{"id":188586,"date":"2025-10-04T02:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T02:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/188586\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T02:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T02:09:10","slug":"artist-transforms-storm-eowyn-fallen-trees-in-barna-woods-into-magical-sculptures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/188586\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist transforms Storm \u00c9owyn-fallen trees in Barna Woods into magical sculptures"},"content":{"rendered":"

A chainsaw artist has transformed Storm \u00c9owyn-fallen trees in Barna Woods into local wildlife and magical sculptures.<\/p>\n

Visitors will now be greeted by wooden carvings of a Wizened Tree Spirit, Fairy House, Owl, Eagle, and Otter, along with some new seating areas.<\/p>\n

It’s part of a Galway City Council project to transform fallen trees into an enchanted route through the woods, funded by Creative Ireland.<\/p>\n

Almost a hundred trees were felled at Barna Woods in January of this year during the storm, with many woods, including Barna, closed in the aftermath.<\/p>\n

The artist behind the makeover, Will Fogarty, has been speaking to our reporter Sarah Slevin about the process<\/p>\n

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