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Foynes is a town, an island and a harbour situated on the southern shore of the Shannon Estuary in the west of County Limerick and the N69 scenic driving route passes through the town. Foynes has a picturesque main street of limestone cut buildings. The town has a major deep water seaport, with capacity for very large vessels. This port is nationally significant as the second largest seaport in Ireland.

Click this link hereunder to view a wonderful project produced by Frank Flynn and Cormac Browne based on the landmarks of Foynes in County Limerick.

Frank Flynn and Cormac Browne- Foynes Landmarks

Please click on this link if you would like to find out more information about the village of Foynes:  https://www.flyingboatmuseum.com/foynes-village/

Our memories are what we are, what makes us make the decisions we make, act as we act and love as we love. Catherine and Joanne created a wonderful project about sharing  memories.

Click this link to view  Catherine and Joanne’s wonderful project entitled ‘Keeping Memories’

Catherine McAuliffe and Joanne Lai- Keeping Memories

Catherine tells the group all about her family and why sharing memories are important

Irish baking is one of the world’s great traditions. The main use of wheat throughout the ages has been to make bread. Bread is one of the oldest foods and has an interesting history.

Ireland
The oldest record of bread making found in Ireland has been from the Stone Age. In  early history, grain was collected from wild grasses and crushed between two stones. This was then mixed with water to make dough and cooked on a baking stone over an open fire.This bread was course and flat as no raising agent was used. Later on, during the Iron Age, the baking stone was replaced by an iron griddle which continued to be used for traditional soda bread well into this century. A lot of advancements have been made since then but many Irish families still carry on the tradition of making bread at home.

For a quintessentially Irish treat, nothing beats a freshly baked, fluffy scone. Irish scones conjure images of a farmhouse kitchen, a wooden table and a  pot of tea. They are utterly delicious!!

Recipe

What do you need to make scones:

 350g  Self Raising Flour-  Pinch of salt - 50g  Caster Sugar - 75g butter/ margarine - 300ml Milk (approx) - 1 free-range egg, beaten, to glaze (alternatively use a little milk)

How to:

Heat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7. Lightly grease a baking sheet.  Mix together the flour and salt and rub in the butter.  Stir in the sugar and then the milk to get a soft dough.  Turn on to a floured work surface and knead very lightly. Pat out to a round 2cm/¾in thick. Use a 5cm/2in cutter to stamp out rounds and place on a baking sheet. Lightly knead together the rest of the dough and stamp out more scones to use it all up. Brush the tops of the scones with the beaten egg. Bake for 12-15 minutes until well risen and golden.  Cool on a wire rack and serve with butter and good jam and maybe some clotted cream.