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Loop Head Alpacas

Alpaca & Horses Farm on the Wild Atlantic Way, West Clare. Spinning demos & Spinning & Dyeing Workshops By appointment only. Just contact!

Home and factory spun yarn for sale, Commissions welcome.

24/09/2024

Crios coming along nicely...

12/09/2024

12/09/2024

Sox i na cuddle mood this evening

30/06/2024

Mario 2021 fleece

29/05/2024

Thank you Bailey for the lovely fleece... now what shall I do with it ...?

21/05/2024

Hard life here...

16/04/2024

Good weather, good spinning...

03/03/2024

Pure softness ready for the wheel... :-)

02/03/2024

For Aodhán...

17/02/2024

This is Jess. She is not anti-semitic but she is anti-zionist and wouldn't shake paws either based on anti-Irish comments. Will this account be permanently blocked too? Shame on Instagram!

30/11/2023

White alpaca is soooo soft

01/08/2023

For Anastasia # # #

22/05/2023

Aberfield fleece dyed with pomegranate skins... see it and alpaca fleece spun at Cliffs of Moher Charity Fun Day this Saturday. 11.30 - 3.00 pm. See ye there! https://www.cliffsofmoher.ie/cliffs-of-moher-experience-charity-fun-day/

11/05/2023

Evening sun and spinning alpaca ... bliss...

06/05/2023

Barefield home spun dyed with avacado peel and stones - had been collected and frozen before use so assuming reason for different colour this time

27/04/2023

No peace for spinning this evening...

01/03/2023

Next bobbin, sooo nice... :-)

15/02/2023

Spring clean vinegar infusions prepping: grapefruit & rosemary, lemon lavender thyme and a spicy clove, cinnamon aniseed ... 2 weeks and good to go...

14/02/2023

Happy Valentine's Day Folks!

24/01/2023

Stunning Sunrise this morning

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Loop Head Alpacas; a little taste of heaven on earth...

We, Valerie & Billy Leonard, bought our farm on Loop Head back in 2015 and were welcomed and settled in straight away. Originally from Co. Armagh we were living in Co. Derry until our youngest ‘flew the nest’. We then bought 3 alpacas, Macho, Mammy and her cria Cosimo and bred our herd gradually over the years, currently 12, 4 females 4 males, 3 yearlings and 1 male cria this year. We rescued the beautiful Cleo from Burren Rescue a few years back and so now we have 4 horses. Add the dogs and the cats and we have a nice little gang about!

Valerie started spinning the fleece a few years back now and is an active member of the Mid West group of Spinners Weavers & Dyers Guild. Natural dyeing with plants from the fields and hedges followed and of course the natural progression was to get a loom and do some weaving. This is all available for you to try out in our alpaca experiences and of course you will see a demo. Workshops are planned for all these activities as and when time allows.

We love the community spirit out in West Clare and are active in the Ciorcal Cainte & set dancing in Carraigaholt. Valerie also has a small Irish language Greeting card business which helps provide for local demand in the area. Check out www.smaointe.com or the cards in Carraigaholt Post Office

So it was a natural progression for us to open our alpaca farm for visits, mostly due to requests and interest in these ‘strange’ animals. People of all ages are amazed to hear all about them, their fleece and what we do in our circular economy. We are inter-dependent; we depend on our animals for fleece (and income from visits) and they depend on us to keep them healthy and happy. We also depend on you, the visitor, as your contribution helps the costs of running this alpaca farm and for that we are grateful. Slán go fóill xx