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We are Bill O'Dea and Freda O'Dea. We do wild mushroom hunts with the option of cooking your catch in the forest.
Bill O’Dea is a passionate Irish mycophagist who has been running mushroom hunts in Ireland and abroad since 1996. He also speaks internationally at Mushroom festivals in Spain, France and Turkey. His hunts in Ireland have been covered and recommended by RTE TV(Corrigan knows food, Nationwide,Living the Wildlife, Neven Maguire), TV3, TG4, Irish Times, Irish Independent, Examiner, Sunday Independent,RTE 1 Radio(Morning Ireland, Mooney goes wild, ), Sunday Business Post(Ross Golden Bannon top ten events of the year), Food and W**e magazine, and others. As well as his love of gathering and eating wild mushrooms, Bill enjoys sharing his knowledge on the fascinating, amusing and sometimes horrific aspects of fungi and their relationship to the planet and the other natural kingdoms. Bill runs several public mushroom hunts in Autumn every year and is also available for private events. He has enjoyed sharing his passion with groups including chefs, university/college, slow food and mushroom/food festivals.
07/10/2026
We still have a few beautiful craft made Damascus steel blade mushroom foraging knives in stock. Incredible quality.
Craft made Foragers Knife Foragers knife with a high quality Damascus steel blade, brush, specially curved blade and scraper. Damascus steel is a famed type of steel recognisable by the wavy light and dark pattern of the metal. Aside from being beautiful, Damascus steel is valued because it maintains its sharp edge. Knives m...
07/10/2026
02/10/2026
We've just added a new date.
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Mushroom Foraging Ireland
Mushroom Hunt, Small Group on Sunday 11th October 2026 near Ashford, Wicklow. Join Bill and Musha (his dog) for a small group Mushroom Hunts at a location within 40 minutes drive from Dublin. The exact location will be announced to participants closer to the date. We will be meeting at 11am for a brief introduction to Mushroom Hunting from Bill O'Dea. We will then forage for....
24/09/2026
October 4th(Sun) 2026 - Mushroom Hunt at Loughcrew Estate, Oldcastle, Co. Meath. Our venue for the day is the beautiful Loughcrew Estate and Gardens in County Meath, about an hours drive from Dublin. The House and Gardens within Loughcrew Estate date back to the 17th century. Here, you’ll find a medieval motte and St. Oliver Plunkett’s family church among other old buildings...
19/09/2026
12/09/2026
Looking forward to doing our annual event in Howth with Nicole. Howth Foraging
02/09/2026
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Our Mushroom Events in 2026 More events will be added as we get closer to the season.
13/08/2026
Catching an eclipse in a colander.
10/08/2026
Bits and pieces of fungi emerging in this dry period. Dryads saddle and King Alfred's cakes/cramp balls.
We're starting our Mushroom hunts near Dublin next week. See profile for details.
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