A family lamb farm in Newcastle
for three generations
The Bourke family of Kilmullen farm in Newcastle County Wicklow have been in the lamb business for three generations. Our lamb is ethically reared on our family farm where they are free to graze and where their diet and welfare are of the outmost importance. The lamb is clover and grass-fed, with the natural addition of the herbs, that can be found in the hedge-rows e.g. wild mint, wild garlic. They also can be seen eating the seasonal windfalls from the orchard and any remaining sweetcorn that was either damaged and not suitable for direct sale or just not quite ripe enough for market. We sell directly from the farm, online and through farmers markets because we get to meet and know our customers.
Our primary goals
Relationships
We sell directly because we get to meet and know our customers. We have lovely relationships with them and get to hear their stories and what works for them. We have a large repeat business so we get to know their changing story and needs year on year as nothing stands still so requirements can change. Famers markets are an integral part of our business . We get to know our customers changing requirements and their story. Click here to learn more about the markets we attend.
Experiences
It is also never really just about the lamb, it is the story behind it, it’s provenance, some like to collect their boxed lamb directly from the farm and meet us on home turf, they meet the sheepdogs and see the sheep across the fields, this is all part of their cooking journey and part of the experience.
Education & Guarantee
Our customers who have children like to show their children where their food is coming from so there is an education piece there too. Now more than ever people want to know where their food is coming from, and trust is the new currency. Our lovely customers trust the product we produce and we can 100% guarantee its loveliness.
Jamie Oliver discusses Wicklow Lamb with Eamon
Feast from the East ‘ Wicklow naturally launch
We were delighted to welcome CIBC to our home
As the day drew to a close and the ambers cooled on the barbeque. There was a realization as we the farmer and chefs met that we are one and the same, the end goal is the same, to produce and cook beautiful fresh produce. The mutual respect was palpable. A day to remember. Mille Grazie, Bord Bia Dublin, and Milan. Margaret, Eamon and family.
100% Fresh
Our meats
We offer a wide range of the highest quality lamb products, traditionally matured and expertly butchered for the absolute best in tenderness and taste. Bord Bia Approved. Using all that we have on the farm to feed our lambs lends itself well to the sustainability message, nothing is wasted.
High variety of lamb cuts
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Guarantee its loveliness.
Our products
Lamb cuts
We offer a wide range of the highest quality lamb products, traditionally matured and expertly butchered for the absolute best in tenderness and taste. Bord Bia Approved.
Apple juice
Kilmullen farm has also a very old orchard, planted by Eamon’s late father Larry Bourke and his Grandfather the late Sylvester Bourke. The apples are a mix of bramley and cox with some unidentified smaller ones that have a delicious flavour.
Sweet corn
Our seasonal sweetcorn is ready from early September to mid-October approximately. We are fortunate to have a sunny site on the farm where it seems to thrive. Mother Nature can be a tough boss and a lot depends on her.