Person: Moss Gaynor

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Blacksmiths meld art with functionality to keep craft alive

The fact he spends his days working at a traditional forge just outside the West Cork town of Clonakilty means Moss Gaynor is one of an elite group of highly skilled professionals: “People are surprised when I tell them I’m a blacksmith,” he says.

Mon, 03 Oct, 2016

Clonakilty honours crash-landing monkey with statue

A war mascot monkey who died 70 years ago in a suspected booze-fuelled army lockdown in neutral Ireland has been immortalised with a statue in Clonakilty.

Sun, 07 Apr, 2013

The rise of the artist blacksmiths

THERE’S always been a fascination about blacksmithing and the village forge — the intense heat, the gruelling amount of physical labour, and the almost magical transformation of metal into such a wide variety of objects — both utilitarian and beautiful.

Thu, 12 Jan, 2012