Traditional Harvest Day at Bunratty Folk Park
Visitors can experience rural Irish life from over a century ago with working threshing machines, vintage tractor displays, and a sheaf-throwing competition. Local artisans demonstrate traditional skills including willow basket weaving, blacksmithing, drop-spindle wool spinning, and open-fire griddle bread baking. The day also features live traditional Irish music, step dancing, folkloric storytelling from a seanchaí, and native heritage farm animals.
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Normal admission rates apply.
Hours
11am to 5pm.
Ages
All ages
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Tips & Advice
- Free car parking is available on site for all visitors.
- Children and adults can bring a customary sod of turf to fuel the fire when visiting the Old Schoolhouse.
- Bus services from Dublin Coach and Bus Éireann stop within a short walk of the park.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What farm animals can visitors see?
Visitors can meet native Irish and heritage breeds including Irish Wolfhounds, Kerry Bog Ponies, Irish Red Deer, Shetland Ponies, pigs, chickens, Silkie hens, peacocks, Soay sheep, and goats.
What traditional crafts are demonstrated?
Demonstrations include willow basket making, blacksmithing in the forge, drop-spindle wool spinning, and griddle bread baking over an open turf fire.
What vintage machinery is featured?
Displays include working threshing machines, vintage tractors, stationary engines, ploughs, hay rakes, a root cutter, and turnip and mangel seeders.
What is sheaf throwing?
Sheaf throwing is a traditional contest where competitors attempt to toss tightly bound bundles of rushes over considerable heights.
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