Irish linen

Irish Linen Centre, Lisburn

Irish linen (Irish: Línéadach Éireannach[1]) is the name given to linen produced in Ireland (including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). Linen is cloth woven from, or yarn spun from, flax fibre, which was grown in Ireland for many years before advanced agricultural methods and more suitable climate led to the concentration of quality flax cultivation in northern Europe.

  1. ^ "Heritage Trails at Colin Glen Forest Park" (PDF). Belfast Hills Partnership. July 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2013.