Private company

Burren Smokehouse

Irish fish company

The Burren Smokehouse is an Irish family-run producer of smoked fish.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1989Founded1
  • HeadquartersLisdoonvarna1

The Burren Smokehouse is an Irish family-run producer of smoked fish.2

The story

The company was established in 1989, on Kincora Road, Lisdoonvarna, County Clare, by Peter and Birgitta Curtin. The smokehouse started with the smoking and curing of salmon and later branched out into mackerel, trout and eel. Cheese was also added. According to Good Food Ireland, it is a "highly acclaimed, award winning traditional smokehouse".

The company also runs a visitor centre, and it is one of the organizers and participants of the yearly Burren Slow Food Festival.

From Wikipedia’s article on Burren Smokehouse, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

In March 2011 the Smokehouse had to recall a batch of smoked salmon, due to the presence of low levels of Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was a precautionary measure. In March 2020, February 2022 and June 2024, the same happened.

In February 2025 Burren Smokehouse had to recall several batches of seafood and destroy them. According to the FSAI:

the activities handling, processing, disposal, manufacturing, storage, distribution or selling of the affected batches are likely to involve a serious risk to public health..

From Wikipedia’s article on Burren Smokehouse, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1989Founded Founded1

Sources

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