Walking Cork’s Food Culture: Past And Present

Walking Cork’s Food Culture: Past and Present

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Saturday 17 September, 10:30am – 2:00pm

For a period in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Cork was known as ‘The Slaughter House of Ireland’ due to its role in supplying salted beef to the provisioning industry. Discover how the production of salted beef and butter shaped a lot of the character of the city and join food and culinary historian Regina Sexton for a walking tour of this fascinating and sometimes bloody history. Suitable for adults.

Please note this is an active walking tour over several hours. Tour starts on the ground floor of Crawford Art Gallery and ends at the Old English Market

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