A Medieval Feast, Irish Erenagh Families and Irish Glassware…

Céad míle fáilte, welcome to your Letter from Ireland “Shorts”.  Each Tuesday we’ll bring you a quick-read of some of our favourite and interesting Irish things for this week.

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FAVOURITE PLACES IN IRELAND 
Bunratty Castle, County Clare.

Bunratty Castle is probably the most complete and best-preserved castle in Ireland. They even offer a unique dining experience – a world-famous medieval banquet! Check out this video of a medieval banquet in the castle to whet your appetite.

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FEATURED IRISH NAMES – The Erenagh Families

The “Erenagh” of a gaelic kingdom was a family who historically owned the lands where religious orders built abbeys –  they then governed them along with the monastery’s abbot. Let’s have a look at some Irish Erenagh surnames – and see if you can spot your own surname among them!

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BOOK I’M READING NOW

“Old Ireland in Colour” by John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley. This series of books contains photographs from the 19th to the 20th century, covering the Irish Revolution and the minutae of country life. A great glimpse into Ireland of the past! Click here to see the book on amazon.

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IRISH WORD OR PROVERB

“Is Éireannach mé“

Which translates to “I am Irish”.

Click here to listen to how a native Irish speaker would say it

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IRISH CRAFT/PRODUCT WE LOVE

From its home in County Kilkenny, Jerpoint Glass Studio has been creating colourful handcrafted, hand-blown glassware since 1979. They make decorative and functional pieces for your home, but my favourite piece is their “worry monk”, have a look here.

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That’s it for this week. Send us an email with any of your own favourites for inclusion in future emails, or if you’re a plus member leave a comment below.

Slán for now,
Mike & Carina.

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