Gilligan Irish Woven Blanket | Family Crest Tartan Throw

The O’Gilligan name — Mac Giollagáin in Irish — is a Gaelic Irish surname found in County Derry and the broader Ulster region, the bearers of this name part of the native Irish community of the north. Sharing its root with the Gillen name in its devotional giolla tradition, Gilligan belongs to the cluster of Ulster Gaelic surnames formed from the same naming culture of early Irish Christianity. This Irish woven blanket features the Gilligan family crest against the Irish National Tartan, honouring a name with genuine County Derry and Ulster roots.

The Name

County Derry — Doire, meaning oak grove, the city of Saint Columba — sits at the heart of Ulster’s most historically significant landscape: the territory of the O’Neills, the O’Donnells, and the great Gaelic families who resisted the Tudor conquest in the Nine Years’ War. The Gilligan families of Derry were part of this world, their name a thread connecting them to the Gaelic Ulster community that endured through the plantation era and maintained its identity across the centuries that followed. The Gilligan name today is concentrated in Ulster and found across the Irish diaspora worldwide.

How It’s Made

This blanket is woven from premium cotton yarn — the Gilligan 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 itself, giving consistent woven depth on both sides, a soft and substantial feel, and traditional fringed edges completing the piece correctly.

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

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

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