Right next to the Visitor Centre at the Burren Smokehouse (in Lisdoonvarna near the Cliffs of Moher), a new fun experience is waiting for you. The “Taste the Atlantic – Irish Salmon Visitor Experience” was launched in Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare on the 25th of October 2019 by Mrs Sabina Higgins, wife of President Michael D […]
Salmon live in two of the biggest oceans on Earth and the rivers flowing into them. There is only one species of salmon in the Atlantic, aptly named Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar). They are a distant relative of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) and closely related to Brown trout (Salmo trutta). Salmon are one of the […]
One highlight since the foundation of the Burren Smokehouse over 3 decades ago has definitely been the opportunity to provide Burren Smoked Wild Salmon for the State Dinner hosting Queen Elizabeth II in May 2011. We thought it could not get much better than that but we were proven wrong. On 24th May 2019, King […]
On 19th May 2015, a historical visit took place in the Burren! His Royal Highness Prince Charles and his wife Camilla flew into Shannon airport to start their visit of the west coast of Ireland. As Prince Charles is very interested in conservation and organically grown foods, Burrenbeo Trust and Burren Life Programme wrote a […]
«God created seaweed… The seaweed made the world.» John B. Keane There are so many fantastic properties that can be attributed to seaweed that we will not be able to mention them all here. On this page you will discover the main ones. As we all know, life began in the sea. Sea water is […]
Janine Kennedy created this beautiful, delicious and luxurious recipe for an indulgent brunch at home! When she lived in Toronto, she developed a love for brunches. She subsequently came up with this genius recipe to make at home. Try it for yourself! You can prepare the potato cakes and blanch the asparagus the night before. […]
