Core College

The Irish School of Herbal Medicine provides professional training in Herbal Medicine, Iridology, Nutrition, Reflexology and Living Food

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Our 4 September herb-growing workshop is full, so we have opened a second date: Tuesday 1 September in Castlecomer, 9.30am to 5pm. €190, or €115 with NOTS funding if eligible.

https://t.co/o4csSb00zp

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Butterflies and bees on the beautiful Echinacea in the medicinal herb gardens at Core College, Castlecomer, County Kilkenny

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Last week at Kilgraney House, County Carlow, Helen Begadon gave her talk, Nature's Pharmacy, for the Carlow Garden Festival: Ten Irish medicinal herbs, how to grow them, and how they have supported health for generations. Thank you to everyone who came along.

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Here Donna Weir, Master Herbalist and tutor at Core College, demonstrates some of the healthier ways that it can be used. Raw garlic is one of nature’s superfoods. It is antifungal, antiviral and antimicrobial, and also very high in nutrients

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Wild lettuce, cut fresh in the garden this morning.

Heiko, our head gardener, harvests it in full bloom, which is the window during which it can be dried. Leave it any longer, and the plant runs to seed, and the seed gets everywhere.

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Inside the dispensary at Core College.

A tutor writing out a tincture formula for a patient at our training clinic. Students learn to practise herbal medicine in the dispensary alongside experienced clinical herbalists, building real remedies for real people.

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Plant-based living food: a return to vitality 🌱
Join our 1-day introductory workshop. Learn to prepare nourishing meals that support digestion, energy and well-being. No experience needed.
📅 Sat 23 May · 20 June · 5 Sept 2026
🕤 9.30am–5pm
https://t.co/OQolNPYIP7

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If you are curious about how medicinal herbs like garlic work, and how to use them safely and effectively. This is exactly what we explore in depth on our 1-year Professional Herbal Medicine Course.
🔗 https://t.co/i4UyFnsK8U

For educational purposes only. Not medical advice.

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If you'd like to learn this way of working with plants and food yourself, we are running four one-day courses this season. https://t.co/L4mbqpnGWp

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Herb Garden Survives Flood — and Improves 🌿
From flood to fertile ground: Heiko and Klaus walk through the lower medicinal herb garden at Core College, reflecting on how floodwater deposits rich soil. Explore our growing workshops at Core College.

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Study herbal medicine at Core College, Castlecomer. Begin with the Certificate in Herbal Studies and progress through a four-year pathway to become a qualified practitioner, with clinic and dispensary training throughout. Learn more: https://t.co/inBaIJOqi9 #HerbalMedicine

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Ireland’s legacy is not only one of faith and story, but of preservation — of learning, literacy, and the quiet work of keeping knowledge alive in uncertain times. Inspired by Thomas Cahill and Dr Aoibheann nic Dhonnchadha. Happy St Patrick’s Day!

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Common Lungwort: One of the First Medicinal Herbs to Flower

Common lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis) is one of the first medicinal herbs to flower each year. Loved by early pollinators, and traditionally used in herbalism to support the lungs and respiratory system. 🐝🌸

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Make every inch of growing space count. This clip shows clever intercropping in action. Join our one-day courses: Herb Growing https://t.co/CLqARtsuA3 Fruit & Veg https://t.co/EfRqLSK5vE

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Ireland needs a strong medicinal herb-growing community to support herbalists and the health food sector. Learn practical organic herb production with Heiko Klee & Klaus Laitenberger at Core College, Castlecomer.

Courses:
https://t.co/3Hf5V48WGx
https://t.co/CLqARtsuA3

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Donna Weir, Medical Herbalist and tutor at Core College, explains a herbal tincture formula to students during clinical training. Hands-on clinic supervision is central to our herbal programmes in Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny.

More info:
https://t.co/rYdWU1wPaw

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Ireland needs a strong medicinal herb-growing community to support herbalists and the health food sector. Learn practical organic herb production with Heiko Klee & Klaus Laitenberger at Core College, Castlecomer.

Courses:
https://t.co/3Hf5V48WGx
https://t.co/CLqARtsuA3

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Congratulations to Roberto from Italy on qualifying as a Master Herbalist.

Core College is truly international. A shared commitment to herbal medicine and natural healing brings students together from many countries to our four-year professional programme.

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Mullein is one of the most striking and useful plants in herbal medicine.

We grow it within a white clover cover crop to support soil health and balance. Good medicinal herb production is about systems, not just plants.

Learn more:
https://t.co/3Hf5V48WGx

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Two of the most commercially sensible herbs to grow in Ireland?

Nettles and dandelions.

Low establishment cost. Strong productivity. Potential return within year one.