(Pictures by Valentia Slate). The Valentia slate quarry in South Kerry added another historic milestone to its illustrious history on Sunday last. Patrons visiting the Centenary Commemoration to ...

The quarry, which first opened in the early 19th ... Stone is once again being quarried at the site, with Valentia slate being given a global designation as a heritage stone last year.

The slate used in its construction hails from a historic quarry on Valentia Island in Kerry—the same source that provided stone for iconic landmarks such as Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s ...

Award-winning furniture designer, Edwyn James Hickey created the piece, after visiting the South Kerry quarry.

The slate chair was conceived after Hickey, a Limerick-born designer, learned that there had been a quarry on Kerry’s Valentia Island when he was visiting for a work project. He researched ...

The slate chair was conceived after Hickey, a Limerick-born designer, learned that there had been a quarry on Kerry’s Valentia Island when he was visiting for a work project. The €9,500 ...

Designed by award-winning Limerick architect and furniture designer, Edwyn James Hickey, the Valentia Slate chair is being exhibited by Dublin’s Sol Gallery at Art Evolve (Fionn McCann/PA) A ...