144/365: Dee Ryan, Co Kildare

Sin Scéal Eile · May 28, 2026 · 17m

I stumbled upon a really interesting cafe in the woods a while back and approached the woman behind the wooden till to find out more. When I say stumbled, I really do mean it. You wouldn’t notice it was there, it blends so wonderfully into its environment in the Moore Abbey woods in Monasterevin.

Woodstack cafe is the result of an amazing amount of effort by Dee Ryan, her husband Dave and their teenage kids, a true family business in its infancy.

I first thought the name Woodstack was a nod to how the place is designed, with stacks of wood all around making up the furniture and a massive…