This fisherman’s sweater is made of cotton ... It highlights the honeycomb stitch, which according to The Irish Store, “represents the hard-working honey-bee and wishes the wearer plenty ...

Was I an Irish fisherman in a past life? Did I spend the 20th century on a boat, out in the cold, clad in a warm, cozy, Aran sweater that my wife knit for me? I'm kind of convinced I was ...

While photographs show Aran fisherman wearing these sweaters ... between the country’s pre-conquest past and newly-liberated present. The Aran sweater, deeply tied to Irish heritage, became a symbol ...

While these traditional Irish sweaters were originally used ... Aran knitwear was thrust into popular fashion in 1956 when ...