The Stone Festival season has begun! Stein und Wein AustriaWell the stone festival season is well and truly upon us. This year I started my festival season with a trip to Austria’s largest...
Feile na gCloch (Festival of Stone) 2013 Inis Oírr IslandSo two weekends ago I made my annual retreat to Inis Oirr, the smallest of the three islands that make up the Arran Islands in Galway...
The Gathering of Stones in the heart of IrelandAfter months of anticipation, stones, masons and dry-stone enthusiasts from the four corners of Ireland as well as the rest of the world...
Miniature stoneworks. Giants amongst pebbles.Miniature stoneworks may look like the real deal close up, but they are in fact far more complicated to build and also cannot withstand...
Drystone Walling on Inis Oírr IslandLast weekend I attended my first dry stone walling workshop on Inis Oírr Island. And I am already looking forward to going back next...