Wicklow County Ireland Tartan Collection
Wicklow County Ireland Tartan Collection
Celebrate County Wicklow with an Irish district tartan — the Garden of Ireland, where granite mountains rise behind Dublin and the two lakes of Glendalough lie under the cliffs.
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About the County Wicklow Tartan
The Wicklow tartan is one of the thirty-two Irish county setts designed by Polly Wittering for the House of Edgar in the 1990s — a district tartan belonging to the county rather than to any family, and open to all who claim a connection with it.
The county tartans are modern designs and not formally sanctioned by the counties; they have been widely adopted by Irish families as a way of naming the exact place their people came from rather than the island in general.
Wicklow Tartan Pattern and Colours
The sett draws on deep greens with darker lines and cooler accents — the green of oakwood and glen, the purple-brown of heather on the high granite, and the dark water of the mountain lakes.
County Wicklow Heritage
Wicklow is called the Garden of Ireland, and it is a county of two halves: a granite range of rounded mountains, blanket bog and deep glens filling the interior, and a gentler coastal strip of demesnes, gardens and small harbours to the east. Lugnaquilla is the highest peak, and the Wicklow Way threads the hills from end to end.
In the valley of the two lakes at Glendalough, Saint Kevin founded a monastery in the sixth century that grew into a great centre of learning; its round tower and churches still stand between the water and the cliffs. The mountains long sheltered the O'Byrnes and O'Tooles, who held out against rule from Dublin for centuries, and the Military Road was cut through the hills only in the early nineteenth century.
Who Is This Collection For?
This collection is made for those born or descended in County Wicklow, mountain and coastal families, O'Byrne and O'Toole kin, Glendalough pilgrims and anyone who wants an Irish tartan that names their own county.
- ✓ County Wicklow families
- ✓ Wicklow Mountains and glens
- ✓ Glendalough and monastic heritage
- ✓ O'Byrne and O'Toole kin
- ✓ Irish ancestry gifts
- ✓ Deep green tartan style
How to Wear Wicklow Tartan
Wicklow tartan works well across caps, shirts, hoodies, scarves, ties, jackets, blankets and keepsake gifts. Its deep green palette is easy to pair for everyday wear, hill days, family gatherings and county occasions.
County Wicklow Tartan FAQ
Quick answers about the Wicklow county tartan, who may wear it and where it comes from.
Is the Wicklow tartan a clan tartan?
No — it is a district tartan for the county, open to anyone with a Wicklow connection.
Who designed it?
Polly Wittering, for the House of Edgar of Perth, as one of a set of thirty-two Irish county tartans in the 1990s.
Why is Wicklow the Garden of Ireland?
For its wooded glens, gardens and demesnes, set against a fine range of granite mountains.
What is Glendalough?
The valley of the two lakes, where Saint Kevin founded a monastery in the sixth century; its round tower and churches still stand.
Which families held the Wicklow hills?
The O'Byrnes and O'Tooles, who held out in the mountains against rule from Dublin for centuries.
Who can wear the Wicklow tartan?
Anyone with roots in or affection for County Wicklow — it belongs to the place, not to a family.
Wear the County Wicklow Tartan
Discover Wicklow county tartan clothing, accessories and gifts — the green of the glens and the dark water of Glendalough.
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