About this experience
SUNDAY 19TH MAY
MEMBERS: FREE
ADULT NON-MEMBER: 10.50
CONCESSION NON MEMBER: 9.50
“Biodiversity underpins the functioning of the ecosystems on which we depend for food and fresh water, health and recreation, and protection from natural disasters. Its loss also affects us culturally and spiritually. This may be more difficult to quantify, but is nonetheless integral to our well-being”
– Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations
In the Spirit of National Biodyversity Week we invite you to join our Head Chef – Niall O’Sullivan and our Market Gardener Pat Keady in a Walk and Talk.
Niall will take you on a foraging walk around the estate, demonstrating the wonderful diversity of edible plants available around us.
Pat will take you through the vegetable gardens explaining how we work with the soil to support soil + plant health, creating health-giving food, using only natural methods there by supporting biodiversity.
About Niall O’Sullivan
An acclaimed chef; Niall started his career in the kitchen at Wrights Brasserie in Monkstown as a teenager, before going on to complete a degree in Culinary Arts and hone his skills in a number of Dublin restaurants, including Cavistons in Blackrock and Bang in Dublin City Centre. A stint in Melbourne, allowed him to immerse himself in Australia’s diverse food culture, which left a lasting impression. Niall is a founding member of Nádúr Collective, foraged ingredients are central to his cooking and he puts provenance of ingredients, seasonal and local foods first in all he creates.
About Pat Keady
Pat grew up surrounded and immersed in nature not knowing the meaning of the word biodiversity but piecing together the web of life bit by bit, this early involvement shaped him as a person who understands the need to protect and promote nature in everything we do. This is a major part of why Pat became a grower, a journey that brought him to Cork to study sustainable horticulture, then on to run his own market garden in Connemara and now here in Killruddery growing chemical free vegetables, he is constantly trying to improve and learn new methods to grow healthy nutritious veg on a large scale, while protecting and promoting nature.
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INCLUDED IN YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS. . .
UNLIMITED ADMISSION
The Killruddery Membership Card validates unlimited admission to our Gardens (during open season) over a 12 month period from the day of purchase – including the Picnic & Play areas, designated Farm roads for walking, our Tea Room and discounted tours of the House.FREE GUEST ADMISSION
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We always post Killruddery Members our headlines and new Programme events – hot off the press.IF PURCHASING AS A GIFT THE GIFTEE WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL INFORMING THEM A MEMBERSHIP HAS BEEN PURCHASED ON THEIR BEHALF. THEY WILL THEN NEED TO VISIT US TO ACTIVATE THEIR MEMBERSHIP.
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BECOME A KILLRUDDERY MEMBER: ENJOY THE VERY BEST OF OUR ANNUAL EVENT PROGRAMME & UNLIMITED ACCESS TO OUR GARDENS DURING OPEN SEASON.
Discover the benefits of having an 800 acre estate as your own natural sanctuary: a place to walk, talk, imagine, forget & dream! Our Tea Room is reserved for our Garden Visitors and Members only – a place for relaxing with views across our 17th Century Formal Gardens to the Little Sugarloaf.
Members can also avail of free and discounted events in our annual Programme which celebrates the magical outdoors at Killruddery. Each year we feature a series of garden and ecological talks, botanical workshops, family fun days and musical moments – and illuminating historical perspectives on our family line who first lived here in 1618!
INCLUDED IN YOUR MEMBERSHIP IS. . .
UNLIMITED ADMISSION
The Killruddery Membership Card validates unlimited admission to our Gardens (during open season) over a 12 month period from the day of purchase – including the Picnic & Play areas, designated Farm roads for walking, our Tea Room and discounted tours of the House.FREE GUEST ADMISSION
Silver Fir: Allows a Member to invite up to 3 guests per visit.FREE ENTRY TO PROGRAMME EVENTS
FREE admission or subsidised tickets to a wide range of events across our annual programme.PARTNER ACTIVITY DISCOUNTS
Special discounts to our partner activities at Killruddery, including process-led art workshops with Me and The Moon, Alive Outside outdoor sports events and our tree adventure park, Squirrel Scramble.FIRST LOOK
We always post Killruddery Members our headlines and new Programme events – hot off the press.IF PURCHASING AS A GIFT THE GIFTEE WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL INFORMING THEM A MEMBERSHIP HAS BEEN PURCHASED ON THEIR BEHALF. THEY WILL THEN NEED TO VISIT US TO ACTIVATE THEIR MEMBERSHIP.
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BECOME A KILLRUDDERY MEMBER: ENJOY THE VERY BEST OF OUR ANNUAL EVENT PROGRAMME & UNLIMITED ACCESS TO OUR GARDENS DURING OPEN SEASON.
Discover the benefits of having an 800 acre estate as your own natural sanctuary: a place to walk, talk, imagine, forget & dream! Our Tea Room is reserved for our Garden Visitors and Members only – a place for relaxing with views across our 17th Century Formal Gardens to the Little Sugarloaf.
Members can also avail of free and discounted events in our annual Programme which celebrates the magical outdoors at Killruddery. Each year we feature a series of garden and ecological talks, botanical workshops, family fun days and musical moments – and illuminating historical perspectives on our family line who first lived here in 1618!
INCLUDED IN OUR MEMBERSHIP IS. . .
UNLIMITED ADMISSION
The Killruddery Membership Card validates unlimited admission to our Gardens (during open season) over a 12 month period from the day of purchase – including the Picnic & Play areas, designated Farm roads for walking, our Tea Room and discounted tours of the House.FREE GUEST ADMISSION
Copper Beech: Allows a Member to invite up to 1 guest per visit.FREE ENTRY TO PROGRAMME EVENTS
FREE admission or subsidised tickets to a wide range of events across our annual programme.PARTNER ACTIVITY DISCOUNTS
Special discounts to our partner activities at Killruddery, including process-led art workshops with Me and The Moon, Alive Outside outdoor sports events and our tree adventure park, Squirrel Scramble.FIRST LOOK
We always post Killruddery Members our headlines and new Programme events – hot off the press.IF PURCHASING AS A GIFT THE GIFTEE WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL INFORMING THEM A MEMBERSHIP HAS BEEN PURCHASED ON THEIR BEHALF. THEY WILL THEN NEED TO VISIT US TO ACTIVATE THEIR MEMBERSHIP.
Testimonials
Seasonal Supper Club - Everything perfect from beginning to end, atmospheric setting, wonderful staff and service, the food was so fresh and full of flavour and presented so well, a credit to the head chef Niall, whose visit to each table also made it special. A credit to the whole team, we will definitely be back.
