Time for a seasonal change

Karen Austin May, 2019

Photo : Tagliatelle with Asparagus and Shiitake Mushrooms I’m just about all ‘kaled’ out. We have eaten some amount of kale and spinach in the last six weeks and I am almost happy to see the plants bolt. We will miss them but the new baby salad leaves and rocket […]

Weathering the storms

Tommy Moyles May, 2019

Whenever there is stormy weather I’m more strategic with where the cows and calves graze. Strict grazing rules get glossed over and the priority becomes working out which ditch offers more protection from the wind. I’m very glad of the weather apps on the phone for events like Storm Hannah […]

West Cork Ark

Tina Pisco May, 2019

It seems that someone has got the word out to whoever cuts the grass verges along main roads about leaving dandelions and daisies for the insects. Driving up to Cork last week I was happy to see both flowers bobbing in the sunshine. I think that dandelions and daisies are […]

Cupid’s Disease

Shane Daly May, 2019

The syphilis outbreak sparked a surge in wigmaking. Victims hid their baldness, as well as the bloody sores that covered their head and faces, with wigs made of horse, goat, or human hair.  Are you familiar with the term ‘Bigwig’? If so, are you aware of its derivation? It is […]

Earth lawyer Polly Higgins dies aged 50

WCP Staff May, 2019

Fiona Hayes remembers an extraordinary woman and friend, Polly Higgins, who spent her life fighting to protect the Earth. Earth lawyer Polly Higgins died this Easter Sunday evening at the age of 50.  She was a friend and an extraordinary woman who some years ago recognised that the law as […]

West Cork People

Old Town Hall

McCurtain Hill

Clonakilty

Co. Cork

023 8835696 or 8835698

info@westcorkpeople.ie

Website Design : Brendan McCormack

Categories