Fitz-Henry Irish Heritage Woven Blanket | Family Crest Tartan Throw

The Fitz-Henry name — son of Henry in the Norman French tradition — is one of the Anglo-Norman surnames that entered Irish life during the medieval centuries, carried by families connected to the wave of Norman settlement that followed Strongbow's landing in 1169. Henry was among the most common given names in the Norman world, and the Fitz-Henry families who appear in Irish records were part of the broad colonial-turned-indigenous Norman-Irish community that reshaped the island over generations. This Irish woven blanket features the Fitz-Henry family crest woven into the Irish National Tartan.

The Name

In the Irish context, the Fitz-Henry surname connects to the wider world of Leinster and Munster Anglo-Norman settlement, where families bearing the Henry name were found in the landed communities of Counties Wexford, Kildare, Tipperary, and beyond. Like many of the Fitz- surnames, Fitz-Henry marks the descendants of men named Henry who settled in Ireland, made it their home, and whose children and grandchildren became part of the Irish world — speaking Irish, adopting Gaelic customs, and intermarrying with the established Gaelic families around them.

Craftsmanship

This is a woven blanket — not printed, not surface-applied, but genuinely woven. The Fitz-Henry crest and the Irish National Tartan are created within the cotton textile during the weaving process, forming part of the cloth itself. The pattern carries the same depth and clarity across both sides of the fabric, and the premium cotton yarn gives the piece a soft, durable weight. Traditional fringed edges finish the blanket as a piece made to last.

Product Details

• Material: premium cotton yarn
• Construction: woven, not printed — design formed within the fabric
• Available sizes: 52″ × 37″, 60″ × 50″, 80″ × 60″
• Finish: traditional fringed edges
• Care: machine wash cold, tumble dry low

For Family & Home

Draped over a sofa arm or laid across a reading chair, this blanket brings the Fitz-Henry name quietly into the everyday life of the home. Equally suited to display in a study or family room where Irish heritage matters. A meaningful piece for anyone with Fitz-Henry connections, wherever those roots have taken them.

You’ll also find the Fitz-Henry design across the wider Celtic Ancestry Gifts range, including mugs, apparel, ornaments, and wall décor.