Hey Everyone,
I would like to make a ceiling light out of driftwood, and I search for recommendations where could I find any within 75kms of Dublin area. I would keep the costs as low as possible.
[Picture for reference](https://imgur.com/a/IZzKMnx)
Thank you in advance!
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Have you tried walking along the coast?
Hoar rock beach in skerries has had a large, trunk like, peice of drift wood sitting on it for weeks.
Google maps, [53.58169757068532, -6.108936516686035](https://www.google.com/maps/place/53%C2%B034'54.1%22N+6%C2%B006'32.2%22W/@53.5816976,-6.1111252,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x2312ce7d4f0ff4dc!8m2!3d53.5816976!4d-6.1089365)
An old railway sleeper might look good and these, unfinished, are available from salvage yards.
For driftwood though I have no clue.
This person has some pictures of beaches in Louth where they get theirs:
https://shellsdriftwood.com/blogs/news/our-local-area-shopping-centre
Some shops on Etsy may be willing to help but it seems most items for sale in Ireland are much smaller.
It’s probably further than 75km’s but South Down tons of the stuff. St Johns point/ Tyrella beach all round there. Drift wood old lobster pots discarded and lost bouys. Large branches old fence posts, bring a rake and rake back the top tide weed at low tide and you’ll find plenty.
Source: I fish there
Have you tried Blessington Lakes?
I get my driftwood on the west coast, so can’t help you there. Small tip though: head out after a bout of bad/windy/stormy weather. More driftwood gets washed up when the seas are rough.
I always come away with a better haul after a storm. If you were closer I’d give you a box of driftwood. Have lots of it.
Don’t forget to treat the driftwood with something. I don’t think you are meant to bring driftwood into a house without treating it for nasty things.
I do not see much usable driftwood on Bettystown or Laytown beaches, unless someone is gathering it all quickly. I thought about collecting driftwood every time I walked the beach but there really wasn’t any to gather.