Ballyhoura Apple Farm is located at Clashganniv outside Churchtown village in North Couty Cork. Maurice Gilbert is the full time owner/manager of Ballyhoura Apple Farm and is busy developing this exciting rural business by attending several farmers' markets throughout Munster weekly as well as working on new product development and marketing. The medium term ambition, subject to planning where required, is to restore the fine old stone farm buildings and develop the Apple Farm as a Visitor Centre.
[l-to-R] Maurice Gilbert, Managing Director, Ballyhoura Apple Farm and Gerry Murphy (co-owner) examining the apple crop in Summer 2008.
[L-to-R] Paula Hanafin and Olivia Bourke at Ballyhoura Apple Farm in August 2008. The apple farm is located about 500m from Churchtown village on the Burton Road in the townland of Clashganniv.
The first 1,000 trees were planted in Spring 2006 and the second 1,000 in 2007. Pictured above are these 2 trees. A further 2,500 trees were planted in 2008.
The 2008 crop was bottled and sold in 2009.
Gerry Murphy, whose idea it was to create a "vineyard" in Churchtown but who had to settle for an Appleyard! "Without Maurice Gilbert's hard work and vision and without the strategic support of Ballyhoura Development / Leader there would be no apple farm", Gerry Murphy says. Gerry is a 50:50 partner with Maurice in Ballyhoura Apple Farm.
For further information call Maurice Gilbert at +353 (0)86 274 1863.
Ballyhoura Apple Farm is located at Clashganniv outside Churchtown village in North Couty Cork. 
