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Since the mid-1700's, sheep rearing and the associated domestic industries of weaving and knitting have been an important part of Gleann Cholm Cille's economy. As in other peripheral areas, these industries provided an idditional income to many families without which they would have been forced to emigrate. Today, local tweed and knitwear have an international reputation and many people are permanently employed in knitting and weaving factories.
In 1993, six young people established an arts group, Táipéis Gael, to develop traditional weaving skills in a creative new way. With the help of older weavers and knitters, they learned to dye, card, and spin and they now weave distinctive tapestries which explore the culture and environment of southwest Donegal. Their work is much sought after, and has been exhibited in Ireland, throughout Europe and in the United States.
For more information, Tel: 073-30325