Halloween Mushroom Hunt, Tullamore ,

                                                                                 

 
       
            HALLOWEEN MUSHROOM HUNT

       CHARLEVILLE CASTLE, TULLAMORE
  10-4pm SAT' 27th & SUN' 28TH OCTOBER 2012
     LEAD BY MEMBERS OF THE IRISH MYCOLOGISTS SOCIETY
Don't be Spooked by the Magical world of Mushrooms, let yourself be enchanted in the grounds of the Magnificent 'Charleville Castle' with all of it's Medieval Pageantry on display.

Shaggy Ink caps

 The Mushroom Hunt at Charleville Castle will focus on an exhibition
table in the amazing castle where labelled examples of the current
Irish fungus flora will be on display for all to see. 

There will be also be cooking and tastings of  mushrooms around lunchtime with Louis Smith, Chef lecturer at G.M.I.T and co author of 'Forest Fungi in Ireland' , Louis has an amazing passion for all the edible mushrooms and loves to share his knowledge, indeed I've learnt loads from him down through the years.

 Howard Fox, from the National Botanic Gardens will be on hand to
guide anyone to a species name using the mushroom's detailed
characters. Howard is an engaging character and brings years of experience gained through  his studies and forays, there's little he doesn't know about mushrooms and their part in the habit.

Last of the Trio and by no means least is Maria Cullen, an expert in the field of Lichen and again both edibles and non-edible mushrooms, Maria's the one to look out for on the day, she'll be leading the way.

Porcelain fungus

Bring your own specimens if you want to know what they are! one or two of each species will suffice.

Sadly I won't be there myself, but shall be in spirit! 

Many thanks to Bonnie and Dudley at Charleville Castle for hosting this event and previous ones in the past so well.

Honey Fungus