Buy the Best of Ireland: A Shopping and Learning Guide to Irish Goods and Crafts - Softcover

Jecklin, Mary Jean; Rea, Kelley V.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570984360 ISBN 13: 9781570984365

Publisher: Roberts Rinehart, 2004

Synopsis

It is still possible to visit Ireland and find people lovingly and enthusiastically keeping their ancient cultural activities alive. This includes creating world-renowned traditional crafts and quality collectible. This guide to shopping in Ireland is organized by product (pottery, china, crystal, jewelry, linens, etc.) but also provides information on factory tours, hours of operation, history, and favorite product lines. Other more general information covers Value Added Tax (VAT), currency, terminology and slang, customs issues, and what's involved in shipping things home. A useful appendix provides a list of shops and clubs in the United States and Canada dedicated to selling and collecting products from Ireland.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary Jean Jecklin is the author of hundreds of articles on history, art, travel, crafts, collectibles, and shopping.

Review:

If you love to shop and are headed to Ireland, you need this book, which lists and describes where to get the best quality and value on anything made or manufactured in Ireland and Northern Ireland. (Daily Herald)

Buy the Best of Ireland is a detailed, insightful, and affectionate look at Irish-made offerings. (Herald, Rockland, Il)

An exhaustive trawl through Irish gift buying, suitable for both Irish and Irish American friends. (Sean O'Driscoll, Irish Voice)

Excellent short essays. Highly recommended, especially to the dedicated shoppers, God perserve them! (Ireland Of The Welcomes)

Fascinating histories of various Irish crafts. (Minnesota)

About this edition

• Publisher: Roberts Rinehart
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1570984360
• ISBN 13: 9781570984365
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296