Weavers of Ireland's famous Donegal tweed have called for a special protected status for their product, as the craft industry battles a raft of cheaper imitations branding themselves as "Donegals".
Emmet Burke, Mary Ruth Burke and George Yeager, in front, and John Dougherty, Roger Redmond and Ray Stephens, in back, make up today’s purist-leaning ‘Donegal Weavers.’ TIMES LEADER STAFF PHOTO/PETE G ...