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A MULTICOLOURED troupe of angels are once again coming to the aid of the Doolin Search and Rescue Service. The Burren Stained Glass Shop, which is located on Fishers Street in Doolin, has launched their latest incarnation of the Doolin An- oe
More than 100 hand made stained glass angels are currently on sale in the shop with all money raised from the limited edition products going straight to the Doolin Search and Rescue Service Coast.
The shop, which is owned and run by American couple John and Karen Battersby, has been in operation in Doolin for almost four years. The Battersby’s came up with the idea of the angels as a way of giving some- thing back to the local community.
They have hand made all 100 an- gels in their shop in Doolin and will donated every cent of the €10 raised from each sale.
“We decided to do this as our way to contribute something to Doolin and to the search and rescue around here,’ said John.
“This is our third year doing it now. We are going to make 100 stained glass angels and sell them at €10 an angel. That will make €1,000 that we can donate to the Doolin Search and Rescue and they can use that for equipment or training or whatever
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The shop is open all year round and make a variety of stained glass ornaments as well as_ stained glass windows.
“People really do like angels. We make a lot of different designs here but angels are always one of the most popular. A lot of people even collect the angels,’ continued Tom.
“It’s also a nice thing to associate with the search and rescue. We call
them the Doolin Angels in honour of the coast guards. Everything is hand made and there 1s a lot of labour in it. Each piece gets cut out and ground by hand, you put copper foil on each piece, varnish it and assembly it. It’s pretty labour intensive.
“We have been in Doolin for about four years now. We are from Ameri- ca originally, from Philadelphia. We moved over here because we loved the Doolin area and the people here.
They have been really nice to us here. So it’s good to do thinks like this and get involved in the community.”
The angels are currently on sale in the Doolin Stained Glass Shop but are strictly limited to 100 pieces.