Boreen is a word used frequently in rural Ireland. It’s a beloved term, conjuring homesickness and nostalgia for many. Old Irish boreens are nostaltic symbols.
The back roads in Ireland, the tiny unmarked ones that weave through the countryside lined by hedges, stone walls or fences, are called: Boreens. If you do not know your way around, it is nearly impossible to go from one point to another without becoming lost for a few hours or the rest of your life. My friend Carrie lives on such a boreen, and if she hadn't spent most of her childhood there, she would be lost too. A GPS works only if you have the exact cordiance. On walks we took I trusted Carrie to lead the way. Since most of the country around Cork is hilly, imagine a patchwork comforter cover fluffed up and they spread out over a bunch of boulders, walking along the boreens is good exercise, and risky, due to the random car and faithful cow dog. Clotted cream. Holsteins Cows. Scones, jam, tea... Spotted along the way... but if I had to find them again I would have to hold Carrie's hand. Wildflowers bouquets are a temptation, fairies and lepercons are hard to deny, and any road in France is as wide as a highway compared to the boreens. Enchanting travel if you have your wits about you and not two pints. Scenic. If I had a penny for every time I said, "Oh my God!" in Ireland in these last twenty-four hours, I would never have to pray again. Certainly, God thought I was begging to become a nun. Celtic cross. A boreen trailing the rocky coast. Abandon stone houses, castles, churches... Breathtaking landscape. The boreens and lanes, even the roads in Ireland are just so darn charming that I could be happy being a piece of debris on any of them, though there wasn't a single piece of debris anywhere. Romantic. Heather on the knoll, oh my God! Flower power rules in Ireland. Like I said, "God thought I was praying to become a nun." A four leaf clover I could have found. The only road signs I saw were on the main roads. Nevertheless, if I had to be lost, Ireland would be the place I would want to be lost in. Safe, magical, enchanting, thoughtful, gentle, happy... a very happy place. Books and Blogs about Ireland: The Back Roads of Ireland Stitches Fabric and Soul Photographs of Ireland Nessa's Family Kitchen Irish Pub Cooking
The sport is thought to date back to the 1600s when the native Irish rolled the cannon balls of Cromwell’s soldiers down moonlight boreens.
Pattern includes two sets of instructions for knitting the Backroads Beanie in two choices of yarn weights: Super Chunky - Manos del Uruguay Franca, or Worsted - Manos del Uruguay Maxima The inspiration behind the Back Roads Beanie is just as the name suggests. Ireland is made up of a maze of back roads. They are small, winding, narrow boreens and they are lined with beautiful, lush hedgerows spilling out onto the roads. They all have grass tufts growing up in the middle of the road. The Left Twist stitch in the pattern is representative of the meandering roads, while a modified take on the Andalusian Stitch represents the grass tufts growing in the middle of the roads. SIZE One size, 42cm/16½” circumference x 23cm/9” length Designed to fit with 5-8cm/2-3” negative ease (hat will stretch to fit) MATERIALS MAXIMA Version Manos del Uruguay MAXIMA (100% Extra Fine Merino Wool), 200m/218 yds per 100g/3.5 oz skein 1 skein Shown in: MAXIMA M2020 Spirulina, approximately 54g, 108m/ 118yds 4.5mm (US 7) DPNs or circular needle, 40cm/16” long 5.5mm (US 9) DPNs or circular needle, 40cm/16” long **FRANCA Version** Manos del Uruguay FRANCA (100% Superwash Merino Wool), 105m/114 yds per 150g/5.25 oz skein 1 skein Shown in: FRANCA F30 Menhir, approximately 65m/ 71yds 7mm (US 10.75) DPNs or circular needle, 40cm/16” long 9mm (US 13) DPNs or circular needle, 40cm/16” long Both Versions 1 stitch marker Tapestry needle Faux fur or yarn pompom, optional TENSION 18.5 sts and 26 rnds in pattern = 10cm/4” using MAXIMA and 5.5mm (US 9) needles after blocking OR 13 sts and 18 rnds in pattern = 10cm/4” using FRANCA and 9mm (US 13) needles after blocking Price is for the pattern only, not the finished garment. Once your payment has cleared, you will receive an email from Etsy with a link to download your pattern. There is no shipping fee as the pattern is supplied as a PDF file. Pattern and photos are copyright ©Rooster Yarns 2022. Distributed by Rooster Yarns. For yarn stockists, see www.roosteryarns.com No part of this pattern may be reproduced, re-sold or shared.
The back roads in Ireland, the tiny unmarked ones that weave through the countryside lined by hedges, stone walls or fences, are called: Boreens. If you do not know your way around, it is nearly impossible to go from one point to another without becoming lost for a few hours or the rest of your life. My friend Carrie lives on such a boreen, and if she hadn't spent most of her childhood there, she would be lost too. A GPS works only if you have the exact cordiance. On walks we took I trusted Carrie to lead the way. Since most of the country around Cork is hilly, imagine a patchwork comforter cover fluffed up and they spread out over a bunch of boulders, walking along the boreens is good exercise, and risky, due to the random car and faithful cow dog. Clotted cream. Holsteins Cows. Scones, jam, tea... Spotted along the way... but if I had to find them again I would have to hold Carrie's hand. Wildflowers bouquets are a temptation, fairies and lepercons are hard to deny, and any road in France is as wide as a highway compared to the boreens. Enchanting travel if you have your wits about you and not two pints. Scenic. If I had a penny for every time I said, "Oh my God!" in Ireland in these last twenty-four hours, I would never have to pray again. Certainly, God thought I was begging to become a nun. Celtic cross. A boreen trailing the rocky coast. Abandon stone houses, castles, churches... Breathtaking landscape. The boreens and lanes, even the roads in Ireland are just so darn charming that I could be happy being a piece of debris on any of them, though there wasn't a single piece of debris anywhere. Romantic. Heather on the knoll, oh my God! Flower power rules in Ireland. Like I said, "God thought I was praying to become a nun." A four leaf clover I could have found. The only road signs I saw were on the main roads. Nevertheless, if I had to be lost, Ireland would be the place I would want to be lost in. Safe, magical, enchanting, thoughtful, gentle, happy... a very happy place. Books and Blogs about Ireland: The Back Roads of Ireland Stitches Fabric and Soul Photographs of Ireland Nessa's Family Kitchen Irish Pub Cooking
Pattern includes two sets of instructions for knitting the Backroads Beanie in two choices of yarn weights: Super Chunky - Manos del Uruguay Franca, or Worsted - Manos del Uruguay Maxima The inspiration behind the Back Roads Beanie is just as the name suggests. Ireland is made up of a maze of back roads. They are small, winding, narrow boreens and they are lined with beautiful, lush hedgerows spilling out onto the roads. They all have grass tufts growing up in the middle of the road. The Left Twist stitch in the pattern is representative of the meandering roads, while a modified take on the Andalusian Stitch represents the grass tufts growing in the middle of the roads. SIZE One size, 42cm/16½” circumference x 23cm/9” length Designed to fit with 5-8cm/2-3” negative ease (hat will stretch to fit) MATERIALS MAXIMA Version Manos del Uruguay MAXIMA (100% Extra Fine Merino Wool), 200m/218 yds per 100g/3.5 oz skein 1 skein Shown in: MAXIMA M2020 Spirulina, approximately 54g, 108m/ 118yds 4.5mm (US 7) DPNs or circular needle, 40cm/16” long 5.5mm (US 9) DPNs or circular needle, 40cm/16” long **FRANCA Version** Manos del Uruguay FRANCA (100% Superwash Merino Wool), 105m/114 yds per 150g/5.25 oz skein 1 skein Shown in: FRANCA F30 Menhir, approximately 65m/ 71yds 7mm (US 10.75) DPNs or circular needle, 40cm/16” long 9mm (US 13) DPNs or circular needle, 40cm/16” long Both Versions 1 stitch marker Tapestry needle Faux fur or yarn pompom, optional TENSION 18.5 sts and 26 rnds in pattern = 10cm/4” using MAXIMA and 5.5mm (US 9) needles after blocking OR 13 sts and 18 rnds in pattern = 10cm/4” using FRANCA and 9mm (US 13) needles after blocking Price is for the pattern only, not the finished garment. Once your payment has cleared, you will receive an email from Etsy with a link to download your pattern. There is no shipping fee as the pattern is supplied as a PDF file. Pattern and photos are copyright ©Rooster Yarns 2022. Distributed by Rooster Yarns. For yarn stockists, see www.roosteryarns.com No part of this pattern may be reproduced, re-sold or shared.
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Pattern includes two sets of instructions for knitting the Backroads Beanie in two choices of yarn weights: Super Chunky - Manos del Uruguay Franca, or Worsted - Manos del Uruguay Maxima The inspiration behind the Back Roads Beanie is just as the name suggests. Ireland is made up of a maze of back roads. They are small, winding, narrow boreens and they are lined with beautiful, lush hedgerows spilling out onto the roads. They all have grass tufts growing up in the middle of the road. The Left Twist stitch in the pattern is representative of the meandering roads, while a modified take on the Andalusian Stitch represents the grass tufts growing in the middle of the roads. SIZE One size, 42cm/16½” circumference x 23cm/9” length Designed to fit with 5-8cm/2-3” negative ease (hat will stretch to fit) MATERIALS MAXIMA Version Manos del Uruguay MAXIMA (100% Extra Fine Merino Wool), 200m/218 yds per 100g/3.5 oz skein 1 skein Shown in: MAXIMA M2020 Spirulina, approximately 54g, 108m/ 118yds 4.5mm (US 7) DPNs or circular needle, 40cm/16” long 5.5mm (US 9) DPNs or circular needle, 40cm/16” long **FRANCA Version** Manos del Uruguay FRANCA (100% Superwash Merino Wool), 105m/114 yds per 150g/5.25 oz skein 1 skein Shown in: FRANCA F30 Menhir, approximately 65m/ 71yds 7mm (US 10.75) DPNs or circular needle, 40cm/16” long 9mm (US 13) DPNs or circular needle, 40cm/16” long Both Versions 1 stitch marker Tapestry needle Faux fur or yarn pompom, optional TENSION 18.5 sts and 26 rnds in pattern = 10cm/4” using MAXIMA and 5.5mm (US 9) needles after blocking OR 13 sts and 18 rnds in pattern = 10cm/4” using FRANCA and 9mm (US 13) needles after blocking Price is for the pattern only, not the finished garment. Once your payment has cleared, you will receive an email from Etsy with a link to download your pattern. There is no shipping fee as the pattern is supplied as a PDF file. Pattern and photos are copyright ©Rooster Yarns 2022. Distributed by Rooster Yarns. For yarn stockists, see www.roosteryarns.com No part of this pattern may be reproduced, re-sold or shared.
The back roads in Ireland, the tiny unmarked ones that weave through the countryside lined by hedges, stone walls or fences, are called: Boreens. If you do not know your way around, it is nearly impossible to go from one point to another without becoming lost for a few hours or the rest of your life. My friend Carrie lives on such a boreen, and if she hadn't spent most of her childhood there, she would be lost too. A GPS works only if you have the exact cordiance. On walks we took I trusted Carrie to lead the way. Since most of the country around Cork is hilly, imagine a patchwork comforter cover fluffed up and they spread out over a bunch of boulders, walking along the boreens is good exercise, and risky, due to the random car and faithful cow dog. Clotted cream. Holsteins Cows. Scones, jam, tea... Spotted along the way... but if I had to find them again I would have to hold Carrie's hand. Wildflowers bouquets are a temptation, fairies and lepercons are hard to deny, and any road in France is as wide as a highway compared to the boreens. Enchanting travel if you have your wits about you and not two pints. Scenic. If I had a penny for every time I said, "Oh my God!" in Ireland in these last twenty-four hours, I would never have to pray again. Certainly, God thought I was begging to become a nun. Celtic cross. A boreen trailing the rocky coast. Abandon stone houses, castles, churches... Breathtaking landscape. The boreens and lanes, even the roads in Ireland are just so darn charming that I could be happy being a piece of debris on any of them, though there wasn't a single piece of debris anywhere. Romantic. Heather on the knoll, oh my God! Flower power rules in Ireland. Like I said, "God thought I was praying to become a nun." A four leaf clover I could have found. The only road signs I saw were on the main roads. Nevertheless, if I had to be lost, Ireland would be the place I would want to be lost in. Safe, magical, enchanting, thoughtful, gentle, happy... a very happy place. Books and Blogs about Ireland: The Back Roads of Ireland Stitches Fabric and Soul Photographs of Ireland Nessa's Family Kitchen Irish Pub Cooking
The back roads in Ireland, the tiny unmarked ones that weave through the countryside lined by hedges, stone walls or fences, are called: Boreens. If you do not know your way around, it is nearly impossible to go from one point to another without becoming lost for a few hours or the rest of your life. My friend Carrie lives on such a boreen, and if she hadn't spent most of her childhood there, she would be lost too. A GPS works only if you have the exact cordiance. On walks we took I trusted Carrie to lead the way. Since most of the country around Cork is hilly, imagine a patchwork comforter cover fluffed up and they spread out over a bunch of boulders, walking along the boreens is good exercise, and risky, due to the random car and faithful cow dog. Clotted cream. Holsteins Cows. Scones, jam, tea... Spotted along the way... but if I had to find them again I would have to hold Carrie's hand. Wildflowers bouquets are a temptation, fairies and lepercons are hard to deny, and any road in France is as wide as a highway compared to the boreens. Enchanting travel if you have your wits about you and not two pints. Scenic. If I had a penny for every time I said, "Oh my God!" in Ireland in these last twenty-four hours, I would never have to pray again. Certainly, God thought I was begging to become a nun. Celtic cross. A boreen trailing the rocky coast. Abandon stone houses, castles, churches... Breathtaking landscape. The boreens and lanes, even the roads in Ireland are just so darn charming that I could be happy being a piece of debris on any of them, though there wasn't a single piece of debris anywhere. Romantic. Heather on the knoll, oh my God! Flower power rules in Ireland. Like I said, "God thought I was praying to become a nun." A four leaf clover I could have found. The only road signs I saw were on the main roads. Nevertheless, if I had to be lost, Ireland would be the place I would want to be lost in. Safe, magical, enchanting, thoughtful, gentle, happy... a very happy place. Books and Blogs about Ireland: The Back Roads of Ireland Stitches Fabric and Soul Photographs of Ireland Nessa's Family Kitchen Irish Pub Cooking
Rullingen Castle was initially a 14th century moated castle. During the centuries it was rebuild and restored several times. The last time was between 1921 and 1935 after part of the building was destroyed by fire. Rullingen Castle was acquired by the government in 1978 and is now used as a hotel. Search location on Beautiful Places Map
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Boreen is a word used frequently in rural Ireland. It’s a beloved term, conjuring homesickness and nostalgia for many. Old Irish boreens are nostaltic symbols.
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