Drummully Boxty
Paul & Nan Farrelly have been making Drummully Boxty on Drummully Farm in Killeshandra, Co. Cavan since 1983. Back then Paul had been working on the buildings and lost his job and needed another income to support his farm. Paul and his mother decided to start making boxty and selling it to local shops. Over thirty years later their company is still going strong, distributing their unique product around Ulster, Connaught and Leinster. It has risen in popularity since then with customers all over the country enjoying this unique traditional Irish food.
Drummully Boxty dumplings is a family produced traditional low fat potato dish, slimmer’s delight and made from the very best Irish potatoes. A tasty healthy, low fat convenient and versatile meal solution.
Drummully Boxty Dumplings are made using only natural ingredients, potatoes and salt. Boxty is a traditional Irish potato dish and dates back to the days of the Irish famine, where is was know as a peasant food and knows as “Aran bocht tí” or “Bacstaí” or poorhouse bread. Their recipe has been handed down through previous generations to reach your plate and give you a taste of traditional Ireland that we all long for.
They have been part of the Food Academy programme since 2014, joining through Local Enterprise Office Cavan, which has been a huge drive for them to expand. It has been regarded as a very rewarding and positive experience and a fantastic platform to progress and a brilliant opportunity to drive the business forward.
‘’The Food academy programme has given us a huge incentive to promote our business and to grow. Our in-store tastings and local shows have been fantastic opportunities to promote our product and meet our customers and it has made us realise that people love to see the real people behind the product’’.
