Standún. Irish gifts & fashion

Standún was founded in 1946 by May and Máirtín Standún and has been a landmark in Spiddal, Connemara, Co. Galway ever since.

A love story begins…
In the early 40’s Máirtín an Irish speaking man from Liverpool, England and May a music teacher from Mullingar fell in love. Their first meeting, however was not a normal rendevous at the local dance but occurred while both were interned for supporting the cause of Irish Independance in the Ireland of the 1930’s – Máirtín Standún in the Curragh and May Mulready , one of the first women ever interned in Mountjoy Prison. While in prison, Máirtín met the Irish scholar and writer, Máirtín O’Cadhain from Spiddal in Connemara who had a major influence on him instilling in him a passionate love for the Irish language and culture. On release from prison this interest in things Irish continued to grow and when Máirtín and May came across a small drapery shop in Spiddal for sale while on a cycling holiday in Connemara, their destiny was sealed..