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Unisex T-shirt – An Gairdín feasa

€28.00

  • Celtic language t-shirts
  • Handmade in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, Ireland
  • Printed using water-based inks onto 100% organic cotton
  • Ethically made using renewable wind and solar energy
  • Hand screen-printed and packaged with 100% recycled materials
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Unisex T-shirt - An Gairdín feasa Mireog
Unisex T-shirt - An Gairdín feasa
€28.00

This design is inspired by the Irish proverb: “Fásann níos mó i ngarraí, ná a chuirteár ann”
(More grows in the garden than is sown there)

This saying can be interpreted both literally and symbolically, reminding us that we cannot always control everything in life or in nature.

Each tree is unique, and so are the ecosystems they help to create. Throughout history, trees have provided food, shelter, medicine, and practical tools. Because of their essential role in life, they have long been associated with spiritual meaning and magical properties.

In Celtic mythology, sacred trees known as bile (pronounced “bih-leh”) were seen as gateways to the Otherworld, similar to Yggdrasil in Norse mythology. Our ancestors deeply respected both the physical and spiritual importance of trees.

The Ogham alphabet reflects this connection, with many letters named after trees. Ancient Brehon Laws included protections for trees, and manuscripts refer to five sacred trees: Eó Mugna, Bile Tortan, Eó Ruis, Craeb Daithí, and Craeb Uisnig. In Irish mythology, the Salmon of Knowledge gained wisdom by eating hazelnuts from the Nine Hazel Trees of Wisdom growing beside the Well of Segais.

Each t-shirt is screen-printed in our studio in Co. Waterford using water-based inks on soft 100% organic cotton Earth-Positive fabric. The print is heat-cured and designed to last, with care instructions recommending a 30°C wash for longevity.

These t-shirts are ethically made using renewable wind and solar energy, ensuring a low-impact and sustainable production process.

Mireog

Mireog works across two quite different mediums, and somehow both feel like the same brand: greeting cards that lean properly Irish — a couple of the Christmas ones are printed in Irish alongside English — and a wide run of unisex and women's t-shirts printed with Irish mythology, folklore and language rather than logos or slogans. Gráinne, the Raven, a Black Sheep, a fiddle player mid-tune, Tír Gan Teanga ("land without language"), Ciaróg, Smugairleroin, Dinn Rí, the King of Tara, a Rebel Goddess — each design borrows a name or image from Irish myth and turns it into something you'd genuinely wear, not a tourist tee. The cards side is smaller but just as considered: a leafy heart design, birthday cards in Irish, and Christmas cards including a reindeer print and a couple with Irish greetings built in. Whether you're after a card that says something in the cúpla focal or a t-shirt that starts a conversation about who exactly Gráinne was, this is a range built for people who'd rather wear or send a story than a slogan. Good for anyone proud of their Irish, learning it, or just quietly into the mythology. Delivered across Ireland.

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