Carnaross Local Food Market

What to Expect

The Carnaross Local Food Market is a weekly Saturday market held at the old Virginia Road railway station near Carnaross, in the scenic northwest of County Meath close to the Cavan border. Local growers, producers, and food makers sell fresh vegetables, meats, eggs, baked goods, jams, and seasonal produce from a converted station yard that has become a regular fixture for people from Kells, Virginia, and the surrounding townlands. The market sits alongside the well-known Sheridans Cheesemongers Saturday market at the same Old Virginia Road site, so the two run in tandem and shoppers typically browse both while they’re there, though they are separately organised. The setting is rural and low-key rather than a formal town market, which suits the produce on offer: seasonal vegetables, farmhouse dairy, and small-batch preserves rather than crafts or bric-a-brac. It’s a good stop for anyone touring the northwest of the county, since Carnaross also sits close to Loughcrew and the Kells heritage sites, and the market is small enough to walk around in twenty minutes without feeling rushed.

Good to Know

• Every Saturday, 10am to 3pm, year-round

• Venue: Virginia Road Station, Carnaross, near Kells, Co. Meath

• Contact: (046) 924 5110 (Sheridans Meath shop, same site)

• Free entry; goods bought individually from each stallholder

• Runs alongside the Sheridans Cheesemongers Saturday market at the same location, though the two are organised separately

• Recurring weekly market; this listing is dated to the next Saturday and rolls forward each week

• Stallholders and stock vary week to week depending on the season, so it’s worth calling ahead if you’re after a specific producer

Getting There

The station yard sits on the Old Virginia Road (R162), roughly midway between Kells and Virginia town, about 8km from Kells. Free on-site parking is available in the old station yard.