Straw Weaving Demo with Padraig Larkin
Banagher Banagher, IrelandEnjoy watching Padraig Larkin using ancient Irish straw-making techniques to make baskets and other items of interest. The demo will be free and available for everyone to view.
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Wool Spinning Demonstration
Barrack Yard Banagher, IrelandJoin Seamus Kirwan in preserving the old craft of hand-spinning wool on spinning wheels, drop spindles or walking wheel! Come along and enjoy the demonstration. Seamus will bring several different styles of spinning wheels and drop spindles to the workshop so you will also have the opportunity to try these skills.
Straw Weaving Demo with Padraig Larkin
Banagher Banagher, IrelandEnjoy watching Padraig Larkin using ancient Irish straw-making techniques to make baskets and other items of interest. The demo will be free and available for everyone to view.
Straw Weaving Demo with Padraig Larkin
Barrack Yard Banagher, IrelandEnjoy watching Padraig Larkin using ancient Irish straw-making techniques to make baskets and other items of interest. The demo will be free and available for everyone to view.
Wool Spinning Demonstration
Barrack Yard Banagher, IrelandJoin Seamus Kirwan in preserving the old craft of hand-spinning wool on spinning wheels, drop spindles or walking wheel! Come along and enjoy the demonstration. Seamus will bring several different styles of spinning wheels and drop spindles to the workshop so you will also have the opportunity to try these skills.
Battle of the Blacksmiths
Banagher Banagher, IrelandGet ready for an unforgettable experience in Banagher! We're thrilled to announce a one-of-a-kind event that's sure to leave you in awe. Following the huge success of last year's Blacksmithing Demonstration with James O'Connor, a master of traditional blacksmithing, we're bringing him back with a bang! This time, James will be joined by over 20 skilled blacksmiths and traditional craft experts from all over, for a jam-packed weekend filled with the art of forging, blacksmithing skills, and much more. Click image to read more.
Iron Smelting
Banagher Banagher, IrelandFollowing the huge success of last year’s Iron Ore Smelting demonstrations Paul Rondelez is back with more experts to teach and demonstrate during That Beats Banagher Festival 2024! In 2023, as part of the That Beats Banagher Festival, some of this ore was smelted into iron. This year will see several furnaces pumping out true Banagher iron. The Furnace Festival takes place next to the amazing blacksmiths of Forged in Ireland who demonstrate the skills involved in modern forging. Click image to read more.
Battle of the Blacksmiths
Banagher Banagher, IrelandGet ready for an unforgettable experience in Banagher! We're thrilled to announce a one-of-a-kind event that's sure to leave you in awe. Following the huge success of last year's Blacksmithing Demonstration with James O'Connor, a master of traditional blacksmithing, we're bringing him back with a bang! This time, James will be joined by over 20 skilled blacksmiths and traditional craft experts from all over, for a jam-packed weekend filled with the art of forging, blacksmithing skills, and much more. Click image to read more.
