Inspiration for Your St. Patrick’s Day Ensemble For the quintessential St. Patrick’s Day attire, consider donning a Clan Aran wool sweater—a cherished emblem of familial heritage. Each Aran clan ...

Aran knitting, the real thing, not mass produce by machine, follow traditional practices. It’s labor intensive and time consuming, a big reason why the handmade sweaters can be costly.

The clan designs were often used to help identify the bodies of those unfortunate souls who drowned at sea and washed ashore. — Information adapted from the history of Aran sweaters at www ...