Darina Allen: A trip up North exhibits the quality of Irish food

Darina Allen explores what the Mourne Mountain area in Co Down has to offer

Granny Mary's wheaten bread

Anyone who has experienced the chaos in so many airports this summer to get to their longed-for holiday destination may well have questioned whether it’s really worth the effort. Having battled to get there, many were sizzled alive at temperatures from mid-30ºC to 40ºC.

Been there, done that too, so from now on, whenever I can snatch a few precious days, I’m determined to explore parts of Ireland hitherto not visited. I haven’t been to the North since before the pandemic, so let me tell you about a recent trip to the Mourne Mountain area in Co Down. It’s such a beautiful area, a hill walker’s paradise, but I was also on a food trail.