Kildysart Farmers Market - Weekly Friday Market

What to Expect

Kildysart Farmers Market takes over The Square in the centre of Kildysart every Friday morning from 9am to 1pm. It is a small, community-run market rather than a large tourist draw, offering locally produced food, home baking and artisan goods from growers and makers in the surrounding South Clare countryside. Kildysart is a quiet village on the south shore of the Shannon estuary, and the market functions primarily as a weekly meeting point and food source for the local community rather than a destination market, though visitors exploring the estuary shoreline and the nearby Shannon Airport hinterland are welcome to browse. The market has been organised for a number of years by Patricia Moloney, who can be contacted directly for stallholder enquiries or further information, and it operates on an informal, low-key basis typical of the smaller West Clare village markets that sit alongside the county’s bigger, more heavily promoted markets in Ennis and Kilrush. Because it is a small market, the number of stalls and the exact mix of produce can vary week to week depending on what local growers and bakers have available, but the core offering of fresh vegetables, eggs, baked goods and preserves is consistent. The weekly market is separate from the much larger Kildysart Agricultural Show, held on a field outside the village each August, though both are run by local volunteers and reflect the same farming community.

Good to Know

• Every Friday, 9am to 1pm.
• Location: The Square, Kildysart, Co. Clare.
• Free entry; prices vary by stall.
• Contact: Patricia Moloney, 085 241 1323, kildysartfarmersmarket@eircom.net.
• A small, community-scale market; stall numbers vary week to week.

Getting There

Kildysart is in South Clare on the Shannon estuary, about 20km west of Ennis via the R473. The Square is in the centre of the village, with roadside parking nearby.