What is that cold, wet stuff falling from the clouds? What is this chill I feel? And where has the sun gone? After weeks of lovely weather in May, it’s as if I’ve never known a rainy, grey day. Thirty years of living in West Cork, and all it takes […]
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Storm Éowyn and the early January snow aside, the 2025 weather has been relatively kind to farmers. You could nearly say that going back to August last year, we’ve had a good run. It was badly needed, as the previous two years were challenging to say the least, especially the […]
I was hesitant to write about the West Cork railway. There are many local experts and train enthusiasts who know so much more than me about this topic and it has appeared in journals, books and newspapers, so I don’t feel I can add anything radically new to what has been […]
A good deal of the countryside of ancient Ireland was covered with trees and scrub. Hazel was one of the most important providers of food. The nutritious nut (cnó) of this tree can be kept for up to a year and must, therefore, have been a valuable winter food. It […]
Atopic dermatitis, often known as eczema, is a chronic skin disorder that causes patches of dry, itchy, and irritated skin that can flare up at any time. While not a cure, there are remedies that may alleviate it. Environmental causes, a weakened immune system, and heredity all contribute to eczema. […]
And so here we are. It’s May. (“Tra la! It’s May!” sang Guinivere in the musical Camelot. The lusty month of May!) In the over thirty years that I’ve lived in West Cork, the month of May has always been pretty good. Sometimes it’s been spectacular. This time of the […]