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

The O'Foran name is a Gaelic Irish surname found in County Waterford and the broader Munster region, the bearers of this name part of the Gaelic Irish community of the south-east. O'Fóghardha or O'Fuartháin in Irish, the Foran family appears in the records of Waterford and Tipperary as a name of the native Gaelic population, carried through generations of Irish life with the quiet persistence that marks so many of the lesser-documented Gaelic surnames. This Irish woven blanket features the O'Foran family crest woven into the Irish National Tartan, honouring a Munster Irish heritage.

Roots & History

The Foran families of Munster were part of the wider Gaelic Irish community of Counties Waterford and Tipperary — a community that lived through the upheavals of the Norman conquest, the Desmond wars, the Cromwellian settlement, and the Penal era, maintaining the family name through it all. Like many of the Munster Gaelic surnames, Foran spread beyond its original territory over the centuries, carried across Ireland by emigration and migration, and today the name is found across the Irish diaspora wherever Munster families settled.

Craftsmanship

This is a woven blanket — the O'Foran family crest and the Irish National Tartan created within the cotton textile during weaving, not printed onto the surface. The design is part of the cloth from the beginning, giving consistent woven depth on both sides, a soft and substantial feel from the premium cotton yarn, and traditional fringed edges completing the piece in the correct manner.

Product Details

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

At Home

Over a sofa, across a reading chair, or displayed as a textile piece in a study or family room — this blanket carries the Foran name into a home where Munster Irish heritage is held with genuine pride. A meaningful piece for any household with O'Foran connections.

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