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2026 Memberships
The Membership portion of this website is being switched to another plug-in. If you have paid for membership in the past, you will receive an
The Cladoir/Claddagh Sheep Preservation Project is Being Supported by The Heritage Council
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
Sheep Inspection Day
A Chairde, The day for inspecting all the NPWS Cladoir Sheep and reviewing remaining fleeces is being moved from next Tuesday (15th) to Wednesday (16th)
The Cladoir/Claddagh Sheep attended the Erris Agricultural Show, Belmullet, Co. Mayo on the 28th July 2024
Cladoir/Claddagh Sheep at Shearfest 2024 (2024 All Ireland and All Nations Sheep Shearing and Wool Handling Championships) held in Mountbellew, Co. Galway on the 1st and 2nd June 2024.
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 Handspun
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
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 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
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
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
Minister visits conservation project to save rare heritage sheep
A conservation project to save the Cladoir sheep was visited by the Minister of State for Heritage Malcolm Noonan. Read more on lslauctions.com