Taste the Island - A Celebration of Ireland's Food and Drink - 2019 Buyers Guide

Business Details Caherdaniel, Co. Kerry GPS: 51.760419, -10.143642 & 51.7696° N, 10.1008° W T  +353 86 1062110 E  seaweedwalks@gmail.com W   www.atlanticirishseaweed.com Business Contact: John Fitzgerald Experience Two types of tours offered: Seaweed,a Tasty Foraging Stroll Join John at historical Derrynane Harbour for a seaweed Discovery and tastingWalk along the shoreline. Enjoy some seaweed nibbles including the flavoursome Duilleasc, which sustained the monks on the Skellig Island which sits 12km away on the horizon and their only international visitors in 600 years – The Norse Vikings! Graze on fresh seaweeds including Sleabhcán, most commonly used as Nori the famous Sushi roll wrapping. Learn about the rich history of seaweed use from gunpowder to medicine and from fire fighting to brewing. Visit an ancient ‘Shell Midden’, an archaeological site that may date back to 8,000 BC. Seaweed DiscoveryWorkshop Meet Taste Kerry Food Ambassadors John and Kerryann at the Blind Piper, Caherdaniel Enjoy a cup of aromatic tea and kelp cookies as you enjoy an introduction to our most common seaweeds. Then it’s off to the foreshore for a foraging walk. Duration 1-3 hours Pricing Standard Retail Price € 180 up to 8 pax, € 18 per head over. Price varies for 2nd tour option. No minimum numbers. Maximum 50 pax. FIT Rate: Yes Ad Hoc Group Rate Rates: Yes Tour Series Rates: On request Group bookings/rates Contact: As above Opening Details & Refreshment Daylight hours year round Bar at harbour 250m away Parking, Access/Ability & Special Requirements Gentle walking pace. Ample coach parking at Daniel O’Connell’s House and National Park, which is adjacent to the harbour. For second tour option, parking available in nearby village. Nearest Accommodation Hub Kenmare 45 mins, Killarney 1hr www.discoverireland.ie/Places-To-Go/kerry Other Experiences Nearby Staigue Fort, well preserved Neolithic stone ringfort www.theringofkerry.com/staigue-fort Daniel O Connells House, Museum and Visitor Centre, www.derrynanehouse.ie Atlantic Irish Seaweed 34 SECT ION 7 – ACT IVI T I ES