Serenity 30cm wish stones The distinctive bill of the

The distinctive bill of the snipe accounts for one quarter of its overall length

Irish bog yew 5600 years old

The wishstone story comes from an ancient tradition of tossing a stone three times while crossing a stone wall and making a wish

This lovely carving can be created in bog oak or bog yew (shown here in bog yew)

Its lonely cry is no longer a common sound throughout Ireland

Serenity 30cm wish stones The distinctive bill of theThis carving on bog oak or bog yew (shown here in bog oak) represents the human form in meditation or reflection. It is a very peaceful pose. Bog Oak 30cm. Drawing on the Irish landscape for their inspiration, the artists of the Celtic Roots Studio create sculptural pieces of contemporary beauty and ancient meaning, linking Ireland's present with the natural richness of its distant past. From bog oak, yew and pine all of it almost five millennia old