Gift for goddaughter shaped demand for woodcarver's crafts 

Meet the maker: When Shane Dennehy carved a doll's cradle as a present, he was suddenly inundated with requests for toys 

Shane Dennehy's love for woodcarving has been inspired by the native woodlands surrounding his home. 

It's funny how sometimes an idea takes shape as if it was meant to be. That’s how a Kerry man who turned his woodcarving hobby into his job sees it.

Shane Dennehy grew up in Glenflesk, a parish surrounded by native Irish woodlands, and it’s these that inspired Shane’s love of whittling toys, household items and crafts.