
ABOUT US
Since 2016, I have been blessed to offer exclusive farm-to-table tours of the
Lynch family's farm,
Ireland’s premier water buffalo farm and cheese-making enterprise.
I strive to create unique, fun, and tasty experiences in this region of South West Ireland,
known as
Gaeltacht Mhúscraí.
We are descendants of two strong Munster families, notably
the O'Sullivan Bearas and O'Donoughue Clans.
Our descendants hailed from Tír na Spideoga in the Iveleary parish,
the villages of Inchigeela and Castlemagner, and Gortnakilla Pier on Sheep's Head,
southwest of Bantry town, all in Co. Cork.
My parents were the second O'Sullivan generation to manage the Lake Hotel, which
is located in the centre of Inchigeela village. The hotel was a historic
building built in 1810.
They had a large family of eleven children. I was born into the hotel,
catering, and tourism industry. As a child, I spent most of my free time and
school holidays in the kitchen with Mum, the Hotel Head Chef.
Like many chefs, I achieved a personal goal of successfully owning and running my own
restaurant for many years in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. Cooking and preparing
simply delicious food using the very best local ingredients is a cause very close
to my heart.
Other important things in my life are my family of four, my home place, buffalo farming,
animal welfare, food service, music, and meeting new people every day.
I hope to meet you on the farm someday!
Slán go fóill / Bye for now,
Dorothy

