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D R O M O L A N D would like to Wish you a

Festive Season Filled With Warmth, Comfort & Joy...

Please bring a little of Dromoland home, with our recipe for…

C H R I S T M A S T R A D I T I O N STraditionally Christmas in Ireland begins on the 8th of December

The Christmas Tree is a relatively new custom in Ireland. Historically ivy and holly were used to brighten up homes for the festive season.

Holly laden with red berries represented better luck for the coming year

You will hear Christmas carols everywhere, ‘The Wexford Carol’ dates back to the 12th century and tells the story of the nativity

“Good People all, this Christmas timeConsider well and bear in mind

What our good God for us has doneIn sending His beloved Son”

THE 12TH OF DECEMBERAt the Castle, is when we erect our gingerbread house display

Ancient Celts believed mistletoe possessed magnificent healing powers. It was banned for some time as it was seen as a symbol of paganism. Now it symbolises peace and good will or somewhere to steal a kiss!

“Candle in the window” is a way of saying welcome a sign of hospitality and was traditionally lit on Christmas eve

CHRISTMAS DAYChristmas was very much a family affair and all were expected to make it home.

The Christmas feast in all its splendour was served at lunch time

THE 26TH OF DECEMBERSt. Stephens Day, dancing and singing was performed at the Castle by the “Wren Boys”

dressed up in straw suits to raise money for charity

NEW YEARS“Out with the old and in with the new”

THE 6TH OF JANUARY“Little Christmas” or “Women’s Christmas”

The official last day of Christmas in Ireland, where Women were to avoid all housework. It has become a Ladies treat to have “Afternoon Tea” and catch-up at the Castle!

“Nollaig Shona Duit”

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well”Virginia Woolf

T E A I N F U S I O N S

Vanilla Rooibos, South AfricaThe much loved South African herbal infusion

with the delicious richness of creamy vanilla

Pure CamomileA mild herbal tea made from whole camomile

flowers which are carefully prepared so that they

retain their distinctive tangy floral character

Refreshing MintA relaxing flavour of mint with a touch

of lemongrass

Granny’s GardenMade with fruity fresh rhubarb and rounded off with

the delicate sweetness of vanilla

W H I T E T E A

White Yunnan Silver Tips, ChinaExceptional large bright silvery leaf buds.

Full flavoured taste with soft,

yet fruity and flowery finish

O O L O N G T E A

Superior OolongA fascinating Tea with rich aroma

and delicate fruit and nut character.

Milky Oolong. China, SpringIts special fabrication cares for the wonderful natural

creamy taste: the tea leaves are milk steamed and

then carefully rolled.

C O F F E E

Alternatively coffees are also available

Please ask your server

B L A C K T E A S

Dromoland Festive SpiceFlavoured blend of black Ceylon tea with spices,

marzipan and cinnamon

Christmas PunchTasty winter fruits with apple pieces, hibiscus, rosehip peel, clove,

orange peel, cardamom and cinnamon.

Dromoland BlendA blend of the finest teas from east of the rift valley in Kenya.

Full flavoured tea with bright yellow finish.

Darjeeling Summer Gold, Organic, IndiaThis outstanding summer plucking has a flowery

elegance and a deliciously well balanced aroma

Special Earl Grey, China / India Fresh bergamot aroma in a seductive blend of precious

tea with a full bodied and intense flavour

Wild Cherry, CeylonAn extravagantly blended Ceylon tea with the full

aroma of sun ripened Japanese wild cherries

Irish Whiskey Cream, IndiaMalty assam tea with whiskey and cocoa aroma

G R E E N T E A S

Morgentau, ChinaA fascinating green tea composition with Sencha flower

petals and subtle fruity flavour of mango and lemon

Greenleaf, IndiaA carefully crafted garden tea from the highlands

of India with a delicately tart darjeeling aroma

Green Lemon, ChinaA beautiful, large leafed Sencha blend from

China with the aroma of ripe, fresh lemon

A M U S E B O U C H ELimerick Ham Hock Roulade, Honey Mustard Remoulade

S A N D W I C H E SSmoked Knockanore Cheese & Ham with Spiced Chutney

Burren Smoked Salmon with Onion & Baby CapersVegan Wrap with Cashew Cream, Beetroot & Multiseed

Roast Turkey, Baby Gem, Pine Nuts with Sage & Scallion MayoSpiced Beef with Sweet Gherkin & Horseradish

Egg & Watercress Brioche BunOpen Prawn on Soda with Garlic & Chive Mayo

W A R M F R U I T & P L A I N S C O N E SClotted Cream, Spiced Apple Butter & Strawberry Preserve

P A S T R I E SChocolate Fudge Cake

Pistachio ‘Crackling’ Choux BunFestive Battenberg

Citrus TartRaspberry & Vanilla Mousse

Gooseberry & Clementine Pot

T H E C L A S S I C SChristmas Cake

Chester ‘Mince Pie’ Cake Pastry of the Day

€45 per person, plus service charge of 17.5%.

C H A M P A G N E F E S T I V E A F T E R N O O N T E AWith a glass of Louis Roederer €60.00 plus service charge of 17.5%

F E S T I V E W I N T E R C O C K T A I LThe Wish of Cailleach €18

‘Cailleach’ is the Irish goddess of winterKalak vodka, peppermint liqueur, white chocolate liqueur, coconut milk, mist of cedar infusion

BE FOOD ALLERGY AWARE - Please ask your server for a list of allergens.