Treasures of the Shore

Treasures of the Shore Follow my adventures finding astonishing treasures and hilarious trash and see what I turn it into, here in beautiful Donegal, Ireland.

14/08/2026

This week's new set. A wonderful mix of vintage and modern. All made from broken pottery found along Donegal shores. Set in tin solder.
Rathmullan Makers Market

Two more I finished today but the rest has to wait until tomorrow. Picked through my big pile of collected sherds and ha...
13/08/2026

Two more I finished today but the rest has to wait until tomorrow. Picked through my big pile of collected sherds and have a nice random collection together. Can't wait to finish all.

Meant to get lots of soldering done this evening but it's really dim outside and I work best by natural light rather the...
13/08/2026

Meant to get lots of soldering done this evening but it's really dim outside and I work best by natural light rather then indoor light. But I managed to finish this set anyway. I will bring it with to to the Rathmullan Makers Market on Saturday.

We have a really warm evening and I was sorting through the collection of sherds outside to pick the next ones I want to...
11/08/2026

We have a really warm evening and I was sorting through the collection of sherds outside to pick the next ones I want to work with. I realised that the bunny I found in spring has also a leg. Found both sherds in the same area but a good time apart.
But then the flying ants arrived and I was swarmed. I fled inside, filled a glass of wine and two flying ants kamikazied straight in..🙄

Found this damaged mug last year. Now, it was time to get its 'special treatment'. Tried to lift as much as possible of ...
10/08/2026

Found this damaged mug last year. Now, it was time to get its 'special treatment'. Tried to lift as much as possible of this pattern so the mug didn't die in vain, haa.

The coins are an Irish and an English Penny. Wonder if they were tossed into the tide for good luck.
09/08/2026

The coins are an Irish and an English Penny. Wonder if they were tossed into the tide for good luck.

Claypipe stems with letters are especially exciting since they can be identified.Both were made in Derry. The one one th...
09/08/2026

Claypipe stems with letters are especially exciting since they can be identified.

Both were made in Derry. The one one the left was made by Michael Doherty & Co of 14 Ferryquay Street. Their manufacture traded between 1865-1891.
For the one on the right are three possibilities: Either Charles Casey of Bishop Street, who manufactured between 1886-1891; or John Casey & Co. of 58 St. Columb's Well, who manufactured between 1881-1901; or Hugh Casey, also of St. Columb's Well, who manufactured between 1901-1909. The last two were probably brothers.

Now you know why claypipe stems are so exciting! They can reveal an interesting part of heritage.

Found a proper little sucker. This is a barnacle clinging to a glass shard. It's firmly attached. I turned it over and i...
09/08/2026

Found a proper little sucker. This is a barnacle clinging to a glass shard. It's firmly attached. I turned it over and it's shell has lots of seaweed growing on it. It would have been completely disguised from me, if it hadn't been upside-down.

Picked up some more of this Florentine glass that is quite commonly found in the bay. But today, I found two pieces of b...
09/08/2026

Picked up some more of this Florentine glass that is quite commonly found in the bay. But today, I found two pieces of blue which I rarely do. No exciting pottery sherds. I think, I scooped them all up at this stage.

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