Wild Irish Foragers & Preservers, a 5th generation family farm strive to recreate a taste of the past with recipes from a bygone era using only what is foraged from nature in the woodlands, meadows, hedgerows and boglands on and around the farm. All the farm’s products are handpicked and handmade in small batches to […]
The Feast of the Epiphany on 6th January is celebrated all over Ireland as Nollaig na mBan which means Women’s Little Christmas. Traditionally this is the time for the women to get together and enjoy their own Christmas in peace and in recognition for all their work over Christmas time while the men hold the […]
We had record-breaking entries for this year’s Sandycove Glasthule Children’s Christmas Treasure Hunt. It was a fantastic family fun day with a wonderful festive atmosphere. Our winners and runners-up have now been chosen as follows: For the two winners, a fabulous gift basket each full of goodies from the traders of Sandycove and Glasthule go […]
Make entertaining at home this festive season easy and fun with some of our ideas for decorating your home, dressing your dinner table and ideas for canapés and drinks. Top 3 Tips on Drinks and Canapés For the drivers – scoop out a passion fruit and mix with elderflower cordial (we love Richmount) and sparkling […]
Hallowe’en derives from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain which celebrated the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter. The traditional bread served on the night was Barmbrack, meaning speckled cake. Traditionally, the Barmbrack had hidden a ring, a pea, a stick, a piece of cloth and a small coin. Finding the ring […]
