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Púca Festival: Foraging and Herbology Tour

29 October to 1 November 2026Ticketed

Siobhán Carroll leads a Hill of Ward walk about plants, their traditional uses and associated folklore.

MyMap visitor guide · Sources checked 22 September 2026

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When
29 October to 1 November 2026
Days
4 scheduled dates
Where
Hill of Ward, Rathcairn
Entry
Ticketed
Kind
Heritage

The experience

The roughly 90-minute tour considers plants in the landscape through herbology and storytelling. Any tasting is conditional in the programme; the walk is not a promise that participants will gather or eat particular plants.

Sources: Púca Festival

Before you go

Tours run from 29 October to 1 November. The page lists 11.30am and 1.30pm, except 31 October, when only 11.30am is offered. Tickets are €27.50 plus fees, including the GAA-ground shuttle. Uneven terrain, no dogs and no on-site parking are specified.

Sources: Púca Festival

Programme

  • Thursday, 29 October 2026Check the booking page for times

    Púca Festival: Foraging and Herbology Tour

  • Friday, 30 October 2026Check the booking page for times

    Púca Festival: Foraging and Herbology Tour

  • Saturday, 31 October 2026Check the booking page for times

    Púca Festival: Foraging and Herbology Tour

  • Sunday, 1 November 2026Check the booking page for times

    Púca Festival: Foraging and Herbology Tour

Tickets and entry

Ticketed.

Púca Festival, read 22 September 2026

Booking happens on the organiser’s own site: universe.com. This site does not sell tickets and holds no information about whether any are left.

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Hill of Ward is in Rathcairn, County Meath. Routes here end at Hill of Ward, Wardstown, Meath, using the venue position in this listing.

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The nearest scheduled stop is Athboy (135891), 2.3 km away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

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Where this comes from

Programme and visiting details are based on the sources below, checked on the dates shown. The original listing was supplied by Fáilte Ireland under CC BY 4.0. For changes to the programme or ticket availability, follow the organiser’s official link.

  • Fáilte Ireland Open Data · imported 22 September 2026
    Venue, dates, entry details and official links imported from the Events dataset under CC BY 4.0. Source descriptions are not republished.
  • Púca Festival · read 22 September 2026
    Programme and visiting details used to write the MyMap visitor guide.

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