Ireland’s original sheep’s milk cheese, Cratloe Hills cheese has been made by Sean and Deirdre Fitzgerald since 1988 and is an early example of the diversification that has since become the norm for Irish family farm.
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Near Cork city, at Carrigtwohill, Jane and Gerard Murphy and their family have run Ardsallagh Goats Farm since 1996 - an operation that began with one goat to provide milk for one of their children who suffered from eczema, and is now the premium ... more...
The Macroom area is famous for milling - and these days it’s famous for one simple yet outstanding product: traditional stone-ground oatmeal made by Donal Creedon at Macroom Oatmeal Mills (Walton Mills) on the River Sullane.
Although unfortunat ... more...
Founded in 2009 by Gordon Fallis, Inishmacsaint Brewing Company is a small craft brewery located on a farm just outside the village of Derrygonnelly in Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The brewery takes its name from the nearby island of Inishmacsaint ... more...
Specialising in fresh Dublin Bay Prawns and Irish smoked salmon, James Kirwan is a fishmonger who is passionate about the freshness and quality of the produce he sells.
A former fisherman who understands the business inside out, he offers a wide varie ... more...
Yvonne and James Murphy’s slightly scarily named Devour Bakery turns out to be a little honey once you get there, with cheery greetings for the steady stream of customers coming in to buy from their daily baking of breads, scones and pastries, to ... more...
One of Ireland’s biggest and most successful organic growers, Philip Dreaper of Coolnagrower Organice Produce has been producing a range of vegetables since 1992 and is renowned for his expertise.
He is famed for his superb carrots and his other ... more...
Since 1989 this highly regarded small family run business in the outskirts of Ardglass has been supplying some of the best fresh local seafood to leading hotels and restaurants in the region.
The range they stock is wide (and includes exotics) b ... more...
Brehon Brewhouse is set amongst the rolling drumlins of Patrick Kavanagh country in County Monaghan – hence the inspiration for the names of their Stony Grey IPA and Shanco Dubh porter. Open since April 2014 but already in the process of expand ... more...
Not far from Nenagh, on the eastern shore of Lough Derg, the green fields of the Cooney family's farm provide plenty of the lush grass that their herd of Frieisan-Jersey cross cows needs to produce their abundant, creamy milk.
Just a few years ... more...
Our book Ireland for Food Lovers is divided into seven tourist regions and lists just 20 special places to eat and stay in each one - except the South-West, which is so important in both tourism and food terms that Cork and Kerry are given extra coverage, with each counting as a sub-region. The following establishments are great places to stay and especially known for their delicious home produced and local food
Flowers are perfect for special gifts - but not all flowers are equal. Fresh, lively, seasonal flowers from a local grower will out-class the superficial perfection of imported ones any day - and many of our home grown blooms have beautiful natural fragrance too, which is rarely the case with those flown in from afar...
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With a rich historical and maritime legacy, East Cork has a truly unique variety of attractions to offer the visitor.
It is a haven for family holidays with a huge range of activities and attractions to keep the whole family entertained for hours.
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.
The town of Killarney is where the Ring of Kerry begins and ends for many, among the lakes and mountains where they are re-establishing the enormous white-tailed sea eagle, has long been a magnet for visitors. Across the purple mountains from Killarney, the lovely little town of Kenmare in South Kerry is both a gourmet focus, and another excellent touring centre. As one of the prettiest places in Ireland, Kenmare puts the emphasis on civic pride.
That Galway Bay coastline in Co. Clare is where The Burren, the fantastical North Clare moonscape of limestone which is home to so much unexpectedly exotic flora, comes plunging spectacularly towards the sea around the attractive village of Ballyvaughan.
Connemara, the Land of the Sea, where earth, rock and ocean intermix in one of Ireland's most extraordinary landscapes, and is now as ever a place of angling renown - you're very quickly into the high ground and moorland which sweep up to the Twelve Bens and other splendid peaks, wonderful mountains which enthusiasts would claim as the most beautiful in all Ireland. Beyond, to the south, the Aran Islands are a place apart.
Rivers often divide one county from another, but Fermanagh is divided - or linked if you prefer - throughout its length by the handsome waters of the River Erne, both river and lake. Southeast of the historic county town of Enniskillen, Upper Lough Erne is a maze of small waterways meandering their way into Fermanagh from the Erne'e source in County Cavan.
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.
Between the sheltered bays at the foot of the Glens of Antrim, the sea cliffs of the headlands soar with remarkable rock formations which, on the North Coast, provide the setting for the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge and the Giant's Causeway.
A selective companion guide to our famous broad-based online collection, the ‘glovebox bible’ includes a uniquely diverse range of Ireland's greatest places to ...