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2018 FURNACE FESTIVAL
25-26TH AUGUST, WOODFORD, CO. GALWAY

2018 WOODFORD FURNACE FESTIVAL

The first Furnace Festival in Woodford was held in August 2018. Smelters from 12 different countries made about 150kg of bloomery iron.

 The Festival on TV, video and news

2018 Festival was featured on prime-RTE Nationwide programme. We have also interesting videos about the event. 
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Visit of Nationwide crew to the Woodford Furnace Festival
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Festival reports

The Smelter's View. An overview of the practical side of making iron in Woodford by Leo ('Ironsmelter') Moonen from The Netherlands.
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The Artist's View. A journey into learning how to smelt iron in Ireland and Japan by metal artist Katie Surridge from England.
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The Scientist's View. A detailed report on the experimental iron smelt carried out by Daria Dabal from Poland but living in the UK.
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2018 Furnace Festival in pictures

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  • Furnace Festival
  • Caherconnell 2022
    • The Festival
    • Caherconnel Fort
    • Geology and minerals of the Burren
  • From Ore to Object
  • Previous festivals
    • Furnace Festival 2020
    • Furnace Festival 2019
    • Furnace Festival 2018
  • Contact