Last weekend the Kerrygold Literacy Festival of Food & Wine was on at Ballymaloe. This year chefs and restaurateurs came all the way from LA and New York, food writers & bloggers from Paris and… View Post
I had the WHOLE weekend off – no kidding! The kids had a sleepover at a friends house, Mr. SKD was working on Saturday so it was just me ALL Saturday long.Since it was a… View Post
Gougane Barra was the first national park to open in 1966. The river Lee that flows all the way into Cork harbour rises here. The scenery is just stunning! You can take your car and… View Post
For many years Cobh was the port of Cork and has been linkend to Atlantic crossings. About 2.5 million Irish emigrated to America from this port. In 1838 the Sirius, the first steamship to cross… View Post
It’s believed that Anna the 7th Duchess of Bedford invented the afternoon tea. That was in the early 19th century. Back then there was usually only to meals – breakfast and dinner and dinner mostly… View Post