Flanagan Irish Woven Blanket | O'Flanagan Family Crest Tartan Throw

The O'Flanagan name belongs to one of the most historically significant Gaelic families of Connacht — the hereditary stewards of the kings of Connacht, a role that placed them at the very heart of provincial governance in medieval Ireland. O'Flannagáin in Irish, from flann, meaning red or blood-red, the Flanagans were a family of real institutional importance in the Connacht world, their stewardship of the royal household a position of trust and proximity to power. This Irish woven blanket, featuring the O'Flanagan family crest against the Irish National Tartan, honours a proud Connacht Gaelic heritage.

History & Heritage

The O'Flanagans served as stewards — reidhire in Irish — to the O'Conors, the great kings of Connacht, a role that made them indispensable to the running of the provincial court and the administration of the kingdom. Their territory was centred in the Roscommon region, at the heart of Connacht, and they appear in the annals and genealogical records as a family of standing across the medieval period. Like many of the great Gaelic administrative families, the O'Flanagans survived the disruptions of the Tudor and Stuart periods and continued to carry their name through the Irish counties and, in time, across the Irish diaspora worldwide.

Craftsmanship

This is a woven blanket — the O'Flanagan family crest and the Irish National Tartan created within the cotton textile during the weaving process, not applied to its surface. The design is part of the cloth structure itself, carrying consistent woven depth and pattern on both sides, a soft and substantial feel from the premium cotton yarn, and traditional fringed edges that complete the piece in the appropriate manner.

Product Details

• Material: premium cotton yarn
• Construction: woven, not printed — crest and tartan part of the textile
• Available sizes: 52″ × 37″, 60″ × 50″, 80″ × 60″
• Finish: traditional fringed edges
• Care: machine wash cold, tumble dry low

At Home

Draped across a sofa, laid over a reading chair, or displayed on a wall in a study or family room — this blanket carries the Flanagan name into a home where Connacht Irish heritage is a living part of the family story. A meaningful piece for any household with O'Flanagan roots, wherever those roots have grown.

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