Jeremy's Find

1 picture from each county in the following order: Sligo, Galway, Clare


Recipe for Irish Stew:

Irish Stew HT MC Irish 150mins

Serve 4-6 Hot Lamb Vegetables Main Course Dairy Gluten Wheat Free British Ireland Europe

Ingredients

900g/2lb Best End Neck of Lamb *

2 Large Onions, sliced

2 large Carrots, thickly sliced

675g/1-1/2lb Potatoes, peeled and thickly sliced

450ml/15 fl.oz. Good Fresh Stock

Salt and Pepper

A sprig each of Parsley and Thyme (optional)

Instructions

1. Cut the meat into even sized pieces and put into a large saucepan with the sliced onions, carrots and half the sliced potatoes. Add the stock, herbs (is using) salt and pepper.

2.Bring to the boil, remove any scum which surfaces, then cover and simmer for 1 hour 20 minutes. If using mutton, cook for 2 hours.

3. Add the remaining potatoes and continue to cook for a further 40 minutes.

4. To serve - taste and re-season if necessary, transfer to a hot serving dish and serve very hot.

This dish can also be cooked in the oven 150C, 300F, Gas mark 2 for 3 hours, but then it wouldn't be a stew it would be a casserole!

* You can also use mutton which is more traditional or lamb chops

Irish song about a place:

Cliffs of Doneen

You may travel far far from your own native land

Far away o'er the mountains, far away o'er the foam

But of all the fine places that I've ever been

Sure there's none can compare with the cliffs of Doneen.

Take a view o'er the mountains, fine sights you'll see there

You'll see the high rocky mountains o'er the west coast of Clare

Oh the town of Kilkee and Kilrush can be seen

From the high rocky slopes round the cliffs of Doneen.

It's a nice place to be on a fine summer's day

Watching all the wild flowers that ne'er do decay

Oh the hares and lofty pheasants are plain to be seen

Making homes for their young round the cliffs of Doneen.

Fare thee well to Doneen, fare thee well for a while

And to all the kind people I'm leaving behind

To the streams and the meadows where late I have been

And the high rocky slopes round the cliffs of Doneen.

Traditional Irish Song with English Translation:

Báidín Fheidhlimidh

Báidín Fheidhlimidh d'imigh go Gabhla,
Báidín Fheidhlimidh 's Feidhlimidh ann
Báidín Fheidhlimidh d'imigh go Gabhla,
Báidín Fheidhlimidh 's Feidhlimidh ann

Curfá:
Báidín bídeach, Báidín beosach,
Báidín bóidheach, Báidín Fheidhlimidh,
Báidín díreach, Báidín deontach,
Báidín Fheidhlimidh 's Feidhlimidh ann

Báidín Fheidhlimidh d'imigh go Toraigh,
Báidín Fheidhlimidh 's Feidhlimidh ann
Báidín Fheidhlimidh d'imigh go Toraigh,
Báidín Fheidhlimidh 's Feidhlimidh ann

Báidín Fheidhlimidh briseadh i dToraigh í,
Báidín Fheidhlimidh 's Feidhlimidh ann
Báidín Fheidhlimidh briseadh i dToraigh í,
Báidín Fheidhlimidh 's Feidhlimidh ann

--//--

Feidhlim's little boat went to Gola,
Feidhlim's little boat and Feidhlim in it,
Feidhlim's little boat went to Gola,
Feidhlim's little boat and Feidhlim in it

Chorus:
A tiny little boat, a lively little boat,
A foolish little boat, Feidhlim's little boat,
A straight little boat, a willing little boat,
Feidhlim's little boat and Feidhlim in it.

Feidhlim's little boat went to Tory,
Feidhlim's little boat and Feidhlim in it,
Feidhlim's little boat went to Tory,
Feidhlim's little boat and Feidhlim in it.

Feidhlim's little boat crashed on Tory,
Feidhlim's little boat and Feidhlim in it,
Feidhlim's little boat crashed on Tory,
Feidhlim's little boat and Feidhlim in it,