AVAILABLE DATES:

28th March

4th + 18th April

PRICE: €79

PLACE: THE GRAIN STORE

Join us for our Spring Seasonal Supper Club, where renewal and flavor come together in a celebration of the season. 

Savor a thoughtfully crafted four-course set menu, inspired by the vibrant bounty of spring from our Farm and Gardens. Led by Head Chef Niall O’Sullivan, each dish captures the freshness and vitality of the season, offering a true farm-to-table experience. Set in the charming warmth of our 19th Century Grain Store, complete with the crackle of a log fire, creating the perfect tone for an unforgettable evening. Whether with friends or family, this is a moment to savor the season's finest offerings in delightful company.

What to expect:

• Four-course seasonal menu crafted by our Head Chef

• Craft beer, botanical cocktails, and an extensive wine menu available

• Candlelit tables, ideal for groups of up to eight guests

Booking Information:

• Pre-book your four-course meal online (drinks additional)

• For groups larger than eight, please email us at info@killruddery.com and we will do our best to accommodate 
  

• If you can't book your chosen table size please email us at info@killruddery.com and we will do our best to accommodate or will place you on a cancellation/waiting list.
  

• Cancellations require a minimum of 48 hours notice for rescheduling or refund; no-shows are non-refundable

SAMPLE SET MENU FOR SEASONAL SUPPERS HERE. 

SUNDAY 5TH  + MONDAY 6TH APRIL

Child Member €13.50

Adult Member €5.00

Child non-member €15.00

Adult non-member €8.00

CHILDREN UNDER 18 MONTHS – FREE 

TIME 10.00 – 15.30

MEETING PLACE – GARDEN ENTRANCE SHOP

 

EVENT DESCRIPTION

This year we are delighted to welcome Lakers as our Easter Trail Charity Partners, enjoying the new and wonderful energy of the lovely community of Volunteers that is Lakers sports and social club.

Our trail will take you and your family throughout the Gardens, this Easter Sunday or Monday, for Eggs-cellent family fun, creating moments to treasure - There will be clues to guess, obstacles to get over, traditional games to be played and the day will finish in the Orangery with storytelling  + of course the reward: one small and precious egg.

The funds raised from this event will go directly to support the work of Lakers. So, with the option to don your Easter bonnet and dress in your finest Easter-inspired clothing: book your space's soon, as spaces are somewhat limited!

ABOUT LAKERS SPORTS AND SOCIAL:

WHO IS THIS EVENT FOR?

• This Easter family weekend at Killruddery is suitable for all the family
• Those wishing to explore the grounds with a day of family fun, in the beautiful surroundings of Killruddery
• Those wishing to help raise funds for a wonderful cause 

FAQ:

• Car parking is free
• All materials are provided
• Please dress for the day’s weather – Easter inspired outfits and Easter bonnets are welcomed!
• Please allow yourself plenty of time to get here, park in our main Car Park and follow signs to Killruddery’s Garden Entrance Shop
• Dogs are not permitted into our Gardens, with exceptions made for guide dogs and other assistance dogs only
• Spring Stories will take place in The Orangery at, 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00, 12.30, 13:00, 14.30, 15.00 and- please keep this in mind when booking your time slots, should you like to attend storytime 
• When purchasing a ticket, please review all of the ticket information to ensure you are selecting the correct ticket types and time slots

SATURDAY 21ST MARCH  AND 4TH JULY 2026

KILLRUDDERY MEMBER TICKET: €216

STANDARD TICKET: €240

 

ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP

Join us this Spring and learn to create a Botanical Cast with the beautiful botanical artist Erica Devine. You will create your own wall piece, immortalising seasonal blooms from Killruddery Cut Flower beds for years to come. This workshop is a good introduction to working with plaster where you will be shown the techniques Erica uses to create sculptural wall pieces for clients including Jo Malone in Paris and The Powerscourt Hotel. All materials are provided and if you wish to bring some stems from your own garden or surrounding to include you are welcome to bring them along.

Hosted by Fionnuala Brabazon, all materials for this workshop are provided and this day promises bounty in plenty as everyone will leave with their own wall piece, detailed notes and a suppliers list to help you pursue this art-form further, nourishment with warm drinks and a long table lunch in The Grain Store cooked by our Head Chef Niall O'Sullivan. 

ABOUT ERICA DEVINE

Erica Devine is an artist and maker. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin and Durham University, she worked as a conservator at the National Museum of Ireland, the National Trust in the UK and as an advisor to award-winning historic houses and museums. 

Seeking a creative direction in her career led her to pursue the art of botanical casting. Within a short period she was featured in solo and group exhibitions including the Design and Craft Council of Ireland's Craft Village at Bloom in the Park and Sculpture in Context in the National Botanic Gardens. Erica's work is to be found in private collections from Japan to the USA and closer to home, in The Powerscourt Hotel. Most recently, she was commissioned to create botanical casts to decorate Jo Malone's new flagship store in Paris. 

 

WHO IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR?

• This workshop is for complete beginners & intermediate practitioners 
• Those looking to explore and expand their ability in craft making
• Those looking to grain confidence with a new creative outlet
• Anyone looking to spend time with like-minded individuals doing something new and creative

FAQ:

• This workshop will take place from 10.00 - 16.00
• All materials are supplied
• Please wear warm thick soled shoes, and dress to suit the days weather
• Please wear clothes you don't mind getting the odd splash of plaster on - an apron is highly recommended!
• Please allow yourself plenty of time to get here, park in our main customer car park and follow signs to Killruddery Cut Flowers workshop 

SUNDAY 12TH APRIL

PLACE: KILLRUDDERY YARD

MEMBERS: COMPLIMENTARY

NON-MEMBER ADULTS:         €10.50 INCLUDES SAME DAY GARDEN ACCESS

NON-MEMBER CONCESSION: €9.50 INCLUDES SAME DAY GARDEN ACCESS

Eoghan Daltun, who has been rewilding an Atlantic rainforest on the Beara Peninsula, West Cork, for almost 17 years, will speak about how this exquisitely beautiful but now tragically rare natural ecosystem was once very widespread, is a core part of Irish heritage, and could return over large areas with the right approaches.

About Eoghan Daltun

Eoghan Daltun is a sculpture conservator, a High Nature Value farmer and, above all, a rewilder. Originally from Dublin, since 2009 he has lived with his two sons, Liam and Seánie, on their 73-acre farm near Eyeries on the Beara Peninsula, West Cork.

He is the author of the best-selling and award-winning book, 'An Irish Atlantic Rainforest: A Personal Journey into the Magic of Rewilding' (Hachette, September 2022) and 'The Magic of an Irish Rainforest: A Visual Journey' (Hachette, September 2024). He is currently working on a third book, titled 'Setting the Land Free: Visions of a Rewilded Ireland', due for publication in August 2026.

 

WEDNESDAY,  29TH APRIL

ADULT MEMBER: FREE

ADULT NON-MEMBER: €10.50   

12 - 18 YEAR OLDS/CONCESSION NON-MEMBER: €9.50

 

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Killruddery Head Gardener, Daragh Farren will lead a Head Gardener’s tour of the 17th century heritage gardens that he and his team maintain and nurture, sharing his extensive knowledge along the way. 

At the beginning of this tour you will meet Daragh at the entrance to the gardens and walk most of the formal sections, where he will explain the trials and tribulations of caring for a garden like Killruddery, and some of the changes and developments over the years. 

There will be plenty of time to ask him for expert advice, from experience of gardening at Killruddery, to other general gardening questions.

ABOUT DARAGH FARREN 

Daragh Farren, Head Gardener of Killruddery has 30 years of extensive gardening experience. Having studied at the National Botanic Gardens and TU Dublin, before his time at Killruddery, Daragh worked on the gardening team at the residence of the British Ambassador to Ireland. For the last 23 years, Daragh has led the Killruddery Garden Department.

WHO IS THIS EVENT FOR?

• This Garden Tour is suitable for those interested in gardening and nature 
• Those wishing to explore the grounds of Killruddery with our Head Gardener as a guide

FAQ: 

• This talk will begin at 12.00 and will last between one and two hours 
• Car parking is free
  
• Advance booking is essential 
• Please dress for the day’s weather
• Please allow yourself plenty of time to get here, park in our main customer car park and follow signs to Killruddery’s Garden Entrance Shop
• When purchasing a ticket, please review all of the information to ensure you are selecting the correct ticket types

SATURDAY 2ND MAY 2026

KILLRUDDERY MEMBER TICKET: €120

STANDARD TICKET: €132

 

Event description

In this full-day workshop, Killruddery Kitchen Gardener Pat Keady will guide participants through the year-round cycle of vegetable growing.

This is a two part, hands-on workshop, designed as a sequel, but participants should also gain valuable insights if booking into one or other day only.

We will begin the day with some theory about garden design, discussing the range of vegetables that you can grow both inside and out at that time of year. Followed by an explanation of the processes of sowing and germination followed by a practical demonstration after lunch. Pat will discuss the different tools and equipment required for an efficient growing process, fertility, what and where to get it followed by a walk through the walled garden and demonstration. 

You will go home with a starter seed pack and plenty of tips and inspiration to get you growing food this year for your table.

 

WHO IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR?

• Those interested in starting to grow their own vegetables.
• Those who wish to gain knowledge on sowing seeds, fertility and germination.
  

 

ABOUT OUR KITCHEN GARDEN

In 2009 we began our contemporary food journey at Killruddery. We opened a charming Tea Room in our Victorian Ornamental Dairy and at the same time we began to awaken the sleeping walled garden which had lain largely dormant since the late seventies apart from its lovely Apple Orchard and a few hidden fruit vines. Our Kitchens development has gone hand in hand with the development of our Kitchen Garden and subsequently an additional field on our Farm. In 2022 Pat joined our project and under his leadership, we grow a large percentage of the vegetables we serve to our visitors and we also supply demand in our Farm Shop. We are prolific, we do this using organic principles, our Walled Garden has never known any other way.

ABOUT PAT KEADY

Pat grew up surrounded and immersed in nature not knowing the meaning of the word biodiversity but piecing together the web of life bit by bit, this early involvement shaped him as a person who understands the need to protect and promote nature in everything we do. This is a major part of why Pat became a grower,a journey that brought him to Cork to study sustainable horticulture, then on to run his own market garden in Connemara and now here in Killruddery growing chemical free vegetables. He is constantly trying to improve and learn new methods to grow healthy nutritious veg on a large scale, while protecting and promoting nature. 

 

FAQ:

• This workshop will take place from 10.00 - 16.00. 
• All materials are supplied. 
• Lunch is provided. 
• Please wear warm thick soled shoes, and dress to suit the days weather. 
• Please allow yourself plenty of time to get here, park in our main customer car park and follow signs to

SATURDAY 9TH MAY

KILLRUDDERY MEMBER TICKET:  €108

STANDARD TICKET: €120

TIME: 10.00 - 16.00

 

ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP

We are delighted to announce a hands-on workshop with artist David Begley, part of the Killruddery Botanical, Garden, & Traditional Skills Workshop Series.

David will teach us how to make our own natural pigment from Oak Gall, before leading us in a Drawing and Painting workshop, we will hopefully make the most of the gardens - or in the Orangery (weather depending) David will guide participants in using these pigments in observing and capturing Killruddery's Gardens in all its Summer vibrancy using the Oak Gall Ink you have just created!

Hosted in Killruddery Cut Flowers Workshop; all materials for this workshop are provided and this day promises bounty in plenty as everyone will leave with their own drawings and painting, and the learned skill of Oak Gall ink making. Guests will be nourished with warm drinks and a long table lunch in the Grain Store cooked by our Head Chef Niall O'Sullivan. 

ABOUT DAVID BEGLEY

David Begley is an artist, filmmaker, and arts educator. He has exhibited his animations, drawings, paintings, monotype prints, and films, nationally and internationally since 1996. In 2020 David was commissioned by Wexford County Council to create The Monk’s Garden, a visual art, heritage, and gardening project with St Edan’s National school, Ferns. Inspired by this work, David made his documentary The Keepers highlighting the importance of art and gardening for children. 

WHO IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR?

• Beginner + intermediate print artists looking to explore and expand their creative practice
  
• Those who enjoy learning alongside like-minded creatives in a beautiful environment 

WHAT TO BRING:

• Please bring an apron and notebook, pestle & mortar
• Please wear warm, weather appropriate clothing and thick soled shoes

ADDITIONAL INFO:

• Ticket price includes food and drink
  
• Well Water station.
  
• Long Table Lunch in the Grain Store
  

SUNDAY, 7TH JUNE

TIME: 12 noon

ADULT: €12

STUDENT: €8

ABOUT THE EVENT:

Distinguished cellist William Butt shines the spotlight on JS Bach's Six Suites for Solo Cello. 

It has been said of Bach that, “he showed a great love for exploring specific types of pieces in a very concentrated way” and that, “he often assembled collections of works that demonstrate… the complete technical potential of the instrument for which the music was written”. The six Cello Suites certainly display this propensity extremely well with audiences having the opportunity to hear it for themselves in this lunchtime concert featuring the wonderful Second and Fifth Suites by the master.

SUNDAY, 7TH JUNE

PRE-CONCERT DINNER: €60 pp

EVENT DESCRIPTION

 

On Sunday 7th June, Killruddery Orangery will be backdrop for a summer evening concert of chamber music. Hugh Tinney, a passionate musician who has extensively explored the chamber music repertoire with some of the world’s finest musicians, collaborates with an array of exceptional artists from home and abroad – violinist Mairéad Hickey, violist Ruth Gibson and cellist Guy Johnston – as part of Dublin International Chamber Music Festival.

Attendees are invited to make an evening of it with a special pre-concert dinner in the Grain Store at Killruddery, featuring a seasonal menu of fare grown and reared in our Garden & Farm, just a few metres away from your concert venue.

The pre-concert dinner will begin at 17.30 with the concert beginning at 19.30, Chef Niall O'Sullivan & Team will offer a thoughtfully prepared, three course menu, inspired by the seasons.

Please allow plenty of time to arrive and park in our main customer car follow signs to Killruddery Yard and the Grain Store.

N.B This booking is only for the pre-concert dinner. To purchase tickets for the concert please click here!

 FAQ:

• This pre-concert dinner will take place in The Grain Store at 17.30, and will feature a three course menu. Please arrive promptly to allow yourself time to enjoy your dinner before heading to The Orangery.
  
• Please allow plenty of time to arrive and park in our main customer car park and follow signs to The Grain Store
  

SATURDAY 13TH JUNE

MEMBERS: COMPLIMENTARY

NON-MEMBER ADULTS:         €10.50

NON-MEMBER CONCESSION: €9.50

 

 

Join us for a walk beneath the Trees of Killruddery with Irish botanist and former Director of the National Botanic Gardens, Dr. Matthew Jebb and Killruddery owner and forester Jack Meath.

The gardens were created by the 4^th and 6^th Earls from approximately 1682 and still retain their 17C layout whilst continuing to be maintained and planted to this day. 

Jack Meath (15^th Earl) has been involved in lifelong Land Management. A forester by training he knows the Estate intimately, making decisions for each area of the woodlands based on their bio-diversity and preservation. He continues to plant and care for trees in the tradition of the many foresters who left their legacies which we can enjoy today.