Saltee Islands

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

Each tile ships in a kraft box, tied with cream ribbon, with a handwritten note from the studio if you'd like to add one.

Three or five different vistas, hung together — a chapter of places you've been, or want to go.

The Saltees are two small islands in the Celtic Sea, about five kilometres south of Kilmore Quay in County Wexford on Ireland's southeast coast. Great Saltee is the larger of the two and the only one open to visitors; Little Saltee, to the north, is closed to the public.

The Neale family has owned both islands since 1943, when Michael Neale bought them and declared himself Prince of the Saltees. An obelisk and a stone throne on Great Saltee mark the declaration. The family still permits day visits to Great Saltee during the seabird season.

The cliffs of Great Saltee hold one of Ireland's largest seabird colonies: gannets, puffins, razorbills, guillemots, kittiwakes, fulmars, and shags. The colonies are loudest from May through mid-July. The Saltees are a designated Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive.

Yes. Great Saltee is open to day visitors who cross by boat from Kilmore Quay, typically from spring through late summer. The crossing takes about thirty minutes, weather permitting. Overnight stays, camping, and open fires are not allowed. Little Saltee is closed to the public.

Late May through early July is the peak of the seabird breeding season, when the cliffs are full of nesting gannets, puffins, and razorbills. By mid-July the chicks begin to fledge and the colonies thin. Boat crossings stop in autumn when the Celtic Sea turns rough.

The islands have been used by Vikings, smugglers, and rebels. After the 1798 rising, Bagenal Harvey and John Henry Colclough hid on Great Saltee before being captured and taken to Wexford for execution. The Neale family bought both islands in 1943.

Great Saltee is about 89 hectares; Little Saltee, the smaller island to the north, about 37. Great Saltee's highest point rises roughly 60 metres above the Celtic Sea. The two islands together cover an area smaller than many city parks.

It has been a meaningful gift for many of our customers from the southeast of Ireland. The Saltees are a defining sight on the Wexford coast, and the cliffs and seabirds are part of the local imagination. A Coaster or Small with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

The Saltee tile sits well in Coastal-modern interiors, Atlantic-cottage rooms, and Jewel-tone Maximalist walls where slate and sea-green can hold their own. The stained-glass treatment gives the cliffs weight; a Small in a hallway or a Medium above a writing desk works.

Coastal-modern continues to favour pieces that show a named place rather than a generic seaside scene. The Saltee tile gives a working Irish coast, a fishing harbour at Kilmore Quay and a wild seabird island offshore, instead of an anonymous shoreline. It reads quiet and specific.

A single Large reads well above a console table or a small sofa. Above a full-length sofa we recommend a 4-tile Mural; for a wide open wall, a 9-tile Mural lets the cliffs and the sea each take their own panel. All sizes ship hand-finished from the studio.

Yes. For bathrooms, kitchens, and any room with steam or splash, order the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and made for vertical installation. The Glossy finish is for framed wall display in dry rooms.

A soft microfibre cloth and warm water. No abrasive cleaners, no scouring pads, no bleach. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so it does not lift; the thin glossy finish on top protects it.

Yes. Every Wender Studios tile is original to our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license third-party artwork. Reid Wender curates the WenderVista atlas of places and chooses each one; the visual language is consistent across the line.