The 2011 A Taste of West Cork Food Festival fundraising Cocktail Evening on Tuesday 16 August in Glebe Gardens in Baltimore proved to be a brilliant evening.
Skipper of the Rambler 100 yacht
Skipper of the Rambler 100 yacht
Clare Gallagher and John Collins
Clare Gallagher and John Collins
Karen Coakley making a speech at the Cocktail Night
Karen Coakley making a speech at the Cocktail Night
Clare Gallagher at the Cocktail Night
Clare Gallagher at the Cocktail Night
John Collins with Bob Ling
John Collins with Bob Ling
Marie Dooley and Siobhan O'Callaghan
Marie Dooley and Siobhan O'Callaghan
John Flynn and Vincent-Roantree
John Flynn and Vincent-Roantree
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| The spirit of Rabbie Burns kindles a flame in Skibbereen |

The Celtic Cook Off in West Cork continues to build on the success of the inaugural event in September 2011 by attracting top chefs from the Celtic regions to take part in what is becoming one of the culinary events of the year.
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| The Scottish poet Robert Burns was born in 1759 in Alloway, Ayrshire. Around the world tributes to him are held through the ritual of the Burns Supper, originally started a few years after his death by a group of his friends and acquaintances to honour his memory; the suppers are now celebrated annually on the date of his birth, January 25. |