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Raw ingredients for the traditional Irish Lúnasa meal arranged on a dark slate board — freshly dug new potatoes with soil still on their skins, a piece of bacon collar, a quartered white cabbage and a small bowl of dark fraughans, with a sprig of heather.

Lúnasa: Ireland's Harvest Starts in August. Here's What to Cook.

19th August 2026

Lughnasa makes the beginning the Irish harvest. What to cook at home in August, from new potatoes to fraughans, plus our 4 Week Essential Skills course in Blackrock.

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