More of Fota House

 

In the kitchen: charcoal grill, open fire with turning spit and full complement of ovens and boilers with ventilation shafts.


This is the game larder, an octagonal shaped room, surrounded by lead-lined bins for salting and brining meats. The smell of hanging birds on the central frame was ventilated through the ceiling.


Part of the spacious kitchen at Fota House.

 


Game larder showing counters for preparation of meats.