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Island Turf Crafts | Dungannon
The turf-made gifts include ornaments, clocks, Celtic crosses, picture frames, paperweights, jewellery and other souvenirs.
Turf is partially decomposed vegetation, which has accumulated in waterlogged places for thousands of years. One-sixth of the land was once covered in turf bogland. Island Turf Crafts is making use of this vast resource to make small cultural pieces to bring a small piece of Ireland into your home.
It all started in 1980 when Brian McGirr’s hobby began to evolve into a business. Brian has a background as a craft teacher and originally carved musical instruments from mahogany, including full-sized Celtic harps. He then moved on to using turf sourced from bogland in different parts of Ireland.
Address: 51 Dungannon Road, Coalisland, Co. Tyrone, BT71 4HP. Northern Ireland
Tel: 028 8774 9041
