Donegal Carpet Factory

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Donegal carpet factory. Kerry v92 y2rx 066 7179433. The canadian pitch pine looms in the factory are the same looms that produced carpets for queen victoria more than a century ago. Parkway roundabout dublin road limerick v94 v9r0 061 317690 main limerick road newcastle west co. Today the donegal carpet factory at killybegs is the only place in western europe where hand knotted carpets are still made.

White house as well as many other parts of the world. Our distinctive broadloom carpet custom area rugs and hand tufted rugs have earned fabrica an international reputation for exquisite style and exceptional performance. The first donegal carpets were made in the late 1890s when the scottish industrialist alexander morton opened a factory in killybegs. Killybegs is famous for its tapestries and carpets some of which were produced on the biggest carpet loom in the world at the donegal carpet factory the carpets known as donegals are hand knotted in the turkish style.

Of these venerable companies donegal carpets stands alone. Stand in the actual carpet factory which once designed dyed and thread wool by hand knotters and produced world class donegal carpets at the killybegs international carpet making and fishing centre co. Antique irish donegal rugs the manufacture of irish donegal rugs began in 1858 in ireland the conventional designs of these stylish arts and crafts design rugs border neoclassical features from the 20th century. Kerry v93 x045 064 6639392 rathass tralee co.

Limerick v42 kr27 066 78311 woodlands industrial estate killarney co. Donegal carpets is a trademark brand of handmade wool carpets produced in killybegs a town in county donegal ireland donegal carpets can be found in dublin castle the royal pavilion of brighton eltham palace and the u s. We supply the public with carpet rugs and more. Fulfilling the promise of our corporate mission fabrica manufactures carpets and rugs for the most demanding segments of the high end style residential market.

The irish donegal rugs were predominantly custom made with colors that were selected according to the preference of the. We are donegal s largest flooring retailers that has been doing business for over 30 years in letterkenny. Morton was head of a textile manufacturing firm in ayrshire. The factory was established in 1898 by a scotsman alexander morton 1844 1923 and was originally called alexander morton and co later changing it s name to donegal carpets and has hand made carpets since then for some of the most famous buildings in the world including the white house home to the president of the usa the vatican in rome buckingham palace and windsor castle homes of.