Let loose your inner leprechaun by making your own slippers and stilettos. Shoeniversity, in the stables of Bantry House, is dedicated to reviving the lost skills of artisan shoemaking. Their courses, based on 19th-century techniques of atelier shoe couture, range from half-day tasters to 16-week intensives.

A one-day course costs €200 and you go home with your self-made, last-formed shoes made with leather sourced from the same factories used by Hermes and Louis Vuitton. There are only four people in each class.

Upcoming dates are May 9th; June 13th and 27th. See shoeniversity.ie