Meet Our Hosts

Meet Our Hosts

With a passion for baking and a love of Irish tradition and folklore, Carmel and Mary set up The Irish Soda Bread Way in 2019. The duo were childhood friends in their native Sligo, who ended up in Westport and never left! Carmel spent half a lifetime in the local secondary school teaching Home Economics. Mary, now a Failte Ireland approved Tour Guide, spent equally as long working as a Medical Scientist in the local hospital. Both love meeting people,enjoy the chat and are great fun! You can be sure of real kindness, a genuine Irish welcome and lots of laughter with Carmel and Mary.

With a passion for baking and a love of Irish tradition and folklore, Carmel and Mary set up The Irish Soda Bread Way in 2019. The duo were childhood friends in their native Sligo, who ended up in Westport and never left! Carmel spent half a lifetime in the local secondary school teaching Home Economics. Mary, now a Failte Ireland approved Tour Guide, spent equally as long working as a Medical Scientist in the local hospital. Both love meeting people,enjoy the chat and are great fun! You can be sure of real kindness, a genuine Irish welcome and lots of laughter with Carmel and Mary.
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