Family-run butchers proves itself a cut above the rest

A family-run Co Cork butcher’s shop that has produced food fit for a queen was honoured for its exceptional contribution to Ireland’s reputation as a top food producing country.

McCarthy’s of Kanturk received a special Irish Food Writer’s Guild food award yesterday for the family’s notable contribution to Irish food throughout the year.

Jack McCarthy, whose son Tim is the fifth generation of butcher in the family to run McCarthy’s, was delighted when their famous black pudding was served to Queen Elizabeth at the state banquet during her visit to Ireland last year.