Strawberries in Cavan

Enjoyed our first strawberries of this season at Lake Avenue House, when you grow and eat your own strawberries it is very hard to go back to the shop bought ones. These I had growing in pots on the deck, the strawberries in the garden wouldn’t be ripe for another week.

Lisnaskea Festival,Co. Fermanagh, 18 Jun – 20 Jun 2010

Click here for Lisnaskea Festival  and more events in County Fermanagh, 18th June- 20th June 2010  FRIDAY 18TH JUNE Hurling Blitz, Emmett Park, 6.00pm Festival Table Quiz, Donn Carragh Hotel, 9.00pm SATURDAY 19TH JUNE Bouncy Castle, Rodeo Bull, Slides, Sumo Wrestling and Gladiator Duel on Main St; 12noon – 5.00pm Soccer Blitz, Castle Park Centre, 9.30am 10K Run and Family Run, Starting at Castle Park Centre, 12noon – 2.00pm Taste Fest, Main Street & Cornmarket, 1.00 – 5.00pm Craft Stalls, 1.00pm – 5.00pm One Act Play by Lisnaskea Mini Drama Group, Cornmarket, 1.00 – 1.30pm Street Musicians, Main Street, 1.00 – 5.00pm Walk & Talk Tours of Historic Sites, meet at Donn Carragh Hotel, 1.30pm & 3.30pm Mardi Gras Parade, Main Street Floats, Vintage cars, Samba bands, 2.30 – 3.30pm Scarecrow Trail, Main Street, 12pm – 5pm Porky Pig Races, Main Street, 4.30 – 6.30pm Barman’s Races, Main Street, 6.00 – 7.00pm Live Music – Folk, Country and Western and rock bands, The Diamond, 1.00pm til late SUNDAY 20TH JUNE Family Fun Day, Lisnaskea Boat Club, 1 – 6pm. £5 per person, under 13’s free. This includes Lake Cruises at 1pm, 2.30pm & 4pm. Banana Boat rides 1pm – 4pm, Jet ski demos 1pm, wakeboarding 1.30pm, treasure hunt by boat 2-4pm, canoeing lessons & races 2-4pm, rubber ring races 4-5pm, prize giving 5.30pm Other activities include: bouncy castle, rodeo bull, slides, sumo wrestling, gladiator duel, disco with DJ Liam Curren, Craft stalls, bar good and much more THE SENIOR FISHING COMPETITION is taking place on Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th June from 9.30am – 5.00pm at the Roslea Lakes. Limited to 50 people the 2 day event prize fund £2500 based on 40 anglers competing. Contact 028 6632 2008 for further details.

Cottage in County Leitrim

Spotted this cottage on a drive along Lough Rynn, Mohill, County Leitrim thought it was so pretty had to take a photo.

Slieve Rushen Mt, County Cavan

Slieve Rushen Mt, is between Ballyconnell and Bawnboy just a short drive off route N87. The mountain itself does not look very high but the views over West Cavan on into Leitrim are spectacular. The countryside below Slieve Rushen is laid out like a carpet dotted with farms, lakes and woodlands. The mountain itself is used by locals to cut turf, and by local industries to harvest energy using wind turbines.

The lake in the middle picture is Templeport Lake with St. Mogue’s Island.

Fundraiser for Jampa Ling Tibetan Buddhist Centre Bawnboy

Fundraiser for Jampa Ling Tibetan Buddhist Centre, Bawnboy, County Cavan, June 10th, 2010 . Please call 049 9523448 for further details www.jampaling.org                                                       

THE TINKER’S CURSE

Michael Harding returns to the Irish stage with a wry, humorous and moving story about a Traveller who climbs Croagh Patrick to do penance for the sins of a lifetime. The joys and sorrows of life on the side of the road are revealed in this moving and dramatic story.

(The work is a result of ongoing collaboration with the members of the travelling community).

 “Michael Harding’s newly adapted version of his own THE TINKER’S CURSE is a heart-searing, heart-searching piece of work, provoking tears and haunting the soul. If it doesn’t live in dramatic memory, we have neither folk memory nor capacity for pity” Emer O’Kelly, SUNDAY INDEPENDENT.

“Harding’s theatre is always unique, daring, entertaining and unmissable”THE IRISH EXAMINER.

 Templeport Community Centre Bawnboy

10 June Starts @8pm

Admission €10 Concession €8.50

Music by Finbar Coady

Whole Wheat Banana Bread

At this time of the year bananas go brown so quickly so at Lake Avenue House  it is great to have a few recipes to use them up.

I got this recipes when we lived in America, tried a few others but think this is the best, great taste, nice and moist and freezes very well. This recipe makes 2 loaves of banana  bread

Whole Wheat Banana Bread

• 8oz soft butter or margarine
• 14oz caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• 14oz plain flour
• About 6 soft bananas
• 3oz whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon bread soda
• 150ml hot water
• Nuts/Raisins if liked

Oven at 175c. Grease and line 2 loaf tins

1. Cream butter/margarine and castor sugar
2. Add eggs in one at a time, mix well.
3. Mash bananas and add to mix
4. In separate bowel sieve plain flour, salt, bread soda add whole wheat flour to bowel.
5. Add flour to banana mix in 3 stages, use water in between if mix gets too dry. Might not need all the water.
6. Bake for 1 to 1.30 hours, use skewer to check if cooked through.

Wasps Nest, Lake Avenue House

We have two wasps nest in the garden at the moment, the one on the left is the oldest and biggest, the one on the right was started a few days ago. Not sure what the nest is made out, it looks like paper but it must be some substance they make themselves.

Swanlinbar Cuilcagh Festival Weekend, County Cavan

13th Annual Cuilcagh Festival

 

Start date: 4 June  to 7th of June 2010

 Location: Swanlinbar, County Cavan

 Saturday 5th June:- Entertainment for the children in Trivia House; Comedy play in the Welcome Inn called “Murder in Main Street” performed by the Gonzo Theatre.

 Sunday 6th June:-  Cuilcagh Walk from Bellvalley Gap @ 12.30pm followed by BBQ at Trivia House from 7.00pm with trad music. There will also be a recreation of life in the 1950’s, with Cissie and Family.

 Monday 7th June:- 3.00pm “Expose yourself to Irish music” workshops given by Martin Donohoe, Seamus Fay and Trevor Bury. Traditional singing, accordion and Bodhran/Bones. 4.00pm Trad session at Trivia House.

 There will be an Art Exhibition over the weekend from local artists Michael Raghaill, Maria Gkinala, Maria Bagnoli, Freda Young, Jim Fee and Sean Cassidy in Trivia House.

 Everyone welcome for the weekend festivities.

For more Cavan events please visit Cavan Tourism.

Ballymagovern Horse Fair, Ballymagovern, County Cavan

Sunday June 6th, 2010

Ballymagovern Horse Fair

Horses, Donkeys, Ponies, etc-Viewing & Trading from 12 noon

Local Market Fair-starting at 12pm

Dog show at 2pm

Sunday Night at 10pm-Open Air Concert & Barbeque, music by “Rico’s Groove”