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Traditional Irish handcrafts
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A short history of the Claddagh Ring
Irish handcrafts from Achill Knitwear
Achill Knitwear's collection of local handcrafts
includes a number of unique scale model replicas of
traditional west of Ireland boats.Achill Island is
famous for its amethyst rock.
We have a magnificent
pair of amethyst rock sections (not local), sliced and
highly polished, that would make an unusual and stunning
centrepieces for any room.
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Irish Boats
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Irish wooden fishing boat - scale model
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Hand-crafted from wood and original materials.
Size: 33 inches / 84.5cm length (bow to stern)
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€2200 ($3080)
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Irish wooden fishing boat - scale model
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Hand-crafted from wood and original materials.
Size: 23 inches / 59cm length (bow to stern)
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€2200 ($3080)
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Claddagh Crafts
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The Claddagh Plaque
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The Claddagh plaque, symbol which is recognised across the world.
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€40 ($56)
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Small Claddagh
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Small Claddagh, symbol which is recognised across the world.
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€20 ($28)
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Irish Harp Plaque
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The place of the bardic harp stretches back to around 540AD in Ireland.
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€40 ($56)
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Small Irish Harp
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The place of the bardic harp stretches back to around 540AD in Ireland.
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€20 ($28)
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Cross of St Brigid
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The cross of St. Brigid, Irelands second saint who lived in the fifth century, a time when St. Patrick brought Christianity to this land.
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€40 ($56)
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Irish High Cross
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The High Crosses of Ireland are the most significant and fascinating of all the early carved Celtic monuments.
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€40 ($56)
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Small Celtic Cross
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The High Crosses of Ireland are the most significant and fascinating of all the early carved Celtic monuments.
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€20 ($28)
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Celtic Dog
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Early Irish Celtic art calls to mind at once the wonder of woven mythical creatures - cut in stone, woven in gold and silver and, most famously, in the illuminated pages of the Book of Kells.
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€40 ($56)
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Bless This Home
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An Old Irish Tradition used to bring good luck and happiness to the owners home.
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€40 ($56)
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Madonna
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One of the most famous and iconic religious figures found in almost every home in Ireland.
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€40 ($56)
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Large Claddagh frame
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10"x8" picture frame using the famous love symbol, the Claddagh ring, with Celtic designs taken from the book of Kells.
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€60 ($84)
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Interlaced Celtic Frame
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6"x4" picture frame shows how these Cletic Craftmen or Celts illustrated the sheer complexity of design in the interlacing work of art inspired by the Book of Kells.
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€40 ($56)
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Cottage Creations
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Fisherman's cottage
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This is a simple two-roomed Irish cottage. A settle bed converted the kitchen into a bedroom when needed. In the old days of wooden sailing ships, and the too frequent wrecks, shore dwellers depended largely on flotsam and jetsam for their timber, and found use for many other things cast up on the shore.
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€79.5 ($111)
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Gypsy Caravan
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Travelers are part of a tradition which we all have roots in. Humankind has only settled in permanent settlements for the last maybe 8,000 years worldwide.
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€79.5 ($111)
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Irish Farmhouse
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This is the typical dwelling of an Irish family farm. Dairy farming and drystock raising are the staples of life here,with much meadowing but only small crops of potatoes and oats, mangels and turnips.
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€79.5 ($111)
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Labourer's cottage
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This little dwelling of a poor Irish farmer is in utter contrast to that of the rich farmer nearby.
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€69.5 ($97)
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Sheep skin / Rugs
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Irish Sheep Skin
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Natural Wool Irish Sheep Skin in natural off-white colours.
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€110 ($154)
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