Lough Derg Blueway Art & Crafts
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Canning Hurleys 1 Food and Over 2000 years of tradition, culture SUPPORTING INFORMATION and craft can be witnessed at possibly Craft Art, the best known hurley maker in An extensive network of Blueways trails are being Ireland. This family operated business developed throughout the region, refer to www. R352 Derg Lough in Portumna town harvests, dries bluewaysireland.org for up-to-date details and R353 and crafts ash into 100% handmade places to eat, stay and go. in Made hurleys for beginners to all Ireland Lough Derg Blueway Blueway Derg Lough champions. It is possible to visit the production facilities and select the wood for your own personal Canning hurley. They also stock a range Information Portumna of hurley accessories. N65 1 2 Lorrha Gortanumera, Portumna, Co. Galway Toilets 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 11am Saturday +353 (0)87 137 6666 [email protected] Playground Slieve Aughty R352 www.canninghurleys.ie Mountains 3 2 Killeen Cheese Farm Carrigahorig Just outside Portumna, Marion Roeleveld Terryglass produces cheese from the milk of their herd of 200 goats. She also buys in cows milk from 4 5 6 a nearby farmer to turn that into cheese. The semi hard cheeses are available in a plain variety or seasoned with herbs. Over the R493 years Killeen Farmhouse Cheese has won Woodford many awards. Keep an eye out for Killeen and Kilmora in restaurants, farmers markets, and Drominagh Point good food shops around Ireland. R351 Loughanroe East, Ballyshrule (R353), Portumna, Co. Galway The farm is not open to the public N65 +353 (0) 90-9741319 [email protected] www.killeencheese.ie 3 bombyxMORI Wearable Art Rossmore Quay bombyxMori (comes from the Latin name for Kilgarvan the silk moth ) was founded in 1999 by Astrid Tomrop-Hofmann. bombyxMori is a studio, gallery and workshop with an Asian-style tea- house, which gives visitors the opportunity to 7 see the process of creativity in action! A range Borrisokane of one-of-a-kind treasures/products including scarves, hats, waistcoats and accessories & much more are for sale direct to the public and in Goat I. stockists throughout Ireland and internationally. Derryvunlan, Power’s Cross, Portumna, Co. Galway. (6km from R493 Portumna turn right from R352 onto L8784, next lane turn left into the forest.). Connagh Monday-Saturday, 10.00-18.00. Sundays by appointment Illaunmore I. +353 (0)90 9749467 [email protected] 8 N52 Coolbaun bombyxmorifeltsilk.weebly.com bombyxmoriwearableart.weebly.com R352 MADE IN LOUGH DERG IN LOUGH MADE R493 Whitegate 9 4 Revived and Retro Williamstown If you have a passion for creating something new and unique from old materials or you g hate to throw something away just because it Dromaan r is old, then Revived and Retro is the place for e you. The family-run business re-works existing Mountshannon furniture or objects into quirky modern D Dromineer pieces or collaborates with clients to design 12 13 something personal from existing materials. R461 h 10 It might be a clock made from a vinyl record Welcome to Ireland’s Blueways or a vintage suitcase turned into a table. The g online shop features products that have been u upcycled and items made to order. Revived and Retro share their skills o Do it your way and create your own unique Blueway R352 and eye for the unusual through demonstrations and workshops. Scarri Holy I. L experience. 14 15 16 Whether you’re into paddling, walking, cycling, or simply hooked Terryglass, Co Tipperary 17 18 11 N52 on the outdoors, make yours a trip to remember on Ireland’s Phone to make appointment Garrykennedy Blueways. +353 (0)87 245 8250 Tuamgraney Activity trails along the Lough Derg Blueway provide a scenic [email protected] www.revivedandretro.ie Castlelough 23 perspective into the heart of the Irish landscape. From leisurely R495 strolls and gentle paddles to adrenaline-filled days on land and 19 20 21 R463 Newtown water - Blueways offer tailor-made trips like no other. 5 Cáis na Tíre Sheeps Milk Cheese 22 Ballycommon Portroe Timelessness meets ‘time of your life’ when you arrive on a Barry and Lorraine Cahalan take their Ogonnelloe R494 Blueway. So create your own adventure or take it at your own ewe’s milk to make an award winning Cáis pace and do the Blueways your way! na Tíre sheep cheese on their home farm. Their ewe herd is a Friesland breed and While you’re enjoying these Blueway trails, there’s so much more they graze outdoors on fresh grass most to see and do in the local area. The following range of guides of the year. They are even friendly enough have been created to help you make the most of your visit to to enjoy a little scratch after milking! Cáis M7 the Blueways: na Tíre cheese can be found in many N52 shops, delicatessens and farmers markets around the country. Festivals, Dining and Accommodation – This guide Nenagh helps you to find the festivals to go to, where to eat and the place to rest your head after a full day. Cloninaha, Terryglass, Co Tipperary 24 25 Call ahead to visit Heritage and Culture – With the Blueways Guide to +353 (0)87 227 4789 Heritage and Culture, you can take a break from all that Blueway activity and choose to step back in time. [email protected] www.caisnatire.ie Annacarriga Made in Lough Derg (Arts, Crafts and Food) – With 26 the guide to Arts, Crafts and Food, you will be able to use 6 Cole Ceramics M7 your trip to the Blueway to explore traditional skills and taste locally produced food. Perky white and yellow daisies and pink-hued roses are among the delightful ceramic flowers made Ballycuggeran Outdoor Activity – The Outdoor Activity Guide provides in this small pottery studio. They would grace any you with so many reasons to celebrate being in the great table and fool any bird that was lucky enough to (Two Mile Gate) outdoors. nest in the range of pottery birdhouses that is also part of their range. Although they specialise in wheel-thrown pieces including vases and tableware, R463 www.bluewaysireland.org they also make stylised ceramic flower gardens Art and Craft complete with butterflies, which come as standalone or mounted and framed. A visit to their studio will bring a smile to your face. R445 Food Terryglass, Nenagh, Co Tipperary Killaloe/Ballina Check in advance The project partners are not advocating or affilliated to any of the commercial operators +353 (0)87 125 1544 [email protected] in this trail guide. The publisher is not responsible for any errors or omissions which may 27 28 inadvertently occur. Nor for any information given or any claims made in editorial text or This project was funded by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government under www.coleceramics.ie / www.facebook.com/ColeCeramics advertisements. All information this guide is subject to change. All imagery is copyrighted. the Rural Economic Development Zones (REDZ) Initiative. The project partners include Clare County Council, Galway County Council and Tipperary County Council in partnership with Lough Derg Lakelands and Waterways Ireland. 7 Sew Darn Pretty 10 Marina Postir Ceramics Neddy’s Cottage 13 True Food Academy 16 Nathalie El Baba 19 Nicola Henley 22 McKernan Woollen Mills Interested in art supplies or inspiration A Ceramic art Studio/Shop with Nutritional therapist Colette McMahon Artist Nathalie El Baba creates work in glowing The movement of birds within nature fascinates textile Upon arriving in Tuamgraney the first thing you on how to upcycle your furniture, then a wide variety of ceramic items is a certified GAPS (Gut and Psychology colours in mosaic, murals, glasswork, portraiture or artist Nicola Henley who translates their images into will notice is the distinctive clatter and whir of Sew Darn Pretty in Borisokane and for sale, ranging from Atlantic Syndrome) practitioner. In the True Food landscapes. Her paintings bring a vivid glow to the art by dying, painting, screen-printing and stitching the 19th Century looms coming from McKernan Shabby.ie are the places to go. Their Waves, Birds, and Flowers to Celtic Academy’s purpose-built kitchen, she sometimes subdued colouring of the Irish landscape cotton calico to create large-scale landscapes and Woollen Mills. Producing scarves in every colour, online shop provides supplies for a range Zodiac Signs. There are hand runs day workshops on the GAPS dietary and can be viewed and bought on-line. Her studio is seascapes. The results of her creative energy have style and texture, Eugene and Anke McKernan’s of upcycling projects and access to the build, thrown and cast ceramic art approach to good health and Nutrition4Life part of the East Clare Artists Trail. She is also an arts been exhibited in galleries and public collections creations are sold in high end stores all over the online Upcycling Club. They also can available for visitors to the shop courses over five weeks. People learn and craft tutor and she holds workshops in her studio around the world. She is equally passionate about world. Call in for a free tour and you will have the provide workshops in upcycling or just and it is possible to order custom about the digestive system and how good overlooking the Slieve Bearnagh countryside. Nathalie sharing her skills and helping people design their own artworks. Her chance to experience how both the woven and call into their shop to browse. made items too. Art/Craft and Clay and bad foods affect it and overall health. also organises art and craft holidays with a workshop courses are held in her converted barn/studio in the Clare countryside.