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Bloomery Iron Smelting Training & Festival Weekend

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During the week of 20 to 24 August, 6 Irish people were successfully trained in iron smelting by Lee Sauder. On the weekend, a further 12 teams smelted local bog ore into iron. The furnaces had an unheard of 100% success rate and over 150kg of iron was made. About 800 to 1000 people attended the event. The event was advertised in local newspapers, on radio, via social media and a RTE Nationwide team recorded the event the whole day on Sunday 26 August.
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