Sharing My Recipes And Ramblings
County Mayo is the setting for Des Garvin’s new book, Fields of Rye, based on the folklore and genealogy of Shrataggle and its surrounding villages. Two hundred years of family histories are shared, including stories of the two prominent families in the area, the Garvins and the O’Malleys. Other family names from the area include the O’Tooles, […]
In the west of Ireland furrowed fields hug the coastline. Many a passer-by pays little to no attention to this ridged farmland, totally unaware these markings are the remnants of our ancestors’ toil. Referred to as lazy beds, these scars on the Irish countryside are evidence of an abandoned system of potato cultivation that once […]