Event Details
Date: Saturday, 19th May 2018
Location: Aras Uilinn, Church Road, Moycullen, Co. Galway
Cost: €5.00
Programme for day
11.00am Talk
Named after the renowned Irish classic book on foraging by Cyril & Kit Ó Ceirín of Lisdoonvarna, ‘Wild & Free: Discover Local Edible & Medicinal Plants’, a talk by qualified Herbalist Vivienne Campbell will cover many common plants that can be used as nutritious wild foods, as well as herbal medicines. Many of these foods are forgotten now, but at one time were staple foods in Ireland.
12.00pm – 1.00pm Lunch
Please bring your own packed lunch – tea and coffee will be provided
1.00pm Medicinal & Edible Wild Plant Foraging Walk
Discover some of our beautiful local medicinal and edible plants; you’ll see your surroundings with new eyes. Vivienne will talk about the medicinal and nutritional properties of plants that grow right under your feet that you probably haven’t ever noticed before. Learn the many uses of the common plants such as daisy; discover a tree extract used with great success by an Irish GP. We don’t walk far: it’s a lovely little shuffle in the fresh air discovering local plants.
Notes
Walks go ahead rain or shine so please dress for the weather: sun hat, sun screen, wellies, waterpoofs as appropriate.
Can I bring my children/buggies/babies? This varies depending on the venue for the walk. Please check in advance with the event organisers.
Can I bring my dog? This varies depending on the venue for the walk. Please check in advance with the event organisers.
Can I attend just the morning talk or just the afternoon walk? Yes, it is possible to attend just one module of the days event, but we would ask that you advise the event organisers in advance. Cost remains at €5.00 whether attending one or both modules.
For any further information you may require, please contact 087 9508087 or email moycullenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
Presenter Biography
Vivienne Campbell BSc (Hons) qualified as an herbalist in 2003. She lives in County Clare and runs an herbal medicine clinic in Clarecastle. She teaches classes on herbal medicine, wild food foraging and natural cosmetic-making in Ireland & the UK and teaches hundreds of people worldwide via her online course.
Vivienne is a popular speaker at international conferences and local events. She has appeared on Irish television numerous times, including a weekly foraging feature with celebrity chef Richard Corrigan. She was also interviewed for the documentary, Uncommon Scents: The Movie, currently in production in the USA, featuring such natural medicine luminaries as Robert Tisserand and Jeanne Rose.
Vivienne loves teaching people how to use herbs simply, effectively and joyfully. She believes it is everyone’s birth-right to know how to use common local plants as nutritious wild foods and healthy-enhancing natural remedies. She loves to empower people to take more control of their health by sharing this knowledge and teaching these skills. You can discover more on her website: https://theherbalhub.com/
Directions
Coming from Galway into Moycullen – turn right at traffic lights in centre of village and go down the hill approx. 320yds towards the church – Aras Uilinn is the old school building on the right hand side of road just before the current Moycullen primary school. Entrance is at the rear of the building.
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