Purple reign: West Cork island to host summer festival to celebrate biggest ever lavender harvest

Cape Clear will host its inaugural Féile Lus Liath Chléire next month to celebrate its largest ever harvest of the aromatic herb and the wide range of products it is helping to produce

Patsy Ó Drisceoill and Carmi Paris tending to some of the lavender plants on Cape Clear, off Cork, which is set to host its first lavender festival next month.

An island community has announced a new summer festival to celebrate its flourishing lavender industry which is generating new income and adding an evocative scent of summer to the fresh island air.

The Cape Clear Gaeltacht off West Cork will host its inaugural Féile Lus Liath Chléire next month to celebrate its largest ever harvest of the aromatic herb, the wide range of products it is helping to produce, and the island’s community spirit and dedication to sustainable farming practices.