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

The O'Hegarty name is a Gaelic Irish surname rooted in County Derry and the north-west Ulster region, the family part of the native Irish community of one of Ireland’s most robustly Gaelic provinces. O'hÉigeartaigh in Irish — from éigeartach, meaning unjust or arbitrary, a word used as a personal name in the Gaelic tradition — the Hegarty families were part of the Ulster Gaelic world of Derry and Donegal, a region shaped by the great O'Neill and O'Donnell dynasties. This Irish woven blanket features the O'Hegarty family crest against the Irish National Tartan, honouring a name with deep north-west Ulster roots.

History & Heritage

The O'Hegarty families were part of the Gaelic Irish community of County Derry and the Inishowen peninsula, inhabiting a landscape of sea loughs, mountains, and ancient ecclesiastical sites that gave the north-west of Ireland its distinctive character. The upheavals of the Ulster Plantation and the Nine Years’ War transformed this region profoundly, but the Hegarty name endured, carried by families who maintained their identity through the changes of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The name is strongly associated with Derry and Donegal today, found across the Ulster diaspora in America and elsewhere.

Craftsmanship

This blanket is woven from premium cotton yarn — the O'Hegarty family crest and the Irish National Tartan integrated into the textile structure during weaving, not applied to the surface. Consistent woven depth on both sides, a soft and substantial feel, and traditional fringed edges complete the piece as a genuinely woven heritage item.

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

You’ll also find the Hegarty design across other Celtic Ancestry Gifts pieces, including mugs, apparel, ornaments, and wall décor.