News
Lisa from Soulful Spinning Spun Some Cladoir Fleece
Lisa at The Soulful Spinner in the US was given some raw fleece to spin. Watch this lovely video to see how she got on
April 2, 2023
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Welcome to the Cladoir Sheep Preservation Committee
Our Introduction
Welcome to the Cladoir Sheep Preservation Committee
Aims of the Committee
- Preserve the remnat of the old Cladoir sheep breed.
- Assess the quality of the Cladoir wool and ecourage local craft workers to use Cladoir wool
- Breed the present flock back to purity
Latest news
What’s Going On
News
Native sheep thought to be extinct emerges in Galway
A native breed of sheep, thought to be extinct, has re-emerged in Conamara (Connemara). The Cladoir breed were kept mainly for wool but numbers dwindled
October 27, 2022
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Events
Michael Viney: Herding the history of Ireland’s native sheep
The Orkney island of North Ronaldsay is famous for the way it keeps its sheep. A stone wall circles its shoreline and the sheep are
October 27, 2022
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Join the Cladoir Sheep Preservation Committee
A Native Irish Breed
About the Cladoir Sheep Breed
The Cladóir is believed to be the
remnant of the old sheep breed from the Connemara Hills. After the Farmine, the Cladóir breed survived in very small flocks on the very long shoreline in South Connemara, eventually being displaced by imports of cheviot & blackfaced sheep.
Help to Support the Breed
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Help the Cladoir Sheep Preservation Committee continue it's efforts to conserve the Cladoir sheep!
Breeders
Membership is reserved for breeders of Cladoir sheep
