Keel, County MayoMountain lamb reared, killed and cut on-site · Keel, County Mayo
4.7 · 29 Google reviews4.7
From 29 Google reviews
Great butcher shop, fresh meat and various sauces, friendly staff.
Brilliant try the lamb chops OMG.
We couldn’t recommend this butcher more! Great lamb assortment! Good value!
Uniquely Achill. Don't hesitate to stop in and have a chat with the ladies there. Top Ackill lamb we just could not get enough of it during our stay. Great butchers.
You must buy and eat achill salmon & lamb burgers or sausages, you won't be disappointed 😋
Couldn't recommend Achill Lamb highly enough. I have bought lamb when I have been on holidays over the last few years but decided to buy a full lamb for my parent the last time we were in Achill. It was sent to their home in Kerry in perfect condition, boxed, bagged and labelled perfectly. The taste from the meat is just amazing. So much so my parents bought another lamb and this was just as nice. As my father said, no other lamb compares to this and he is dead right. Well done to Achill Lamb.
Top class produce. I bought the full lamb in a box portioned for the freezer. The outer box was clearly labelled “food produce”, all portions inside were well wrapped and labelled and a recipe booklet was included with lots of Calveys Achill Mountain Lamb recipes from celebrity chefs. We have never eaten so well. Lovely Sunday roasts, late suppers of liver and onions, chops midweek and still plenty of cuts left in the freezer. Great value for all the dinners we are getting out of it. It took up 2 full shelves. Freezing had no impact on the taste. You can’t go wrong with this lamb, defrost the joint the night before, slow cook it covered on a bed of onions, garlic, carrots or whatever is in the fridge with red wine, chicken stock, herbs and tomato purée, or follow one of the recipes, it comes out perfect every time. You can read all about the welfare of the animals on the website and the happy lives they lead. Customer service was great, Grainne kept in touch by email and we look forward to calling into the shop someday when we visit Achill Island.
We walked in for rack of lamb to cook at our Airbnb. Oh my gosh! The best tender meat ever! Local butchers it is must try lovely clean shop with excellent service and lots of seasonable choices!
Calvey's Achill Mountain Lamb is a family farm on Achill Island, Co. Mayo, selling mountain grazed lamb, mutton and beef from its own abattoir and butcher shop.
The Calvey family has reared flocks of mountain sheep on Achill Island for more than 150 years, and Martin Calvey began selling Achill Mountain Lamb under its own name in 1962. The Mayo Blackface ewes roam unfenced commonage on the slopes of Slievemore, grazing grasses, heathers and seaweed as well as the machair, the fertile wind blown sand plain behind the island's beaches that is protected under EU directives. Nothing leaves the island to be handled by strangers: the lambs are reared, killed and cut by the family in Calvey's own on-farm abattoir and butchers in Keel.
The farm store in Keel village sells lamb and mutton cuts, racks, chops and sides, along with Achill Mountain Beef and Achill Island hampers, and half or whole carcasses can be ordered for the freezer. Lamb is seasonal, on sale from July until the lambs are eight or nine months old, and orders are posted nationwide. Farm visits run from April to October.
Martin Calvey
Founder
Established Achill Mountain Lamb in 1962 and has butchered the family's mountain lamb in his own abattoir ever since.
Angela Calvey
Farmer
Built the family business on Achill Island alongside Martin.
Martina Calvey
Farmer and butcher
Shares the farming, butchery, sales and marketing with her brothers and sisters.
Grainne Calvey
Farmer and butcher
One of the five Calvey siblings running the farm, the abattoir and the butcher shop.
Helen Calvey
Farmer and butcher
Works across the farm, the butchery and the shop with the rest of the family.
Edward Calvey
Farmer and butcher
Farms the mountain flock and butchers alongside his sisters and brother.
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