donegalcarpets

Four Provinces' Carpet...

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• beachcomber australia said:

  A sign at the back says 'Donegal Carpets' ...
  "Donegal Carpets is a trademark brand of handmade wool carpets produced in Killybegs, a town in County Donegal, Ireland. Donegal Carpets[1] can be found in Dublin Castle, the Royal Pavilion of Brighton, Eltham Palace, and the U.S. White House as well as many other parts of the world ... ..."
  
  From - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donegal_Carpets

• beachcomber australia said:

  We flew there on a magic carpet ride previously ...

• beachcomber australia said:

  Another sign, easier to read here - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000737992/ - says 'Donegal Real Hand Crafted Carpets for the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington ... '
  Hmm ?? - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Garden_Hotel

• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  beachcomber australia Donegal Carpets closed in 1987, according to your Wikipedia article, but...
  

  Local Donegal people petitioned the government to help re-open them in 1997 and in 1999 they were making carpets again for places such as Áras an Uachtaráin, Dublin Castle and the University of Notre Dame.

  HUZZAH!

• beachcomber australia said:

  [Aside] An earlier 1960s carpet's story - www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2022/12/27/piece-of-killybegs-...