Artisans: Hobby Horse Toys, Leitrim

www.hobbyhorsetoys.com. Dan Hillman lives and works on the shores of Lough Erril in Leitrim with his wife and two young children.

www.hobbyhorsetoys.com. Dan Hillman lives and works on the shores of Lough Erril in Leitrim with his wife and two young children. A carpenter with an artistic eye and a passion for wood, Hillman handcrafts traditional wooden toys, each of which is unique and carefully hand-finished. He set up his business after a back injury left him temporarily unable to do heavy carpentry work.

Each unique carved toy is signed and numbered by Hillman ...