The Irish Mail on Sunday

KNITTING AN EMPIRE

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Christy Kelleher starts a knitwear business in 1969 employing local people to knit Aran jumpers which he then sells to tourists from his thatched cottage on wheels.

 ??  ?? mILL houSe: The textile mill in Blarney where Christy started out
mILL houSe: The textile mill in Blarney where Christy started out

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