RDS Crafts Competition 1981
Class 12a • - Work in Irish Leather 1st Carmen and Edmond Chesneau, Co Wicklow
The following is the list of prize-winners in the Royal Dublin Society Crafts Competition 1981.
Class 12b — Work in Any Leather 1st Brendan F Brennan, Dublin
Class 1 Ceramics for Use 1st John Murphy, Antrim 2nd Geoffrey Healey, Bray, Co Wicklow 3rd Helena Brennan, Dun Laoghaire Class 2 — Decorative and Sculptural Ceramics 1st Bernadette Stewart, Belfast 2nd Kathleen Edwards, Co Donegal 3rd Rosemary Gray, Kilworth, Co Cork Class 3 - Glass 2nd Adrienne Diamond, Dublin 3rd Keith Leadbetter, Co Kilkenny Class 4 — Stained Glass There were no awards in this Class. Class 5a — Work in Any Metal 1st Brian Clarke, Co Wicklow 3rd Andrew Grierson, Co Cork Class 5b — Smithwork 2nd Norman Braiden, Belfast 3rd Thomas Brooker, Co Down Class 5c — Work in Tin and Copper by Travelling People 3rd Michael Power, Carlow Class 6 - Gold and Silver 1st Peter Donovan, Kilkenny Class 7 — Jewellery 1st Desmond Byrne and Martin Doyle, KDW 2nd Liam Costigan, Kilkenny 3rd Trevor Power, Co Wicklow Class 8 — Enamelling 2nd Aine Murphy, Co Wexford Class 9a — Turned Wood 1st Br. Ciaran Forbes, Co Limerick 2nd Michael Dickson, Co Antrim 3rd Barry Fitzgerald, Co Carlow Class 9b - Any Objects Made in Wood 1st Desmond Conlon, Blefast 2nd Eric Campbell, Co Tipperary 3rd Bridget Dinne Bolton, Co Wicklow Class 10 — Musical Instruments 1st Anthony O'Brien and Andrew Robinson, Dublin 2nd Kevin O'Callaghan, Co Cork 3rd Samuel Patrick Murray, Co Down Class 11 - Rod, Rush and Straw Work 1st Joe Hogan, Co Galway
Class 13 - Floor Rugs 1st Annie Dibble, Dublin 2nd Mary Scally, Co Offaly 3rd Denis J Murphy Class 14a — Knee Rugs, Bed Covers, etc. 1st Jacqueline M Clarke, Belfast Class 14b — Woven Lengths 2nd Junko Okamura, Co Wicklow
Class 19 — Patchwork and Quilting 1st Rita Whelan, Dublin 2nd Patricia Baxter Cardwell, Co Down 3rd Caroline Hamilton, Co Antrim Class 20 — Woven, Embroidered, Printed or Knitted Article for Ceremonial Use 1st Margaret Graham, Newry 2nd Wilma Kirkpatrick, Co Antrim Class 20 — Woven, Embroidered, Printed or Knitted Article - other garments 1st Lucy Erridge, Co Clare 1st Inez Nordell, Dublin 9 (1st place shared) 2nd Kakuko Okamura, Co Wicklow 3rd Avril Halliday, Belfast
Class 14c — Designs for Woven Fabric Lengths 1st Catherine M MacAleavey, Dublin Class 15 — Constructed Wallhangings 1st Anna Niamh Hurley, Dublin 1st Jill Bright, Co Cork 2nd Marian Young, Co Derry 2nd Eileen Henderson, Co Kilkenny 3rd Frances Nugent, Co Dublin 3rd Brigid Rose Cunningham, Dublin (joint prize-winners) Class 16a - Fabric Printing - a length 1st Mel Bradley, Co Wicklow 2nd Geraldine O'Sullivan, Co Cork 3rd Una Wallace, Co Westmeath Class 16b - Printed Panel 1st Margaret M O'Dwyer, Dublin 2nd Mary Rose Cullen, Dublin Class 17 — Resist-dyed Fabric 1st Matthew O'Connell, Dublin 2nd Elizabeth G Martin, Co Meath 3rd Frances Culhane, Dublin Class 18 — Limerick Lace 2nd Sheila Regan, Co Dublin Class 18 — Carrickmacross Lace 1st Marie Cullen, Co Cavan 2nd Kathleen Flanaghan, Co Monaghan 3rd Sheila Regan, Co Dublin Class 18 - Irish Crochet 1st Mrs J Beagan, Co Fermanagh 2nd Teresa Bradley 3rd Mollie Moore, Wicklow Class 18 — Other Lace Techniques 1st Mollie Moore, Wicklow 2nd Margaret Cussen, Dublin Class 19 — White Embroidery 1st Sister Rosaleen McCabe, Dublin 2nd Kakuko Okamura, Co Wicklow Class 19 — Decorative Embroidery 2nd Alison Erridge, Shannon 3rd Dorothy McCrea, Dundalk
Violin made by Kevin O'Callaghan won a prize in the RDS Crafts Competition.