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Mayo farmer helping to revive ancient coopering craft to appear on Ear to the Ground

The dying craft of coopering is set to be highlighted on next week's Ear to the Ground. A job as a cooper - a craftsperson who makes wooden barrels - was once one of the most sought after careers in Ireland, with over five hundred coopers working in ...

21 Jan 2024 at 19:00

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Ballinrobe students carve out a niche with wooden-gift business

TY mini-company projects are often perceived as little more than the odd cake sale here and there. Rarely do these mini-enterprises blossom into a full-fledged business, but there’s one in Ballinrobe Community School that is already starting to ...

03 Feb 2024 at 10:00

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In safe hands

LENS OF RECORD Shaw-Smith’s camera captured the skill and authenticity of crafts like weaving, boatbuilding, masonry, carpentry and tailoring in the ’70s and ’80s David Shaw-Smith’s family on his timeless and immeasurable contribution to ...

26 Jan 2021 at 11:00

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Weaving a way of life

ON THE ROCKS Clare Island handweaver Beth Moran takes time out at the Castle Cove to model one of her silk scarves. Pic: Alice McCabe Clare Island handweaver Beth Moran on the impact of her remote surroundings on her practise Áine Ryan ...

13 Oct 2020 at 11:00

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Claremorris gearing up for folk fest

ON THE LINE-UP Galway singer/songwriter Ultan Conlan. CLAREMORRIS is set to be transformed into a carnival of folk music, street performers and artisan food stalls this weekend, with a jam-packed line-up to keep people entertained for ...

16 Jul 2019 at 13:47

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Turning wood into gold

IN THE MIX Willie Creighton shows off the cement mixer made entirely out of wood by the Craobh Eo Woodturners. Wood turners raise much-needed funds for, and awareness of, organ-donation Ciara Moynihan Every year, respected wood ...

27 Mar 2018 at 16:24

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Solas shines a light in Louisburgh

LIGHT FANTASTIC Dolly Temple and Susan Steward of Solas in Louisburgh. Pic: Jessica Priddy/photographybyjessica.ie Áine Ryan AS the winter light fades and the moods of the ocean become unpredictable, there is a little oasis of ...

20 Nov 2018 at 14:23

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Woollen Mills weaves a celebration

OLD MEETS NEW Foxford still makes its traditional scarves, throws and blankets, but in contemporary designs and colours. Open evening in Foxford marks 125 years If you haven’t been in Foxford Woollen Mills for a while, here’s ...

03 Oct 2017 at 12:06

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ARTS Gathering together for Mayo crafts

Gathering together for Mayo crafts Ciara Moynihan Craftworks Mayo, a network of local craft makers championing quality craft and design from Co Mayo, is launching a new collection of handmade craft pieces for The Gathering – ...

09 Jul 2013 at 12:00

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Sheefry feltmaker fêted

Sullivan’s ‘River Bank Friends’, which won first prize at the RDS Crafts Competition. Pic: Roland Paschoff Sheefry feltmaker fêted Áine Ryan WAY down a winding and narrow road off the road to Drummin, near Westport, there ...

27 Aug 2013 at 14:11

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INTERVIEW Through the eye of a needle

FABRIC FANATIC?Anna Wright with some of the children who attend her sewing classes at the StitchClub on Westport’s North Mall, where she also runs classes for adults.?Pic: Michael McLaughlin Through the eye of a needle ...

25 Mar 2014 at 14:18

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Renewed festival flavour at Féile na Tuaithe

Renewed festival flavour at Féile na Tuaithe Áine Ryan IT may be a tad too early in the year for saving the hay, but at Féile na Tuaithe at the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life over the weekend, the seasons ...

27 May 2014 at 12:41

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