Blackwater Valley Makers

Blackwater Valley Makers Blackwater Valley Makers bring together the very best of unique and excellent craft & art work from the Fermoy and surrounding Blackwater hinterland.

Visit our shop and exhibition space at McCurtain Street Fermoy P61 AF59

It's Monday. Let's start the week sharing works from Charley McCarthy! These Natural Edge Bowls made from Walnut wood ar...
18/05/2026

It's Monday. Let's start the week sharing works from Charley McCarthy!
These Natural Edge Bowls made from Walnut wood are fab! 😁


Sharing some photos from Katie Drago's exhibition opening at the weekend! Thanks to everyone who made it in! Exhibition ...
11/05/2026

Sharing some photos from Katie Drago's exhibition opening at the weekend!
Thanks to everyone who made it in!
Exhibition can be viewed downstairs in the shop. Open Monday-Saturday 10-6.




Coming up for May and June! Opening this Saturday! A fascinating historical exhibition in the shop. Katie Drago is a vis...
06/05/2026

Coming up for May and June! Opening this Saturday! A fascinating historical exhibition in the shop.

Katie Drago is a visual artist and researcher from Cork. Her work addresses the neglected history of a forgotten mother and baby institution in the town she grew up in – Fermoy. Katie’s practice is centred on challenging the gaps in archives and forging space for the women and children who have been written out of them. She uses photography, sculpture, installation and textiles in her work.

Katie graduated from the Crawford College of Art & Design in 2025 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art. She was awarded the MTU President’s Prize for her degree show work, No Stone Left Unturned as well as the Best Thesis Award for her thesis, Filling in the gaps of the neglected legacy of Ireland’s mother and baby homes. Katie is currently continuing her studies with a Masters Degree in Contemporary Art Practice.

Grounds to Forget

Grounds to Forget is in response to the neglected history of the St Patrick’s Hospital mother and baby home in Fermoy. The exhibition brings together the artist’s research and found materials to create a space of encounter for viewers to consider this history – one that has been sitting, unacknowledged, on the doorsteps of countless communities, waiting for us to let it in. Each soft book on display represents a child who died in the mother and baby home one hundred years ago. While all that is left to acknowledge the women and children who died in the institution is a memorial stone marked in memory of “special babies”, Grounds to Forget challenges the absences within archives — the stories left out, and the voices unheard.

Cork County Council Library & Arts Service
Cork County Council

Hope you're all enjoying the weekend. Today we're sharing some beautiful Felt shoes by Zivile. These are wonderful gift...
18/04/2026

Hope you're all enjoying the weekend.
Today we're sharing some beautiful Felt shoes by Zivile.
These are wonderful gifts. ☺️

Today we're showcasing a gorgeous selection of works featuring animals from the farmland by Lotte! Beautiful works that ...
03/04/2026

Today we're showcasing a gorgeous selection of works featuring animals from the farmland by Lotte! Beautiful works that come framed.



To start off the week we're sharing some highlights from Ger's gorgeous Fermoy works showcasing our home town! Beautiful...
30/03/2026

To start off the week we're sharing some highlights from Ger's gorgeous Fermoy works showcasing our home town!
Beautiful prints that come loose and also framed in A3 size.

BVM is thrilled to congratulate Brian Corrigan on his outstanding achievement, raising over two thousand euros for the C...
28/03/2026

BVM is thrilled to congratulate Brian Corrigan on his outstanding achievement, raising over two thousand euros for the Children's Health Foundation through his exhibition. Brian attending Cholaiste in Fermoy took on work experience with BVM and made great use of his time to set up an exhibition celebrating the bond between him and his brother's Eoin and Colm through their artwork and in memory of his late brother.
Thanks to Lotte for her guidance and the Eugene Lynes and Children's Health Foundation for their kind presentation of the cheque.
Brian's strong work ethic and talent really impressed us all! Well done, Brian! We wish you and your family all the best for the future!

Sharing today a selection from Leon Lamby. Leon has a particular love from drawing trees and nature in his works, his ow...
18/03/2026

Sharing today a selection from Leon Lamby. Leon has a particular love from drawing trees and nature in his works, his own way. Carefully planning out every single branch to provide a flow to each piece, ever the perfectionist. 😉
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More Mother's Day gift ideas! 🎁 Check out Patti's selection of scarves, perfectly boxed for gifting. 😊
11/03/2026

More Mother's Day gift ideas! 🎁 Check out Patti's selection of scarves, perfectly boxed for gifting. 😊



Mother's Day is coming up. Maria's got the perfect gifts and cards for you. 😊 ❤️
10/03/2026

Mother's Day is coming up. Maria's got the perfect gifts and cards for you. 😊



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Address

12 McCurtain Street
Fermoy

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm

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+353874603192

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