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An Spidéal

Ceardlann an Spidéil brought workshops and public encounters with craft into the village’s cultural life.

Watercolour and fine ink illustration of Ceardlann craft studios at Spiddal, County Galway, as photographed in September 2014.
Illustration, Ceardlann craft studios at Spiddal, County Galway, as photographed in September 2014
Recorded locationSpiddle53.28092° N · 9.28109° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • An Spidéal · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Spiddle · English · main form

Place & story

Workshops established in 1984

Ceardlann an Spidéil dates its establishment by Údarás na Gaeltachta to 1984. Its workshops allow visitors to see objects being made as well as displayed for sale. The centre brings several different activities together, including pottery, basketry, painting and printing, within Spiddal’s Gaeltacht setting. [2]

People & connections

A potter’s move from Galway

Rob D’Eath moved from Galway city to the craft centre in 1984. Through Sliding Rock Contemporary Ceramics he makes stoneware and exhibits other ceramic artists’ work. His own studio profile identifies early inspiration in Korean ceramics, adding an international influence to a practice developed locally over decades. [3]

People & connections

Willow grown for basketry

Basket maker Ciaran Hogan describes following his father into the craft. He grows and harvests his own willow annually, using the rods’ natural colours in his baskets. His account connects the finished objects in the workshop with the recurring cultivation and harvesting of their raw material. [4]

Geographic information

Place type
Electoral division
County
Galway
Coordinates
53.28092, -9.28109
Logainm ID
1373095 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Spiddle. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Ceardlann an Spidéil: about the craft village · Spiddal Craft Village
  3. Rob D’Eath: Sliding Rock Ceramics studio profile · Rob D’Eath; Spiddal Craft Village
  4. Ciaran Hogan: basket maker’s account · Ciaran Hogan; Spiddal Craft Village
  5. Ceardlann craft studios at Spiddal, County Galway, as photographed in September 2014 illustration: based on a Ceardlann Craft and Design Studios by Ian Capper. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.