Things Celtic

first visit was yesterday. this place is awesome. found knotwork wedding bands in stirling silver at a very reasonable price. will beva frequent visitor here.

This is a really cool store with lots of unique offerings. Everything from jewelry to books to Kilts. I like to come here when I’m wanting to send a special card to someone special. They have cards Hallmark can’t hold a candle to. Pre-​versed or write your own special message. The cards. have some really beautiful art work on them. Worthy of framing if you’re into that sort of thing.
Whatever your Celtic need, you’ll probably find it in this store.

Nice quiet little shop off the beaten path with plenty of celtic finds. Family crest, clan crest, and clan pins were plentiful as well as food and house hold goods. Jewelery selection was gorgeous. Wish i had been able to buy everything i saw but was on vacation and wouldnt have had room to pack it all. The woman behind the counter was very friendly with her responses to our questions and very knowledgable about everything in store and what could be ordered. She was even kind enough to inform us of the renaissance fair starting that weekend. All in all i loved the store, the atmosphere, and rhe craftsmen ship of the products sold here.

I discovered Things Celtic in 1999 when I first began my research into Celtic musical traditions. I was thoroughly impressed with the selection and knowledge of the the owners and the staff. They have a wide variety of hand made clothing, decorations, tableware, games, as well as history books, recorded and sheet music, heirlooms, and food items (teas, cookies, etc). If you’re proud of your Celtic heritage, this is the shop for you. You will love the selection! The store is very easy to find and easily accessed from 35^th St. in the Jefferson Square area. Cèad mìle fàilte!

Excellent service from all of the staff. Lenora is great and runs a cute and cool shop.

I approve of any establishment that has a shop cat. They get automatic points for that. I’ve never been to a celtic store before (at least that I recall), but it was fun. One of my friends wanted to stop there while she was also visiting. For having one of the most common Irish surnames, I didn’t see my name anywhere in the store. Odd. Either way, it was an entertaining stop & Druscilla made it all the better.

This is a nice, small store chock full of Irish, Welsh and Scottish curios. (When they say Things Celtic, they really mean it.) This isn’t as big as either of Kansas City’s two (!!!) Irish stores, but considering Houston has exactly zero Irish stores (British Isles only counts as a half-​credit), I decided to stop by on a recent trip to Austin. There are your typical Celtic store mainstays like family crest keychains and lapel pins, books, jewelry and music, but Things Celtic also offers kilt rental for wedding parties and special occasions.
I ended up picking up a book about Irish wedding traditions – being engaged and not yet married there is a limited window in which buying this book would be timely – and when I went to go check out the lady at the front desk asked if I was getting married. When I said yes, she included a bonus pamphlet on planning a Celtic wedding. It actually has ended up being extremely helpful, and my husband-​to-​be and I have decided to include one of the traditions in our ceremony. I also bought a really cool knotwork bumper sticker that’s half-​Irish flag, half-​Texas flag, a design that’s exclusive to Things Celtic. It’s going on the car after the next wash.
Say «hi» to the shop cat while you’re there – a lovely, lazy kitty named Drusilla.

DO NOT BUY: Does not honor her own return policy. Bought a Kilt from her at the Sherwood Forest Renaissance Faire. The item was mis-​tagged (it was a 22″, when it was tagged a 24″). I attempted to return it for a simple item for item exchange, and she refused stating that all purchases are final… One of the worst businesses I’ve had the misfortune to coming across.

I really wanted to like this store. My husband (then fiancé) and I went in to look at their jewelry selection, as I really wanted a claddagh ring as my wedding band.
We browsed the store for a while, since the lady at the counter seemed to be focused on an elderly couple looking at various items. When the couple moved on to another area of the store, we politely stood there for a few minutes, waiting for some sort of acknowledgment while we browsed the jewelry counter. We were never greeted or even given a brief smile and/​or nod to acknowledge our presence, when she obviously saw us. After waiting a few minutes, we said «excuse me» a few times, and finally she came over. She seemed to have no interest in helping us, partly answered a question that I asked, then walked away, before I was able to ask another question. An earlier review from R.V.B. on here may have stated it best «If you are not dressed right or don’t look right, you don’t ‘count’ as a customer».
The complete and utter lack of customer service was highly disappointing. It really is a shame, because we were prepared to spend a good amount of money at this store.

This place is great. Nice staff. Prices reasonable

We’ve been in a few times and have been greeted by the staff each time, offered help, and been treated very nicely. Both times I happened to be in t-​shirt and workout pants (and not the cute suburban mom yoga bra and tight pants and perfectly pony-​tailed highlighted hair either) and had my four kids with me (one reviewer suggested he/​she wasn’t dressed well enough to get good service). They were nice to my kids, didn’t hover in fear of my boys’ hands knocking things over.
They offered help to my sons, who were shopping for kilts for their Scottish Country Dance ball, and the owner spent about 20 minutes fetching and swapping items from their kilt rental bins to come up with an assortment that matched and fit him properly. My sons are 8 and 10, ages that many shopkeepers would perhaps rather not be wandering their stores, yet the folks here treated them just like adults.
The women’s clothing is from India, however the owner knew the clothes were sweat-​shop free and from a small store rather than a large factory; she has met the owner and I believe visited the manufacturing facility.
I would have liked to have seen ghillies and other dance shoes, and if they had those then it would rate 5 stars as it would truly be «as good as it gets.»
Besides the trinkets that one reviewer explained were there at request, there are music books, CDs, books on Scotland and Ireland, kids’ books and nice Dover coloring books, cards, European candies and snacks.
They also had jewelry, nicer crosses, boxes, decorative items.
It was indeed a good source for all of our Scottish needs that day and I look forward to shopping again.

Things Celtic is one of my all-​time favorite stores, and you totally don’t have to be of Celtic descent to appreciate a visit here.
They have a wonderful variety of items for sale – pottery, decorations, stained glass hangings, clothing, food, bath and perfume items, blankets, baby stuff, yard decorations, calendars, books, music, jewelry – OH, THE JEWELRY!!! Four large cases of brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, kilt pins, you name it. I have drooled over so many items in those cases over the years and been extremely fortunate enough to be able to own a few of the shiny things.
Lenora is a gracious owner who always takes the time to chat with us. She (and anyone who works there, they’re all very nice) will answer any question you have about anything there and be able to tell you specifically where she got it from or who hand-​makes it. They can help you plan a Celtic wedding, or just size you for kilt rental if you’d like. There’s almost always hot tea and cookies available as well, so you can nibble while you look through everything. There’s also a cute-​as-​a-​button store cat named Druscilla who is often wandering through the store or sacked out on the chair behind the register.
Things Celtic is also a huge supporter of the Austin-​area Celtic community, and they frequently donate items and/​or their store for local Celtic events. I have loved Things Celtic for many years, and I hope they stay around for many many more to come.

Having gone to Notre Dame, I’ve embraced my Irish heritage in ways above and beyond our football team. Today is my mom’s birthday so when I heard she wanted a silver cross, I headed to things celtic to see what I could dig up.
The place is chock-​a-​block full of gaelic goodies and irish inspiration. Woolen sweaters and pewter chalices and silver jewelry and poetry and cookbooks and haunting music and a small area out back with grinning fairies and a little stage.
Stop by this shop and take a minute to enjoy, look around and buy something pretty for a friend. It’s pretty unique in the grand scheme of things and hell, everyone could use a little more irish in their lives. And that is not a euphemism for booze. This time at least.

I love this store!
There is an Irish store in the town that I grew up in. And I’d stop by there on occasion. The problem was, the store catered more toward tourists rather than the locals. That meant you could go there today and go there in 5 years and it’d be the same old merchandise.
Now, Things Celtic, on the other hand, doesn’t have that problem! Everytime I go there, there is always something different. And that encourages repeat customers.
I was pleased to see on my last visit that they now carry Irn Bru and Tayto Chips… yay! I can’t wait to see what’s next!
Everytime my mom comes for a visit, Things Celtic is always on her list of places to go!

Wonderful store. Great selection of stuff you won’t find anywhere else in Austin. We got our wedding bands there. When looking for Jewelry it ‘s the first (and usually the only place) I go, the staff are knowledgeable and attentive. I have shopped there for years and will continue to do so.

I shopped there one day for at least 30 minutes and no one asked if I needed help.
If you are not dressed right or don’t look right, you don’t ‘count’ as a customer. This was dissapointing since I might have actually bought something that day if I had been treated cordially.

Used to stop in this store all the time. I like it because it’s peaceful, and they have unique and interesting things that you can’t find everywhere.

Before moving to Austin, I used to drive in from the Hill Country to visit this store… the owner and her employees have never been anything but extremely helpful and friendly. Now that I live in town, I make weekly visits to see what new shipments have come in and to find out about the latest events.
As to ‘Plastic Paddy’… yeah, there is a little bit of knock-​off souvenir stuff on the shelves… ask the owner why. It’s because enough ‘Target’ shoppers have complained there wasn’t anything ‘cheap’ to buy. The owner makes a couple of trips a year to Ireland and Scotland to personally meet with many of the artisans whose wares she carries, and this past year even went to the Isle of Mann. It was wonderful talking to the staff about places we knew in common in Donegal and Galway.
This place gets 5 stars from me because its a 5 star kind of place!
Edit: This is the only place in Texas to walk in and buy a Utilikilt if you are looking for one!!!

The selction is OK, but it can be a bit «Oirish» or Plastic Paddy, if you like. And the faery stuff is just bizarre. I would have given it more stars, notwithstanding, the staff were extremely unpleasant and a bit rude. They «expected» customers, as they are the sole retailer of Celtic goods in Austin (I think). I would rather wait and get the gifts (liek Belleek, Inis perfumes, linens, etc.) when I go over as a result of the not-​so-​charming treatment I encountered there. The woman did not even say «thank you.» I would have returned the items, but I did not want to see those people again. Also, they are not even from Ireland, maybe if they were they would lighten up a bit.

As a fan of celtic history and culture — when visiting Austin — a regular visit to Things Celtic has become the norm for me!
They have an interesting and eclectic selection of Celtic wares: jewelry, clothing, music, books, art, crafts and so on. You can pick up a Sporran, Utilikilts, tankards, flasks — and a whole lot more! If it’s Irish or Scottish — they probably have it!