IRISH SIGNS
PERFECT IRISH PUB SIGN GIFTS FOR HOME OR OFFICE!
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 Irish Signs that make the perfect gift! All are individually hand-crafted and some can be personalised with YOUR NAME. These Irish signs look wonderful in your home or office and are perfect as anniversary, wedding, birthday or house-warming gifts.
Top Quality! You will not be disappointed with the quality of your Irish sign. Some of our Irish signs contain classic Celtic and Irish symbols like the Claddagh ring and the Shamrock and have beautiful traditional Irish lettering and language.
Free Delivery to USA! For a limited time we are offering no added delivery costs whatsoever. We cannot continue this special offer forever so Order Now!
Usual delivery time is 14 to 28 days. If delivery is not to USA then 20% of order value will be charged.
Include a Gift Card! Our order form allows you to select a gift card (Happy Birthday, Happy Christmas, Thanks, etc.) and to add your personal message which we will include with your order! Click Here to view a notification that you can print while waiting for your Sign to be delivered.7 Irish Screensavers Free! Irish Pubs, Paintings, Family Crests, Oscar Wilde, Whiskey Labels, Postage Stamps and Irish Authors Screensavers free with every order.
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Our Wood Signs are based upon late 19th century designs when use of text oriented trade and pub signs were at their height. While the signs are brand new, they conform in shape and lettering style to that of old time Irish Road signs. To complete the look, all of the signs are given a hand rubbed stain to "age" the sign appropriately. The larger signs, 18"x24" and up feature 1" hand kerfed, heavy poplar wood molding frame with hand painted gilded pin stripes. Kerfed is the art of cutting slits in the molding to establish an arched shape. The sign portion is made of 1/2" MDF wood with silk screened verbiage, gilded three dimensional bas relief of resin, hand rubbed stain. The name boards that come with these size signs also feature the same 1" heavy Poplar wood molding with hand pin- striping. Click here to read more Click Here to read what Kimberley Parker of Leominster, MA, USA had to say about our Irish Pub sign from Ireland. Click Here to read what Zoriana Kaluznyr of Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada had to say about our Pub sign of Ireland. Click Here to read what Mary Jane O'Keefe of Truro, Canada had to say about our Irish signs. |
'Your-Name' World Famous Irish Society 24 inch * 11 inch US$76.99 Click here to view |
'Your-Name' Shamrock Irish Cottage 18 inch * 14 inch US$60.99 Click here to view |
'Your-Name' Tackboard/Blackboard 20 inch * 12 inch US$78.99 Click here to view |
Saint Patrick's Day Countdown 24 inch * 18 inch US$119.99 Click here to view |
'Your-Name' Pub 24 inch * 18 inch & 5.5 inch * 18 inch US$109.99 Click here to view |
Authentic Irishman 18 inch * 24 inch & 5.5 inch * 24 inch US$99.99 Click here to view |
'Your-Name' Old Irish Pub 24 inch * 18 inch & 5.5 inch * 18 inch US$109.99 Click here to view |
'Your-Name' Bed & Breakfast 12 inch * 20 inch & 5.5 inch * 20 inch US$76.99 Click here to view |
'Your-Name' Irish Cottage 12 inch * 20 inch US$64.99 Click here to view |
Your-Name Old Irish Kitchen 13.5 inch * 11 inch US$69.99 Click here to view |
Your-Name Claddagh Failte 16 inch * 10 inch US$61.99 Click here to view |
Keyrack 8 inch * 5 inch US$41.99 Click here to view |
An Old Irish Curse 9 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
Irish Diplomacy 9 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
The Blessing 9 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
Irish Blessing 9 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
My Irish Angel 9 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
Whats Your Excuse 9 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
Never Forget 9 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
Irish Cheer 9 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
An Irish Tradition 9 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
God created Liquor 9 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
An Irishman is 9 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
Authentic Irishman 9 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
An Irish Toast 9 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
If You're Lucky 9 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
When Irish Eyes 9 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
The Irish Way 9 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
The tradition of hanging signs inside and outside pubs is well established in Ireland but dates back to the fourteenth century when the English King Richard II decreed that landlords were compelled to place signs outside their commercial establishments, pubs, hotels, etc. Irish public houses did not comply as readily as their English counterparts and often the name of the owner alone adorned the tavern front. Irish pubs also acted as 'spirit grocery' shops and some even acted as insurance agents and undertakers, a tradition which can still be found in some Irish towns in Ireland today. Signs began to develop and became more elaborate and decorative. Many of the earliest signs would not have included any text as the majority of the population were illiterate. Symbols and pictures were thus used to illustrate the function of the business displaying the sign. In latter years the name of the landlord was added. It was not uncommon (and is not uncommon in Ireland in modern times) for public houses to display the family coat of arms either on their pub-sign, or on the window of the establishment. Great battles and historical events also proved popular subjects for both pub signs as well as for naming the public house in question. Heroes of Irish literature such as Yeats, Kavanagh, Shaw, Joyce and Beckett also provide a great source of pub naming and signage. A fine example of this naming tradition is the 'Bleeding Horse' pub which is located on Camden Street in Dublin city centre and dates from 1649. One explanation of the name is that horses used to be 'bled' after arriving at this stopping point as a means of reducing their blood pressure and calming them after their journey. Another legend relates to the Battle of Rathmines when injured horses were put to death nearby after the battle. A further explanation of the name tells how a bleeding horse wandered into the tavern after the Battle. The tradition of Irish pub signs was brought to the new world during the mass emigrations of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The subjugation of the Irish people in certain eras is also evidenced by the use of (by now infamous) derogatory signs such as 'Help Wanted - No Irish Need Apply!'. Many of the modern Irish signs outside of Ireland reflect the tradition of the emigrants and can display a certain amount of wit or sentimentality. Shamrocks and Harps, the great symbols of Ireland, are often found on such signs. |
Attention Young Adults 19 inch * 11 inch US$49.99 Click here to view |
Free beer Tomorrow 12 inch * 9.5 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
'Your-Name' Neighborhood Pub 19 inch * 26 inch US$134.99 Click here to view |
Business Hours 18 inch * 11 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
Engineers Judgement 7 inch * 18 inch US$49.99 Click here to view |
Do you want to talk 9.5 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
A Cluttered Desk 7 inch * 16 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
'Your-Name' Card Shark 12 inch * 20 inch US$79.99 Click here to view |
Welcome to our hideaway 16 inch * 12 inch US$64.99 Click here to view |
'Your-Name' Games Room 19 inch * 26 inch US$134.99 Click here to view |
'Your-Name' 19th Hole 18 inch * 14 inch US$71.99 Click here to view |
Beer Connoisseur 18 inch * 24 inch + 5.5 inch * 24 inch US$109.99 Click here to view |
'Your-Name' Golfers Club House 24 inch * 11 inch US$84.99 Click here to view |
'Your-Name' Pool Room 24 inch * 11 inch US$84.99 Click here to view |
'Your-Name' Pitstop Party 24 inch * 11 inch US$84.99 Click here to view |
Rank of Poker Hands 9.5 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
'Your-Name' Tasting Room 24 inch * 18 inch + 5.5 inch * 18 inch US$119.99 Click here to view |
'Your-Name' Hospitality Room 24 inch * 18 inch + 5.5 inch * 18 inch US$119.99 Click here to view |
Beer, so much more 9.5 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
If you are Grouchy 9.5 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
When we're at your house 9.5 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
No Shirt, No Service 9.5 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
Lost Dog 9.5 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
If You're Smoking 9.5 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
Flying is the second greatest 9.5 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
Everyone who enters 9.5 inch * 12 inch US$39.99 Click here to view |
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