It was raining during the night. When we woke, Hanna pulled back the curtains, the sun light came flooding into the room. Through the branches of the tress in the secret garden it created twisted silhouettes and golden rays. We had just had an excellent night sleep, the quiet of Cashel Bay wraps your sleepContinue reading “Cashel House- The Final Day of the Course”
Author Archives: Ciaran Burke
Saturday at Cashel House Gardening Course
The sun has been shining all day. The weather has been great for us at Cashel House, as usual. There has been days here in the past where we have had coffee and scones laden with home made jam and whipped cream while sitting on the front lawn and basking in sunshine while the restContinue reading “Saturday at Cashel House Gardening Course”
Cashel House Hotel, Connemara- a weekend of blooms and food!
Menu from Cashel House Hotel 1st of April 2011 I am so lucky that my work takes me to Cashel House Hotel in Connemara, Co. Galway. Situated in a picturesque bay on the Atlantic coast with mountain views and ocean waves, the grounds of Cashel House Hotel are home to a varied and unusualContinue reading “Cashel House Hotel, Connemara- a weekend of blooms and food!”
Beef Stock and Oven Chips in Beef Dripping
Roasted beef bones in roasting tin Last Saturday we made our weekly visit to the Farmers Market in Boyle, Co. Roscommon. My partner Hanna and I love to do as much as possible of our week’s grocery shopping at the market. Dealing with stall holders in the grounds of the historic King House is suchContinue reading “Beef Stock and Oven Chips in Beef Dripping”
Lamb Belly Rolled With Apple And Elderberry Preserve
Lamb Belly Roulade with Apple and Elderberry Preserve Last weekend the meat stall at the market has lamb belly for sale. As coincidence would have it I had for the first time ever tasted this delicous cut of meat at Cava Tapas bar in Galway the previous week. Lamb belly has a bit more fatContinue reading “Lamb Belly Rolled With Apple And Elderberry Preserve”
Parsnips – sowing and harvesting in spring
Oh how I remember the fights, the complaints, there were even tears. A mushy mashed pulp, often served with potatoes, sometimes blended with carrot, always boiled. There was cajoling, efforts of convincing, extolling of their health benefits and even threats. None of it worked. I always left it on my plate, I hated parsnips. ButContinue reading “Parsnips – sowing and harvesting in spring”
Bergamots
Lovely Bergamots and limes “Can I photograph your bergamots?” I innocently enquired. “I have never been asked that before” the lady replied. Her husband enquired if I wanted to photograph his, I declined. It was all quite innocent, I was asking the friendly couple who run Kinnedan Organic Farm stall if I could photograph theirContinue reading “Bergamots”
Ciaran The Gardener 