The latest food producer to feature on the blog is the wonderful Jinny's Bakery in Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim. Sinead and Pascal Gillard started their family business in 2003, with Sinead (known as Jinny to her family and friends) making just 16 loaves. They were such a success that Jinny’s is now a team of 11... Continue Reading →
There's a wonderful family run business called Leitrim Hill Creamery; Lisa, Gypsy and Rochelle live on a goat farm in rural Leitrim and they produce delicious fresh artisan hard and soft goat cheese with a fantastic flavour. It's used on many menus across Leitrim, Sligo and beyond. "Lisa Gifford’s grandparents were reared in Manorhamilton and Leitrim.... Continue Reading →
It’s time for me to tell you about another wonderful Irish made product. Blakes Always Organic was founded in 2012 and is based in The Food Hub in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim. In this blog post I'm going to tell you about their wonderful kefir. Blakes Organic Kefir is a probiotic health drink for gut revitalisation made... Continue Reading →
It has been a while since I visited Troll Wood (Cartron Wood) in Leitrim, it's just beside Parkes Castle and so worth a visit. It's said on some pages that it's an easy walk, but it is quite steep in places and can be slippery after rainfall. My thighs were burning the next day, and... Continue Reading →
Happy September! We waited all year for summer, and it's finally arrived. It's so wonderful to see the sunshine and blue skies after such a lousy year. I don't ever remember such a bad summer since we moved to Ireland in 1991. September is usually a month of sunrises and sunsets, hopefully this year will... Continue Reading →
It's another dark August day in rural Sligo, and the schools go back next week, so that’s it for summer. The Irish tourist board really need to market Ireland as a place to visit to cool down! The tagline could be ‘Come to Ireland, the coolest place in Europe’. Sunday thoughts last week was great,... Continue Reading →
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