Stoneybatter Festival
Summer is full of events and outdoor parties. This weekend was the Stonneybatter Festival, and had the mood of a small town event in the middle of Dublin - we could not have had a more lovely afternoon.
The main street of the neighborhood, Manor Street, was closed and there were activities for the kids, live music, etc. We had a lot of fun with the puppy championship. The winner was Chewbaca, the dog with glasses you can see just below.
As we walked around, we ordered this delicious fresh fruit drink.
There were several stalls with food tasting from local stores.
This other one donated books. I chose the Aromatherapy one that is on the left side of the photo.
We bought a book about Dublin 7, the area we live in here - and with the author's autograph.
A large table was set up to serve a lunch prepared by one of the pubs in the area.
And the highlight of our afternoon was The Batter Bake Off Mrs Doyle's Tea Party, a contest to choose the best cake, sandwich and biscuit made by the community.
Mrs Doyle (Pauline Mclynn) is the well-known character in the humorous series Father Ted, who served incessantly teas to the protagonist. We watched the entire series as soon as we arrived in Ireland, and we laughed so hard we are always looking forward to reviewing the episodes that are constantly being re-played on TV. The last season was shot almost 20 years ago and the protagonist, comedian Dermot Morgan, died shortly after filming the last scenes of the third and last season.
But returning to the Festival, it also had the participation of the Great British Bake Off presenter Anna Nolan. A large table was set up with lots of pastries and sandwiches.
The big winning cake was this courgette and lemon custard filling. Very good!! I will try to reproduce something similar at home.
Paulinne is a really lovely person, very friendly and has tasted everything with much affection. Of course I took a picture with her! And I felt like thanking her for so many laughs! But she was in a hurry and just thanked for the photo. Watch this cake with the miniatures of the characters in the Father Ted series.
Then came the tasting of everything. A great way to end a simple but very enjoyable afternoon enjoying the Irish summer. On our Facebook page we always put in advance some events and festivals that are happening in Dublin. If you want to follow our fan page just give a like here.
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