Celtic Roots

About ten thousand years ago, the last of the ice fields retreated from Ireland leaving behind a land upon which lichen, then birch and willow slowly began to grow. After a lapse of some thousand years a thick, mixed forest of pine, yew and oak formed a blanket over most of the country.

These great forests lasted over four and a half thousand years before gradually being out-grown by a vigorous growth of peat-forming plants. This marked the beginning of the bogs, which have grown to a depth of some ten meters over the past three to four thousand years, preserving the once great wood it covered.

The bogs of Ireland are considered to be an emotional as well as an economic resource. They preserve layer upon layer of history. Various artefacts discovered there over time are indicative of who and what the Irish people are.

Bogwoods are retrieved from the boglands where they have been buried for over 5,000 years and have come to the surface as a result of turf production. In famine times in Ireland these woods proved to be an important source of fuel, and were also used for ropes, furniture, torches and thatches. the antiseptic action of the bog causes the textre of the woods to undergo a unique transformation. The oak becomes a fine black, self-lubricating wood, the yew, a rich auburn and the pine takes on a golden hue

At the Celtic Roots studio we take great pride in our work. Our studio artists strive for perfection and excellence in each unique gift and sculpture creation. We similiarly are committed to providing a service of the highest quality to all our customers and to responding individually to each of their requests.

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