Simran Treatment Rooms at Renvyle House

Simran Treatment Rooms at Renvyle House

For further rest and relaxation at Renvyle House, if you think that were posssible! Tanya is running the treatment rooms at Renvyle House. These are located just off the Herb Garden on the grounds of the hotel. Tanya has a grogeous array of treatments for ladies and gentlemen to further relax and pamper you. It's best to book your appointment with Tanya directly at 095 41856.

For the full brochure click the following link: Simran Treatment Rooms at Renvyle House

A Short Lesson in Wine Tasting

A brief lesson in Wine Tasting by Ross Golden-Bannon

Ross Golden-Bannon, Editor of Food & Wine Magazine, was with us at the weekend imparting great information about taste and flavours and how wines work with food. He gave a brief tutorial on how ones tastes wine prior to the Wine Tasting at Renvyle House:

A great weekend at the Hardy & Grey’s Academy

There was a great gathering of Fly-Fishing enthusiasts at Renvyle House over the weekend. With professional instruction provided over the weekend from Hardy & Grey Instructors Tom 'Doc' Sullivan, Stevie Munn, 2010 World Cup Winner Mike Keady and Jackie Coyne.

A write up in the Irish Angler in June 2011

photographs taken by Aoife Herriott

Photographs from the International Wine Weekend

Tim prepares for the banquet

We had a full house at the weekend with people from all over Ireland and a party from the UK who travelled for the event. Tim O'Sullivan and his team in the kitchen prepared and cooked a magnificent banquet of seven courses for the main night. Jackie Kenny (J&C Kenny Wine Distributors) and Ross Golden-Bannon (Food & Wine Magazine) paired the wines with each course.

And a video clip of Tim and his Team receving a standing ovation at the end of the Banquet.

Renvyle House 1950’s Brochure

Renvyle House Brochure 1950's

We had a guest with us last week, who is a regular at Renvyle House. This lady spent part of her honeymoon in Renvyle House in 1957 (although I found that difficult to believe as I would have placed her as a decade or two younger). This lovely lady had been spring-cleaning at home and came across a brochure from Renvyle House from the late 1950′s while on honeymoon and gifted it to us.

We're gathering quite a collection of memorabilia now, which is very interesting. The photos in this brochure are similar to those in the 1930′s brochure with one or two changes. The content is also slightly different. One particular photo that took my interest was the last one in the brochure, where there were individual garages for guests cars where the family apartments are now.

Click Here to view the 1950′s Brochure in PDF format Renvyle House Hotel 1950′s Brochure

Fishing in Connemara in the 1960’s

In preparation for St. Patrick’s Day

Shamrock

St. Patrick's day seems to be the turning point for Spring in Ireland. People come out of their shells and there's an air of celebration. Most try to keep to traditional meals on the day such as Bacon and Cabbage or a Lamb dish of some sort. An Irish Fry with brown sodabread is a great start to the day.

Here are some nice Irish phrases for you to try out tomorrow!

"Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile"
Translation: "One beetle recognises another"
Meaning: It takes one to know one; Like sees like

"Dúirt bean liom go ndúirt bean léi"
Translation: "A woman told me that a woman told her . . ."
Meaning: Don't believe everything you are told. It may be just gossip.

"Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh siad"
Translation: "Praise the youth and they will come"

"Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin"
Translation: "There's no hearth like your own hearth"
Meaning: There's no place like home

Tim's Connemara Rack of Lamb

Tim has kindly given us a nice recipe for Connemara Rack of Lamb. Although it is still a bit early for Connemara lamb, lamb from other parts of Ireland can also be used with great success. In this recipe, Tim has timed the cooking for 'rare'. If you would like to cook it to 'medium', cook it for 35 minutes. And for medium to well done cook it for 40 minutes.

Hardy & Greys Fly Fishing Weekend

Renvyle Brown Trout

Due to the success of last year's Hardy & Greys Fly Fishing Academy weekend here at Renvyle we are running it again in April. The same Hardy and Greys stars will be with us over the weekend to teach guests various techniques.

Hardy & Grey Instructors Tom 'Doc' Sullivan, Stevie Munn, Mike Keady (winner of the World Cup in 2010) and Jackie Coyne provide professional instruction over the weekend. They will show you how to tie knots and fly tying, explain the different flies and instruct you on the fine art of casting.They will also divulge when and where are the best times and places to fish. Over the weekend some instruction will be given for Shore Angling on the beach at Renvyle House.

The Weekend includes the following:-

• See the latest Hardy-Greys Equipment
• Spate River Salmon Fishing
• Trout River Fishing
• Lough Style Fishing
• Single Handed Casting
• One on One Tuition
• Salmon Flydressing
• Trout Flydressing
• Free Fishing throughout the weekend on the Hotels' well stocked Private lake – Brown Trout up to 7 lbs. weight
• Fishing Competition

The weekend costs E199 per person for two nights bed and breakfast, dinner on an evening of your choice, all fly fishing and shore angling instruction and Government Tax and service charge.

Tomorrow is Pancake Tuesday

Renvyle House Pancake Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday, the annual pancake feast, takes place tomorrow. It is the day before the start of the Lenten fast, also known as "Pancake Tuesday". Pancakes will of course feature on the breakfast menu at Renvyle House. It is a time when many still engage in the tradition of making, tossing and eating mountains of pancakes. Over-indulgence is expected, and children will go into school on Ash Wednesday boasting of their pancake-eating feats!

PANCAKE RECIPE:
makes approx. 12 pancakes

Ingredients
100g plain flour
Pinch of salt
1 egg
300 ml milk
1 tablsp. melted butter

Method
Sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl and make a well in the centre. Crack the egg into the well; add the melted butter or oil and half the milk. Gradually draw the flour into the liquid by stirring all the time with a wooden spoon until all the flour has been incorporated and then beat well to make a smooth batter. Stir in the remaining milk. Alternatively, beat all the ingredients together for 1 minute in a blender or food processor. Leave to stand for about 30 minutes, stir again before using.

To make the pancakes, heat a small heavy-based frying until very hot and then turn the heat down to medium. Lightly grease with oil and then ladle in enough batter to coat the base of the pan thinly (about 2 tablsp.), tilting the pan so the mixture spreads evenly. Cook over a moderate heat for 1-2 minutes or until the batter looks dry on the top and begins to brown at the edges. Flip the pancake over with a palette knife or fish slice and cook the second side.

The simplest pancake filling and still one of the best, smear with a little butter, sprinkle of sugar and a squeeze of lemon juice but you can of course fill them with whatever you like!

1930’s Brochure Pages

Renvyle House Hotel 1930's Brochure

We have scanned a copy of this brochure, the only copy we have, so that you can enjoy it.

Here is a scanned version from an original .