Connemara Smokehouse
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Connemara Smokehouse

Fish smokehouses in Ireland
Connemara Smokehouse - © Chris Hill Photographic 2011 +44(0) 2890 245038 - Tourism Ireland

Connemara Smokehouse is a traditional Irish salmon smokehouse in Connemara, near Ballyconnelly, Ireland. This highly reputed company uses processes that have been handed down from generation to generation, and smokes its fish with unrivalled expertise… A unique opportunity to discover or rediscover the true taste of an ancestral fish, Irish-style!

Visit Connemara Smokehouse

The best selection of fish, for delicate, subtle smoking!

Connemara Smokehouse - © Shawn

Connemara Smokehouse – © Shawn

Opened in 1979, Ballyconnelly Salmon Smokehouse is a family-run business dedicated to smoking fish.
Considered the oldest smokehouse in Connemara, it prepares salmon (farmed or wild), as well as mackerel and tuna.

And to mark the occasion, the Roberts family (owners of the smokehouse) are multiplying the processes and original, never-before-seen recipes for their fish! Smoking wood, honey marinade, herb marinade, berry marinade…etc.

Everything is delicious, and is also sold directly on the premises…

Information on how fish is smoked (using beech wood in particular), and the opportunity to taste some of the products before purchase…

(Their website also offers online shopping!) Very welcoming and professional family!

Among its flagship products, the smokehouse offers :

Salmon Mackerel Tuna
  • traditional Irish smoked salmon
  • smoked salmon roast
  • roast smoked salmon with honey
  • gravlax (marinated salmon)
  • smoked mackerel
  • mackerel with pepper
  • cold-smoked tuna
  • honey-smoked tuna

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Practical Guide

Connemara Smokehouse

Essential information to help you plan your visit, including key landmarks, access information, and booking options.

Address

The Pier, Aillebrack, Ballyconneely (County Galway) - Republic of Ireland

GPS coordinates

53.404624709826884, -10.116880318610072

Visit duration

45 minutes

Opening hours

  • Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Check the opening hours and admission requirements before you leave, especially during peak season or on Irish public holidays.
Prices

  • free of charge

Location

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