Tag: Blackstairs eco trails
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Ogham Tree Teaching Stone commission
In this final post of creating the Ogham Tree Teaching Stone, I cover sourcing, working and installation of this large standing stone. At the beginning of this project, I spent some time wandering fields and the mountainside looking for a natural stone for the Ogham stone. However, all the stones were much too big (too much […]
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Ogham Tree Teaching Stone (Post 1)
Last year I was asked to write in a proposal for an “Ogham Stone sculpture” for Blackstairs Eco Trails, in Killedmond near Borris, Co. Carlow, Ireland. This commission is supported by Bord Failte (the Irish Tourist Board) who are currently promoting the ancient history of the east of Ireland www.IrelandsAncientEast.com (this follows the very successful ‘Wild Atlantic Way’ that celebrates […]