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Our next dry stone workshop with CELT at The Weekend In The Hills Festivals 2026 is July 5th & 6th.
We will be repairing a section of 'consumption wall', which should be fun. A consumption wall is essentially a double wall with lots & lots of stone in it. Come along to learn more
Book you place below.
Two day workshop :
Introduction to dry stone walling.
How to build and repair freestanding double dry stone walls
July 4th & 5th 2026
Weekend In The Hills
with CELT
Slieve Aughty Centre, Galway
 Feile na gCloch 2009This was the first dry stone walling workshop I went to after spending a year training in Tralee |  Stein & Wein 2015: An example of an Irish Feidin Wall with Ken Curran and Sunny WielerKenneth was an instructor at the inaugural Stein & Wein dry stone walling event in Austria and has returned in 2018 and 2023 |
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 Stonefest 2014: Ken was a scholarship attendee at this eventReturning home from the scholarship to Stonefest 2014 |  2011 Dry built 'Urbanite' retaining wall: private client NenaghThis retaining wall was built from recycled broken up footpaths that the client sourced from a local authority yard nearby. The wall was built with apprentices over a season with Ken as the lead tutor. |
 Stein und Wein 2015The 'Feidin Wall' from Stein & Wein 2015. By Kenneth Curran (EarthStone) and Sunny Wieler (Stone Art) |  2017 West Cork Stone SymposiumThe 50 plus meters of wall built during the WCSS 2017 at which Kenneth Curran (EarthStone) was an instructor |
 Munster Wall @ Gathering of StonesThe Munster Wall at The Gathering of Stones. It is built in a single freestanding wedged wall style. |  Leaders in Stone Summit 2014Creative dry stone wall landscape feature and seat built during the Leaders in Stone Summit, Whitbey Island, Washington State, USA, 2014 |
 Leaders in Stone Summit 2014Impromptu dry stone feature built by a group of us attending the stone summit including |  Feile nagCloch 2016The Inis Oirr Dry Stone Walling Festival 2016 wall |
 Feile na gCloch 2013The dry stone wall built during the festival on Inis Oirr in 2013 |  Feile na gCloch 2012: Wedged Dry Stone Retaining WallBuilt as part of the Dry Stone Walling Workshops Inis Oirr 2012. This one was crazy fun to build!! |
 Feile na gCloch 2011The 2011 Inis Oirr Dry Stone Walling Workshops crew. |  Feile na gCloch 2011Footings going in for the Féile na gCloch 2011 dry stone walling workshops. |
 Féile na gCloch 2010The 2010 dry stone walling workshop on Inis Oirr |  Féile na gCloch 2009A section from the 2009 Inis Oirr dry stone walling workshops. |
 Dry Stone Canada Irish-Canadian Festival 2015This solar construct was designed by John Bland a dry stone waller and sculptor based in Ontario. John is a member of Dry Stone Canada. he designed the solar alignment for the Amherst Island Irish-Canadian Dry Stone Festival 2015. Kenneth attended as a guest Irish waller. |  Demonstration wall at Making Festival 2024DSWAI volunteering at the making Festival, Ulster Folk Museum, Belfast, 2024 |
 2013 The Munster Wall under construction at The gathering of Stone inaugural event |  EarthStone workshop wall 2022Built by participants in the Mid-Leinster Farmer Wellbeing Program 2022. Designed by EarthStone. The stone is a local 'ironstone' sandstone. It was had picked and the standing stones installed in advance of the workshop. EarthStone and the participants built the wall together over 2 days.. |
 Stein & Wein 2023At this event an amphitheatre, a fire pit and a pizza over were constructed. |  Stein & Wein 2023Recycled columns as the supports for the base of the pizza oven. |
 Wedged retaining wall Mid-Leinster Farmer Wellbeing Program Autumn 2022Castlecomer Discovery Park |  2022 Mid Leinster Farmer Wellbeing Program 2022EarthStone delivered the 2022 Dry Stone walling workshops at this event. Participants built a section of single wedged retaining wall using local sandstone. |
 Dry Stone Canada Festival 2014Workshop features 'Fieldstone Cradles' built by beginners at the festival |  CELT July 20252 day Introduction to building, repairing and maintaining freestanding double dry stone walls. In 2025 Ken@EarthStone joined the CELT team of tutors at the Weekend In The Hills event. It has been very enjoyable so far........ |
 Goban Saor and The Legend of The Two Tailed CatCounty Tipperary, carved in Tipperary Sandstone and depicting Goban Saor and the two tailed cat. The image of An Goban Saor was adopted from a painting by Artist Bob O'Cathail. This piece was donated to the Clocha na hÉireann (Stones of Ireland) monument constructed to celebrate the centenary year 2016 |  2 day Introduction to Dry Stone Walling May 2025How to build, repair and maintain freestanding, single dry stone walls. @Weekend In The Hills, Slieve Aughty Centre, Galway |
 Volunteering with DSWAI June 2024a NBHS funded dry stone walling workshop at Mount Dalton, Westmeath, Summer 2024 |  Volunteering with DSWAINBHS funded workshop on dry stone walling. Mount Dalton Farm, Westmeath May 2024 |
 An Maidrin Rua - Bushcraft School 2022Learning about the amazing caddisfly as an 'Underwater stonemason' during bushcraft and nature connection workshops with primary school children |
Gallery of teaching & volunteering at Dry Stone Walling events since 2009
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