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Bunratty Castle

Sláinte! Mead in Ireland

By Sharon Ní Chonchúir
Spring 2023

April 13, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Often referred to as “nectar of the gods” mead is possibly the oldest alcoholic beverage on earth. From a banquet in Bunratty Castle to a modern Meadery in Kinsale, our travel writer is raising a glass to the honied wine. On a dark rainy evening in January of this year, I found myself being ushered into the great hall of a 15th century castle in County Clare by a bearded man … [Read more...] about Sláinte! Mead in Ireland

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June 3, 618

This day marks the feast day of St. Kevin, who died on June 3, 618. Officially known in Irish as Saint Comegen, ‘gentle one’, of Glendalough, his name was anglicized to Saint Kevin. He was mentored by St. Petroc and established a church, which would later become a monastery and pilgrimage destination, at Glendalough in Co. Wicklow. Legend says that he lived until the age of 120.

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