Ireland - Pick Your Own Farms in the Republic of Ireland

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the Republic of Ireland U-Pick Farms and Orchards in 2023

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Co. Down

Co. Carlow

Co. Cavan

Co. Clare

Co. Cork

Co. Derry

Co. Donegal

Co. Dublin

• Lamberts Fruit Farm - raspberries, strawberries, tayberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants and gooseberries
  Cruagh lane, Rathfarnham. Tel: 01-4939896. Open: to the public from end June - early August on Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays , weather permitting. You are given buckets and may pick as you like. You pay by weight for what you pick. Note: there is an interesting article in the Irish Times about this farm and other PYO's here. 

Co. Galway

Co. Kerry

Co. Kildare

Co. Kilkenny

Co. Laois

Co. Leitrim

Co. Limerick

Co. Longford

Co. Louth

Co. Mayo

Co. Meath

Co. Monaghan

Co. Offaly

• Derryvilla Blueberry Farm - blueberries
  Portarlington, Ireland. Phone: 057 8642882. Alternate phone: 087 2466643. Email: info@derryvillablueberries.com. Fresh blueberries available during August & September. Their website is down (as of July 2015), so that may not be a good sign.  Be sure to call before you go. Also, I've seen reports that say they only allow adults to pick, no children. Check with them, if you have children along.

Co. Roscommon

Co. Sligo

Co. Tipperary

• The Apple Farm - strawberries, apples
  Moorstown, Cahir, Co. Tipperary. Ireland. Phone: 353 (0)52 7441459. Alternate phone: 353 (0)86 6091998. Email: con@theapplefarm.com. As well as apples, we grow pears, plums, sweet cherries, strawberries and raspberries. We also have a Camping and Caravan Park on the farm. And when we are not busy with this, you will find us making apple juice, and mixed juices from our other fruits; all done here on the farm. We even make a sparkling apple juice, and cider vinegar here too. We have a farm shop from which our produce is available all year round.  (UPDATED: July 15, 2019, JBS) (ADDED: July 12, 2015, JBS)

Co. Waterford

Co. Westmeath

Co. Wexford

• Ballycross Apple Farm - pumpkins, apples
  Bridgetown, Co. Wexford, Ireland. Phone: 353 (0)53 913 5160. Email: info@ballycross.com. Open: every Saturday and Sunday from 12 pm to  6pm; throughout Mid-term 26th October to 3rd November from 12pm to 6pm daily.  Ballycross comes alive at Halloween and we are delighted to let you know that Pumpkin Picking will commence from the 5th October. Each weekend from now until Halloween you can enjoy pumpkin picking trips out to our pumpkin patch on our tractor and trailer. This one of a kind experience allows you to pick your unique pumpkin to buy and take home for carving just in time for Halloween and while there you can take a walk through our Witches Village and meet the resident Ballycross Witch! In early Autumn we commence our Apple Picking Trips which are hugely popular. Join us for a family day out, take a ride on our tractor and pick your own apples from our orchards. No need to book, just visit the farm between 12 pm to 6 pm and don't forget to pack your wellies!  Directions: Ballycross Apple Farm is located just outside Bridgetown village close to Kilmore Quay.  From Wexford town: Take the main road heading to Rosslare and take the exit for Kilmore/Kilmore Quay. On approaching Kilmore village you will see a graveyard on your right hand side, take the right turn immediately after the graveyard. As you turn, Kilmore national school will be on your left. Follow this road to Bridgetown village, you will pass Bridgetown Vocational school on your right . then take the next left once you have passed the school. Follow the road and on your right you will see a wide entrance to Ballycross Apple Farm . Follow the avenue down to the yard .
   (ADDED: October 04, 2019, JBS)

Co. Wicklow

 

Picking Tips

[General picking tips and a guide to each fruit and vegetable] [How much do I need to pick? (Yields - how much raw makes how much cooked or frozen)] [Selecting the right varieties to pick] [All about apple varieties - which to pick and why!]  [Picking tips for Vegetables] [ Strawberry picking tips] [ Blueberries picking tips]

 

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
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• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children's consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed and Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms and lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers

 

 

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