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Fundraising at Thoor Ballylee
Enjoy an afternoon tea and/or an evening of music at the magical Thoor Ballylee on Bealtaine's Eve in Galway for a good cause.
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rolling pinned
A cool wall installation at The Bakehouse on Batchelor’s Walk in Dublin City, as photographed today. They take baking seriously…
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hot ginger
This is a picture of a hot glass of Rochester Ginger. I’m currently addicted to it. You can buy Rochester Ginger in any health food shop in Ireland, and I’m sure it’s widely available in the UK where it is made. It claims to be a ‘Dickensian recipe’, by which I assume it means Victorian, but perhaps Dickens was a fan of this beverage and raved about it constantly. I’ve no memory of Pip extolling its virtues after he set up in new digs in London, or Oliver Twist sipping it with the the Artful Dodger as they handed over the day’s purloined handkerchiefs to Fagin. Perhaps I missed something……
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spiral spud
The Galway Christmas Market opened in Eyre Square on Friday, and I went in for a gander yesterday. It seems to be hugely popular and busy. There are stalls and stands from people selling goods and food from all over Europe. It also has a Beer Castle, styled after the German Beer Halls, which is bound to be a hit with Galwegians. I was there during the day, but I’d say when night falls – quite early nowadays – it will look very Christmassy. One of the stands I went to was selling Goulash, and deep-friend Spiral Potatoes. Now, this is genius. It’s quite a stereotype, but we Irish love…
