![]() ![]() ![]() If you are looking for a relaxed setting where excellent, locally sourced food takes centre stage (along with great sea views), then this Roundstone favourite is for you. O’Dowd’s Seafood Bar and Restaurant, Roundstone, Galway Chat to friendly stallholders for foodie tips and recipe ideas, then head upstairs to the Farmgate Café and Restaurant for Irish stew and warming bread pudding. Market leader: the critically-acclaimed English Market in Corkĭon’t miss On The Pig’s Back, famed for its farmhouse cheeses and homemade pâtés. On her state visit to Ireland in 2011, the Queen unveiled a commemorative plaque at The English Market and spoke to a number of market traders including Sheila Fitzpatrick of the Alternative Bread Company, which sells up to 90 varieties of loaves. Its stalls sell everything from local grass-fed beef and Lee river salmon to pork spare ribs and battleboard, a salted ling fish often eaten on Fridays and during Lent. This 18th-century covered market has been classed one of the best in the UK and Ireland by restaurateur and chef Rick Stein. So if you want to celebrate some of the best food and drink on the island of Ireland, why not try one of these great experiences? The English Market, Cork No wonder holidaymakers are extolling the virtues of the wonderful cuisine on offer in Ireland. ![]() Ireland is lapped by cold Atlantic waters teeming with shellfish, cattle and sheep get fat on rich grasses and herbs, a long monastic cheese-making tradition is still alive today and there are whiskey distilleries dating back to the 1700s. ![]()
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