Richard and Sheila Galvin have been growing organic apples in Portlaw for over 20 years. Their raw, unfiltered Irish Apple Cider Vinegar is the south east produce story worth knowing.
Tag: Artisan
Robert O’Connor is a two-time RDS National Craft Competition winner, turning local Wexford timber into bowls, gifts, and experiences worth making the trip for.
Lithuanian blacksmith Dainius Varnelis and goldsmith Lina work from a home studio near Enniscorthy, creating hand-forged gates, ironwork, and sculpture that belongs in a category of its own.
A five-generation family business in Arthurstown, Co. Wexford. Ballyhack Smokehouse cold-smokes salmon over beechwood for up to 48 hours — one of Ireland’s finest artisan smokehouses.
Sixth-generation beekeeper Trish O’Neill makes certified organic skincare from beeswax and honey at her farm in Dunhill, Waterford. Simple ingredients, sensitive-skin focused, genuinely local.
From her studio in Tramore, Cathy Hayden weaves traditional Irish baskets from willow she grows herself — continuing a craft tradition that stretches back centuries and almost disappeared entirely.
Husband and wife team Aurelia and Stephen make small-batch, low-sugar cordials from their base in Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford. Unusual flavours, natural ingredients, and genuine artisan scale.
The Stafford family have farmed in County Wexford for three hundred years. Their Jackford Gin takes the family potato harvest and turns it into one of Ireland’s most distinctive craft gins — silky, botanical, and genuinely rooted in place.
Zaeire Artisan Chocolates are made by hand in Wexford using the finest Belgian chocolate and quality natural ingredients. Multiple Great Taste Award winners with a shop in Bridgetown that doubles as a showcase for local producers.
Yellow Belly make a lot of beer, and they make it well. Under head brewer Declan Nixon, the Wexford brewery has built a flagship range that’s become a fixture on craft beer lists across Ireland — and kept expanding from there.