Made in Munster: Meet the West Cork dollmaker who uses bio-degradable materials for her craft

Laura Whalen is a Munster-based dollmaker and mother-of-five, and the founder of the Bábóg project, a community crafting drive to make a commemorative doll for all the babies born in Irish mother and baby homes.

Made in Munster: Meet the West Cork dollmaker who uses bio-degradable materials for her craft

Laura Whalen is a Munster-based dollmaker and mother-of-five, and the founder of the Bábóg project, a community crafting drive to make a commemorative doll for all the babies born in Irish mother and baby homes.

Her partner, Garry Barrett, is a former bar-owner who volunteers with the RNLI.

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