Taste kerry Book 2016

KERRY BLAS CHIARRAÍ

FOOD + DRINK EXPERIENCES : RECIPES : PRODUCER FEATURES + A DIRECTORY OF 150+ PRODUCERS EISPÉIRIS BIA + DÍ : OIDIS : GNÉ-AILT AR THÁIRGEOIRÍ + EOLAIRE DE I5O + TÁIRGEOIR

This publication has been made possible by the support of the following organisations:

KERRY

CONTENTS/CLÁR 8-9

A NOTE FROM MOIRA MURRELL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL

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A NOTE FROM TJ O'CONNOR, CHAIRPERSON, TASTE KERRY

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THE KERRY FOOD AND DRINK EXPERIENCE

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THE PRODUCERS

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RECIPES

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DIRECTORY OF FOOD AND DRINK PRODUCERS

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CREDITS

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NÓTA Ó MHOIRA MURRELL : CHIEF EXECUTIVE, KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL

A NOTE FROM MOIRA MURRELL Tá áthas ar Chomhairle Contae Chiarraí tacú leis an bhfoilseachán luachmhar seo a thugann léargas dúinn ar réimse leathan agus foinsí iomadúla táirgí uathúla bia Chontae Chiarraí.

Is contae bríomhar é Contae Chiarraí a bhfuil oidhreacht láidir bia aige atá fréamhaithe i dtionscail rathúil turasóireachta. Tá treochtaí i gcúrsaí bia ag síorathrú agus tá béim nua á leagadh anois ar fhoinse, ar chaighdeán agus ar chúrsaí folláine. Braitheann ár bhforbairt eacnamaíochta ar shár-thograí cosúil leis an bhfoilseachán seo a thugann ardán dár n-acmhainn bia.

Is branda láidir é Ciarraí agus tá sé rí-thábhachtach go dtógfaimís ar fad le chéile sa chontae ar an mbranda seo.

Moira Murrell, Príomhfheidhmeannach, Comhairle Contae Chiarraí

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Kerry County Council is pleased to support this valuable publication which outlines the variety and sources of our unique food and drink products.

County Kerry is a vibrant county with a thriving food heritage closely aligned to a long-established tourism industry. Food trends are changing with an increased emphasis on source, quality and well being. Our economic development depends on strong initiatives such as this publication which highlights our food resource.

Kerry is a world famous brand and it is vital that the county builds on this through our combined efforts.

Moira Murrell, Chief Executive, Kerry County Council

RÉAMHRÁ : TJ O'CONNOR, CHAIRPERSON, TASTE KERRY

FOREWORD Welcome to the Taste Kerry publication. This is our way of showcasing some of the remarkable food and drink that Kerry produces.

TASTE KERRY ADOPTS A DISTINCTIVELY ORIGINAL APPROACH BY BRINGING TOGETHER ALL ASPECTS OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY THROUGHOUT KERRY TO ENCOURAGE INTER-TRADE AND THE PROMOTION OF FOOD IN TOURISM ACROSS THE COUNTY. PAIRING FOOD PRODUCERS WITH THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOOD EXPERIENCE PROVIDERS TO OFFER THEIR CLIENTELE A DEFINED DELICACY OF AUTHENTIC FOOD, SPECIFIC TO THE KERRY REGION. VISIT TASTEKERRY.IE

The aim of this publication is to strengthen the links between everyone who creates, cooks, eats and drinks in Kerry and beyond.

We want to give a strong and vibrant message that Kerry is open for business in relation to food and drink and that we have some of the best food producers and food experiences not just in Ireland, but in the world.

This publication is being brought to you by Taste Kerry which is a voluntary organisation which has set itself the following mission: ‘To create a strong, vibrant and living food identity for County Kerry.

This is to be achieved by providing and supporting networks, which encourage and enable stakeholders, to engage and become more sustainable. The ultimate goal is to promote growth and profitability within the food industry.’

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When it comes to food and drink producers, the individual is as important as the product, because they bring their own passion, beliefs and character to bear on what they do and they all have their respective stories to tell. In this publication this is reflected, as well as events and experiences related to food and drink in Kerry.

I am very proud to be a Kerryman (is there any other kind?) and as a chef and educationalist I could not think of a better place in the world to be than in Kerry.

I hope that this publication will give all its readers new eyes when looking at food and drink in Kerry.

Bain sult agus súp as do thuras i measc tháirgeoirí bia agus dí na Ríochta.

TJ O’Connor, Chairperson, Taste Kerry

EISPÉIREAS BIA AGUS DÍ CHIARRAÍ THE KERRY FOOD AND DRINK EXPERIENCE There is so much more to do in Kerry if you are a food and drink lover than anywhere else in Ireland. Below is just a taste of what's on offer – you'll find a full list of food and drink experiences on tastekerry.ie.

THE KERRY FOOD AND DRINK EXPERIENCE AN SIOPA FEIRME IN WATERVILLE IS A FOODIE DELIGHT: IT ONLY SELLS FOOD AND DRINK FROM THE LOCAL AREA SO TO EXPERIENCE THE TERROIR OF THE KERRY REGION, THIS IS THE PLACE TO VISIT. CALL 066 401 0431 TO CHECK OPENING HOURS.

Taste Kerry has gathered together some of the finest food and drink experiences in the county – enjoy them against the backdrop of some of the most dramatic scenery in the world.

WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU MARRY THE SPIRIT OF SPAIN WITH KERRY INGREDIENTS? SOL Y SOMBRA IS A TAPAS BAR AND RESTAURANT CELEBRATING SPANISH FOOD WITH THE BEST THAT KERRY HAS TO OFFER IN TERMS OF FOOD AND DRINK. THEY ARE BASED IN KILLORGLIN, ON THE WILD ATLANTIC WAY. SOLYSOMBRA.IE

There's a reason that Dingle won Foodie Town of the Year 2014 – and we’re sure that hosting the Dingle Food Festival played its part. Come for the chef cookery demonstrations, food markets, wine-tasting, foraging, food workshops, the Taste Trail, the craft beer... and stay for the craic! dinglefood.com

Stay at the Rose Hotel (therosehotel.com) where you can enjoy Kerry ingredients at breakfast from Sásta (see page 19).

The Just Cooking School in Killarney, run by Mark and Bernie Doe, has made a name for itself as a top class, highly professional place to learn to cook or to enjoy a cookery demonstration. Mark is an awardwinning chef who really appreciates

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Kerry ingredients and enjoys showing them off at their best.

Book a class at justcooking.ie.

Take a Seaweed Discovery Workshop with a tour and tasting at Atlantic Irish Seaweed in Caherdaniel, County Kerry. Learn how to forage seaweed, about its health benefits and how to make delicious food using it. atlanticirishseaweed.com Listowel Farmer’s Market is the longest-running food market in Kerry with ten years under its belt.

It is a hubbub of activity every Friday and brings vibrant life to the town square. Don’t miss it at The Square in Listowel; Fridays 9am-2pm.

Take a tour of Crean's Brewery in Dingle on the southern tip of the Wild Atlantic Way and taste their famous lager, named after the Antarctic explorer, Tom Crean from Annascaul. Sample the beers made with just 4 ingredients, one of them being Kerry Natural Spring Water. dinglebrewingcompany.com

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NA TÁIRGEOIRÍ/THE PRODUCERS

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DÉIR� + UIBHEACHA

VALENTIA ISLAND FARMHOUSE DAIRY A small family business on an island transforms milk from Friesian cows into rich creamy yogurt and ice cream.

Joe and Caroline Daly set up Valentia Island Farmhouse Dairy ten years ago on Valentia Island.

They make and sell high-quality yogurt and ice cream to hotels in County Kerry including the 5-star Europe Hotel and Resort in Killarney.

Their products (including buttermilk) are made from the milk that comes from a herd of 70 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows who graze on Valentia Island on grasses flavoured by the wash of the Atlantic ocean.

'We add cream to our milk to make our ice cream', says Joe. 'We also have an ice cream parlour on the farm'. It's been so successful that they had to extend it in the last year. They sell pancakes and desserts with a healthy dollop of Valentia Island Farmhouse Dairy Ice Cream! t: 086 8068062 For directions to the ice cream parlour see our Food Experience Map on our website at tastekerry.ie

VISIT MORE DAIRY AND EGG PRODUCERS ON PAGE 52 AND 62 OF OUR PRODUCER DIRECTORY AND AT TASTEKERRY.IE

BEAUFORT FREE-RANGE EGGS Mary O'Connor and husband Pat produce free-range eggs from over 900 Lohmann Brown hens in Beaufort, near Killarney. The eggs have a distinctive golden brown shell and the yolks are a rich yellow.

The business is family-run and their 4 sons and a daughter help out at busy times. You'll find their eggs in shops around Killarney, Glenbeigh, Milltown/Castlemaine and Killorglin. t: 064 6644475

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DAIRY + EGGS

DINGLE FARMHOUSE CHEESE Made by Mai and Tomás O'Bruic, the Dingle Farmhouse product range includes a semi-hard cow and goat's cheese made in summer from the milk from their pure-bred Friesian herd and Saanen goats.

They sell their cheese locally in food markets, shops and restaurants.

They also produce real milk, cream, buttermilk and a cream cheese in both plain and flavoured varieties. t: 087 6483018

DINGLE PENINSULA CHEESE German-born cheesemaker Maja Beaujouan of Dingle Peninsula Cheese makes a range of semi-hard and hard cheese. The jewel in the crown is her Dilliskus flavoured cheese (pictured above) with hand-picked dillisk seaweed and made using morning milk. She matures them in a 200-year old stone building whose natural flora adds to the fermentation process and the final flavour of the cheese.

Her cheese – when available as it is seasonal – sells at Sheridan's Cheesemongers in Dublin 2 and at Temple Bar Market on Saturday in Dublin.

You can also visit Maja at her store and buy her cheese at The Little Cheese Shop in Dingle. thelittlecheeseshop.ie

WILMA'S KILLORGLIN FARMHOUSE CHEESE Cheesemaker Wilma Silvius makes a gouda cheese in the dutch style in the summer months, using the milk from her herd of Holstein cows using natural rennet. She also makes flavoured gouda with cloves, cumin, fenugreek, seaweed or garlic.

She sells the cheese in its young state after 6 weeks and holds some back to mature for up to 3 years. You'll find it in markets and delis around the country and Wilma will also post it in Ireland and around the world. t: 087 978 7944/066 9761402

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FEOIL + ÉANLAITH CHLÓIS

RING OF KERRY QUALITY LAMB Both the lowland and hill lamb from sheep reared on the Ring of Kerry is iconic in food circles and loved by chefs.

Ring of Kerry Quality Lamb is produced by a co-op of just 18 sheep farmers who live around the Ring of Kerry making it unique. They market and sell their lamb direct to customers from their website, so you can be assured of both quality and traceability. You know exactly what you are buying from 'mountain to fork'. It also means that you are buying your lamb straight from the people who nurture and grow it so you know its provenance.

Ring of Kerry Quality Lowland Lamb is grass-fed and available throughout the year – the lamb is exceptionally tender.

Ring of Kerry Quality Hill Lamb, considered a delicacy, is only on sale from August to March.

Also called Kerry mountain lamb, the hill sheep graze on a more varied diet of grasses and heathers than lowland sheep which gives a distinctive, slightly stronger sweet flavour to the meat which is prized by chefs.

All Ring of Kerry Quality lamb is hung for a minimum of 7 days to mature and is Bord Bia Quality Assured.

You can buy Ring of Kerry Quality lamb online and have it delivered anywhere in Ireland, conveniently vacuum-packed and ready for the freezer. Chefs who would like to include it on their menu can get in touch through the website. ringofkerryqualitylamb.ie 18

MEAT + POULTRY SÁSTA SAUSAGES AND PUDDINGS John-Paul and Kathleen O'Connor who own and run Sásta always knew their sausages and black and white pudding were something special. But even they couldn't believe it when their white pudding won the Fins Goustiers award in Normandy.

One of the most prestigious awards in the world of artisan food, Sásta have beaten the French at their own game. They have since gone on to win the best sausage with over 90% pork in Ireland and Britain and are now expanding their business so that even more people can enjoy their product.

Try our recipe for Black Pudding and Apple Salad on page 47 using Sásta Black Pudding. t: 087 2025616

BALLINSKELLIGS DUCK AND CHICKEN Patrick O'Connell of O'Connell's Poultry Farm rears ducks and chickens in the halcyon setting of their family farm in Meeligoleen. He coldsmokes them to sell at Tralee Farmer's Market and by appointment direct from the farm. His range also includes whole duck and chicken, duck confit and fresh duck eggs. You'll find his products on the menu at The Moorings in Portmagee, Gaby's Restaurant, The Lake Hotel, The Brehon Hotel in Killarney, The Heather Restaurant in the Gap of Dunloe and McMunn's of Ballybunion. t: 087 7415790

VISIT MORE MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCERS ON PAGE 56, 58 AND 62 OF OUR PRODUCER DIRECTORY AND AT TASTEKERRY.IE

THE WILD SIDE Frenchman Oliver Beaujouan marries the skills he learned in charcuterie with local and Irish ingredients to create a smorgasbord of micro-artisan foods to grace any table from a fine restaurant to a charcuterie board at home. He crafts salamis from scratch; smokes fish; collects and dries local seaweed and makes sausages, patés and terrines from local and Irish pork, duck and chicken. Everything is hand-made using natural local, foraged and chemical-free ingredients. t: 087 7922468

KENNEDY'S BUTCHERS, DINGLE Kennedy's butchers in Dingle run by craft butcher Jerry Kennedy (and previously by two generations before him) is famous for selling the artisan beef from the Dingle Peninsula and pré-salé mountain lamb from the Blasket Islands (though you need to be quick as it is in short supply and has a short season). His butcher's shop has been voted one of the 10 best butchers in Ireland by Georgina Campbell's Ireland Guide. dinglebutcher.com 19

MIL, GLÓTHACHA, PICILÍ + BLASTÁIN

PICKLED IN DINGLE + BALLYDAVID HONEY When Marie Charland of Pickled in Dingle met her husband Fergal Murphy, an aspiring beekeeper, they formed a marriage in more ways than one.

Marie Charland, a French Canadian who came to Ireland 16 years ago, met her husband Fergal Murphy while pouring a pint for him in his local.

Together they have created a little food industry between them.

Marie makes Pickled in Dingle chutneys including 'Date and Orange'; 'Butternut Squash, Apricot and Almond'; 'Pear and Red Onion' and 'Beetroot and Orange' made with beetroot grown by her friend Aidan in Castlegregory. Meanwhile Fergal has created a business from his passion for beekeeping, selling Ballydavid Honey from his hives of bees who feast on clover, fuchsia flowers, blackberries and sycamore in Ballydavid, just ten minutes west of Dingle. The honey is pale with a

delicate flavour and changes throughout the year depending on what's growing in each season.

It is the ultimate local product. You'll find Pickled in Dingle chutneys and Ballydavid Honey at farmer's markets in Kerry. Try Marie's pickle and a drizzle of Fergal's honey with a piece of Béal Organic Cheese. bealorganiccheese.com

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HONEY, JELLIES, PICKLES + DRESSINGS HARTY'S ORIGINAL SAVOURY JELLIES were created by Kerry local Melanie Harty when she identified a gap in the market for the kind of savoury hot jelly that she enjoyed when she lived in the US. She couldn't find them on the shelf in Ireland so she created her own. Her range includes Harty's Original Chargrilled Pepper; Hot Pepper; Ginger Hot Pepper; Apple and Sage with Chilli; Mint; Cranberry and Cumberland with Port.

All Melanie's jellies are 100% natural, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and virtally fat-free. She's won nearly every Irish food award going including McKennas Guides 'Best in Ireland' for 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

CAMO'S famous restaurant in Caherciveen, Co. Kerry is a landmark stop for travellers on the Ring of Kerry route.

Their Honey and Mustard house dressing became so popular that they quite literally bottled it!

Next to launch is a Camo's Spiced Apple Chutney which will be on sale in the restaurant shortly, just the thing to go with Annascaul Black Pudding (see page 56 of the directory). camos.ie

You can find a full list of where to buy Harty's Jellies on their website (including online) at hartysjellies.ie

VISIT MORE HONEY, JELLIES, PICKLES AND DRESSINGS PRODUCERS ON PAGE 52 AND 58 OF OUR PRODUCER DIRECTORY AND AT TASTEKERRY.IE

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FRUIT + VEGETABLES / TORTHAÍ + GLASRAÍ

MANNA ORGANIC FARM AND STORE Manna Organic Farm and Store lives and breathes its organic principles. Their farm shop on the Island of Geese, Strand Street, Tralee sells produce grown on their 25-acre farm at the Gleann na nGealt valley near Camp, Co. Kerry including meat, eggs, wheatgrass, salad, vegetables and fruit. Drop into the shop to meet Thomas and Claire or look at mannaorganicstore.ie to find details of open days and farm tours.

VISIT MORE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCERS ON PAGE 60 OF OUR PRODUCER DIRECTORY AND AT TASTEKERRY.IE

SLIABH LUACHRA STRAWBERRIES Fifth-generation fruit grower John O'Sullivan grows some of the juiciest most fragrant strawberries in the whole of Ireland on 4 acres of land in Currow, County Kerry. You'll find them in farmer's markets in Kerry and in local SuperValu stores. t: 066 9763026 / 087 6886754 22

SHOPS + SUSHI / SIOPAÍ + SUSHI Innovation has always been at the heart of great food and drink.

Two businesses sum up this creativity: a sushi company marrying Japanese skill with local seafood, and a shop that only stocks food from Kerry.

DINGLE SUSHI Whoever first said 'Act Local, Think Global' must have had husband and wife team Marcin and Magdalena Kopec who own Dingle Sushi in mind.

The couple, who are originally from Poland, create hand-made colourful, delicious sushi using Kerry fish and seafood in the Dingle Gaeltacht with the support of Údarás na Gaeltachta. Each of their hand-crafted sushi look like little portraits of the Kerry landscape. They won local acclaim with a Blás na hÉireann 'Best in Farmer's Market' award in 2015.

With their sushi boxes selling in SuperValu stores from Killarney to Listowel and a regular following at local farmer’s markets, they have just set up a larger kitchen to cater for the increase in demand. dinglesushi.com

FIND MORE INNOVATIVE PRODUCERS IN KERRY ON PAGE 48 OF OUR PRODUCER DIRECTORY AND ON OUR NEW WEBSITE AT TASTEKERRY.IE

AN SIOPA FEIRME When does 'local' really mean local? When it's called An Siopa Feirme! This farm shop in Waterville, County Kerry is remarkable in that it sells only food and drink produce made in Kerry.

Run by Lucia McGuirk and Mattie Doody they trace the map of Kerry in food and drink and stock the products they find in their shop, so that people can find the bounty that is on their doorstep in one place.

From Wilma's Farmhouse Cheese in Killorglin to Ardfert Potatoes to Oileán Chocolate, you can't leave An Siopa Feirme without taking home a taste of Kerry. t: 066 401 0431

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IASC + BIA MARA

QUINLAN'S KERRY FISH An award-winning fish supplier with its own fishing trawlers, restaurant chain, smokery and online sales shop.

Quinlan’s Kerry Fish is a family-run, five-decade enterprise that prides itself on catching, cooking, smoking and selling the freshest sustainable fish, shellfish, seafood and award-winning smoked salmon. They catch and source the fish they sell so that they can guarantee freshness, quality and provenance.

‘We also won Supreme Champion for 'Quinlan's Kerry Fish Crab Meat' in the Blas na hEireann 2015 Awards', says a rightly-proud Fintan Quinlan.

You can buy their Gold-Medal Great Taste Awardwinning Quinlan's Wild Smoked Hand-Sliced Smoked Salmon online for delivery anywhere in the world. kerryfish.com

It’s a busy life for father Michael and his three sons Liam, Ronan and Fintan who help to run the business. They have five fish shops in Killarney, Tralee, Killorglin, Caherciveen and Renard and sell online at kerryfish.com; operate four seafood bars in Kerry and Cork; run a salmon smokery and say they are now the most decorated smoked salmon producer in Ireland in terms of food awards!

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FISH + SEAFOOD GLENBEIGH SHELLFISH specialises in the supply of shellfish sourced in crystal clear Atlantic waters to the wholesale, retail and catering market.

Their range includes delicious soft-fleshed Cromane Mussels, Pacific/Gigas (pictured) and luxury Native Flat Oysters along with local wild cockles and periwinkles. They are ideally located in Glenbeigh between Cromane and Rossbeigh on the scenic Ring of Kerry and Wild Atlantic Way. Read more at glenbeighshellfish.ie

VISIT MORE FISH PRODUCERS ON PAGE 54 OF OUR PRODUCER DIRECTORY AND AT TASTEKERRY.IE

SPA SEAFOODS Family-run Spa Seafoods wears more than one hat: they are fishmongers; restaurateurs; a fish processor primarily of crab claws, crab meat, scallops and prawns for retail and wholesale and they also make freshly-prepared dishes including seafood chowder, quiche, fish pies, fish cakes, seafood platters and smoked fish salads. spaseafoods.com

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DEOCHANNA

DINGLE DISTILLERY An independent distillery in Dingle producing a pure pot still malt whiskey, a quintuple-distilled vodka and an artisan gin is a rarity in the world of drinks.

The Dingle Distillery is an artisan company dedicated to bringing back the tradition of independent distilling in Ireland. They make a pure pot-stilled malt whiskey from the finest malted barley, then store it in casks to mature.

You need patience to make a good whiskey so while they are waiting for the whiskey, these prodigious people make an exceptionally pure quintuple-distilled vodka; that is it goes through 5 distillations that

no doubt enhances its creamy and slighty sweet taste on the palate.

Dingle Gin is an artisan gin flavoured and scented with Kerry botanicals which are foraged locally: rowan berry from the mountain ash trees, fuchsia, abog myrtle, hawthorn and heather for a taste of the Kerry landscape. The gin is cut with water from the Dingle Distillery well. dingledistillery.ie

THE KILLARNEY BREWING COMPANY This small-batch craft beer company based in Killarney is part of the renaissance of craft beer in Ireland. Their range includes Devil's Helles, a cold-fermented pale lager; Golden Spear Blonde Ale made with malt and a touch of wheat and Scarlet Pimpernel IPA – their take on an American-style India Pale Ale (which goes brilliantly with Annascaul Sausages).

When you are visiting Kerry, why not take the guided tour? Spend an hour walking through the brewery, taste the beers firsthand and listen to local Killarney characters telling the story of the brewing process. killarneybrewing.com

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DRINKS

RING OF KERRY APPLE FARM Michael and Sandra O'Dowd and their family never tire of apples and it's just as well: from their orchard of 1,000 apple trees in Ballycrispin in Castlemaine, Co. Kerry, they produce apples for eating and juicing (even the varieties they grow are romantic – Elstar, John O'Gold and Bramley).

The family's hives of bees pollinate the apple trees. Their Ring of Kerry Apple Juice is an awardwinning, naturally sweet 100% pure apple juice, exactly as nature intended. It tastes as if you had just put a tap on to an apple and turned it on.

You'll find their apple juice in SuperValu stores around Kerry and local food fairs. t: 087 987 4082

VISIT MORE DRINKS PRODUCERS ON PAGE 62 OF OUR PRODUCER DIRECTORY AND AT TASTEKERRY.IE

WEST KERRY BREWERY/BEOIR CHORCA DHUIBHNE The West Kerry Brewery makes a range of small-batch bespoke craft beers.

Depending on the time of year and season, you may find anything from a 6% Carraig Dubh porter to a 5% Cúl Dorcha dark ale as new products come on-stream.

Located on the Slea Head Drive, seven miles west of Dingle the brewery is located next to the owners' pub Tig Bhric (Brick's).

All the beers are naturally brewed using natural ingredients, fresh yeast, no chemical additives and water from their own well.

See our recipe using their porter on page 33. westkerrybrewery.ie 27

BAKERY / BÁCÚS

THE GLUTEN FREE KITCHEN COMPANY A bakery and deli based in Tralee, Co. Kerry, The Gluten Free Kitchen Company owners Doireann Barrett and John Seymour are as ambitious for their business as they are for their product range. Their brown bread won a gold in the Great Taste Awards in the overall bread category, proof that gluten-free bread can taste as good as any other. Their range includes sweet and savoury items and, of course, their chocoholics brownie. thegfkitchenco.ie

BÁCÚS BAKERY A genuine artisan bakery based on the Dingle Peninsula.

Bácús owner Orla Gowen crafts bread from the finest natural ingredients every day and handfinishes every bread in the traditional way with love and care. Orla sources specialist flour for each individual bread and uses fresh ingredients, avoiding preservatives and additives. She sells her European and Irish breads, from a crusty baguette to a traditional brown loaf, to retailers and restaurants. You'll also find Bácús at their stall at the Tralee Farmer's Market and their bakery in Cloghane at the foot of Mount Brandon.

Make sure to ask for a Brandon Boule! bácús.ie

VISIT MORE BREAD AND CAKE PRODUCERS ON PAGE 50 OF OUR PRODUCER DIRECTORY AND AT TASTEKERRY.IE 28

CHOCOLATE / SEACLÁID

VISIT MORE CHOCOLATE PRODUCERS ON PAGE 60 OF OUR PRODUCER DIRECTORY AND AT TASTEKERRY.IE

LORGE CHOCOLATIER A native of Lorraine in France, Benoit Lorge trained as a pâtisserie chef before specialising as a chocolatier and setting up Lorge Chocolatier making handmade chocolates.

He sells his delicate, beautifully formed and flavoured chocolates online in his shop (shop.lorge.ie), at gourmet retail outlets and hotels. He also finds time to pass on his skills in chocolate master classes and at his 'chocolate school' in Bonane, just 10 minutes from Kenmare. lorge.ie

FAB FUDGE Chef John Harty crafts up to 30 varieties of fudge, freshly-made from Irish cream and butter from his base in Tralee. From Raspberry Ripple to Lemon and Lime, Chocolate and Orange to Chocolate Mint, there is a fudge bar for every occasion and every mood. He is a regular at food markets in Kerry, at the National Crafts and Design Fair in Dublin and has appeared at Bloom in Dublin, appropriate when you see that his fudge contains every colour in the rainbow. t: 087 3608691

KILLARNEY TOFFEE What's the secret of the success of Killarney Toffee? It's simple: a family recipe and each batch is hand-made with Irish butter. Try the Milk & Dark Chocolate Almond or Milk & Dark Chocolate Pecan.

You can buy Killarney Toffee at Ballyseedy Home & Garden, Tralee, Farranfore (Kerry) Airport, Bricín Craft Shop, Killarney, Kate Kearney's Cottage, Gap of Dunloe, Crinkle Stores in Dingle among others. killarneytoffee.com

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OIDEAS/RECIPE

Kerry Beef is both tender and meaty and is the perfect foil for Carraig Dubh porter from the West Kerry Brewery.

BEER-BRAISED KERRY BEEF Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 450g Kerry stewing beef, cut into 1" cubes Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon rapeseed oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1 medium carrot, cut into small chunks 1/2 stick celery, finely sliced 1/2 teaspoon dried fennel 3 sprigs thyme Zest and juice of 1 orange 500ml porter 2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped 2 sprigs of fresh thyme to garnish

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/ Gas 4 for 20 minutes.

2. Season the beef lightly with salt and freshly ground black pepper and set aside.

3. Place a tablespoon of rapeseed oil with the onion, garlic, carrot and celery in a heavy oven-proof casserole and cook over gentle heat for 10 minutes until soft and lightly coloured. Add the dried fennel, stir and cook for 2 minutes.

4. Add the beef, thyme, zest and juice of the orange and the porter.

Stir to remove the sticky bits at the bottom of the casserole.

5. Place the casserole in the oven with the lid on and bake for 2 and a half to 3 hours, or until the meat is melting. Stir from time to time, adding a little water if necessary.

Remove the lid from the casserole for the last half hour of cooking so the sauce can reduce and thicken.

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6. Stir in the tomatoes ten minutes before the end of cooking. Garnish the stew with a few sprigs of fresh thyme and serve.

WHERE TO SOURCE KERRY INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE Use Kerry beef from any of our Kerry butchers on page 56 and 57; Carraig Dubh porter from the West Kerry Brewery (westkerrybrewery.ie) and serve with new potatoes from Ardfert potatoes (see page 60).

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OIDEAS/RECIPE

Kerry produces some of the finest seafood in the world.

It's best to cook it simply where it can shine.

SHELLFISH IN SAFFRON AND WHITE WINE Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 1kg fresh mussels 1kg fresh clams Pinch of saffron strands 2 tablespoons Kerry butter 1 tablespoon rapeseed oil 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 2 shallots, finely chopped 1/4 bunch parsley, finely chopped 2 glasses dry white wine Freshly ground black pepper

1. Clean the mussels and clams under lots of cold running water, discarding any that are open and that do not close easily when you gently press the shell. Remove the beards from the mussels.

2. Place the saffron in a small bowl or glass with hot water. Leave to bloom.

3. Take a large saucepan that will fit all the shellfish. Melt the butter with the rapeseed oil over a gentle heat and add the garlic and shallots. Cook until soft (2-3 minutes). Add half the parsley, the white wine and a little freshly ground black pepper.

4. Turn the heat to high and add the saffron and its soaking liquid with the mussels and clams. Put the lid on the saucepan. Cook over high heat for a few minutes until the shells open. You'll need to shake the pan a few times during cooking and halfway through, toss the shellfish with a large spoon. When all the shells are open the shellfish is cooked (discard any that have not opened).

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5. Spoon the shellfish into bowls with a little of the white wine and saffron broth. Sprinkle over the remaining parsley and serve immediately.

WHERE TO SOURCE KERRY INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE You'll find the shellfish you need for this recipe at Glenbeigh Shellfish (glenbeighshellfish.ie).

You can also make this recipe with just mussels – why not try organic Irish rope mussels from Kush Shellfish (kush.ie).

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Husband and wife team Oliver Beaujouan of The Wild Side and Maja Beaujouan of The Little Cheese Shop in Dingle put together a quintessential cured meat, fish and cheese platter using their hand-made products reflecting the Kerry terroir!

KERRY MEAT AND CHEESE PLATE Serves 4 INGREDIENTS Kerry chorizo Tuna (smoked over oak wood) Chicken liver paté with chilli Dilliskus cheese by the Dingle Farmhouse Kelp pickled with garlic and ginger

It's so easy to put together a plate of cheese and cured meats when you use products that are handmade and hand-crafted by Oliver Beaujouan of The Wild Side and Maja Beaujouan of Dingle Peninsula Cheese, who also owns The Little Cheese Shop in Dingle, County Kerry.

Oliver suggests you start by choosing his The Wild Side Kerry chorizo, which has a robust spicy flavour.

It goes perfectly with Maja's Dilliskus cheese which is threaded with local Kerry seaweed (read more about the cheesemaker on page 17).

His The Wild Side kelp, foraged locally, is pickled Asian-style with garlic and ginger and adds a piquancy to the plate.

Fish lovers will enjoy his tuna, which is smoked over wood embers.

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You'll see the Frenchman in Oliver's chicken liver paté with chilli which is smooth and creamy, just the way a good classic paté should be.

WHERE TO SOURCE KERRY INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE You'll find Dilliskus cheese in season at The Little Cheese Shop in Dingle (thelittlecheeseshop.ie); Sheridan's Cheese, Dublin 2 and Temple Bar Market on Saturday in Dublin.

Call Oliver at 087 7922468 if you would like to include his products on your menu or use them at home.

Serve the Kerry Meat and Cheese Plate with a slice of artisan bread from Bácus Bakery or if you or your guests are coeliac serve with some bread from lldiko Bajzat from Wellness Baking (see page 54).

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Pair Wilma Silvius' Killorglin Farmhouse Cheese gouda with Kerry smoked salmon and you have a canapĂŠ or starter that would not look out of place in a fine restaurant.

GOUDA CRISPS WITH SMOKED SALMON Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 160g gouda, grated 100g smoked salmon cut into 8 thin slices 8 teaspoons cream cheese 4 chives, chopped finely

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/ Gas 6.

2. Make the gouda crisps. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.

Place 8 small bundles of grated gouda on the parchment making sure they are ½ inch apart. Bake for 5 minutes until bubbly (they will spread out quite a lot). Remove from the oven and leave to cool.

3. When the gouda crisps are cold, lift them gently from the parchment paper with a spatula or palette knife. Use immediately or store in an airtight container for up to 3 days until ready to use.

4. Just before serving, mix the cream cheese with the chopped chives. Place the gouda crisps on a serving plate, top each with a spoon of chive cream cheese and place a thin fold of smoked salmon on top.

Recipe tip: If you make the gouda crisps ahead of time, refresh them for 1 minute in a hot oven to crisp them up.

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WHERE TO SOURCE KERRY INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE Wilma Silvius at Killorglin Farmhouse Cheese makes a dutchstyle gouda that you can use in this recipe - you'll find her on page 52 of our producer directory.

Use cream cheese from Dingle Farmhouse Cheese (see page 17).

Kerry produces some of the finest salmon in the world.

Why not try Wild Smoked Irish Salmon from Quinlan's Kerry Fish (see page 24); KRD Salmon (page 54); Kenmare Smoked Salmon (kenmare-select. com) and Daly's Seafood (page 54).

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An ideal breakfast bar but you can also serve these decadent granola bars as a treat with a cup of tea in the afternoon.

CHOCOLATE FUDGE GRANOLA BARS INGREDIENTS 1 teaspoon sunflower oil to grease the baking tin 300g granola 100g almonds or cashews, chopped into small chunks 6 tablespoons honey 4 tablespoons Kerry butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 100g dried fruit (sultanas, apricots or cranberries), roughly chopped For the topping:

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/ Gas 4. Oil or line a square baking dish (it needs to be about 8 inches/22cm square). Set aside.

2. Spread the granola and almonds or cashews out on a large baking sheet in a single layer. Bake for 12-13 minutes, or until golden, stirring halfway through. Leave aside to cool. Leave the oven on.

3. Place the honey and butter in a non-stick pan and melt over a low heat. Remove from the heat and add the vanilla extract.

100g 60-70% chocolate 50g fudge, shaved thinly or cut into fine chunks 2 tablespoons cream

4. Gently mix the toasted nuts and granola and the dried fruit with the honey and butter mixture until you have a homogenous mixture.

Press into the oiled baking dish and even out the top with a spoon.

Bake for 15-17 minutes until golden.

Wait ten minutes, then turn it out gently onto a board and cut into squares or oblongs.

5. While the granola bars cool, make the chocolate and fudge topping. Melt the chocolate, fudge and cream in a bowl over a pan of hot water, making sure the bowl does not touch the water.

Immediately spread the chocolate mixture over the granola bars with a knife.

WHERE TO SOURCE KERRY INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE O'Donnell's Bakery, Killorglin (see page 50) makes granola that would be perfect in this recipe.

Use chocolate from Lorge Chocolatier (see page 29) or from Skelligs Chocolate (skelligschocolate.com); Dovinia Chocolate (dovinia.com) or Oileรกn Artisan Chocolate.

Use Fab Fudge (see page 29) for the fudge topping or add chopped slivers of Killarney toffee (page 29) to the melted chocolate.

Turn to page 60 for more chocolate producers.

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Use juicy sweet fragrant Sliabh Luachra strawberries grown in Currow, County Kerry. Here they are macerated with rosewater and served with meringue and lemon curd.

STRAWBERRY AND ROSE MERINGUES INGREDIENTS 400g strawberries, hulled and washed 3 tablespoons caster sugar 1/4 teaspoon rosewater 4 mini-meringue cases 100g lemon curd

1. Place the strawberries in a saucepan with 1 tablespoon cold water. Add the sugar and rosewater and stir gently.

2. Cook over a low heat for 3-4 minutes until the strawberries give up enough juice to make a syrup.

(You can do this ahead and store the strawberries in the fridge until you are ready to make up the dessert.)

3. When you are ready to serve, place the meringue cases on individual serving plates, fill them with lemon curd, spoon over the strawberries and drizzle with the rose-scented syrup left in the bowl.

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WHERE TO SOURCE THE INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE If you want to make your own meringue, use Beaufort freerange eggs (page 16) and serve the dessert with cream from Valentia Island Farmhouse Dairy (see page 16).

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Caper and mint butter really brings out the sweetness of Ring of Kerry lamb. Serve this dish with boiled new potatoes from Manna Organic Farm and Store.

RING OF KERRY LAMB Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 1 rack of lamb with 8 chops Salt Freshly ground black pepper For the caper and mint butter: 100g softened butter 2 teaspoons capers 8 mint leaves, finely chopped

1. Season the lamb chops on both sides with salt.

2. Heat a non-stick griddle pan.

3. Cook the chops over a medium to high heat for 3-4 minutes on the first side until golden all over, then turn and cook for 2-3 minutes on the second side. Remove to a plate, sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper, loosely cover with tin foil and leave to rest.

4. While the lamb is resting, mix the softened butter with the capers and mint.

5. Serve the lamb chops on a large serving plate dotted with little knobs of the caper and mint butter.

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WHERE TO SOURCE THE INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE You can buy Ring of Kerry Quality Lamb online for delivery nationwide at ringofkerryqualitylamb.ie or visit any of the butchers listed in our directory at page 56.

You'll find vegetables to go with Ring of Kerry Quality Lamb at Manna Organic Farm and Store (mannaorganicstore.ie). They sell organic vegetables grown in fine Kerry soil from their 25-acre farm in the Gleann na nGealt Valley near Camp, County Kerry.

Use local Kerry Lee Strand salted butter.

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Kerry producers – including Sásta, Annascaul, Leah's, Micilín Muc and Byrne's of Sneem – make some of the best black pudding in the world.

Add Ring of Kerry Apple Juice and Camo's Honey and Mustard dressing and you have a real taste of Kerry.

BLACK PUDDING AND APPLE SALAD Serves 4 INGREDIENTS For the dressing 240ml apple juice 1 teaspoon Dijon or wholegrain mustard 1 teaspoon lemon juice For the salad 8 slices black pudding 1 tablespoon rapeseed oil 50g butter 2 tablespoons demerara sugar 2 red-skinned apples, cored and each one cut into 8 slices 60g rocket leaves, washed

1. Make the dressing: place the apple juice in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, making sure it doesn't burn, until reduced in half. Remove from the heat and leave to cool a little. Add the mustard and whisk well. Add the lemon juice and whisk again until smooth.

WHERE TO SOURCE THE INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE See page 19 for Sásta Black Pudding.

2. Heat the rapeseed oil in a nonstick frying pan. Add the black pudding slices in two batches and cook over medium heat, on both sides, until golden.

Read more about Ring of Kerry Apple Juice on page 27.

3. While the black pudding is frying, make the caramelised apples.

In a non-stick frying pan, melt the butter, add the demerara sugar and cook over a gentle heat for a minute or two until bubbling. Stir well. Add the apple slices and cook over gentle heat until lightly golden on both sides but still holding their shape.

4. To serve: divide the rocket leaves between four plates; place 2 pieces of black pudding on each plate; add 4 slices of apple and drizzle over the dressing.

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You'll find stockists of Annascaul Black Pudding at annascaulblackpudding.com

Instead of adding the Dijon mustard and lemon to the dressing, why not use Camo's honey and mustard dressing (see page 21) instead: add 1 tablespoon to the reduced apple juice mixture.

You can buy rocket leaves and salad leaves from Aidan's Garden (see page 60).

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CONFECTIONERY/BAKING - MILSEOGRA/BÁCÁIL Name

Business

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Speciality

Jack and Celine Healy

Jack’s Bakery

066 9761132

Irish produced, cakes, buns, bread and cheese.

Paddy Barry

Barry’s Bakery

066 7125107 087 2250547

Bread, cakes and confectionery.

Helen O’Sullivan

O’Sullivan’s Bakery

066 9761127

Bread and bracks.

Pat and Josie O’Donnell

O’Donnell’s Bakery

087 7545363

Bread, bracks, granola, muesli and stuffings.

Janet Murphy

Janet Murphy

087 9923325

Home baking, jam and honey.

Orla Gowen

Bácús

087 3185453

Bakery, mostly fresh bread products.

Jerry Harrington

Harrington’s Bakery

064 6641014

Bread and bracks.

Sam Harrison

Cloudberry Bakery

066 9766910

Luxury wedding and occasion cakes, salted caramel, chocolate caramel and hazelnut spreads.

David Arranda

Petit Delice

087 9903572

Bread and croissants.

Sabine Vonburg

Stone Throw

087 9608399

Jam, spice mix and preserves.

Phil Fenton

Cisti Ceann Trá Baking

066 9159888 083 4414683

Homemade Irish soda bread, scones and a variety of tarts.

Gerard McCarthy

Larkin’s Bakery

066 9767311

Bakery, bread and cakes.

Jane Urquhart

Westcove Confectionery and Bakery

066 9475479 087 294213

Bakery, arts, crafts, tea garden.

Catherine O’Connell

Catherine’s Home Baking

066 7147031

Home baking.

Selina O’Connor

Cakes by Selina

087 6196676

Occasion and wedding cakes.

Joan O’Connor

Joan’s Home Baking

087 2126280

Cakes, buns and bread.

Tina O’Connell

O’Connell’s Village Kitchen

087 2170776

Traditional home bakery goods.

Theresa Foley

Heavenly Baked

087 2756173

Novelty cakes and home baking

Audrey Clifford

Audrey’s Cakes

087 0933092

Tray bakes, old fashioned cakes, ginger bread.

Dan Walsh

Dan’s Home Baking

066 7125253 087 2646286

Home baking, confectionery and soda bread.

PREPARED FOOD/ BIA RÉAMHDHÉANTA Name

Business

Telephone

Speciality

John O’Connor

Prestige Foods

068 23544 087 4132615

Wide range of artisan desserts and ready made meals.

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Lower Bridge Street, Killorglin, Co. Kerry

friaryrecruitment@eircom.net

Rock Street, Tralee, Co. Kerry

barrysbakery@eircom.net

IDA Estate, Killorglin, Co. Kerry

info@osullivansbakery.ie www.osullivansbakery.ie

Mill Road, Killorglin, Co. Kerry

josieodonnell12@gmail.com www.odonnellsbakery.ie

Ballyguin, Brandon, Tralee, Co. Kerry

jaycomurphy00@eircom.net

Cloghane, Castlegregory, Tralee, Co. Kerry

orlamgowen@gmail.com www.bacus.ie

Reen, Kenmare, Co. Kerry

www.harringtonskenmare.ie

Seaview House, Shanahill East, Castlemaine, Co. Kerry

info@cloudberrybakery.com

High Street, Caherciveen, Co. Kerry

danyoleary@hotmail.com

Lower Liss, Castlecove, Co. Kerry

sabinevonburg@yahoo.com

Ballincota, Ventry, Dingle, Co. Kerry

murishfenton@gmail.com

Main Street, Milltown, Co. Kerry

mccarthy.helen@hotmail.com www.larkinsbakery.ie

Westcove Rd., Castlecove, Co. Kerry

westcovefarmhouse@oceanfree.net www.westcove.net

Coolnageragh, Scartaglen, Co. Kerry

catherineoconnell1@hotmail.com

Tulligmore, Killorglin, Co. Kerry

oconnorselina@gmail.com www.selinascakes.com

Strandsend, Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry

joanoconnor61@gmail.com

Church Road, Causeway, Co. Kerry

oconnellvillagekitchen@hotmail.com

Tralee, Co. Kerry

heavenlybake@gmail.com

Caherturrish, Caherciveen, Co. Kerry

cliffordaudrey@eircom.net

26 Lohercannon, Tralee, Co. Kerry

maureenpwalsh51@yahoo.ie

Address

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Cleveragh Indstl Estate, Listowel, Co. Kerry

info@prestigefoods.ie john.oconnor@prestigefoods.ie

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Barbara Eames

Blastoga

086 2050705

Ready to eat vegetarian foods.

Lorna Tyther

The Phoenix

066 9766284 087 9054334

Pre-prepared organic vegetarian foods and products.

DAIRY PRODUCE /TÁIRGÍ DÉIRÍOCHTA Name

Business

Telephone

Speciality

John O’Sullivan

Lee Strand

066 7121084

Milk, butter, cheese.

Joe and Caroline Daly

Valentia Island Farmhouse Dairy

086 8068062

Homemade ice cream, milk, yoghurt and buttermilk.

Sean and Kieran Murphy

Murphy’s Ice Cream

066 9152644

Ice cream from locally sourced milk and cream.

Denis McMahon

Mac’s Ice Cream

064 6635213

Ice cream and restaurant.

Eva Grafstrom

Dairy Delights Ice Cream

087 6122570

Homemade ice cream.

Margaret McCarthy

Kenmare Ice Cream

087 2493782

Ice cream from locally sourced milk and cream.

Tommy and Mai Brick

Dingle Farmhouse Products

087 6483018

Milk and cheeses.

Peter Ireson

Knockatee Micro Dairy

064 6684236 087 7131318

Cheese.

Kate Carmody

Béal Organic Cheese

086 8239582

Cheese.

Maja Beaujouan

Dingle Peninsula Cheese

066 7139028 087 6255788

Cheese.

Annie Browne

Annie's Homemade Ice Cream Parlor and Cafe

087 2917370

Ice cream and coffee.

Joanna McCarthy

‘Sundaes’ McCarthy’s Ice Cream

086 0523089

Award winning homemade ice cream, fresh doughnuts and home baking.

Wilma Silvius-O’Connor

Wilma’s Killorglin Farmhouse Cheese

087 9787944

Gouda cheese.

Chris Maloney

Ballymac Dairy

087 0686045

Dairy products (primarily milk in glass bottles)

Name

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Speciality

Pat Curran

Sunhill Honey

066 9761446

Honey.

Pat and Eileen O’Connor

Killarney Honey

064 6632674

Honey.

Fergus Murphy

Dingle Beehive Supplies

087 7752807

Honey.

HONEY/MIL

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Ballinahunt, Annascaul, Co. Kerry

bc.earns@gmail.com

Keel, Castlemaine, Co. Kerry

phoenixtyther@hotmail.com www.thephoenixrestaurant.ie

Address

Email

Ballymullen, Tralee, Co. Kerry

info@leestrand.ie www.leestrand.ie

Kilbeg, Valentia Island, Co. Kerry

valentiaicecream@eircom.net

Ballinaboula, Dingle, Co. Kerry

dingle@murphysicecream.ie www.murphysicecream.ie

Main Street, Killarney, Co. Kerry

info@macsofmainstreet.com www.macsofmainstreet.com

14 Kilmurry, Kenmare, Co. Kerry

evagrafstrom@yahoo.se

Henry Street, Kenmare, Co. Kerry

kenmareicecream@eircom.net

Baile Ghainin Beag, Ballydavid, Dingle, Co. Kerry

dinglefarmhouse@eircom.net

Lehid Upper, Tousist, Killarney, Co. Kerry

ireson.peter@gmail.com

BĂŠal Lodge, Asdee, Co. Kerry

cait@eircom.net www.bealorganiccheese.com

Dingle, Co. Kerry

thelittlecheeseshop@gmail.com www.thelittlecheeseshop.ie

North Square, Sneem, Co. Kerry

browneburns@yahoo.com

Main Street, Ballybunion, Co. Kerry

mccarthyicecream@yahoo.ie

Ardmoniel, Killorglin, Co. Kerry

wilmasilvius@eircom.net

Kielduff, Ballymacelligott, Co. Kerry

c.j.maloney@hotmail.com

Address

Email

Sunhill, Killorglin, Co. Kerry

marycurran@hotmail.com

Ballycasheen, Killarney, Co. Kerry

killarneyhoney@gmail.com

Ballyluskey, Ballydavid, Tralee, Co. Kerry

info@irishbeehives.com www.irishbeehives.com

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Business

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Speciality

Noel and Patricia Riordan

Glenbeigh Shellfish

066 9768373

Cockles, mussels, oysters and breaded mussels.

Daniel McCarthy

Star Seafoods

064 6642100 064 6641302

All types of fish.

Paudie Spillane

Spillane Seafoods

064 6631320

All fresh seafood.

Pat Griffin

KRD Salmon

066 9761106

Smoked salmon.

Michael & Kathleen Daly

Daly’s Seafoods

066 9472082 087 9089616

Suppliers of fresh seafood including shellfish, smoked and BBQ salmon.

John Browne

De Brun Iasc Teo

066 9151933

Fish processing factory – salmon, crab and prawns.

Cyprien Benoit

Kenmare Select

064 6641162

Smoked salmon.

John Harrington

Kush Shellfish

064 6641714

Mussels, oysters and winkles producer.

Brendan Walsh

Spa Seafoods

066 7136901

Crab processing for restaurants/ delis. All types of fish.

Seamus O’Sullivan

Portmagee Seafoods

066 9477137 087 2331292

Buy and sell live shellfish and export to France and Spain.

Paddy & Breda O’Mahony

Iasc Ui Mhathuna Teo

066 9151136 066 9151411

Wholesale fish.

Denis O’Shea

Tralee Oyster Fishery Society

087 2599237

Producer of native European flat oysters.

Kathleen Griffin

Griffin’s Fish Shop

066 7139209

Seasonal fish shop.

James Sheehy

Sheehy’s Fish Shop

087 2361346

Fish shop.

Micheál O’Catháin

Ó’Catháin Iasc Teo Fish Shop

066 9151322

Fish processing.

Liam Quinlan

Quinlan’s Kerry Fish

066 9473131

Fish processor, retailer and restaurant.

GLUTEN-FREE BAKING/BÁCÁIL SAOR Ó GHLÚTAN Name

Business

Telephone

Speciality

Ildiko Bajzat

Wellness Baking

086 1230843

Fibre bread and assorted cakes.

Jessica Clinton Michael Lenihan

Ballyhar Foods

064 6620627 087 2958877

Award winning gluten free cakes and desserts, catering to both gluten free and traditional requirements.

Doireann Barrett John Seymour

Gluten Free Kitchen Co.

086 2414349

Gluten free breads, cafe and deli, diabetic bread.

Maurice Hannon

O’Hannáin Gluten Free Baking

087 6260157

Health and gluten free bread.

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Keelnabrack Lower, Glenbeigh, Co. Kerry

info@glenbeighshellfish.ie www.glenbeighshellfish.ie

Dauros, Kenmare, Co. Kerry

starseafood@eircom.net

Lackabane, Killarney, Co. Kerry

seafood@eircom.net www.spillaneseafoods.com

The Fishery, Killorglin, Co. Kerry

krdfish@eircom.net www.krdfisheries.com

Caherciveen, Co. Kerry

dalyseafoods@gmail.com www.dalyseafoods.com

Ballinaboula, Dingle, Co. Kerry

mail@debrun.ie

1 Ard Carraig, Kenmare, Co. Kerry

www.kenmare-select.com

O’Shea House, New Road, Kenmare, Co. Kerry

info@kush.ie www.kush.ie

The Spa, Tralee, Co. Kerry

spaseafoods@gmail.com www.spaseafoods.com

Portmagee, Co. Kerry

portsf@yahoo.co.uk

Ballyhea, An Daingean, Co. Chiarraí

iascuimhathuna@gmail.com omathuna@iol.ie

The Pier, Fenit, Co. Kerry

dnsoshea@yahoo.co.uk

College Street, Castlegregory, Co. Kerry

griffinkitty@eircom.net

5 Station Row, Dingle, Co. Kerry

james@sheehysfish.com

The Quay, Dingle, Co. Kerry

2cathainiasc@eircom.net www.irishfishproducts.com

Renard Point, Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry

liam@kerryfish.com www.kerryfish.com

Address

Email

Enterprise Centre Listowel, Listowel, Co. Kerry

bajzat.importer@gmail.com

Old Creamery, Ballyhar, Killarney, Co. Kerry

justdessertskillarney@gmail.com

c/o 33 Denny Street, Tralee, Co. Kerry

info@thegfkitchenco.ie www.thegfkitchenco.ie

Courthouse Rd., Listowel, Co. Kerry

mauricehannonart@gmail.com

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MEAT PRODUCTS/TÁIRGÍ FEOLA Name

Business

Telephone

Speciality

John Burke

M. Burkes

066 9767345 087 7959719

Butcher.

James Curran

Curran’s Butchers

066 9472510 087 7992043

Butcher.

Micheál (Haulie) O’Shea

Scariff Meats

066 9474788

Butcher and abattoir.

Marna Harris

Kingdom Smoke and Cure

087 9012420

Smoked meats.

Benny McDonnell

McDonnell’s Butchers

066 7133163

Butcher and abattoir.

Tom and Mary Kelly

Kelly’s Butchers

068 43114

Butcher and abattoir.

Todd Hennessy

Hennessy’s Butchers

066 7131110

Butcher and abattoir.

Peter Curran

The Wellbred Butcher

066 7134448

Butcher.

Michael Houlihan

Houlihan Butchers

066 9761213

Butcher.

Roger O’Sullivan

O’Sullivan’s Butchers

064 6641534

Butcher and abattoir.

Oliver Beaujouan

The Wild Side

087 7922468

Smoked fish, meat, salami, sausage.

Thomas and Eileen Ashe

Ashes Butchers Annascaul Black pudding Company

085 1194749

Butcher specialising in pudding, sausages and rashers.

Peter O’Sullivan

Peter O’Sullivan’s Sneem Black Pudding

064 6645213

Black pudding and sausage.

Kieran and Anne Burns

Kieran Burns Butchers Sneem Black Pudding

064 6645139 086 2213772

Family butcher shop and abattoir.

We specialise in making our own black pudding.

Paddy Fenton

Dingle Organic Dexter Beef

087 8115883

Organic Dexter beef.

Billy Sweeney

Leah’s Gourmet Foods

087 2654111 068 41924

Gourmet black and white pudding and cheddar cheese. A fusion of old Irish and oriental recipes.

Bríd Ni Mhathuna

Pióg Pies

087 7944036

Meat pies, lamb pie, beef and Guinness pie, shepherd's pie, Kerry lamb pie, lentil and vegetable pie.

Ann and Harry Perry

Skellig Pantry

087 2783585

Patés, terrines, meatloafs and fillets of smoked trout.

John Paul O’Connor

Sásta Sausages and Puddings

087 2025616

Award winning black pudding, white pudding and sausages producer.

Michael Kennelly

Kennelly Quailty Meats

068 27407

All meat.

Denis Carroll

Ring of Kerry Quality Lamb

087 2225432

Award winning buisness of local quality lamb.

Richard Behan

Behan Butchers and Grocers and Deep Freeze Specialist

068 47148 087 7645616

Butcher, grocer and deep freeze specialists.

John Browne

J. Browne Butchers

068 27105

Prime beef and lamb.

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Tralee Road, Castlemaine, Co. Kerry

burkesbutchers@gmail.com

4 West Main Street, Caherciveen, Co. Kerry

curran90@hotmail.com

Main Street, Waterville, Co. Kerry

scariffmts@gmail.com

Skehenerin, Listowel, Co. Kerry

burburie@hotmail.com

Main Street, Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry

johnmcdonnell72@hotmail.com

Bridge Street, Ballylongford, Co. Kerry Main Street, Ballyduff, Co. Kerry

hennessytodd@gmail.com

The Village, Ardfert, Co. Kerry

ardfertpeter@eircom.net

Iveragh Road, Kilorglin, Co. Kerry

ellenhouli@gmail.com

Bridge Street, Kenmare, Co. Kerry

helenthebutcher1@gmail.com

Kilcummin Beg, Castlegregory, Co. Kerry

oliverbeaujouan@hotmail.com

Annascaul, Co. Kerry

info@annascaulblackpudding.com

North Square, Sneem, Co. Kerry

sosullivan@sneemblackpudding.ie

North Square, Sneem, Co. Kerry

sneemblackpudding@hotmail.com

Ventry, Dingle, Co. Kerry

paddyfenton@gmail.com

Littor Strand, Asdee, Listowel, Co. Kerry

info@leahs.ie www.leahs.ie

Tralee, Co. Kerry

bridnimhathuna@hotmail.com

Emlaghnamuc, Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry

bia@skelligpantry.ie

Cromane, Killorglin, Co. Kerry

infojpoc@gmail.com

Ballybunion, Co. Kerry

kennellyqualitymeats@live.ie

Lower Bridge Street, Killorglin, Co. Kerry

sales@ringofkerryqualitylamb.ie

Lisselton Cross, Lisselton, Co. Kerry Main Street, Ballybunion, Co. Kerry

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MEAT PRODUCTS contd/ TÁIRGÍ FEOLA ar lean Mike Cahillane

Cahillane’s Butchers

066 9761177

All meat.

Denis Cronin

Castlemeats Craft Butchers

087 2122840

Craft butchers.

Diarmuid Reidy

Reidy’s Butchers

066 7142634 086 6188564

Meat, chicken and lamb.

Brendan Mahony

Mahony’s Butchers

068 22742

All meat.

Paudie Randles

Craft Butcher

064 6641575

Locally sourced beef, lamb, pork and bacon.

David Power

Power’s Butchers

066 7135533

Local meats, hot food & cooked meats.

Seamus O’Sullivan

Master Butchers

066 7126225 087 9771680

All meat.

Denis Cronin

Cronin Butchers

064 663 1181

All locally sourced meat.

Eamon Sheahan

Sheahan’s Butchers

066 9762121

All meat.

John Jackmon

John Jackmon Family Butchers

087 6676818

All meat.

Noel Stack

Stack’s Butchers

068 49348

Locally sourced beef, lamb & chicken.

Michael Gleeson

Kerry Rose Veal (Ballyhar Farm Produce)

087 2272115

Organic Kerry rose veal.

Tim Jones

Tim Jones’ Butchers

087 9771302

Locally sourced beef, lamb, pork and poultry.

Eddie Wadding

Wadding’s Butchers

066 7121788

Locally sourced meat

Seamus Fitzgerald

The Dingle Sausage and Bacon Maker - Micilín Muc

085 2788016

Homemade sausage, rashers and pudding

John Griffin

John Griffin Butchers Listowel and Tralee

068 22030 066 7193720 087 2833975

Locally sourced meat.

Jerry Kennedy

Kennedy’s Butchers

066 9152511

All meats and locally sourced Dingle Peninsula Lamb.

JAMS/PRESERVES - SUBHA Name

Business

Telephone Speciality

Melanie Harty

Harty’s Original Savoury Jellies

087 3258539

A range of savoury jelly condiments.

Tina Healon

Kerry Green Fine Foods

085 7407070

Irish made gluten free jams, marinades, dressings, sauces and honey.

Rolf Jongbloed

Rolf’s Fine Foods

086 1598671

Jam, chutney and cheese.

Rory McCarthy

Camo’s

087 3564339 066 9481122

Restaurateur and speciality making salad dressing and pestos.

Marie Charland

Pickled in Dingle Crepes/Dingle Fudge

087 2759145

Crepes and chutney.

Michelle Ní Shúlleabháin

The Little Dingle Food Company

083 3974415

Jams and bread mix.

Miriam Courtney

Minnie’s Jams

087 2435924

Jams and preserves.

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CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS

Mill Road, Killorglin, Co. Kerry

cahillanes@gmail.com www.cahillanes.com

Main Street, Castleisland, Co. Kerry

castlemeats101@gmail.com

Main Street, Castleisland, Co. Kerry

diarmuid-reidy@hotmail.com

The Square, Listowel, Co. Kerry Main Street, Kenmare, Co. Kerry

paudie2006@hotmail.com www.randlesbutchers.com

The Village, Abbeydorney, Co. Kerry

davidpowergala@hotmail.com

Manor West, Tralee, Co. Kerry

www.blocalcard.ie

9 High Street, Killarney, Co. Kerry

berniecronin@eircom.net

Iveragh Road, Killorglin, Co. Kerry

eamonshehan10@gmail.com

Ballylongford, Co. Kerry

annjackmon60@yahoo.com

The Village, Moyvane, Co. Kerry Ballyhar, Co. Kerry

info@ballyhar.com www.ballyhar.com

Park Road and Inisfallon Mall, Killarney, Co. Kerry

timjonesbutchers.ie

Unit 4, Manor Village, Co. Kerry

waddingsbutchers@yahoo.ie

Aonaid 7 & 8, Ceardlann Na Coille, An Daingean, Co. Chiarraí

thedinglesausagecompany@gmail.com

William Street, Listowel, Co. Kerry

johngriffinbutchers@gmail.com

8 Orchid Lane, Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry

info@dinglebutcher.com www.dinglebutcher.com

Address

Email

2 Canal Place, The Basin, Tralee, Co. Kerry

info@hartysfoods.com

Cleveragh Ind. Estate, Listowel, Co. Kerry

info@kerrygreen.ie www.kerrygreen.ie

Dooks, Glenbeigh, Co. Kerry

rolf51@live.co.uk www.rolfsfinefood.com

24 Church Street, Caherciveen, Co. Kerry

mrory50@yahoo.com www.camos.ie

Ballylusky, Ballydavid, Co. Kerry

mhcharland@hotmail.com

Aonad 5 Pairc Ghno na Coille, Daingean Ui Chuis, Co. Chiarraí

info@littledinglefoodco.com www.littledinglefoodco.com

44 Aoibhinn, Waterville, Co. Kerry

mrccourtney@gmail.com

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FRUIT & VEGETABLES/TORTHAÍ + GLASRAÍ Name

Business

Telephone

Speciality

Billy Clifford

Whitethorn Farm

064 6641693 086 3703952

Organic vegetables and herbs.

Ger Ferriter

Castlegregory Vegetables

087 6783068

Vegetables.

Aidan O’Connor

Fruit and Vegetables

087 9711068

Fruit and vegetables.

Derek O’Connor

O’Connor’s Fruit and Veg

066 9152623 087 7599193

Fruit and vegetables.

Willie Parker

Fenit Fruit and Veg

087 2505839

Vegetable distributor.

Aidan Gowran

Aidan’s Garden

089 4276341

Naturally grown vegetables, salads and wheatgrass.

Máire Ni Chinneide

Fruit and Vegetables

087 6895693

All types of organic vegetables.

Trish and Steve Hall

Hall’s Market Garden

087 6500032

All types of organic vegetables.

Ian McGregor

Gortbrack Organic Farm

066 7137042 087 9246968

Organic vegetables, environmental education, biodiversity planning.

Noel Clifford

Ardfert Potatoes

086 3818475

Potatoes and vegetables.

John O’Sullivan

Sliabh Luachra Strawberries

066 9763026 087 6886754

Strawberries.

Eve McKay

Eve’s Leaves

085 8110144

Vegetables, preserves and health breads.

ORGANIC PRODUCE/TÁIRGÍ ORGÁNACHA Name

Business

Telephone

Speciality

Thomas & Claire O’Connor

Manna Organic Farm and Store

066 7125699

Organic food, vegetables, meat.

Mary O’Riordan

Milltown Organic Store

066 9767869

Organic and gluten free foods, gardening and health products.

CHOCOLATE/FUDGE/TOFFEE - SEACLÁID/FAOISTE/TAIFÍ Name

Business

Telephone

Speciality

Benoit Lorge

Lorge Chocolatier

064 6679994

Chocolates, shop and school.

John Harty

Fab Fudge

087 3608691

Fudge.

Barbara Linnane

Oilean Chocolates

087 6496108

Chocolates.

Saorla O’Corráin

Dovina Chocolates

086 1936574

Chocolates.

Eileen and Ray McClure

Killarney Toffee

087 7691136 087 7566613

Handmade butter toffee with chocolate and nuts.

Colm Healy

Skelligs Chocolate

066 9479119

Chocolates.

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CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS

Address

Email

Killowen, Kenmare, Co. Kerry

clifford.matthew.t@gmail.com

Castlegregory, Co. Kerry

gerferriter@gmail.com

Kilshannig, Castlegregory, Co. Kerry

jackiebowler@hotmail.com

Orchard Lane, Dingle, Co. Kerry

oconnorsfruitandveg@gmail.com

Fenit, Tralee, Co. Kerry

fenitveg@eircom.net wparker@eircom.net

Annascaul, Tralee, Co. Kerry

aidangowran@gmail.com

Availability/ Distribution

Baile Dhaith, Bailenagall, Trá-Li, Co. Chiarraí Milltown, Co. Kerry

hallsmarketgarden@gmail.com

Gortbrack, Tralee, Co. Kerry

gortbrackorg@gmail.com www.gortbrackorganicfarm.com

Tralee Road, Ardfert, Co. Kerry

cliffordbros@gmail.com

Currow, Farranfore, Killarney, Co. Kerry

johneosullivan42@gmail.com

Killurley West, Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry

evemckay@gmail.com

Address

Email

Gleann na Gealt Camp, Tralee, Co. Kerry

shop@mannaorganicstore.ie www.mannaorganicstore.ie

Castlemaine Rd., Milltown, Co. Kerry

marymilltownorganic@gmail.com

Address

Email

Bonane, Kenmare, Co. Kerry

info@lorge.ie shop.lorge.ie

Tralee, Co. Kerry

fabfudgeinfo@gmail.com

The Fishery, Valentia Island, Co. Kerry

barlin19@hotmail.com

Baile Na nGall, Co. Chiarraí

info@dovina.com

Tier na Boul, Killarney, Co. Kerry

info@killarneytoffee.com www.killarneytoffee.com

The Glen, Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry

info@skelligschocolate.com www.skelligschocolate.com

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POULTRY & EGGS - ÉANLAITH CHLÓIS & UIBHEACHA Name

Business

Telephone

Speciality

Colin Griffin

Forest Farm Free Range Eggs

066 9474444

Family run business, free range eggs.

Mary O’Connor

Beaufort Free Range Eggs

064 6644475

Eggs.

Eilish O’Connell

Ardfert Poultry

087 6441537

Free range eggs.

Brian Manning

Lispole Free Range Eggs

066 9151239 086 1600000

Eggs.

Paudie & Kim O’Connell

Ballinskelligs Duck and Chicken

087 7415790

Duck eggs, chickens and ducks, duck confit and smoked duck.

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL/MIONDÍOL ILGHNÉITHEACH Name

Business

Telephone

Speciality

James Mulchrone

Jam

087 9583611

Bakery items, savoury foods.

Pierce Walsh

John R’s Delicatessen

068 21249 087 9259674

Home bakery, deli and cafe.

Olga Ireson

Bridge Street Co-op

064 6679911 087 7712867

Wholefood grocery store.

Lizzy Lyons

Lizzy's Little Kitchen

087 149 7220

Bakery, seafood and ready to eat meals.

Mattie Doody and Kathleen Breathnack

An Siopa Feirme

066 401 0431 066 9478029

Farm shop.

Maeve Duff

Kingdom Food and Wine Store

066 7118562

Deli, ready meals, sandwiches, cakes, pastries and wines.

DRINKS/DEOCHANNA Name

Business

Telephone

Speciality

Collette Leahy

Creans (Dingle Brewing Company)

066 9150743

Lager in keg, can and bottle.

Mary Ferriter

Dingle Distillery

086 8299944

Whiskey, gin and vodka.

Michael & Sandra O’Dowd Ring of Kerry Apple Farm

087 9874082

Apples and apple juice.

Jane Brennan

Full Circle Cordials

066 9762638 087 9126209

Fruit and herbal cordials, some made with local and all wild ingredients.

Roisin and David Eaton

Crafty Devils (King Puck)

085 7606842

Handcrafted beer.

John Keane

Torc Brewery

064 662 5061

Belgian style wheat beer, amber ale, Irish/ American pale ale and kingdom porter.

Barry Spellman

The Killarney Brewing Company

064 663 6505

Beers.

Paul O’Loinsigh and Adrienne Heslin

West Kerry Brewery Beoir Chorca Dhuibhne

087 6822834

Artisan brew ales, using botanicals and fresh spring water from our own garden and fresh yeast.

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CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS

Address

Email

Derrianna, Dromid, Co. Kerry

griffincolin@hotmail.com

Mayo House, Beaufort, Killarney, Co. Kerry

patrickoconnor78@hotmail.com

Ballinorig, Causeway, Co. Kerry

eoconnell27@eircom.net

Lispole, Co. Kerry

brian198205@hotmail.com

Cremin’s Cross, Melegoleen, Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry

meeligoleeneggs@gmail.com

Address

Email

Henry Street, Kenmare, Co. Kerry

info@jam.ie

70 Church Street, Listowel, Co. Kerry

pwalsh@johnrs.com www.johnrs.com

Bridge Street, Kenmare, Co. Kerry

info@bridgestreetcoop.com

William Street, Listowel, Co. Kerry

lizzyslittlekitchen@hotmail.com

Waterville, Co. Kerry

thefarmshopwaterville@gmail.com

Tralee, Co. Kerry

info@kingdomfood.ie www.kingdomstore.ie

Address

Email

Spa Road, Dingle, Co. Kerry

hello@dinglebrewingcompany.com www.tomcreans.com

Dingle, Co. Kerry

mary@dingledistillery.ie

Ballycrispin, Castlemaine, Co. Kerry

mlodowd@hotmail.co.uk

Kilorglin, Co. Kerry

fullcirclecordials@gmail.com

Tullig, Co. Kerry

roisin@craftydivils.com www.craftydivils.com

Killarney, Co. Kerry

john@torcbrewing.ie www.torcbrewing.ie

Muckross Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry

barry@killarneybrewing.com www.killarneybrewing.com

Beoir Chorca Dhuibhne (West Kerry Brewery), Brick’s Pub, An Riasc, Ballyferriter, Co. Kerry

brewery@westkerrybrewery.ie www.westkerrybrewery.ie

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BUÍOCHAS/THANKS!

Thanks to the Food and Drink Producers in Kerry for their co-operation Thanks to the Taste Kerry Committee for their dedication and commitment Thanks to all the various stakeholder groups that make up Kerry Food and Drink Experiences Thanks to the consumers and supporters of local food and drink Thanks to the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas which provided the funds for the project in conjunction with Kerry County Council, Údarás na Gaeltachta and the Kerry Local Enterprise office.

Thanks to Deirdre Spillane – Taste Kerry Project Manager

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