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Apple Kilkenny Pearmain

Apple Kilkenny Pearmain
€18.00
Apple Kilkenny Pearmain Irish heritage variety of dual-purpose apple, grown in Ireland since the 19th century. Large, attractive apple, greenish-yellow, flushed orange-red with red stippling. As an eating apple, sharp, crisp, with a mild flavour, sweetening and becoming less juicy as it ripens after picking; also a good baking apple. Apple ‘Kilk...
Apple Lady Finger of Offaly

Apple Lady Finger of Offaly
€18.00
Apple Lady Finger of Offaly An Irish heritage variety of early–mid-season dessert apple. Apple Lady Finger of Offaly, also known as Lady’s Finger of Offaly, was first recorded in 1851. Small to medium-sized, ribbed, oblong fruit, pale green to yellow flushed orange-red with red streaks; firm, greenish-white, sweet flesh and a savoury flavour, be...
Apple Lough Tree of Wexford

Apple Lough Tree of Wexford
€18.00
Apple Lough Tree of Wexford An Irish heritage variety of early to mid-season dessert apple, Apple ‘Lough Tree of Wexford’ was originally found in a Co Wexford orchard. The fruit is small to medium-sized, the greenish-yellow skin almost completely covered with crimson streaks and stippling, giving a bright red appearance, sometimes slightly russe...
Apple Mrs Perry

Apple Mrs Perry
€18.00
Apple Mrs Perry A hardy dual-purpose apple found in Glenties, Co Donegal, Apple Mrs Perry is thought to have been grown from a pip by Mrs Perry’s daughter. The fruit is large, round-to-conical and slightly irregular, pale greenish-yellow with an orange-red blush on the side that catches the sun. The flesh is pale cream, crisp and very juicy, wit...
Apple Munster Tulip

Apple Munster Tulip
€22.00
Apple Munster Tulip An Irish heritage variety of dual-purpose apple, Apple Munster Tulip was first recorded as growing in Co. Offaly in the mid-20th century. The fruit is round, slightly flattened and evenly shaped, rather pale, yellowish with deeper yellow or light red blushing on one side. The flesh is firm and cream-coloured. The flavour is v...
Apple Peach Melba

Apple Peach Melba
€18.00
Apple Peach Melba An Irish heritage variety of early-season dessert apple, Apple Peach Melba, also known as Peche Melba, was discovered in Co Kilkenny in the early years of the 20th century. The name refers not to the flavour, but to the unusual colour of the skin and flesh and the slight downiness of the skin in early summer. The fruit is large...
Apple Rawley's Seedling

Apple Rawley's Seedling
€18.00
Apple Rawley’s Seedling An Irish heritage variety of early dessert apple, Apple Rawley’s Seedling is believed to have been planted by a Mrs Rawley at her Co Cork farm in the early 20th century. Small to medium-sized greenish-yellow fruit with an orange blush and a little russeting, excellent Cox-like flavour when eaten fresh from the tree. Much...
Apple Ross Nonpareil

Apple Ross Nonpareil
€18.00
Apple Ross Nonpareil A very old Irish heritage variety of dessert apple, also called French Pippin, as it was first grown in Rosslare from a pip of French origin. Round, medium sized fruit, light greenish-yellow with patches and stripes of red and heavy golden-brown russeting. Rich, aromatic, pear-drop flavour, sweet, with a good acid balance. A...
Apple Sam Young

Apple Sam Young
€18.00
Apple Sam Young An Irish heritage variety, also known as Irish Russet, Apple Sam Young was first recorded in the early 19th century and was widely grown and appreciated throughout the country. A late dessert apple, it is small, round and flattened, green to greenish-yellow, occasionally showing a faint orange blush or red stippling; it is almos...
Apple Scarlet Crofton

Apple Scarlet Crofton
€18.00
Apple Scarlet Crofton Though originally brought from England by the Croftons of Co. Sligo under the reign of Elizabeth I, dessert Apple Scarlet Crofton is nevertheless regarded as an Irish heritage variety. The fruit is medium-sized, flattened on one side, pale yellow to yellowish green with extensive, deep scarlet blush and streaking and net-li...
Apple Uncle John's Cooker

Apple Uncle John's Cooker
€18.00
Apple Uncle John’s Cooker An Irish heritage variety of cooking apple from Kilkenny, named after the late John Daniels of Piltown. Very large, shiny, red apples with soft, white flesh and a mild taste. Left to ripen on the tree, the fruit develops a sweet, strong, berry flavour and can even be eaten as a dessert apple. Apple ‘Uncle John’s Cooker ...
Apple Widow's Friend

Apple Widow's Friend
€18.00
Apple Widow’s Friend Once widely grown in Co Armagh, Apple Widow’s Friend is an early dessert apple and a prolific cropper, hence, no doubt, the name! Variably sized fruit, round to conical, with a rather irregular shape, pale yellow with a large area of crimson blush and a few flecks of russet. The flesh is white, soft and very juicy, with a go...