Our story in a nutshell

            In July of 1999 we opened the doors of Ink and Essence with a vision of providing high quality imprinted garments bearing Celtic, Christian and humorous designs created by Warren Holohan and screen printed in house. Ten years, three locations (each successively larger), and a dedicated staff of six people later, Ink and Essence has become one of the most sought after providers of these designs in the northeastern United States, attending Celtic festivals from New England to below the Mason Dixon line and west to Ohio.

            Besides strenuous research and meticulous attention to detail in our designs another characteristic that sets Ink and Essence apart is our practice of attaching hang tags to each garment that tells the story behind the design. Whether an heroic warrior queen like Maeve of Connaught, the goddess Macha (called Epona on the continent) or an explanation of anam cara, aes dana or the significance of the ollamh, the story is told in enough detail to whet the appetite to learn more, or at least let you know what you’re wearing. Gaelic is translated and explained along with pronunciation key so that when someone asks you what Tir inna m Beo is, you not only tell them it’s the land of the living, you can pronounce it correctly and amaze your friends with your knowledge.

            Another unique offering from Ink and Essence is the selection of stylish garments Sean has assembled. Each season he scours the newest offerings and selects well made, top quality, flattering fashions to enhance our designs. He’s assembled a wonderful selection of Junior fashions as well as those for Misses, children and, last but not least, us fellows.

            We are a small business, intently focused on providing higher than average quality products and workmanship at a reasonable price. For that reason we do not hesitate to offer a 100% guarantee on all our goods for any defect in manufacture or printing quality. We’ve done that since 1999 when we opened our doors and will continue to do so.

            Our shop is in Pottstown, PA. If you should find yourself in that area (northwest of Philadelphia and south of Allentown) please stop in to say hello and let us know how you like our products. If you can’t come by, send us an e-mail, we’d love to hear what you think. And send us a picture of you wearing one of our designs, we’ll post it in our “Shameless Showoff” section of the web site.