Although this fact may be surprising to many, the Emerald Isle was a force to be reckoned with in the wallpaper world of the 18th century. Paper staining, as it was called during this period, was very much a growing concern in Dublin and Cork, Ireland. Beautiful papers to rival those of the continent began to be printed in Ireland in the 1st quarter of the 18th century (indeed one of the first stainers in the U.S. was from County Cork).

Featuring patterns from their Great Houses of Ireland collection, David Skinner Wallpaper makes these high quality historic Irish papers available once again. Since 1992, David Skinner has been Ireland's leading specialist in wallpaper conservation and reproduction, working to preserve rare and fragile examples of early wallpapers in Ireland, USA and Europe.

All patterns are fully documented, completely customizable and printed by hand, on hand painted grounds, to order. They are printed in the standard European format of 21 inches wide by 11 yards long. Each roll covers approximately 55 square feet. This is nearly the equivalent of an American double roll.