COOKING CLASSES IN IRELAND
Irish Cookery Schools Vacation in Irish Castles
Everyone
was leaving Ireland in the days of the Potato Famine because there
was nothing
to eat. Today those days properly belong in the history
books and Irish cooking has traveled far beyond Irish Stew - now
some of the world’s best chefs come from Ireland. The lush farmlands
of the Emerald Isle produces grass fed beef and lamb, farm bred pork
as
well as Wild Boar and Venison. Farmers Markets teem with fresh local
grown organic produce, from the historic St Georges’s Market in
Belfast to the Macreddin Market in County Wicklow, and the waters on
the North and Irish Seas yield bounties of fish and sea creatures. The
Oyster Festival in Galway every fall is famous around the world.
For foodies on vacation, nothing might be more enjoyable than spending an afternoon in the kitchen, up to the elbows in soda bread dough and flour, or learning to make the ideal dish of Colcannon. There are cookery schools all over Ireland in locations from east to west, north to south. Courses range from three month certificate arcs to one day afternoon cooking demonstrations. Many Irish cooking schools offer the opportunity to combine an Ireland vacation with a short cooking class against a backdrop of lush countryside or a bit o’ history. But why not take a cooking lesson holiday at an Irish Castle.
Howth Castle Cookery School
Just
outside of Dublin overlooking in the seaside harbor village of Howth,
this
cooking school
is situated in the restored and updated Georgian
era kitchen of Howth Castle on the grounds of the Deer Park Hotel, Spa
and Golf Course (property is currently undergoing some changes). Howth Castle is still the residence and ancestral home
of the St Lawrence family for 800 years and Lady St Lawrence is the host
of the cooking school. The Kitchen in the castle school courses range
from two and a half hour demonstrations of cooking techniques and discussions
of a variety of 
foods culminating in tastings with wine to short themed
instructional courses, full single day courses of 6 hours on Saturdays,
including a sit down meal focusing on seasonal entertaining, French Provincial
and Seafood. The Kitchen at the Castle offers
the perfect opportunity for “Da” to get in a round of golf
while m’lady discovers a new recipe and luxuriates in a mud wrap
and spa treatment. Kitchen in The Castle
Belle Isle School of Cookery - Belle Isle Castle Estate
Belle Isle
Irish Cooking School near the Northern Ireland historic town of Enniskillen,
deep
in the green lake lands of Fermanaugh county, on
a private island surrounded by the peaceful waters of Lough Erne. The
cooking school at Belle Isle offers a wide selection of cooking and wine
courses in a purpose built modern kitchen facility located on the grounds
of the Belle Isle Castle estate. Weekend courses have an emphasis on
seasonal cooking for family and friends and a special course on cooking
game meats. A 4 week Diploma certificate course is more intensive, designed
for the beginning cook intent on a future professional chef career. 
The
school was created and is managed by chef Liz Moore for the casual cook
who wants to learn new techniques or perfect existing skills with simple,
flexible & practical instruction. As a cooking vacation holiday the
cooking courses can be combined with accommodations in the self catering
apartments or houses of the Belle Isle (see Belle
Isle Castle Estate Lodgings),
with the opportunity to savor the countryside solitude and variety of
historic
sights and outdoor activities. Some of the produce used in the classes
comes fresh grown from Belle Isle’s walled garden and local surrounding
farms. Belle Isle Cookery School
Some others to check out. Pangur Ban Cooking School in Connemara, County Galway offers personalized weekend courses in the kitchen of the restaurant in a 300 year old thatched cottage between the Atlantic Ocean cliffs and the ridges of the Twelve Bans. Berry Lodge Cooking School offers weekend courses in a Victorian age house turned Bed & Breakfast in the countryside of County Clare near the Cliffs of Moher (see Cliffs of Moher). Ballyknocken House Cookery School and Guest House, about an hour south from Dublin in the pretty village of Glenealy in County Wicklow is regarded as one of Ireland’s leading cooking schools with classes held in the intimate setting of the former milking parlor of the ancient farmhouse with a range of courses for individuals and groups. Chef Paul Flynn's whose Tannery Restaurant is regarded as one of the best in Ireland offers his The Tannery Cookery School with boutique accommodation in Dungarvan on the County Waterford coast. © Bargain Travel Europe
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