Series 1, Episode 4
FAOI BHLÁTH EP 4
MÓINÉAR
She heads for the mysterious hills of the Dingle Peninsula to visit Darach Ó Murchú, who reveals how to make a medicinal tincture from daisies.
Her journey of discovery then takes her to Brigit’s Garden in County Galway, where manager Jenny Beale explains how we can bring about a revival of the traditional meadow by planting the humble Yellow Rattle.
Aedín also meets with herbalist Karin Muller of Solaris Tea, who gives her an insight into the health benefits of the cowslip, which can be made into a tasty tea.
MÓINÉAR
As Gaeilge
Sa chlár seo, tugtar aghaidh ar ghnáthóg a bhí fliúrseach tráth ach atá anois imithe in éag ar fud na tíre – an móinéar traidisiúnta. Téann Aedín Ní Thiarnaigh go pócaí iargúlta faoin tuath le teacht ar an ngnáthóg ársa seo agus ar na bláthanna fiáine a bhfásann ann; an Gliográn, an Nóinín, an Mhínscoth agus an Bainne bó Bleachtáin.
Tugann sí aghaidh ar chnoic rúndiamhracha Chorca Dhuibhne chun cuairt ar Dharach Ó Murchú, a thaispeánann di mar a dhéantar tintiúr leighis as an nóinín.
Tógann a haistear foghlama go Brigit’s Garden i gContae na Gaillimhe ansin di, áit a mhíníonn an bainisteoir Jenny Beale di faoi conas gur féidir linn athbheochan a chruthú maidir leis na móinéar, trí húsáid an ghliográin.
Casann Aedín le Karin Muller ó Solaris Tea chomh maith, a thugann léargas di ar úsáidí leighis an bhainne bó bleachtáin, arbh fhéidir tae blasta a dhéanamh as chomh maith.
More information contact ; Bríd Seoighe , Producer , Abú Media
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Series Overview:
FAOI BHLÁTH is a new series for RTE One that celebrates Ireland’s rich biodiversity. Presenter Aedín Ní Thiarnaigh travels the parks, lakes, bog and mountains of Ireland to uncover our rich array of wild flowers and learns about the folklore associated with them and their uses in cookery, medicine and craft.
Series is presented by Aedín Ní Thiarnaigh.
From the common daisy , the dandelions, the buttercups and the blue violets on the lowlands and are some of the more common ones to the wild heather in the rocky, rugged landscapes to the colourfull buttercups of the meadows and the marigolds by the lake sides , even wastelands have beautiful wild flowers and Aedín is challenged in this series to locate the most beautiful wildflowers that make it their home in these various habitats .
Aedín herself is a wild flower enthusiast and has been for many years . The Irish names of flowers started to intrigue her as the names often lead to different stories. ‘Centuary’ in English is called ‘Dréimire Muire’ as Gaeilge . Not only is it a pretty flower, but the ladder which Holy Mary supposedly climbed on her way up to heaven!
Each episode in this 13 part series looks at a different habitat and talks about some of the flowers in season as she visits . Habitats include ;Hedgerows, Mountains. Lakesides, Bogs, Meadows to name but a few.
In addition to imparting the folklore and superstitions attached to each flower from our past she also seeks out information about the uses that these flowers had in the past and how some of those uses and this knowledge exist today . In the series we see flowers being used in cooking , healing, as a dye and in even in craft making .
Her journey takes her from the lakes of Lough Corrib brings her as far as the wilds of Joyce Country on the Galway Mayo border and into the beautiful Dingle Peninsula and beyond .
QUOTE ;
‘ Faoi Bhláth is for me my dream job. It’s given me the chance to travel to some of the most breathtaking places in Ireland and to get to know to some of the most interesting people I’ve ever met about the topics I love the most; our native wildflowers and their folklore.’