30 Years of Caring for Ireland's Finest Rugs
Our Story
Rugwash.ie has been cleaning, repairing and restoring rugs from our premises in Douglas, Cork since 1994. What started as a specialist service for the Cork area has grown — through word of mouth and the trust of our customers — into a nationwide operation, with regular collection routes to Dublin and beyond.
Our founder Brendan built the business on a simple principle: do the job properly, be honest with people, and treat every rug as if it were your own. That principle hasn't changed in three decades.
We work with every kind of rug — from the family's everyday wool rug to irreplaceable antique Persian pieces. Some customers are nervous the first time they hand over something precious. We understand that. We explain exactly what we'll do and why, we confirm the price before we start, and we don't proceed without your agreement.
We are not a rug cleaning franchise or a carpet cleaning company with a rug add-on. This is all we do, and we do it from our own specialist premises — not outsourced, not franchised, not subcontracted.
Our Expertise
Over 30 years we have developed deep expertise in the full range of rug types: machine-made synthetics and wool rugs, hand-knotted Persian and Oriental pieces, hand-tufted rugs, silk and silk-blend rugs, and antique pieces that require particular delicacy.
We keep up with advances in cleaning chemistry and technique, but the fundamentals have not changed: identify the fibre, understand the dyes, choose the right method. The specialist knowledge that comes from decades of handling thousands of different pieces is not something you can replicate with a machine and a bottle of cleaning solution.
- Wool (machine, tufted, handmade)
- Persian & Oriental rugs
- Silk & silk-blend rugs
- Viscose & copy silk
- Antique & heritage pieces
- Stain & odour removal
- Fringe restoration
- Repairs & re-weaving
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Photo: Our Premises
106 St Patrick's Woollen Mills, Douglas, Cork
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- 30+
- Years in business
- 100%
- Done on our premises
- All Ireland
- Collection service
- Fully insured
- While in our care
Our Premises
All our cleaning takes place at 106 St Patrick's Woollen Mills in Douglas, Cork. The Woollen Mills is a historic industrial building that has been home to craft and specialist trades for generations — a fitting location for a business built on traditional expertise and careful craft.
You are welcome to drop in and see the facility, drop off your rug, or simply have a chat about what your rug needs. We are open Monday to Saturday, 10:00 to 17:30. No appointment needed for drop-offs.
Find Us
106 St Patrick's Woollen Mills
Douglas
Cork
Ireland
Phone: 083 209 6705
Email: info@rugwash.ie
Hours: Mon–Sat 10:00–17:30
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Mon–Sat 10:00–17:30 · 106 St Patrick's Woollen Mills, Douglas, Cork