The company was originally established by Mrs Molly Cullen in 1957. Molly’s dream was to incorporate a family knitting business whose heritage stretched back for over 100 years. Molly is the granddaughter of Kate O’Shea, who, in 1856, was the first craftswoman in Ireland to commercially market her robust, hand knitted woollens. Molly’s sons John and Paul along with her grandsons Niall and Barry are the present owners of the company. All involved are naturally proud of the long knitting tradition in the Cullen family. That’s the story of how West End Knitwear began. Today, it is one of the biggest knitwear manufacturers in Ireland, it’s a modern company with a young, energetic workforce.