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Ballymaloe Cookery School: A Study Of The Business And Its Local Impact, Keelin Tobin Jan 2016

Ballymaloe Cookery School: A Study Of The Business And Its Local Impact, Keelin Tobin

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The focus of this research is Ballymaloe Cookery School situated in East Cork, Ireland. This study seeks to understand the emergence of the cookery school, how this business has evolved over time and to investigate the impact it has had on the local area. Ballymaloe Cookery School was officially founded by brother and sister, Darina Allen (nee O’Connell) and Rory O’Connell in Shanagarry, Co. Cork in 1983. The findings examine the establishment of the cookery school as a family business and its attributes. Set amongst a rural landscape, close to the sea and surrounded by agricultural land, the school is …