Co Cavan shares the 667 m peak of Cuilcagh with neighbouring Fermanagh. No ordinary mountain, this - it has underground streams which eventually become the headwaters of the lordly River Shannon, Ireland's longest river that passes south through many counties before exiting at the mighty estuary in Limerick. A magnet for tourism now with boating, fishing, cycling and walking-a-plenty.
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Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
Distillery/Brewery / Drinks
Established in 1757, the old Locke’s Distillery has recently been restored and, after a 50 year closure, whiskey production began here once more in 2007.
The Kilbeggan Distillery Experience is open to the public and, although not the smoothly c ...
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Killonan, Co. Limerick
Confectionery
Nicole Dunphy's artisan confectionery range is a relatively recent addition to market for high quality treats in Ireland, but the simple philosophy ('The secret to our taste is using the best ingredients') and visual appeal - of the big handmade lollip ...
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Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Baking/Bakery
Established by Michael Quigley in 1890, this is the original premises of the family-owned bakery that is now run by his great-great grandson John and his wife Margaret.
The business has grown a bit since John and Margaret O'Connor took it over with fo ...
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Kilcornan, Co. Limerick
Farmshop / Meat & Game / Online Shop
Slow Food Ireland members Caroline and Joe Rigney rear free range rare breed pigs such as Tamworth and Saddlebacks on their west Limerick farm, and also have a Farm Shop, where their pork products, Curraghchase Meats, are the star of the show.
Hand ma ...
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Ballingarry, Co. Limerick
Classes/Courses / Preserves
This small artisan preserves company was started in the 1970s by Theresa Storey's parents (who sold their products at the Limerick Milk Market for many years) and is now run by Theresa and her family.
Many of the ingredients for her preserves come fro ...
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Dundrum, Co. Tipperary
Butchers / Classes/Courses / Meat & Game / Online Shop
An environmentally responsible business known for focusing on cooking quality and flavour, Crowe's Farm is one of Ireland's most successful quality pork producers, specialising in free range pork and organic bacon products.
Very much a family operatio ...
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Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
Cereals
“Oats Produced from Ballard Organic Farm, owned and operated by the Lalor family since 1844” is the proud proclamation on the Kilbeggan Organic Foods website and it says a lot about the principles of stewardship that Pat Lalor and his foreb ...
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Banagher, Co. Offaly
Distillery/Brewery / Drinks
Bo Bristle started out as BrewEyed in October 2010 in Co. Offaly, but relaunched as Bo Bristle at the Irish Craft Beer Festival in the RDS in September 2012.
The name of the brewery comes from Celtic legend, where great importance is attached to the b ...
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Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary
Baking/Bakery / Farmgate
An early convert to the real bread movement, Joe Fitzmaurice began baking commercially for the family business, Blazing Salads, in 2000 and he developed a range of naturally leavened and yeasted organic artisan breads.
Their success soon led to him se ...
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Banagher, Co. Offaly
Honey
Pretty much in the centre of Ireland, Offaly is a county of contrasts with a landscape ranging from the lovely, unspoilt Slieve Bloom Mountains in the south-east to the bogland, which is most typical of the area and has the Grand Canal running through ...
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