Our venue for the day is the beautiful Ballyteige Lodge near Aughrim in County Wicklow. Built in the beautiful natural setting of the secluded valley of the River Ow (Gaelic for Water), the house when built was only one of 4 houses to have electricity. This was supplied by the upper river system. The house has a rich historical association with the formation of the Irish free state in the early 20th century.
We will be meeting at 11am in the Stables for coffee/tea and scones. After coffee Bill O'Dea will give a talk on the Wonderful World of Mushrooms with guidance on identifying edible and toxic mushrooms and lots of other fascinating facts on fungi including medicinal uses, nutrition, biodiversity and their importance in ecosystems.
We will then forage for mushrooms around the estate. This will be followed by Lunch and identification of our find, and cooking of edible mushrooms. Our mission for the day is to identify what we are looking for, find some, and taste some.
Includes light lunch and coffee/tea and scones on arrival.
11am Meet at venue. Tea, coffee and scones provided.
11.30am Introduction to Mushroom Hunting and the Wonderful World of Mushrooms - Bill O'Dea
12.30pm Mushroom Forage around the estate
2.00pm Lunch and cooking of some of the edible wild mushrooms. Including Patricia's famous pear cake.
After lunch Mushroom identification workshop. We would expect to identify 50 plus different types of mushrooms with the emphasis being on edibles.
4.00pm approx Finish.
Children who are interested in mushrooms are very welcome for a reduced charge of €20(for under 12s) to be paid on the day. Please let us know if you are bringing children so we will know the numbers to expect.
For bookings of multiple people you have an option to add the names/emails of others as a note as you checkout. We check names against booking list on the day. Its not essential to list all the names in your group as we can just use the primary person as the point of contact.
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