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FOOD : Blasket Island lamb back at Market Lane

FOOD : Blasket Island lamb back at Market Lane

Blasket Island lamb is back on the menu at Cork’s Market Lane restaurant group this autumn – last year poor weather in Dingle meant the animals couldn’t be safely transported from their home on Beaginish Island. Dingle butcher Jerry Kennedy said conditions on the island make this a very special food product.

“The animals are free to roam uninterrupted and there’s no forced fattening. ...