In this extensive county, the towns and villages have their own distinctive character. In West Cork, their spirit is preserved in the vigour of the landscape with the handsome coastline where the light of the famous Fastnet Rock swings across tumbling ocean and spray-tossed headland. The county is a repository of the good things of life, a treasure chest of the finest farm produce, and the very best of seafood, brought to market by skilled specialists.
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Kanturk, Co. Cork
Butchers / Meat & Game / Online Shop
One of Ireland’s most famous butchers and rightly so, McCarthy’s of Kanturk in Co Cork is an institution that is very definitely ‘worth a detour’.
Fifth and sixth generation butchers Jack McCarthy and his son Tim come from a lo ...
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Eyeries, Co. Cork
Cheeses
Here on their farm in a remote and beautiful location, Norman, Veronica and Quinlan Steele produce the iconic Milleens cheese – the first of the new wave of Irish farmhouse cheeses, which they first introduced to the market in 1978.
The story an ...
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Ballylickey, Co. Cork
Others
Bespoke knives and associated services from a master craftsman - West Cork cutler Rory Conner is one of Ireland's most sought-after manufacturers of specialist hand made knives for numerous purposes. Using carbon or stainless steel for the blades and a ...
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Rosscarbery, Co. Cork
Internet/Phone Mail Order / Meat & Game
Willie Allshire is well known for his free range pork products, including dry cure rashers.
The Allshires - Willie and Avril and their sons, William and Maurice - probably have the oldest commercial herd of free range outdoor pigs in Ireland as they b ...
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Skibbereen, Co. Cork
Distillery/Brewery / Drinks
West Cork Distillers was established by childhood friends John O'Connell, Dennis McCarthy and Gerard McCarthy in the village of Union Hall, in 2003.
Enlisting the assistance of the former master blender at Irish Distillers, Dr Barry Walsh, and using ...
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Timoleague, Co. Cork
Fish & Seafood / Online Shop / Producers Shop
The Cresswell family of Ummera Smoked Products are well known for thir superb smoked speciality foods, notably eel (when available) and organic salmon. The Irish Food Writers' Guild selected the Ummera Smoked Silver Eel for a Good Food Award in 2 ...
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Ballydehob, Co. Cork
Poultry
Since the mid 1990s Eugene and Helena Hickey’s delicious Skeaghanore West Cork Duck has been delighting visitors to West Cork - and, since two of their five children, Daniel and Ciara, joined the business recently, it's now set to develop and thr ...
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Macroom, Co. Cork
Café / Cheeses / Dairy / Producers Shop
Toby Simmonds and his Real Olive Company team not only sell the quality imports (olives, cheese etc) that are familiar at the English Market in Cork and farmers’ markets all around Ireland, but also make a range of cheeses here at Toons Bridge ...
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Bandon, Co. Cork
Baking/Bakery / Confectionery / Online Shop
Best known for their delicious handmade shortbread, made in Bandon town and using the rich golden butter that the area is famous for, sourced from Bandon Co-Op.
Purists will like the plain shortbread best, but the cranberry & almond variety is exc ...
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Dunmanway, Co. Cork
Baking/Bakery / Confectionery
Formerly known as Patisserie Régale, Jane and Richard Graham-Leigh have run this little craft bakery just outside the West Cork market town of Dunmanway since 2003.
Here, together with head baker Paola Vais and a growing team, patissier Richard ...
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