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Celebrating 25 years of Celt 2026! Camping and glamping is available and organic lunch is included . Learn a new craft !

A choice of 1 of the 15 Traditional Skill Courses for 2 days, held at The Slieve Aughty Centre, Co.Galway
A weekend Festival for Adults and Families. Choose one from the following for 2 days intensive and enjoyable training with our professional tutors : Foraging, Basketry, Herb Lore, Sugan Chair making, Blacksmithing, Wood Carving,Stone carving, organic gardening and cooking, Coppersmithing, Longbow making, Silversmithing, Felt making, Needle Felting, Spinning & Weaving & Natural Dyeing, Dry-stone & Lime Mortar Walling, Knife making, Bowl & Spoon carving, Natural Building, instrument making - and for 8 - 14 yrs, Adventure Bushcraft, Herblore.

14/09/2026

Saturday Night Admission

Music & Ceili Dancing
Storytelling from the Fabulous Eddie Lenihan
If your not able to get away for the whole day, come join us for the Party!
Eddie Lenihan starts at 6pm with his enchanting storytelling.
Then Get your dancing shoes on for some Ceili dancing.
Followed by Caoimhin Ceol for some live music till late.
To find out more visit the link in our bio, www.celtnet.org or click here: https://www.celtnet.org/events/saturday-night-music-dance-admission

11/09/2026

To celebrate CELTs 25th year anniversary we are giving away 2 weekend flexi- tickets for our upcoming Weekend in the Hills, Celebrating the Harvest festival!
Be in with a chance to win a ticket for yourself and a friend(or child)! To participate in a variety of craft workshops on both Saturday & Sunday, including our Saturday evening storytelling with Eddie Lenihan, traditional Irish Ceilí & live music performance with Caoimhín.
To be in with a chance to win -
- comment below and @ tag a friend you might take with you or would be interested in coming along!
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- like & share to your stories, tagging our page!
Winner will be announced Tuesday 15th September! Be ready!

07/09/2026

Just a few of the "Flexi crafts" we have on offer at Weekend in The Hills 18th to 20th September

💚This year we are running additional mini craft workshops which will be shorter half day slots and you can pick and choose which craft you wish to do in each slot.

👌We are also offering day passes for those who cannot come for both days ( but we do wish you would) This year we celebrate 25 years of CELT!! With more music, craic, dancing and community.

🍂 We have
Green wood carving
Wet Felting
Apple Pressing
Paper Making
Eco-Printing
Mushroom Foraging
and more!!!
Pop over to : https://www.celtnet.org/weekend-in-the-hills-september2026

04/09/2026

Make your own Chessboard! 18th to 20th September at Weekend in the Hills, Slieve Aughty Centre, Loughrea Co. Galway

Tommy your tutor will teach the fundamental skills of stone carving, including:

what tools are needed and what they're for, the maintenance and correct use of said tools

the preparation of the stone

the process of transferring designs onto the stone and how best to go about it

how to use the hammer and chisels to create a relief carving on the stone.
To find out more visit : https://www.celtnet.org/events/stone-carving-7

03/09/2026

Bowl Turning on a Foot powered lathe!
18th to 20th September Harvest Gathering

Come and play with hand tools. Carve a bowl or cup and discover old ways and future ways. Carve with wood from Ireland's woodland, understand our place within nature by embracing the direct adaptive skills that we as humans are evolutionarily geared towards. Come play with the woods, learn old skills, feel the rhythms of the land as we feel the rhythms of crafting with hand tools. Let’s become part of the archaeology of a place again. Carving wood, chatting, and learning from one another. Each telling our stories, adding to each other’s, and to the story of the lands we play in.

Come learn how wood works, how we work with wood, and how the woods work with us.

The most important thing is to enjoy your experience and take things at your own pace.
https://www.celtnet.org/events/foot-lathe-bowl-turning-and-hand-carving-bowls

02/09/2026

Join us for this special celebration festival 25 years lots of traditional skills to take part in for the whole family!! For more info: https://www.celtnet.org/weekend-in-the-hills-september2026

01/09/2026

Stone carving with Tomy Lysaght is one of our workshops !
Choose from a range of two-day workshops in traditional crafts and practical skills, giving you the time to properly learn, create and get hands-on. Whether you're working with wood, fibre, stone or another craft, you'll leave with new skills, new connections and something you've created.
This September 18th to 20th weekend is also suited to families looking for a different kind of adventure. Kids and adults learn side by side, building confidence, creativity and a deeper connection to nature.
🌿 Two-day workshops
⛺ Camping & accommodation available
🍲 Shared meals
🔥 Evening campfire gatherings
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family friendly
Music, ceili dancing, storytelling!
Come away with muddy boots, new skills, great memories, and a weekend that actually felt like a break.
https://www.celtnet.org/septwith2daycourses

30/08/2026

🍂 Weekend in the Hills – Celebrating the Harvest 🍂

Join us this September at the Slieve Aughty Centre for a weekend of traditional crafts, nature, music, storytelling, food and community — as we celebrate 25 years of CELT.

Choose from a range of hands-on workshops, or come along with a 2-Day Flexi Pass and mix and match different crafts throughout the weekend. Day Passes are also available if you just want to come along for one day and partake in the flexi crafts.

And when the workshops finish, the evening begins… 🔥
Gather around the fire for stories with Eddie Lenihan, traditional céilí dancing, live music from Caoimhín Ceol, a harvest feast and plenty of good company.

⛺ Stay for the weekend with camping and accommodation available on site.

Come for the craft. Stay for the stories. Find your tribe.

🎟️ Tickets are available now — book your place and join us in the hills this September.

25/08/2026

A beautiful bespoke calendar of images from Celt.

Each month features a different photo from our workshops, events and activities over the years — celebrating the skills, people, places and community that make CELT what it is.

A lovely way to support CELT and keep Find Your Tribe close by all year round.

Size A5

https://www.celtnet.org/product-page/2027-celt-calendar

Address

Slieve Aughty Centre
Loughrea
H62DX77

Telephone

+353876871769

Website

http://www.celtnet.org/

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