by Sharon Adams | 9 Mar 2023 | Living off the Land and Sea
Corn and mills in various shapes and varieties have been a feature of the Irish Landscape from earliest times. The main occupation of the early Chieftain`s female slaves was grinding corn with a quern (hand held pot). Oatmeal was the mainstay of the native diet long...
by CBPT_Team | 9 Mar 2023 | Living off the Land and Sea
One of the nine Glens of Antrim and designated an area of outstanding natural beauty. Source of River Dun on the sloops of Trostan It is one of the narrowest glens stretching from the seashore at Cushendun to the foothills of Trostan, the highest peak on the Antrim...
by CBPT_Team | 8 Mar 2023 | Living off the Land and Sea
For centuries turf/peat was the main source of fuel. Most farmers had turf banks either on their own land or had turbary rights to cut turf on the peatland at the top of the glen. Turf was cut in April/May depending on the weather. A very familiar term used locally...
by CBPT_Team | 8 Mar 2023 | Living off the Land and Sea
Rhode Island Red Hens, ducks, turkeys and geese have been a feature of the Irish farmyard for hundreds of years. In 1871 there were c11 million hens on the island of Ireland, today in N. Ireland the number is believed to be in excess of 25m. To a large extent domestic...