Ballyknocken House and Cookery School

Glenealy, Ashford, Co Wicklow

Set in private tranquil gardens in the heart of the glorious Wicklow countryside you will feel the stresses and strains of your other life melt away as soon as you arrive at Catherine Fulvio’s romantic Victorian country house. Catherine's real passion is for local produce and this is reflected in the stunning breakfasts and dinners served and in the state of the art Cookery School, which is perfectly located in a renovated Milking Parlour. With seven beautifully decorated period bedrooms with Victorian baths and brass beds and a warm welcome awaiting you what better place to re-discover the joys of cooking than at Ballyknocken House and Cookery School.

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Ballymaloe Cookery School

Shanagarry, Midleton, Co Cork.

Ballymaloe Cookery School needs no introduction, the ethos here is simple – to pioneer the style of cookery introduced by Myrtle Allen at Ballymaloe House. Now run by Myrtle’s daughter-in-law, Darina Allen, another great champion of Irish produce. Darina’s infectious enthusiasm and use of simple techniques, great ingredients that are home produced where possible, and using the same philosophy made famous by the first lady of Irish food, all those years ago, have created a world-wide name for quality and integrity.

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Belle Isle School of Cookery

Lisbellaw, Co Fermanagh, BT94 5HG

Belle Isle – even the name brings peaceful and tranquil thoughts to mind. And when you cross over the bridge to one of the eight beautiful islands that is the 470-acre estate, it’s just like entering another world. Cookery courses abound, but what really marks the good ones out - apart from workstations, equipment and hygiene – is a philosophy and ability to teach and Belle Isle has both in buckets.

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Dublin Cookery School

2 Brookfield Terrace, Blackrock, Co Dublin.

It is hard not to be affected by Lynda Booth's enthusiasm. Her passion for food and teaching is apparent immediately and what better place to combine these two loves than in a cookery school? Housed in a dazzling purpose-built premises, the bright, spacious kitchens of the Dublin Cookery Schools are the perfect setting for novice cooks and seasoned chefs alike. With 12 fully-equipped workstations, complete with hobs and ovens, students learn tricks of the trade in a supportive and challenging environment. As they say themselves, ‘serious food in a relaxed atmosphere'.

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Fiacri Cookery School

Boulerea, Knock, Roscrea, Co Tipperary.

The Fiacri Cookery School offers cookery classes that are a fun way to learn new cooking skills and make new friends. Explore and nurture your culinary talents at one of our cooking classes at Fiacri Country House Cookery School.

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Ghan House Cookery School

Carlingford, Co Louth.

If you want to know more about baking, seafood, entertaining your loved one via the kitchen or simply wish to watch the experts show you how, then there should be a course at the right time for most tastes. In addition our ever popular Gourmet nights - 8 courses devised by our head chef are nights to remember.

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Orchard Acre Farm

36 Moynaghan North Road, Lisnarick, Irvinestown, Co Fermanagh, BT94 1LQ.

Right at the very heart of Orchard Acre Farm's success and certainly central to its charm is Teresa O'Hare. It is she, together with husband Hugh who is the driving energy of an operation so diverse in its offering that is hard to confine its labeling to any one category. It is a cookery and training centre, a gardening and vegetable hive, a wedding, conference or party venue, a voluntary work opportunity and most of all a sanctuary. Orchard Acre is a world of possibilities with one warm and very dynamic woman at its heart.

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Powersfield House

Ballinamuck West, Dungarvan, Co Waterford.

When you look for bed and breakfast accommodation in Ireland, you wish for comfort, that famous Irish hospitality, lovely surroundings, and a friendly hostess who will always make you welcome and feed you a delicious hearty breakfast each morning. Well Eunice Power does all that, and so much more at her elegant Georgian retreat; Powersfield House, just outside Dungarvan in Co Waterford.

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Rory O’Connell Cookery School

Snugboro, Ballybraher, Ballycotton, Co Cork

Things are cooking nicely in Ballycotton… Rory O’Connell, ex-Head Chef of Ballymaloe House and one of the principal teachers at Ballymaloe Cookery School, has struck a serious culinary note with his new Bespoke Cookery Classes.

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Tannery Cookery School (The)

10 Quay Street, Dungarvan, Co Waterford

Over a decade after Paul and his wife Máire opened their uber-stylish Tannery Restaurant, taking a high end food experience to a small Waterford town, they have now successfully opened, the Tannery Cookery School in pretty Dungarvan. Featuring a state of the art demonstration kitchen and with cookery courses for everybody, whether you are looking for a course to improve your home cooking skills, a short cookery course with friends or a tailored course to suit a corporate event The Tannery Cookery School is for you!

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