myself. Besides unbelievably friendly and helpful staff, they also take American currency which was a nice surprise. Blarney Woolen Mills was certainly the nicest store with the best quality gifts I came across in my travels.

Huge gift shop with everything Irish — the woolen products were my particular favorite, but they have pretty much everything you can think of. The prices were pretty decent & are definitely cheaper than what you’ll find in the city areas (Dublin).
While we were there, they had a deal: spend 250 euro & get free shipping home (US). This is very easy to do if you’re getting wool products & gifts.
As with the trend everywhere else we’ve been, the people are incredibly helpful and courteous.
The food next door is cafeteria style & wasn’t that impressive. Since we were part of a tour we didn’t stay in the hotel.

This place is full of any Irish souvenir you could imagine and has the history to make it that much better. As one of the oldest mills and longest lasting ones in Ireland they turn this HUGE mill into a beautiful store filled with all types of wool, jewelry, gifts, gadgets, and along side attached is a restaurant and cafeteria/​restaurant/​deli and is delightful to stop at before or after visiting the Blarney Castle. I’ve been there every time I have been to Ireland and I will continue to go back every chance I get.

This store is the largest Irish shop in the WORLD (at least thats what the sign says). But to be honest, the store was pretty large and had a lot of stuff from food to sweaters to Waterford crystals. There are things here for kids, men and women. There is a first floor and a second floor. I believe a lot of the men’s wear was on the second floor and kids and women’s on the first floor. Our tour group stopped off here for some shopping and some lunch (located next door). A great place to spend the day for shopping. You can spend hours and hours here! The store is very well organized and they have a lot of sales associates to help.

I’m really not sure how many cashiers will patiently stand there and help you count coins (you certainly will never find this in NYC)
Because I had so much and they were getting heavy, I wanted to get rid of some.
Since I’m not used to Euros, it was taking me forever to find the correct coins (not to mention, I’m your non-​typical Asian who sucks at Math so that didn’t exactly help the situation either)
The cashier was happy to help me out. She also told me about and gave me the tax card US citizens use in order to get their taxes back.
Aside from the helpful staff, another pro was that this place is huge! And if you rummage around long enough, you can find some good deals too!
There’s also a café that has pretty good lunch specials (I’m not sure if they’re related though)
Check it out! I also saw some signs for shopping online but I probably won’t be doing that. But that’s only because I bought enough useless junk on my trip to Ireland. Like a card with a shamrock taped to it that will supposedly bring me luck. We’ll see how that goes!

Upon entering you can tell this place is a huge tourist trap but their prices are not too bad and their selection is second to none (I believe they claim to be the biggest Irish shop in the country). They have everything from books, to clothes, housewares, alcohol, etc. If you visit the castle you pretty much have to come here because you could get all your shopping done in one spot. At the time I was there they were offering to ship your order to your house for free if you spent $ 250 euro or more.

Products/​Cost: (3.75÷5) I visited this store about 2 weeks ago while touring Ireland. I didn’t end up buying anything, but that was because my carry-​on size luggage was already jammed to the brim. If you are looking to buy wool products, this is one of the best places to go. They have an extensive selection of wool items for women, men, children, and the home — all are beautifully made and of high quality. There is also a good sales section upstairs! The prices can be a bit high, but that’s more due to the nature of the product, than any deliberate conspiracy to gouge tourists. In addition to the clothing items, Blarney also carries an impressive array of regular touristy products and food items from chocolates to candies.
Location: (⁴⁄₅) The village of Blarney isn’t large, so the shop is located near almost all the other major tourist shops and places to eat. It’s also a easy 5 minute walk from the Blarney Castle, a major tourist attraction.
Overall: (3.75÷5) For tourists, this is a worthwhile stop, especially if you are looking to buy some souvenirs for family and friends back home. Even if you aren’t looking to buy, it’s kind of fun just looking at all the pretty wool products that are made from the sheep that dot the Irish landscape.

While on a 10-​day bus tour of Ireland this was one of our many stops. We hit up the Blarney Castle and then the Blarney Woolen Mills. I was right at about 7-​months pregnant with my first child and going on a windy bus tour was not the greatest idea in the world. I remember being so disgustingly car sick (or would it be bus sick?) that I honestly contemplated staying at the Woolen Mills, having my baby there and naming my son Blarney.
Other than my memory of wanting to barf I thought the Blarney Woolen Mills were great! I bought lots of souvenirs for my family and friends, with my favorite being a beautiful purple woven blanket. They’ve got lots of kitchy gifts from t-​shirts to blankets to cheesy nick knacks but the woven blankets were definitely the stand out items that you should purchase while you’re there. They are a woolen mill after all! I thought that prices were fairly reasonable as well.
One more memory I had of Blarney was that all I wanted was to have some American mustard and it’s really difficult to find it in Ireland. All anyone serves is Coleman’s. Oh hell no! Packets and packets of Coleman’s everywhere I went and it drove me crazy. I bought a sandwich at the concession stand in hopes of being able to slather it with American mustard and I got screwed again by packets of Coleman’s. Dammit! Pregnant, car sickness and no mustard! No wonder the Irish are always drunk. It’s to make up for the mustard & bland food!

The mecca of actual good gifts and shopping. Most places have the tacky irish gifts but here there is waterford crystal and many wool and guinness products. It is a 3 floor experience with everything you could imagine bringing home to your loved ones. If you go see the castle see this after :)

This place is amazing. They have the quality souvenirs like wool sweaters and Waterford crystal instead of just the kitshy crap you can find in a Carroll’s. I got a great scarf for € 10, some delicious Irish coffee chocolates for € 4 and some unique gifts for my parents that I haven’t seen anywhere else on this island thus far!
If you are looking for a bargain on clothing head to the first floor, (this place is massive, it has three floors!) My friend got a lovely lilac shrug sweater for € 10!!!

This an absolutely MASSIVE gift shop only steps away from Blarney Castle.
Since I traveled independently, I was able to shop around. And I can tell you with confidence this is the best selection of just about anything Irish anywhere — with some of the best prices.
Purchase your woolen items, but they have tshirts, sweatshirts, food stuffs, Guinness everything, music, books and more. If you’re there already go!

Huge shop I happened into on the way out of Blarney castle. Tons of Irish souvenirs and gifts. Even some nice prices on sweaters!
Friendly helpful staff !