The Cladoir/Claddagh Sheep Preservation Project is being supported by the Heritage Council In May 2024, €25,000 of funding was secured through Community Heritage Grant Scheme
A crowd enjoyed watching Luke Heanue (Connemara National Park) gave demonstrations of hand shearing Cladoir/Claddagh Sheep. The Cladoir/Claddough Sheep Preservation Committee also had items made
A cowl knit with Cladoir wool was done by Sandra at Irish Fiber Crafters. The goal was to test the wool to see how it
Wool Processing Day Work facing us today!! After 4-hours and lots of work, we sorted over 65-fleeces. There was some really nice wool in there.
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
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
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
A conservation project to save the Cladoir sheep was visited by the Minister of State for Heritage Malcolm Noonan. Read more on lslauctions.com
