Celtic Heart Designs

Go west, the young and foodie at heart

LISDOONVARNA is not just for matchmaking and surfing -- now you can also eat rather well, as we discovered on a recent visit to the area for the Burren Slow Food Festival. The festival organisers weren't blessed with the weather on the day, but they were blessed with the enthusiasm of the wide variety of artisan producers, local chefs, including Aidan McGrath of the Wild Honey Inn, and enthusiastic foodies.

Chairperson of the Slow Food Clare convivium is Birgitta Hedin- Curtin of Burren Smokehouse, who smoked the organic Clare Island salmon for the Queen's banquet at the request of Ross Lewis of Chapter One. All very prestigious indeed and they will now be smoking salmon for Fortnum & Mason's own label which will be on the shelves in Piccadilly in January 2012. Birgitta is also in negotiation with Dean & De Luca in New York.

A native of Sweden, Birgitta left home in the early Eighties to see the world. "I wanted to see the Celtic countries first, the west coast, the Atlantic and to hear Celtic music." She got no further than Clare because she met her future husband, Peter Curtin , a third generation publican of the Roadside Tavern in Lisdoonvarna.

Birgitta is a marine biologist and she and Peter wanted to do something together, hence the Burren Smokehouse. "We went through the cottage industry phases with initially having a garden shed and hand-slicing it in the kitchen but as the business progressed, we moved on to a full commercial smokehouse. Our method of smoking is unique to us and patented, and our ovens are built to our specifications in Limerick," Birgitta explained.

With 17 people working full and part-time on their team, they smoke 100 per cent Irish products only -- Donegal Silver farmed salmon and Clare Island organic farmed salmon. This year, the first time since 2006, they have also had some Wild Salmon which has been culled from rivers under the fisheries management scheme. "Business has been steady, I have done a lot of marketing, but we wouldn't survive without food tourists -- we get about 25,000 visitors a year -- it is because of the Burren we can survive along with our mail order sales." (www.burrensmokehouse.ie)

Eileen Talty of Spanish Point Sea Vegetables said that while they have been operating for about a year, the Talty family have harvested sea vegetables through four generations: "We live just across the road, right on the sea, and sea vegetables are more nutritional than land vegetables".

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The heart is a very popular symbol for any artwork design. For tattoos, heart designs have become a favorite particularly for women of all ages. Even the smaller versions of this revered symbol are of great importance to tattoo enthusiasts since it exudes positive feelings specifically love.

For a newbie in the art of tattoos, it is advisable to get a heart wrist tattoo since this is such a simple and symbolic design. This is ideal especially for women who do not want their tattoos to get noticed or for those who simply want small tattoos. The only problem now is what type of heart design you should choose knowing that the wrist is a small portion of your body.

The following are some heart wrist tattoo designs that you can look into:

Bracelet type heart wrist tattoo – You can have your entire wrist area wrapped with a series of tiny hearts like a bracelet if this is the design that you want. You may find a design like this on the net or at a studio, or you can ask the artist to customize a unique design just for you.

Tribal heart design – Tribal designs are popular for their complex style. They are intricately designed and very symbolic. Tribal heart wrist tattoos look best with colored ink so you can see even the smallest details.

Celtic heart design – If you are looking for a design that symbolizes the bond of love, then this is the perfect option. Celtic heart designs generally use loops and knots especially for women’s tattoo. Celtic heart designs include the love knot, which is quite common.

Heart with wings – You can have this design on your wrist or on any part of your body. At the same time it symbolizes love and freedom. If you wish to have this tattooed on your wrist, might as well use colored ink to make the design pop out.

Broken heart – This design symbolize heartache or loss of a loved one, and many people have this design on their wrists. This simple and emotional design on the wrist is meaningful in many ways.

Banner heart – You can include a name or a short message of love if you wish to have a banner heart tattoo. The soldiers of WW II are known to have used this type of design while they’re away from their families and loved ones.

Heart wrist tattoos are basically simplified designs of what could have been large and more elaborate heart tattoos. The wrist is quite a small area for a heart tattoo, but it cannot hide the strong message that you would like to express.

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