NOURISHMENT
FOOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF LIFE HERE.
Around here, food has always followed the land, the seasons and the Atlantic. People grew what the ground would give them, ate what was in season and kept what they needed for the months ahead.
It wasn’t a food philosophy. It was simply a way of living.
That way of life taught people to respect the land, the animals and the food on the table. To take time over preparing it. To waste very little. And to understand that good food isn’t only there to fill you, it should nourish you too.
Much of that has been forgotten in modern life. Here in Kerry, thankfully, not all of it has.
We’re lucky to live among people who still care deeply about where their food comes from. Farmers, fishermen, growers, cooks and producers who know their craft, enjoy what they do and take pride in sharing it with others.
At Skelligs, we’re learning from the old ways too. The farm is organic and our water comes naturally from our own spring well, Skellig Spring. Over time, we’ll grow more of our own food here, working with the seasons and the land around us.
Start the day with a hearty breakfast. Enjoy fresh fish from the Atlantic. Cook together in our Scullery or let one of our local cooks prepare something for you.
Take your time over it. Taste it. Talk. Laugh. Enjoy the company.
Food is part of the experience here, not something fitted in around it.
THE LOCALS
Knowing where your food comes from matters. Knowing the people behind it makes it even better.
We’re fortunate to have farmers, fishermen, growers, butchers, cooks and producers around us who genuinely love what they do. That care follows the food, from the field, the garden or the Atlantic, through the hands that prepare it, and eventually to the people sitting around the table enjoying it.
We work with local producers including Miller’s Meats and Quinlan’s Kerry Fish, as well as people closer to home who grow, rear, catch and cook food with knowledge built up over years.
You can cook for yourselves, cook together, or we’ll arrange for one of our local cooks to look after you. If you’d like to get closer to where your food comes from, we’ll see what we can arrange, picking something that’s in season, meeting the people who produce it or finding out a little more about how things have traditionally been done here.
And if you fancy heading out, our neighbours at The Driftwood Surf Café are just five minutes away by the beach, with other local places we’ll happily point you towards.
Tell us what you enjoy and what you need.
We’ll take it from there.