Brian Hoey | expert mountain leader | intimately connected with the stories and landscape of Slieve Gullion.
Experience| private access to rocky mountain pastures | unique species rich upland piece of heaven.
Sense of Place | learn old Gaelic place names | the deep ancestral connection to abandoned famine fields.
Family History | enter the world of Brian’s ancestors | tales of a mountain community | links to the past.
Forage | collect, taste, and learn the nutritional quality of wild foods | learn about mountain valley plants.
Butter-making |become part of “booleying” (butter making) story | make your own butter.
Landscape & Wildlife |spectacular borderland landscape born of ice and fire | rich biodiversity & wildlife.
Folklore, Myth & Legend | walk in the footsteps of ancient cow herds, warriors, and fairies
Safety | make memories while staying safe | We’re Good To Go ™.
Make your own butter and use a few of the wild herbs that you have just picked on your walk to season it. Spread on freshly baked white crusty loaf – Amazing! Experience simply prepared but delicous traditional food with some wild foraged preserves in the mountain shelter with views to the North of Slieve Gullions summit and the Irish sea to the South.
