Onions - Past and Present

Apparently the Egyptians worshipped the onion, believing that its spherical shape and concentric rings symbolized eternal life. The Ancient Greek athletes ate large quantities of onion thinking that it would 'lighten the balance of blood' while Roman gladiators were rubbed down with onion in order to firm up their muscles.

In the Middle Ages onions were used as currency to pay for essentials such as rent and were even given as gifts. I wonder if the council accept onions for the council tax?

These were autumn planted in pots, over wintered, then the ground was too frozen to plant them out, so they went into the polytunnel. Time to pull a couple, dry and try...

Our first attempt at polytunnel onions, so an event in Inishkea history...