Posts tagged Simon Leyland

An Gorta Mór

The Irish and their bittersweet love affair with the potato appeared to have started in 1589, courtesy of the Elizabethan adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh, who brought potatoes to Ireland.

CultureMeghn Hill20 February 2017Ireland History, Simon Leyland, Mark Furniss, The Great Famine, Potatoes, Sir Walter Raleigh, Youghal, Sir Robert Peel, Corn Laws, European History, Blue Potatoes, Phytophthora infestans, 2015 Issue

The Connemara Mussel Festival

The bank holiday in the first weekend of May typically ushers in the start of the Irish food festival season.

FoodMeghn Hill8 February 2017Connemara Ireland, Connemara Mussel Festival, Tullycross, Food Festival, Irish Food Festival, Connemara Beekeepers Association, Simon Leyland, Aoife Herriott, 2015 Issue