Roslevan Shopping Centre, Tulla Road, Ennis, Co. Clare
The Ennis Farmers Market is the town's weekly gathering of local food producers, held every Friday morning, and the single best place to bring home something genuinely made in Clare. Stalls sell handcrafted sourdough and baked goods, free-range eggs, organic seasonal vegetables, artisan cheese, jams, meat pies, plants and cut flowers, with hot food and coffee to eat there. It is a real working market for the town rather than a tourist set-piece, and a good way to meet the people making the food. Confirm the current location and time at source before you go, as market venues can move.
Organic Irish goat cheese, fresh and matured
Award-winning organic goat cheese from a family farm near Inagh and Ennistymon, a short drive north-west of Ennis. Farm visits and direct sales.
Known for: Organic Irish goat cheese, fresh and matured
Hours: Farm visits and direct sales; confirm current visiting and shop details at source
Organic smoked Irish salmon
A family smokehouse in Lisdoonvarna, north Clare, producing organic smoked Irish salmon, with a free visitor centre and shop. About 40 minutes from Ennis.
Known for: Organic smoked Irish salmon
Hours: Visitor centre and shop open daily in season; check the website