Guys, not to rain on anyone's parade, but....I was told by more than one source when we were in Ireland, that the "stories" about family designs/patterns on Irish sweaters are exactly the same "legends" of family designs/tartans for Scottish kilts!!! Ain't so, just another case of the receipt of American dollars is proportionate to the amount of blarney based on using the family name. Having said that, there are some interesting designs being plugged as historical family themes and I have 2 hand knitted Irish sweaters that are second only to the ones knitted from the wool of my own sheep.

Rob