Lismore Castle: Food and Flowers from a Historic Irish Garden
Overlooking the Blackwater Valley, Lismore Castle is home to the oldest formally cultivated gardens in Ireland, which are visited for their wild beauty and provide organic produce and flowers for the Castle.
Written by Laura and William Burlington to celebrate their Irish home, this beautiful book explores the history and interiors of the Castle alongside its rich local food heritage and a modern take on classic Irish recipes.
As well as giving a glimpse into one of the great Irish house interiors and a short history of the castle, this book offers over forty recipes inspired by the Irish locality and the gardens variety of produce including Irish Soda Bread, Beetroot Gravadlax fished from the Blackwater River, and an assortment of chutneys and jams.
With a farm to fork ethos, these recipes, created by the castles resident cook Teena Mahon, journey through the seasons are made with what is fresh and available from the garden. The kitchen works hand-in-hand with Lismores gardeners, farmers and riverkeepers, to oversee the ingredients short journeys to feed the Castle's residents and guests. The book offers special insight into one of Ireland's most celebrated homes.