S Ó DRAOI Headstones

S Ó DRAOI Headstones Hand carved headstones + stone plaques. Original and traditional designs. Also cleaning, repainting letters, restoration and conservation. Wicklow/Dublin based.

Visits by appointment. Please email for further information:
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0879820729 Simple and detailed headstones of original and traditional designs.Email [email protected] for quotes and enquiries.

An litir 'E' ón ainm Esther / An 'E' from the name Esther.
29/12/2025

An litir 'E' ón ainm Esther / An 'E' from the name Esther.

It was great to get this headstone and surrounds up and in place despite the recent wet and stormy weather. ...
13/12/2025

It was great to get this headstone and surrounds up and in place despite the recent wet and stormy weather.

Hand painting hand carved letters on a limestone headstone.
21/11/2025

Hand painting hand carved letters on a limestone headstone.

Nice to finaly put the granite celtic cross in place..
29/10/2025

Nice to finaly put the granite celtic cross in place..

The top section of a celtic cross I'm working on. The original High Crosses often had a small church on the top, this ha...
06/09/2025

The top section of a celtic cross I'm working on. The original High Crosses often had a small church on the top, this has been reduced to the roof shape on many now. The sides and wheel are left toolmarked for contrast, with a v-cut IHS and a boss on the reverse.
This piece of granite was recycled from a slab salvaged from Leinster House.

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Another recent limestone headstone. The carved panel with raised lettering and a blackbird flying through a landscape re...
22/08/2025

Another recent limestone headstone. The carved panel with raised lettering and a blackbird flying through a landscape reflecting the lyrics of a favourite song.

A recent headstone in Wicklow granite. The elements of old Irish script, ogham, notation and the rough tapering shape ba...
08/08/2025

A recent headstone in Wicklow granite. The elements of old Irish script, ogham, notation and the rough tapering shape based on bronze age holed standing stones reflecting a deep interest in Irish culture, history and music.

It was a pleasure to carve this stone with it's subtle wildlife details reflecting a love of nature. A blackbird in an o...
28/06/2025

It was a pleasure to carve this stone with it's subtle wildlife details reflecting a love of nature. A blackbird in an oakwood on the main panel, snowdrops either side of the lowerline and a wee hedgehog on the central pilar.

Limestone (unpainted), Granite (rough surface) and Slate (flakey). Handcarving additional inscriptions on existing stone...
01/06/2025

Limestone (unpainted), Granite (rough surface) and Slate (flakey). Handcarving additional inscriptions on existing stones can be challenging. With changing weather and light conditions. Also usually carving lower down on the stone can entail digging down, to get onself lower. Then matching the font and it's size(s) that maybe you wouldn't have chosen yourself for various reasons. Older weathered stone can be brittle and flakey to carve too. I'm always amazed how ten years weathering changes the texture of certain stones. Very old stones are best left alone and maybe a plaque added in front of it instead, as they are more delicate. They start to become historic monuments if over a hundred years old really and have deserved their retirment!.

Uain Dé /Agnus Dei / Lamb of God. This is the first time I've been asked to carve one of these. The lamb was believed to...
25/04/2025

Uain Dé /Agnus Dei / Lamb of God. This is the first time I've been asked to carve one of these. The lamb was believed to open the seventh seal at the end of days and was a popular symbol on headstones. It's often in marble and added as an insert. In the second picture is the original very weathered lamb is in the foreground that fell out. My replica in the middle and a piece of carrara marble at the back from which I carved it.

My photographer friend Seán Lenihan sent this b/w photo he took of me carving this headstone last year. He's working on ...
12/04/2025

My photographer friend Seán Lenihan sent this b/w photo he took of me carving this headstone last year. He's working on a project of artists and crafts people at work. Kilkenny limestone. Co. Louth.

A recent rough finished granite headstone. Upcycled granite window sill and gate pier cap. Hand carved V- cut letters. ...
06/03/2025

A recent rough finished granite headstone. Upcycled granite window sill and gate pier cap. Hand carved V- cut letters.

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IRELAND/ÉIRE.

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