It began behind
the harbour wall.
Our great-grandfather began with one kiln in Ardglass. A harbour, a family and a recipe that would be passed down through four generations.
That original kiln still stands behind the harbour wall. It is where our story began, and a reminder of what we are carrying on: oak smoked fish, made with care and given the time it needs.
One family recipe.
Days, not hours.
A family business,
in the everyday sense.
For forty years, Declan has been the familiar voice on the main line. Our trade customers include hotels, fishmongers, delicatessens and restaurants, with relationships reaching from Belfast to Glasgow.
Now the next generation is opening the smokehouse to more people at home. Some grew up around Ardglass and have moved away. Others are finding us for the first time. We want both to know who is making their fish.
A familiar face
Still Declan.
Still the same line.
There is a photograph of Declan from around 1998. The photograph is older now, but the person to ring is the same.
For home enquiries or trade orders, ask for Declan.
028 4484 1223 ↗More from the family archive will follow as photographs and ledgers are found.
Oak. A slow cure.
And Paddy.
Paddy, our head smoker, has forty years at the kilns behind him. We smoke with oak and cure slowly, over days rather than hours, using the family recipe that dates back to 1923.
That is the work at the heart of the smokehouse. It takes time, and we give it time.
Paddy’s own words on the smoke and the cure will be added here.
Good fish starts
with people we trust.
We work with long-trusted suppliers. We also believe you should know where your fish comes from.
Farmed, mostly from Scotland.
From an inland farm, not far from Ardglass.
Landed locally off Ardglass.
Landed locally off Ardglass, when in season.
Exact supplier names will follow. Our smokehouse is SALSA certified and a member of Food NI.
From Harbour Road to your home
There’s a place for it
at your table.
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