Eating the Scenery: West Cork, The People & Place

 Review of Alannah Hopkin’s book (The Collins Press, 2008)
 
Just launched last week Alannah Hopkin’s exploration of West Cork is a lovely read that draws the reader into a wonderfully complex view of the area. Originally from London, Alannah returned to her mother’s home in Kinsale. Whilst the pub was Pete McCarthy’s primary access point to discover West [...]

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Kilcrohane Earlies

2008 is the International Year of the Potato and I had been meaning for some time to find out a bit more about potato growing in West Cork. As a food, spuds are particularly bound up with our national food culture though perhaps as much for the tragedy of the famine as for our affection [...]

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Tart it up!

Roland Newenham, rhubarb grower, Carriagline
Inspired by one of my mother’s superb rhubarb tarts, this week I paid a visit to Roland Newenham at Coolmore Gardens in Carrigaline. Roland is one of Ireland biggest growers of rhubarb, in fact he’s nearly 6’5”! He also happens to have 34 acres of this wonderful dessert vegetable, which is [...]

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