The Cork Butter Museum celebrates one of the great Irish success stories: the butter trade. Its accomplishments were central to Cork’s prosperity from the late 18th century onwards. At one point it led the world market, trading tens of millions of pounds worth of butter annually. As well as information on the traditional craft of butter making and the development of Ireland’s most famous brand, Kerrygold, you’ll learn how the trade shaped farming and rural life. Interesting dairy paraphernalia at this quirky little museum includes milk churns, a keg containing one thousand year old butter and a display of butter bricks.
