Taste The Island Buyers Guide

Experience Contact NEW : DK Connemara Oysters Learn about the fascinating history of this Ballinkill Bay oyster farm, established in 1893, where a demonstration of the techniques and practices of oyster farming explains how oysters, like wine, take their taste from the bay in which they are grown. Visitors can participate in grading, weighing, shucking (opening) and tasting the unique flavour of David Keane’s Connemara Oyster. David Keane Ballinakillbay Dawros Letterfrack Connemara Co Galway +353 (0) 87 918 6997 www.dkconnemaraoysters.com Killary Fjord Shellfish, Co. Galway Join Simon and Kate Kennedy for a delicious lunch of local oysters, clams and mussels with freshly baked brown bread and wine, and hear the story of their sustainable aquaculture company, one of Connemara’s first mussel farms. Later, take a boat tour to see how their top quality mussels are cultivated and try your hand at harvesting these rope-grown mussels. Simon and Kate Kennedy +353 (0)87 640 7713/(0 )87 622 7542 www.killaryfjordshellfish.com Connemara Smokehouse, Connemara, Co. Galway Set on the water’s edge inWest Connemara, the picture-perfect Bunowen Pier is home to the Connemara Smokehouse, where Graham Roberts follows traditional smoking methods to produce sumptuous wild and organic smoked salmon from freshest and finest natural ingredients. Pop in the smokehouse and shop year- round, or book for a fun, educational and delicious summertime smokehouse tours (also available in French). Graham Roberts +353 (0)95 23739 www.smokehouse.ie Mungo Murphy’s, Connemara, Co. Galway On this coastal walk/foraging tour along the Galway Bay shoreline in Connemara’s Rossaveal, experience local history, breathe the wild Atlantic air and learn about edible sea vegetables and wild sea herbs along the way, followed by a tour of the boutique family-run abalone farm where a tasty lunch is served of fresh seafood dishes featuring the farm’s wonderful seafood and foraged sea plants. Sinead and Cindy O’Brien +353 (0)85 758 3862/(0 )87 905 1956 www.mungomurphyseaweed.com Kelly Oysters, Kilcolgan, Co. Galway Nestled between Connemara and the Burren highlands, the Kelly family’s second-generation oyster farm is one of the best-known in the land for quality native and Pacific oysters. Take a guided walk down the rugged Galway Bay seashore to the oyster beds; learn about the role of oysters in this local community for millennia and how they are farmed today; and savour their flavour straight from theWild Atlantic waters. Michael and Diarmuid Kelly + 353 (0)91 796 120 www.kellyoysters.com Redbank Food Company, New Quay, Co. Clare The New Quay shoreline is the stunning location for this family business, who supply Flaggy Shore gigas (Pacific) oysters, wild Atlantic mussels and wild Atlantic clams to top restaurants in Ireland and worldwide. Visit their oyster holding and packing premises for an informed and humorous introduction to the world of shellfish, learn to open oysters and eat your fill of them with a glass of wine. Gerry and Ciara O’Halloran +353 (0)86 254 9837/(0 )86 371 8684 www.redbankfoodco.com Burren Smokehouse, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare Established in 1989, Birgitta and Peter Curtin’s smokehouse boasts a welcoming and versatile visitor centre (15 minutes from the Cliffs of Moher, open year-round, free-admission) where visitors can watch a DVD in seven languages about the smoking process, taste their Burren-smoked salmon and browse the shop for local and Irish produce. A guided educational tour and VIP tours with lunch and picnic hampers are also bookable. Birgitta and Peter Curtin +353 (0)65 707 4432 www.burrensmokehouse.com Moyasta Oysters, Co. Clare The Galvin family have been farming in the historic and picturesque Moyasta area for generations and promise a warm welcome to their state-of-the-art oyster farm and factory for a unique seafood experience. Bookable guided tours show how oysters grow from seed to shuckable oysters in the clear waters of Poulnasherry Bay, plus how to open your own oysters and taste them fresh from the sea. Hannah Galvin info@moyastaoysters.com Tel: +353 (0)85 102 6720 www.moyastaoysters.com 60 SECT ION 9 – TASTE THE ATLANT IC