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Ireland

Market sights in Ireland

  1. Causeway Speciality Market

    On the second Saturday of each month, a market is held in the Diamond. It sells a range of local crafts and organic produce, from hand-turned wooden bowls and homemade candles to farmhouse jam from Ballywalter, County Down, and sheep-milk cheese from County Derry.

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  2. Ennistymon Horse Market

    On the first Monday of each month is one of Clare's great spectacles: the horse market literally takes over the town's streets as people from around the region come to buy and sell donkeys, mares, thoroughbreds and even a few plain old nags.

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    English Market

    Cork picnickers are a fortunate bunch. The wonderful market is a self-caterer's paradise with so many tasty delicacies to choose from it's hard to show restraint. The emphasis is on local produce, with cheeses, ham, buttered eggs, sausages, bread and smoked salmon on offer, but there are some imports such as olives and wine too.

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    St George's Market

    South of the courts is this elegant Victorian covered market, built in 1896 for the sale of fruit, butter, eggs and poultry; it's the oldest continually operating market in Ireland. Restored in 1999, it now hosts a variety market on Friday, selling fresh flowers, fruit, vegetables, meat and fish, plus general household and second-hand goods, and the City Food and Garden Market on Saturday, which often has live music. The Sunday market combines food, antiques and local arts and crafts. There's also a two-day Christmas Fair and Market in early December.

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