Foster Irish Heritage Woven Blanket | Family Crest Tartan Throw

The Foster name in Ireland is carried by families whose roots reach back to the plantation and settlement periods of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when English and Scottish families established themselves across Ulster and Leinster alongside the existing Gaelic and Norman-Irish communities. Foster — from the Old French forester, keeper of the forest — became a prominent name in the Irish record, associated with landholding families across Ulster in particular. The most distinguished Irish bearer of this name was John Foster, the last Speaker of the Irish House of Commons before the Act of Union in 1800 — a figure of considerable political importance in the final years of Grattan’s Parliament. This Irish woven blanket features the Foster family crest against the Irish National Tartan.

History & Heritage

The Foster family of Louth — of which John Foster, Baron Oriel, was the most prominent member — were among the significant Anglo-Irish gentry families of the north Leinster and Ulster borderlands. The family held estates at Collon in County Louth and were part of the established Protestant Ascendancy gentry of the eighteenth century. John Foster’s long speakership of the Irish Parliament and his fierce opposition to the Act of Union made him one of the most consequential political figures of his era. More broadly, the Foster name across Ulster and Leinster represents the deep roots of the English settler community that became, over generations, as Irish as any family on the island.

Craftsmanship

This blanket is woven from premium cotton yarn — the Foster family crest and the Irish National Tartan integrated into the textile during weaving, not applied to the surface. The design is part of the cloth itself: consistent woven depth on both sides, a soft and substantial feel from the premium cotton, and traditional fringed edges completing the piece correctly.

Product Details

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

At Home

Across a sofa in a family room, over a reading chair in a study, or displayed as a textile piece on a wall — this blanket carries the Foster name into a home where Irish heritage is held with genuine pride. A meaningful piece for any household with Irish Foster roots in Ulster or Leinster.

Celtic Ancestry Gifts also carries the Foster name across mugs, apparel, ornaments, wall décor, and more heritage pieces.