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Explore the west side of Inishbofin with a local guide! Visit five stops with food offerings from the various establishments and homes of food-friendly operatives, and savour the island’s freshest flavours along the way.

Starting from Doonmore Hotel at 2pm

Discover the tastes of Inishbofin’s east side on a guided food journey! Stop at five locations with food offerings from the various establishments and homes of food-friendly operatives, and enjoy an unforgettable culinary experience.

Starting from Inishbofin Community Centre at 2pm

Shore Walk & Seaweed Forage with Marie Power and Erin Gibbons

Meet at Dumhach Beach at 10.15am. 

Marie Power, aka, The Sea Gardener, is passionate about nature, all things seaweed and she loves coming to Inishbofin. Marie loves to share her passion and enthusiasm for this indigenous healthy wild food. She has featured on several TV Programmes, here and abroad, most recently the Summer Show. Her recipes are complemented by her book, The Sea Garden and a range of award-winning artisan snacks and cookery ingredients based on seaweed, under “The Sea Gardener” brand.

Erin Gibbons is a locally rooted archaeologist who combines fieldwork, heritage, historical archaeology, and community engagement around the west Galway coast. Her work on Inishlyon is a strong example of how documentary, survey, and excavation can reveal and preserve fragile, recent past archaeological landscapes, especially in coastal contexts. She is likely well-respected in the Irish archaeological community for her attention to how living people and the environment interact over time, especially where heritage is threatened. Erin’s work combines historical archaeology (relatively recent past, 19th century etc.), coastal archaeology, rescue archaeology, and heritage-conservation.