Learn all about foraging Dulse / Dillisk
Úna-Minh Kavanagh Dillisk / Dulse – Palmaria palmata(In Irish – Duileasc) Wild food, ahoy – Grab your buckets and scissors, and we’re off on another seaside adventure! This week I’m taking a…
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Foraging for Periwinkles: A seashore wild edible full of nostalgia
Periwinkles – Littorina littorea(In Irish – faochain / gioradáin / miongáin) Heading out to the beach this week and looking for something wild to bring home? Look no further than…
Foraging for Rock Samphire: an edible coastal wild food
Wild Rock Samphire – Crithmum maritimum(In Irish: Craobhraic) Not all food has to have a price tag. Some of the tastiest treats out there can be foraged for free! I…
The art of survival (and video games)
(Originally posted in 2014. Updated and edited November 2020) When I first got into foraging, it was because of one thing: survival. One of the most unusual reasons why I…
Food Trails, Seatrails and Mighty Craic – Experience What Sligo has to offer
People tend to forget about Sligo and that’s a real shame. The county that’s tucked up beyond the most touristy parts of the Wild Atlantic Way, can seem somewhat out…
6 tips for cooks who work on their feet all day
Do you ever have that aching feeling that runs through your arches and up through your legs? Believe me, I’ve been there! From standing around prepping ingredients to bustling around…
Word of Mouth: Something amiss at the Guinness Storehouse
The home of the “black stuff” has always been a spot that I’ve meant to wander into and so on a whim with the rain drizzling down, Mr. POH and…
Word of Mouth: Smithwick’s, stories and superb food, all in the heart of Kilkenny
This week I, a Smithwick’s virgin, was invited to tag along on a tour by the company for a bit of craic in the marble city of Kilkenny. We arrived…
Can you help me locate this cookery diary’s owner?
I spend my time surrounded by books. Freebird Records, also known as the Secret Book & Record Shop on Wicklow Street, specialise in vinyl and second-hand books and a black…
Word of Mouth: Coastal Foraging with Darach Ó Murchú
“This place is in my blood” ~ Darach Ó Murchú The wind blew in my direction as I feverishly sautéed the pot of chopped almonds and eyed the seaweed in…