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An Autumn Weekend of Willow Weaving at @thatchedfarmproject 🍂

31 October & 1 November · Samhain

As the seasons turn and we enter the season of Samhain, we’ll be gathering around the fire in the stone barn for a very special weekend of making.

Join acclaimed Galway-based artisan basketmaker @sarahjenkinsonbaskets for two days of the traditional craft of willow weaving, using beautiful Irish-grown organic willow.

With Sarah’s guidance, you’ll learn a variety of traditional weaves while making your very own gorgeous willow platter or Ciseog/Skib to take home.

No previous experience is needed. Just come along, settle in by the cosy hearth and spend a few hours working with your hands, learning an ancient Irish craft and enjoying the pleasure of making something slowly.

And because this is the thatch, there will of course be something seasonal and delicious to eat, warm drinks and good cheer.

Three workshops across the weekend.

Saturday 31 October
10-1PM or 2PM-5PM €150 (Includes coffee/tea/drinks and something baked and lovely from the thatch kitchen)

Sunday 1 November
10AM-5PM Full Day Retreat €250. (Includes a hearty seasonal harvest lunch from the thatch kitchen.)

Very limited places.

DM here or email info@thatchedfarmproject.com to reserve your spot.

Hope to see you here!
Imen, Agnes, Claire & Sarah xx

Accommodation may be available at an extra cost. Can also make referrals for nearby accommodation. We are 20 minutes from Adare or Glin, 40 mins from Limerick.

#basketweaving #sarahjenkinsonbaskets #thatchedfarmproject
samhai by @a_bouchier

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13 days ago

A little taste of our #brayersbagelsandbloodys Printmakers Brunch at @thethatchedfarmproject with artist @claire_forward_artist leading participants into the wonderful world of botanical gel printing. Brayers were rolled, foraged botanicals pressed, colour was blooming. Our gorgeous group gathered from Cork, Galway, Clare, Dublin, Roscommon, Meath as well as right here in Limerick.

And then there was the food. @a_bouchier baked off her beautiful scones. I put together some salted honey (thanks @garrettmurphy 🍯 ) iced lattes, Amelia was the best extra set of hands, and the pièce de résistance was New York chef @lilystarbuck, who splits her time between Brooklyn and West Cork, coming in fierce with her corn chowder, proper NY-style bagels and horseradish-infused legit Bloody Marys, all served under the hay shed on the perpetually soft, Sunday afternoon.

Our table was filled with the very best of here and there: @newleafurban @kilcornanmarketgarden, Limerick @woodcocksmokery smoked mackerel & salmon, West Cork, @gubbeen cheeses and cured meats, West Cork, @gra_farm tomatoes, @bannerberries Co Clare, Croom eggs, Limerick, bits from the thatch beds (thank you @triniscully for the garden tidy 🙏🏼), and just so many other beautiful local hands behind the feast.

Art, food, friendship, foraging, making and a little slice of New York on an Irish farm.

Grateful for Claire, for Agnes, for Lily, for Amelia, for our wonderful suppliers, and ESPECIALLY for everyone who came and made the day what it was!

#thatchedfarmproject #BrayersBagelsAndBloodys #PrintmakersBrunch #BotanicalPrinting GelPrinting IrishFood NewYorkInIreland WestLimerick IrishHospitality by @a_bouchier

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2 months ago

A little taste of our #brayersbagelsandbloodys second Printmakers Brunch at @thethatchedfarmproject with artist @claire_forward_artist leading participants into the wonderful world of botanical gel printing. Brayers were rolled, foraged botanicals pressed, colour was blooming. Our gorgeous group gathered from Cork, Galway, Clare, Dublin, Roscommon, Meath as well as right here in Limerick.

And then there was the food. @a_bouchier baked off her beautiful scones. I put together some salted honey (thanks @garrettmurphy 🍯 ) iced lattes, Amelia was the best extra set of hands, and the pièce de résistance was New York chef @lilystarbuck, who splits her time between Brooklyn and West Cork, coming in fierce with her corn chowder, proper NY-style bagels and horseradish-infused legit Bloody Marys, all served under the hay shed on the perpetually soft, Sunday afternoon.

Our table was filled with the very best of here and there: @newleafurban @kilcornanmarketgarden, Limerick @woodcocksmokery smoked mackerel & salmon, West Cork, @gubbeen cheeses and cured meats, West Cork, Croom eggs, Limerick, bits from the thatch beds (thank you @triniscully for the garden tidy 🙏🏼), and just so many other beautiful local hands behind the feast.

Art, food, friendship, foraging, making and a little slice of New York on an Irish farm.

Grateful for Claire, for Agnes, for Lily, for Amelia, for our wonderful suppliers, and ESPECIALLY for everyone who came and made the day what it was!

#thatchedfarmproject #BrayersBagelsAndBloodys #PrintmakersBrunch #BotanicalPrinting GelPrinting IrishFood NewYorkInIreland WestLimerick IrishHospitality by @a_bouchier

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2 months ago

SOLD OUT 🤸🏼🤸🏼🤸🏼
Our Printmakers Brunch returns to the @thatchedfarmproject for a second instalment in August, deliciously entitled BRAYERS, BAGELS & BLOODYS.

Join us in the stone barn as artist @claire_forward_artist guides another magical morning of foraged botanical printmaking, this time using ink and brayers, inspired by the hedgerows, wildflowers and quiet beauty of the farm.

We are beyond thrilled to welcome New York chef @lilystarbuck to the cottage kitchen, bringing her signature take on brunch with freshly baked bagels, house-made spreads, vibrant seasonal dishes, and our favourite virgin (or not so virgin) Bloody Marys. @a_bouchier and I will be alongside Lily, helping bring it all together around the farmhouse table.

A restorative Sunday of creativity, good food, and meandering in nature with great company at one of Ireland’s historic thatched farms.

Sunday 16th August
11-3pm
Thatched Farm Project
Kilbradran, County Limerick
DM or email info@thatchedfarmproject.com to book. We can only offer limited places for this workshop. Can recommend accommodation if travelling a distance.
€100/person. Suitable for beginners.

#TheThatchedFarmProject #PrintmakersBrunch #ClaireForward #LilyStarbuck by @a_bouchier

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3 months ago

A few moments from the first instalment of our Printmaker’s Brunch series at the @thatchedfarmproject on Sunday.

A joyful & crazy hot ☀️ day spent with brilliant artist @claire_forward_artist, who guided ten gorgeous participants through the history & magic of cyanotype printmaking and a wander through the cottage garden to gather botanicals to use and develop in their prints in the sun and in the stone barn afterward.

We kicked it off with welcoming banana bread iced lattes and TDF @irenewongi -inspired mile-high buttermilk biscuits with homemade strawberry 🍓 butter (unreal!!) before settling in for a morning of relaxed creativity in nature.

Brunch followed, complete with @a_bouchier lovingly prepared quiches, the perfect potato salad and stunning savoury tarts celebrating the season, a robust kale caesar with toasted focaccia croutons and mixed greens with a tomato herb dressing (stunning produce from local @kilcornanmarketgarden ), homemade seeded Irish brown bread, wild strawberry & rose lemonade made with @fattomato__ syrup, and the most extraordinary strawberries from Ardfert, Co. Kerry that found their way into our homemade butter and sweet cream ice cream.

It was one of those days that reminds me exactly of why we have spent the last five years restoring and creating this humble & historic grounding space —to honour its legacy, to gather together, to make something beautiful with our hands, share good nourishing food, and I hope leave feeling just a little more connected.

Thank you again to everyone who signed up and joined us, to Claire and Agnes for their talent, skills and heart 🙏🏼 and to dear friends @coreyandliam @jessglynnphoto @roark_amy for 📷 & my husband Richard and son Geoffrey who helped me prep and made the day so special. Thank you to @triniscully for the pre-event garden nurturing! And to Liam + Anne who serenaded us with the most beautiful, tear-inducing jazz singing on your departure🎵! Feel so fortunate 🙏🏼

TheThatchedFarmProject #claireforwardartist #agnesbouchierhayes Cyanotype #Printmaking CreativeGatherings IrishCountryLife SeasonalCooking FarmToTable CreativeRetreat BotanicalPrinting
printmakersbrunch thatchedcottage by @a_bouchier

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3 months ago

SOLD OUT
Forage. Create. Gather.

Join us at @thatchedfarmproject on 12 July 2026 for our first Printmakers Brunch, an immersive botanical printing workshop with Claire Forward. @claire_forward_artist

We’ll begin by exploring the gardens and hedgerows of the farm, gathering seasonal botanicals for a hands-on printmaking session using the historic cyanotype process + contemporary gel printing techniques. Inspired by the abundance of midsummer, Claire will guide participants through the process of transforming leaves, flowers, and wild plants into striking botanical artworks.

The workshop includes a seasonal farm brunch designed and prepared by @imenmcdonnell & @a_bouchier featuring locally sourced ingredients, served with coffee, tea, and good conversation around the table. Each participant will leave with prints of their own design at the end of the day.

A nourishing day of creativity, nature, and community in the heart of the Irish countryside.

12th July
11-3pm
Thatched Farm Project
Kilbradran, County Limerick
(Accommodation may be available on request. Please enquire when booking.)
DM to book your place, limited availability 8-10 spots.
€75/person

#stonebarnseisuns #printmakersbrunch
#thatchedfarmproject by @a_bouchier

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4 months ago

SOLD OUT
Forage. Create. Gather.

Join us at @thatchedfarmproject on 12 July 2026 for our first Printmakers Brunch, an immersive botanical printing workshop with Claire Forward. @claire_forward_artist

We’ll begin by exploring the gardens and hedgerows of the farm, gathering seasonal botanicals for a hands-on printmaking session using the historic cyanotype process + contemporary gel printing techniques. Inspired by the abundance of midsummer, Claire will guide participants through the process of transforming leaves, flowers, and wild plants into striking botanical artworks.

The workshop includes a seasonal farm brunch designed and prepared by @imenmcdonnell & @a_bouchier featuring locally sourced ingredients, served with coffee, tea, and good conversation around the table. Each participant will leave with prints of their own design at the end of the day.

A nourishing day of creativity, nature, and community in the heart of the Irish countryside.

12th July
11-3pm
Thatched Farm Project
Kilbradran, County Limerick
(Accommodation may be available on request. Please enquire when booking.)
DM to book your place, limited availability 8-10 spots.
€75/person

#stonebarnseisuns #printmakersbrunch
#thatchedfarmproject by @a_bouchier

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