Welcome to the Camphill
Mountshannon website

Clare Camphill Project - Plan for the new Workshop Building.
Camphill Community Mountshannon was established in 2005 as the Clare Lifesharing Initiative (Claí) and is based in the lakeside village of Mountshannon, Co. Clare about 40 minutes from Limerick and Ennis. There are two houses and a community garden in the village with plans to develop craft workshops and to identify work opportunities in the neighbourhood. There is a strong locally based support group and growing relationships with other Camphill communities and we joined the Association of Camphill Communities in February 2009.

Working in the greenhouse

In Mountshannon we try to create a home that encourages individuals of all abilities to grow and develop their gifts and discover their hidden talents. Our Community is still in its pioneering stage and we need to continue to be flexible to meet the ever changing situation as we build our capacity to respond to the needs that come towards us. Over time we will seek to integrate fully into the life of the village using the very fine facilities that already exist through the good work of the community in East Clare over the years www.mountshannon.com.

Steiner School
In the nearby village of Tuamgraney Ireland's first Steiner School is situated nestled in the woods at Raheen.

Raheen Wood Steiner National School has two Kindergartens and Classes 1 through to 8 and celebrated its 21st. birthday last year. The school has been granted provisional recognitionby the Department of Education and Science and there are plans to build a new school over the coming years.

Weavery
This year's big project is to complete our weavery at Clai House. The wall frames are in place (September 2009) and we are now seeking donations so we can complete the building and move the looms from the sitting room of Clai House. We are short of space in thehouse so we need to get a move on with theweavery.

The weavery workshop under construction

Contact details
The community can be contacted in the first place through
Clai House, Mountshannon , Co.Clare, Telephone 061 926840
or through
Inis House, Mountshannon, Co.Clare, Telephone 061 926917
Email address: camphillmountshannon@gmail.com

Donations for the Weavery can be sent directly to Clai House or to
Bank of Ireland, Scariff.
Sort Code: 90 44 13
Account No: 24111792