The Calveys of Achill Island rear flocks of mountain sheep who live outdoors in the open and the wild. They graze over 20,000 hectares from the heather hill tops to the rocky sea shores abundant with seaweeds. The Calveys have their own abattoir in Keel, ensuring that the lambs are butchered using old fashioned traditional methods where almost everything is done by hand.
Calvey’s Achill Mountain Lamb™ is protected by registered trademark; a sign of true provenance and superb quality. This year, the family celebrates 150 years over seven generations of hill farming on Achill Island. Martin Calvey himself has been tending his sheep for over 60 years. His daughter Grainne is one of Ireland’s few female craft butchers.
Top chefs across Ireland like Philippe Farineau at Ashford Castle and Gary O’Hanlon at Viewmount House use Calvey’s Achill Mountain Lamb™ but so too do hundreds of home cooks who make the most of every cut they are sent in a freezer-ready box. The Calveys believe the ultimate respect you can show for an animal is to eat as much of it as you can.
Go to calveysachillmountainlamb.ie for a full range of recipes and tips. For all things Achill and all things lamb check out their Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
We have a hamper of Calvey’s Achill Mountain Lamb™ products to give away. Each box will contain:
– Butterflied Full Leg
– Boned Rump
– French Trimmed Racks
– Artisan Burgers and Sausages
– Fresh Lambs Liver
– Gigot Chops
– Kidney and Heart
– Diced Neck
– Boned, rolled and tied Shoulder
– Shank
– Centre Loin Cutlets
– and a special booklet of recipes by some of Ireland’s best loved chefs
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This competition has now closed – Congratulations to the winner Adam Moursy!
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