In pictures: Women seek home for 12ft by 11ft woollen map of Ireland

In pictures: Women seek home for 12ft by 11ft woollen map of Ireland

The knitted map of Ireland in Carnew Community Care centre in Carnew Co Wicklow. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

A 12ft by 11ft wool map of Ireland, which took four years of knitting and crocheting to complete, is in search of a new home to go on public display.

A group of up to 18 women in Co Wicklow, consisting of skilled knitters, sewers and crocheters, started the project in 2019 before it paused during the pandemic and resumed again in late 2022.

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