Welcome to The Diary of an (almost) Irish Country Wife
I started this blog when I moved from Dublin to Co Clare in 2008. I thought I’d be filling it with tales of how I swapped city living for country domesticity, but alas, it hasn’t quite worked out that way.
I continue to work part-time in Dublin, and my time in the country is usually spent catching up on domestic chores, and work related things - the joys of being a freelancer. However, I do occasionally find the time to indulge in country pursuits and while, I have thought at times of abandoning my country wife blog, I find I still like to have a place separate from my other blogs to write about them. Even more gratifying, I find that you still like reading them – so thank you for your continued support and comments and who knows…maybe one of these days, I may well find the time to become a proper country wife!
In the meantime, in Diary of A Country Wife, I continue to write of my love affair with Co Clare, which deepens with each year I spend here; I watch with wonder the changing of the seasons, the cycle of death and rebirth in nature: I cook and continue to share recipes, and whenever anything quirky catches my eye, I love to share it here.
And that’s the story behind the diary of an (almost) country wife!
I’m happy to have found your site. Thanks for the reblog. You may be drooling over my Lemon Meringue, but I’m drooling over your background photo. What a beautiful part of the world you live in!
Liffey Sound 96.4fm Community Radio Station in Lucan, Dublin is celebrating Nollag na mBan 2013. We will play host to a gathering of ladies in Lucan. You are invited to this gathering on Sunday 6 January 2013, in the O’Neill’s Lucan Inn. As part of this celebration we would like to display testimonies to Mná na hAite (local women) & Mná thar Lear (Abroad). We invite you to write a short piece on Nollaig na mBan and forward it to info@liffeysoundfm.ie for display on the night. What better way to celebrate Nollaig na mBan than surrounded by testimonies to the great women of Lucan & Abroad. Better Still we invite you to drop in to join with us as we celebrate – a celebration that will include the 3 Great C’s Ceol, Caint agus Craic. 2013 The Year of the Gathering check http://www.gatheringireland.com you’ll find Liffey Sound there. Maria Murphy, What a great Blog! go hiontach!!! check http://www.liffeysoundfm.ie for details of Liffey Sound Radio