#116 Rural Ireland Chat with Ella McSweeney
Episode Guide – Podcast #116 Rural Ireland Chat with Ella McSweeney
Ella McSweeney tells about some of the interesting people and traditions she’s encountered on her travels around Ireland for her radio and television programs.
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Show Notes:
00:00
Intro
Fields of Gold by Anne Roos – www.celticharpmusic.com
02:19
Q&A Segment
02:31
Contributions from:
Cindy Thomson
Kerry Dexter
03:00
Introducing Ella McSweeney
Ella’s blog: http://cowluck.blogspot.com/
03:50
County Mayo
04:30
Stories of People
04:50
Man who now farms oysters
05:15
David Tiernan’s farm in County Louth – sells raw milk – Glebe Brethan cheese: www.glebebrethan.com
06:04
Durrow, County Loais – talking about the animals… horses, cattle, and pigs
06:40
Local Food Movement
06:58
Food Harvest 2020 Report
07:25
Hyper-local Movement – awareness of who is growing food nearby
08:10
Revival in traditional techniques in farming and food
08:30
Fresh blood pudding – black puddings
09:35
How do I find locally produced foods?
10:00
Trouble with labeling foods
10:40
The Bridgestone Guide
10:50
Donal Doherty
Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal
11:25
Ask people
11:40
Look at the menu
12:15
Trouble with the term “Local Food”
12:40
Go with where the food came from
13:00
Do these places cost more?
13:38
Do you have any favorite places?
13:50
Pat Lalor from County Westmeath
Organic farmer – Kilbeggan Organic Porridge
15:25
Donkey Shed a brand new restaurant in County Meath that was opened by a full-time vegetable farmer
15:54
Technology Ella uses
17:35
AudioBoo – audio blogging
20:31
Where did you grow up?
21:30
Ear to Ground
22:00
Anyone who eats food should be interested in it.
22:25
Traditions in Ella’s household – including keeping pigs in her urban garden
22:50
Rural North Dublin – 14 year old boy with pigs in his back garden
23:50
Canning
24:15
How eggs used to be kept in the winter in Ireland
25:00
Traditions vary in different parts of Ireland
26:00
Museum of Country Life, County Mayo
26:45
What’s next for Ella?
RTE Heart|Land: Celebration of Rural Life www.rte.ie/player
RTE Radio 1: Today with Pat Kenny – Different uses of land in Ireland
RTE Ear to the Ground: Ella visits Mayo
Board Bia – Bloom Festival in June
Food Festivals and Farm Festivals
28:40
Mayo (Newport, Westport)
Wicklow (Glencree)
Waterford
Louth
Cavan
Manahan
Leitrim
29:50
Paul Durcan Poem
30:00
Mutual admiration society 
Closing music Blackbird by Anne Roos – www.celticharpmusic.com
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Is it just me, or does everyone get super-excited and filled with anticipation when Corey announces that another podcast is on the way?
These really make my day. =)
Aw shucks… you’re making me blush.
Wish I had the time to post more often… and trigger more super-excitement around the internet
Thank you so much, Corey, for including my Celtic harp versions of “Fields of Gold” and “Blackbird” in your posdcast. I always feel so honored when you include my music in your wonderful show.