Category: connection to land
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Easter Walk, Leixlip, Co. Kildare
Join us for the next walk in St. Catherine’s Park, Leixlip on Easter Sunday the 5th of April, at 10.30 am. The park entrance is on Black Avenue and if you follow this road to the car park (eircode: 9G9G+6F) we can meet there. It is a great spot full…
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Coffee in Kildare – Café Spotlight: The Woodstack Café
There is no better café to highlight for the International Day of Forests, on the 21st of March, than The Woodstack Café in Monasterevin, Co. Kildare. This year’s theme of the International Day of Forests is forests and economies which aims to celebrate the essential roles of forests in driving…
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Kildare’s Prehistoric Landscape: Standing Stones
What is a Standing Stone? A standing stone, otherwise known as a long stone or menhir1 (gallán, dallán, líagán), is a single upright stone that has been deliberately placed into the ground. Standing stones are a type of megalithic monument2 often used for ritual, ceremonial, or funerary purposes. They vary…
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Discover Nature’s Wild Foods: 15 Favourite Foraging Books
Let’s jump into spring with some foraging! 🌱🌸☀️ I only recently became interested in foraging, as you may have seen when I made acorn tea last autumn. I have a local course lined up for next month, so I’m excited about this new road and learning as I go. Below…
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Coffee in Kildare – Roastery Spotlight: Feighcullen Peated Coffee
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to visit a pretty unique coffee bean roastery in County Kildare, Feighcullen Peated Coffee. Set up in 2024 by landowner Richard and his uncle, it really stands out as one of Ireland’s most distinctive roasteries. Richard, who comes from a farming and hydraulics…
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March Walk: Monasterevin, Co. Kildare
Join us for a spring forest walk in the Moore Abbey Woods, on Sunday the 8th of March, at 10.30 am. Arrive earlier at 10.15 am if you fancy a quick tea or coffee in the Woodstack Café before we set out on our walk. All are welcome. Please dress…
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Imbolc: Foods of the Festival
It’s St. Brigid’s Day – Imbolc, the start of spring. 🌱 St. Brigid’s Day, the 1st of February Today St Brigid’s Day is marked as a mix of Christian and older seasonal and pagan traditions. Many people make St Brigid’s crosses from rushes, visit holy wells, or leave a Brat…
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Coffee in Kildare – Café Spotlight: Square, Kildare Town
Today, on St. Brigid’s Eve, I walked the Curragh in Co. Kildare as part of the Kildare Leadership Partnership’s Walk the Mantle guided walk, led by the excellent Pat, Ronan, and Sharon. The rain eased just as we set off through the plains. For anyone unfamiliar with the Curragh, this…
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February Walk – Straffan, Co. Kildare
If you enjoy getting out into the fresh air and fancy an uplifting saunter and socialising walk on Val/ Gal/ Pal-entines Day, the 14th of February, join me at 11:00 am at Barberstown Castle Hotel, in Straffan (W23 CX40). There is free parking in the overflow “Battlefield” car park, which is sign…
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Kildare Food & Drink: Local Produce in Celbridge
The list below features local food and drink producers in Celbridge, Co. Kildare. Some of the produce listed is not actually sourced in Celbridge, but is available locally, such as the coffee beans that are roasted here. Farms Derrybeg Farm CSA Derrybeg Farm CSA is a community-supported agriculture project, where…
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Ireland’s Medieval Landscape: Round Towers
“Look! Rapunzel’s tower!” This was a comment I heard a little girl excitedly tell her parents in Glendalough car park. She was pointing to the round tower behind the trees with utter glee in her face. Her reaction captures something essential about these structures: their height, their drama, and their…
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Mercosur and the Future of European Farming
What is the Mercosur Agreement, and why are so many people protesting it? What does it mean for modern farming? And why does the European Union want us to agree to it? How this will impact Ireland and the rest of Europe, one can only guess. But Europe’s citizens are…
