“We chose the name Legacy for our cider because I’m following in the footsteps of my grandfather and my father by making a living from apples”
Liam McDonell, founder of Legacy Irish Cider
a bit of background
Liam McDonnell started Legacy Irish Cider in
2015 on the family apple farm in the lush Brickey valley, 3 miles outside Dungarvan in West Waterford. His grandfather grew and sold apples there, his father Pat also grew apple trees and Liam took it one step further and started to make cider.
Liam’s Grandfather was an entrepreneur of his time and had many commercial ventures. One successful venture was planting a number of orchards in his farm in Tallow, West Waterford and selling the apples to local shops.
Liam’s father, Pat became fascinated with apple growing, studied horticulture in Dublin university, received a scholarship to Cornell University in New York He became a doctor in the subject and developed his own miniature Apple Tree called Coronet.
Liam worked with his Dad for 10 years selling these trees throughout Ireland, the UK and Europe before he decided to start his own business in 2015 making cider from apples – The Legacy continues….
The Legacy Cider range expanded over the years to include three permanent flavours – Dry, Medium and Barrel-Aged – as well as limited edition / seasonal products such as the Christmas Mulled Cider and more recently our exclusive apple sparkling wine, ‘La Petite Clem’.
awards
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cider making – an irish tradition
For various historical reasons it is thought that cider making in Ireland stretches back at least 2000 years, if not much further, but the first definite mention appears in the 12th century, when a tribal leader from Ulster is praised for the cider he made from the produce of his orchards.
The religious orders and monasteries would have been instrumental in the production of cider just as they were with the brewing of beer. Contrary to popular belief, cidermaking was not confined to the traditional apple growing regions of Ireland we are familiar with today such as Armagh (the orchard county), Dublin, Tipperary, Waterford and Kilkenny, as records exist of cidermaking from at least ten other counties all across Ireland.
As with many things in Ireland the famine years almost wiped out cidermaking and it was not until later in the 19th century and the early 1900s that a revival occurred (…)
Learn more at ciderireland.com
Our Location
Legacy Irish Cider
Carrigroe
Dungarvan
Co. Waterford
X35 TY47