Simon Kennedy
The Mussel Farmer
Simon originally from Dublin has worked all his adult life in fishing and aquaculture. For many years he worked on commercial fishing in Alaska which then led to the purchase of a mussel farm on a Fjord in the west of Ireland. He has been growing mussels on Killary Fjord for the past 30 years. The business has been changing and evolving from growing mussels solely for export to France and to Irish processing plants to what it does today: supplying directly to local restaurants and wholesalers on the WAW. His love of nature, sea and family life is what has rooted him here on the magnificent Killary Fjord.
Kate O'Connor Kennedy
Wing Woman
Kate came to Connemara 30 years ago, a lifetime ago to work in Kylemore Abbey for the summer. She fell in love with Connemara, met Simon and stayed. Her background is in hospitality and as a partner in a shellfish business she reaps the benefits of the daily harvest, living off the land and sea with shellfish and locally caught fish along with Connemara lamb featuring heavily in her cooking. Like Simon she has a great affinity with nature and the Connemara landscape.
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