We are just over the moon to reach the finals of the coveted Blas na hEireann Irish Food Awards 2020 for our Achill Mountain Mutton. It is a forgotten flavour which we really feel deserved to be brought back onto tables in homes and restaurants around the country. Mutton is the meat of a sheep which is two years old and upwards. It is a versatile meat which is darker in colour and has a more gamey flavour than lamb. We grew up eating it on the island and we decided to add it, and hogget (sheep between 1 and 2 years old) to our range this year. It really […]
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Mairead McGuinness, A Big Fan of Achill Mountain Lamb™
The enormous efforts made by the Calvey family and the many farmers on Achill who produce mountain lamb with its unique taste, quality and production system are hugely impressive, Mairead McGuinness, MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament said as she launched the new season Achill lamb on Saturday, July 4th. The MEP visited the island and toured the family slaughtering plant and butcher shop where every week lambs from their own and other farms on the island are prepared for the marketplace. “A huge effort has been made to highlight the unique product which is Achill Mountain Lamb and to get the message to the consumer about its unique […]
ACHILL MOUNTAIN LAMB meat – The Gold Halo Lamb Meat
Gifted By Nature Flavoured By Achill Island Crafted By Calvey’s So many people ask Where is Achill Island? and What’s different about it? Achill Island is the largest island off the coast of Ireland, and is situated off its west coast. Attached to the mainland by bridge, visitor are struck by its breathtaking views, beautiful clean beaches and majestic mountains. What is different about it is that, as Achill Island people we have so many stories to tell. That every family has contributed in their own tin pot way to the story of Achill Island and the story of how so many people contributed is what makes us different. […]
Calvey’s – Celebrating 50 Years of Achill Mountain Lamb products
For over 50 years, the Calvey family on Achill Island have been producing and crafting the most exquisitely tasting lamb meat from their extensive farm on Achill Island, creating unique, handcrafted, genuine Achill Mountain Lamb products. A rare quality in the meat market today, all Achill Mountain Lamb meat is sourced from Mayo Blackfaced Mountain lambs who are bred and raised on Achill Island and butchered in Calvey’s on-farm abattoir and butchery. Calvey’s flock of sheep and rams are 100% genuine pure-bred Mayo Blackface Mountain breed. Their flock of sheep have evolved on Achill Island down through generations of the Calvey family since 1866. Martin Calvey started Calvey’s business in […]
