National Biodiversity Week Ireland 2023 Ireland runs from 19th to 28th May.

We are always trying to improve our biodiversity here at Ballyvolane House and we have around 20 hectares …

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We are delighted Bertha’s Revenge Gin is featured in The Craft Gin Guide 2nd Edition by David T. Smith and Ella Carr. The book celebrates the most interesting small batch distillers and microdistilleries across Ireland and Britain. Published by Duncan Petersen Publishing the guide is available online via Amazon and other book retailers. Thank you for including Bertha in all its forms.

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The Irish chef opened up about her favourite staycation spot in Ireland, Ballyvolane House in County Cork, after going to the stunning location for over 20 years now

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Bertha’s Revenge Gin has taken a stall at the Ballymaloe May Fair over the weekend of 12th, 13th and 14th May. We have been to the Ballymaloe May Fair ourselves as punters in the past and it is a fantastic day out for all the family. The event is located at the stunning Ballymaloe House with incredible food trucks, workshops, cookery demos and a dizzying array of stall holders selling all sorts of curiosities from antiques to Irish crafts to artisan gin. Come and have a gin-wag with Justin who will be there throughout the weekend. Justin will be sharing Bertha tipples and the ‘full herd’ of Bertha’s Revenge Gin will be on sale.

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Historian and author Bill Power has recently published his latest book ‘Doomed Inheritance’ about the burning and looting of Mitchelstown Castle on the 12th and 13th of August 1922. It was the biggest house ever destroyed in Ireland. This book is the result of four decades of research by Bill, who has an unrivalled knowledge of this subject. We are delighted to have Bill at Ballyvolane House who will be giving a talk about these tumultuous events a century ago.

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From adults-only luxury to foodie havens to camping with the kids, Ireland has it all. But with so much choice on offer, Jennifer Stevens, Róisín Healy and Patrick Hanlon are at hand. to whittle down the options and help you find your perfect staycation.

We are chuffed to bits Ballyvolane House made the cut.

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Our thanks go to Bernadette Fallon for including Ballyvolane House in her travel article for the Irish Times.

“I grew up watching Upstairs Downstairs, fascinated by the fine drawing rooms and the elegantly groomed people who inhabited them. Look at that, five-year-old-me thought – Lord and Lady Bellamy ring a bell and Hudson or Rose or a random footman miraculously appear. In my 30s, I switched allegiance to Downton Abbey, fascinated by the weekly exploits of Lord Grantham and Lady Mary, Cousin Violet and Mrs Hughes.”

In good company too.

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