6 Best Shopping in County Cork, Ireland

Food producers sell fresh produce and artisanal foods at this Friday market (9–2) in a covered alley beside O'Donovan's Hotel.

This butcher's shop is known the world over (at least with Irish expats) for its Clonakilty Black Pudding, a breakfast product that's prominently featured on the shop's T-shirts—the ultimate West Cork souvenir.

Etain Hickey is one of Ireland's leading ceramic artists, and her shop stocks the best of contemporary crafts from local artists, including her partner Jim Turner of Rossmore Pottery, and fair-trade sources.

Owners Con McLaughlin and Karen Austin are masters of the vegetarian and ethnic repertory. Their bakery and deli sells specialty breads, cooks' ingredients, sandwiches, and savory herb tarts. You can assemble a superior picnic here.

Set in a converted grain store at a pretty mews, this shop sells Irish-made jewelry, cutlery, pottery, and paintings.

After taking the Ballymaloe certificate cookery course, Ruth Healy left the corporate treadmill behind to open the ultimate cooks' shop, which aims to bring urban chic to rural Ireland. It's worth a stop en route if you're driving from Cork or Kinsale to Clonakilty. Sip a latte while browsing among locally made foodstuffs, including pâtés and patisserie, and a tempting range of cookbooks, cookware, and chocolates.