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Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
Designer Alice runs this independent studio from the Kinsale coastline, taking inspiration from the local shore for a line of contemporary Irish jewellery. The studio also takes on custom commissions alongside its ready-made pieces.
Best for Contemporary Irish jewellery inspired by the Kinsale coast
Kinsale (near Cork)
Sam and Maudeline Black run this brewery and distillery at Kinsale, describing it as Ireland's first co-located brewery and distillery. They make pale ales, lager and IPAs alongside gin, vodka, whiskey and Irish rum, with a Lagoon Bar tasting room over the Bandon estuary.
Best for Craft beer and gin
Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
Jim's handcrafted jewellery shop opened in Kinsale within the last few years, working in gold and silver at a range of price points. The business combines an in-store counter offering same-day pickup with online sales to customers abroad.
Best for Handcrafted gold and silver jewellery, custom commissions
Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
Kinsale Crystal has run its crystal-glass shop and shipping operation in the town for close to three decades. Alongside its physical Kinsale store, it offers custom engraving and ships crystal glassware internationally.
Best for Irish crystal glassware with custom engraving
Ballinacurra, Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
Based in Ballinacurra outside Kinsale, this independent studio runs pottery, glass-fusing, jewellery-making, and mosaic classes for adults and children alongside its Coach House Gallery shop. It offers everything from single workshops to weekend and summer-school courses for visitors and locals alike.
Best for Pottery classes and Irish ceramics from the Coach House Gallery
Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
Kinsale resident Tom O'Riordan and his sister Clodagh, a qualified distiller, first made their gin in his kitchen using local and foraged botanicals before licensing a commercial batch of 100 bottles. The company has since grown into Irish whiskey with the Red Earl and Great Earl labels and now exports from Kinsale to markets including the US, China, and Europe.
Best for Kinsale-founded gin and Irish whiskey
Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
This family-run jewellery and antiques business began at a castle above the Blackwater river in north County Cork before relocating to Kinsale. Its bench staff include GIA-trained gemologists and setters trained at houses such as Boodles and Graff, and the shop takes on bespoke ring commissions.
Best for Bespoke fine jewellery and antique pieces
Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
Designer Sarah Ward-Hendry founded RUXX in 2010 and opened its first physical shop in Kinsale in 2021, selling the brand's full handmade clothing range plus shop-only samples. Each piece is described as sewn stitch by stitch in-house rather than mass produced.
Best for Handmade womenswear from an Irish design studio
Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
The Gallery Kinsale has run under its own name since at least 2013, mounting rotating solo shows such as its exhibition of painter Patrick Cashin's work. It operates as a small, independently run exhibition space rather than a multi-artist retail gift shop.
Best for Rotating solo exhibitions by Irish painters
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