Forstall Irish Woven Blanket | Family Crest Tartan Throw

The Forstall name is an Anglo-Norman Irish surname with a strong presence in County Kilkenny, one of the most thoroughly Norman-Irish counties in all of Ireland. The Forstalls were part of the established Anglo-Norman community of Kilkenny — a city and county that became one of the great centres of Norman-Irish culture in medieval Ireland, home to the Statutes of Kilkenny and the powerful Butler dynasty. The Forstall family appear in the Kilkenny record as merchants, landowners, and civic figures, part of the town's established Norman-Irish ruling class. This Irish woven blanket features the Forstall family crest against the Irish National Tartan.

History & Heritage

Kilkenny was the heartland of Anglo-Norman Ireland — a prosperous, walled city that served as an administrative centre and the seat of the Earl of Ormond, one of Ireland's most powerful medieval lords. The Forstall families of Kilkenny were part of this world, their name appearing in the city's records across the medieval and early modern period. Like many of the great Kilkenny Norman-Irish families — the Roches, Shees, Archers, and Kytelers — the Forstalls were merchants and landowners who shaped the commercial and civic life of this remarkable Irish city.

Construction

This blanket is woven from premium cotton yarn — the Forstall family crest and the Irish National Tartan created within the textile structure 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, and traditional fringed edges completing the piece as a genuinely woven heritage item.

Product Details

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

In the Home

Across a sofa in a family room, over a reading chair, or displayed on a wall in a study — this blanket brings the Forstall name into a home where County Kilkenny Irish heritage is a source of pride. A considered piece for any household with this distinguished Norman-Irish Kilkenny ancestry.

Celtic Ancestry Gifts also carries the Forstall name across mugs, apparel, ornaments, and wall décor.