Irish Connemara Marble Remnants

Irish worry stone connemara marble has been quarried by the same family for over three generations.

Irish connemara marble remnants.

6 123 likes 423 talking about this 5 were here. It dates back to circa 700 ad. Stay faithful to your irish heritage with this marble rosary. Its intricate design includes a few special gaelic touches such as the antiqued bronzetone celtic crucifix and gorgeous connemara marble beads as well as other distinctive details like colored glass patterned beads and a stunning station with mary s profile on front and a grotto scene on the reverse side.

Connemara marble can only be found in connemara in west of ireland. Rub this genuine connemara marble stone and help all your worries disappear. We own and operate the oldest marble quarry which was first opened in the 19th century and visited in 1903 by king edward vii and queen alexandra during the royal tour of connemara. We got to tour a small workshop see the many kinds of raw materials they work with watch an informative video about marble and they we got to shop the.

Make a striking addition to your irish jewelry collection with our stunning range of connemara marble jewelry. There are ancient 9th century monasteries and nunneries with celtic crosses sitting on their land. So when offered a chance to visit the actual factory i jumped at it. I bought some connemara marble pieces when i was first in ireland more than 40 years ago and they are still lovely.

This connemara marble irish rosary encompasses the spirit of the irish faith. Connemara marble is over 900 million years old and is unique to ireland. The tara brooch was discovered in county meath in the 19th century. Choose the perfect gift for her with one of our beautiful selection of connemara marble earrings featuring the much loved claddagh lucky shamrocks emblematic harps and hand carved roses or browse our fine selection of beautiful irish rosary beads and connemara marble bracelets.

It is quarried in the west of ireland since the 19th century. It is now on display in the national museum of ireland in dublin. Ireland was an early adopter of catholicism and symbols of early christianity can be found throughout the country. Connemara marble celtic cross pendants and necklaces as the name suggests this beautiful stone originates from ancient quarries to be found in the area of connemara in county galway.

Celebrated for its forty shades of green connemara marble evokes the rich textures of the irish countryside. No two pieces of connemara marble are identical making each piece totally unique. Stephen walsh connemara marble dublin ireland.