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We are delighted to have a stall at “A Taste of Christmas” this coming Sunday, 27th November from 12noon to 4pm at Fr. Ferris Park in Castlelyons. Castlelyons is our local village and located only five minutes from our home.

Bertha’s Revenge Gin in all its forms will be on sale. It’s the perfect opportunity to do your Christmas shopping. Treat a loved-one, work colleague or client to Bertha tipples this Christmas. There will be lots of stall holders selling locally-made arts crafts and artisan food and drinks. It promises to be a fun day out and we are looking forward to it enormously.

Hope to see you there!

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Prepare for total chaos!

After a two year hiatus, Ballyvolane House is delighted to welcome back The Faulty Towers Dining Experience. This is the perfect opportunity to entertain friends, family and work colleagues in the run-up to Christmas.

This year we are delighted to have three dates: Saturday, 3rd December, Saturday, 10th December and Friday 16th December 2022.

Saturday 3rd of December and Saturday 10th of December are now sold out!

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We are delighted Sloe Bertha picked up a bronze medal at the Blas na hEireann Irish Food Awards 2022 in Dingle. Congratulations to all the other finalists and winners. We would like to thank the judging panel and all the team at Blas for their wonderful support. It was a joy to be back in Dingle after a two year hiatus. We enjoyed some world class food, drink and hospitality in Dingle and we even managed to fit in a hike up the mountain to clear the head.

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Huge thanks to Oisin Davis for featuring our sloe gin and crab apple gin in his excellent article in October’s Food & Wine Magazine. In good company too.

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Justin & Jenny are just back from Killruddery House and Gardens, one of Ireland’s finest historic houses which was the location for the Historic Houses of Ireland AGM 2022. The AGM was held in the Library in the house followed by drinks in the Orangery and a superb lunch was served in the Grainstore Restaurant. Thank you to Fionnuala and Anthony for hosting us all at their home.

A special thanks also should go to Robert O’Byrne AKA The Irish Aesthete who announced the continuation of the Historic Houses of Ireland/O’Flynn Group Heritage Prize for a further five years. The prize is an initiative devised by Robert O’Byrne to acknowledge the importance of our privately-owned heritage properties and to recognise the invaluable work by their owners.

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We are chuffed to bits that Bertha’s Revenge Sloe Gin and Bertha’s Revenge Crab Apple Gin Liqueur have reached the finals at the Blas na hÉireann Irish Food Awards 2022.

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Bertha’s Revenge Gin Distillery Tour, Tasting & Lunch

Join us on Wednesday, 31st August for a “Meet the Maker” tour of Ballyvolane House and Bertha’s Revenge Gin distillery followed by a long-table lunch in the dining terrace overlooking the glorious gardens. Enjoy a ‘gin-wag’ during lunch with fellow guests and Justin Green, co-founder and distiller of Bertha’s Revenge Gin.

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National Heritage Week 2022.

As part of National Heritage Week 2022 which runs from 13th to 21st August 2022, join us for our special National Heritage Week Open Gardens, Pop-Up Café and guided tours of the house and grounds on Wednesday, 17th August 2022.

The main themes of National Heritage Week this year are sustainability and biodiversity and Justin will be giving a guided tour of Ballyvolane House and grounds at 1pm and 3pm.

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