Echoes

At the moment echoes of the past ages about Ireland, food, plants, animals etc deems that there are bundles of books gathered in bunches to apply to different projects or echoes.

Food looking at the moment moves between monasteries, Vikings, Normans and of course the Irish,

Maybe more so because I am proud owner of The Annals of the four masters

My collection grows and my library is interesting, in essence a little bit of visiting slieve blooms, graveyards and connecting dots of the family tree my brother partner is working on.

So lot of connecting with those gone by, have absorbed a lot of information from childhood which means I have an idea of ancient generations that are gone.

Food wise Viking food was to the fore but the monastery foods have taken over. Analanns and tarsunns are as interesting, making oatcakes, runny pancakes, visiting places of my people all inter connect through the ages.

I look forwards to sitting with books and uncovering Irelands ages.

Identifying feast menus, foraging and researching who ate what, how the plants and fruits are used. I will finish now as off to buy mustard seeds, but that’s another story for another day