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Long Island's Irish Gift Shops

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Bring a little bit of Ireland to your home for St. Patrick's Day - or any time of the year! - and visit one of these Long Island Irish gift shops.

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Irish Crossroads

58 Main Street, Sayville

Irish Crossroads is a family-owned Irish gift shop offering more than 7,500 unique items. Its selection includes “everything Irish,” from imported Irish foods, Celtic trinity knot wall crosses, Nicholas Mosse® tableware, and Solvar Irish jewelry to Irish Christmas ornaments, Aran sweaters, and Long Island Irish T-shirts. Can’t get to the store? You can also shop online.

Kathleen’s of Donegal

8 North Park Avenue, Rockville Centre

For more than 30 years, Kathleen's of Donegal has bringing the Rockville Centre community unique imported Irish clothing for adults and children, jewelry, foods, and gifts. Belleek pottery, Mullingar Pewter, Guinness apparel, and authentic Irish candies, are just a few of the many hard-to-find items you’ll discover at this popular shop in the heart of Rockville Centre.

Little Shop of Shamrocks

173 Islip Avenue, Islip

Little Shop of Shamrocks brings the tastes and wares of Ireland to Long Island. Everything is shipped directly from Ireland including Irish foods and teas, Waterford crystal, wedding bands and engagement rings, Tara’s Diary Beads, clothing, special collectibles, and keepsakes.

Lynbrook Irish Shop

144 Hendrickson Avenue, Lynbrook

“Bringing a Wee Bit of ‘O’ Ireland to Long Island”  is the Lynbrook Irish Shop. You’ll find Irish jewelry, such as Claddagh and shamrock jewelry and Celtic crosses, as well as handcrafted Irish clothing, Irish food, pottery, and authentic Irish gifts for many holidays and special occasions. The Lynbrook Irish Shop’s online store is also impressive and the store will ship worldwide.

The Olde Towne Garden Irish & Victorian Gift Store

1902 Wantagh Ave, Wantagh

The Olde Towne Garden Irish & Victorian Gift Store is located in a beautiful old Victorian house. It offers a large variety of Irish and Celtic gifts including Irish jewelry such as Claddagh rings, Aran sweaters and other knitwear, tweed caps, wedding gifts, Galway Irish crystal, and more.  It also has an extensive online store and offers free shipping on all orders within the United States.