New Year Bronze Turkey & Goose

Thank you to anyone who purchased, cooked, carved or ate one of our Bronze Turkeys, Geese or Ducks this Christmas.  Thank you also to all our customers & restaurants who buy our 200 odd fresh chicken weekly.  We very much appreciate all your support during the year and wish you all a Happy 2013.  We have some Bronze Turkeys & Geese in stock for the New Year & Little Christmas celebrations, give us a call & we can arrange collection on the farm.

We are looking forward to 2013 & getting settled into using our new on farm abattoir, plus a few other plans we are hatching (caution bad pun alert) for the new year.  We are taking a break from the markets until Friday 11th of January & will see you all in the a few weeks.

Happy New Year
Ronan Byrne.

Its not too late to Order

We still have a limited number of Bronze Turkey left,  each year we increase our flock slightly to allow for new customers, hopefully we will be talking orders right up to Friday the 21st.  People fear we book out early but luckily we always have a few to spare for the annual last week mad bash before Christmas.

Irish Bronze Turkeys For Christmas

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Bronze Turkey is simply the best for an Irish Christmas dinner. Our Irish Bronze Turkeys range & graze outside from dawn to dusk. If you are looking to buy an Irish turkey, our order books are open for Christmas Turkeys. Here at The Friendly Farmer we have 800 Irish turkeys for sale.

How to order a fresh turkey for Christmas Turkey

• by calling 087 620 3765



• ordering turkeys online



• by emailing us



• or by calling to us at Moycullen Market on Fridays or Galway Market on Saturdays.



• we have a collection point in Dublin, Rolestown Garden Centre

Bronze Turkey is becoming increasing popular in Ireland due to their superior taste & tenderness. All Turkeys & Geese are oven ready & available for collection on the 22nd or 23rd of December

Its Bronze Turkey Time

Bronze Turkeys are simply the best for an Irish Christmas dinner. Our Irish Bronze Turkeys range & graze outside from dawn to dusk. If you are looking to buy an Irish turkey, our order books are open for Christmas Turkeys. Here at The Friendly Farmer we have 800 Irish turkeys for sale.



How to order a fresh turkey for Christmas Turkey

• by calling 087 620 3765



• ordering turkeys online



• by emailing us



• or by calling to us at Moycullen Market on Fridays or Galway Market on Saturdays.



• we have a collection point in Dublin, Rolestown Garden Centre

Bronze Turkey is becoming increasing popular in Ireland due to their superior taste & tenderness. All Turkeys & Geese are oven ready & available for collection on the 22nd or 23rd of December.

Cooking Your Irish Free Range Bronze Turkey

Cooking: The Friendly Farmer Irish Free Range Bronze Turkeys do not need long cooking times.

1. Remove your Free Range Turkey from the fridge, leave it to stand at room temperature for 2 hours before cooking.

2. Place the free range turkey, breast down, in a roasting tin and season the back of the bird with salt and pepper. Most of the fat deposits are on the back of the bird, which will percolate through the breast allowing the turkey to cook in its own juices.

3. Place a large peeled onion in the cavity for extra flavour. We do not recommend stuffing the bird but to cook it separately.

4. We do not recommend using tin foil as this will result in a steamed skin rather than a crispy one.

5. Pre-heat the oven to 180ºC (gas mark 4) before putting the turkey in the oven. If you have a fan-assisted oven and cannot turn the fan off, reduce the temperature to 160ºC.

6. Turn the free range turkey over (to brown the breast) 30 minutes before then end of cooking time. This is easily done by holding the end of the drumsticks with oven gloves (be careful of hot fat). Season the breast of the bird with salt and pepper and then insert your meat thermometer halfway through the thickest part of the breast and place back in the oven.

7. To manually check, insert a skewer into the thigh and when the juices run clear remove from the oven. If the juices are pink, place back in the oven and keep checking at 10 minute intervals.

8. Allow to stand for 30 to 60 minutes before carving.

9. The stock that is produced from a free range Bronze turkey is truly the best. Please do not ruin it with gravy granules etc. Simply skim the excess fat from the top of the stock and then scrape all the delicious crispy bits off the bottom of the roasting tin. Re-heat the stock and then carve the meat into the stock before serving.

Cooking Times

The Class of 2012 - Brooding Bronze Turkeys

Euro-Toques Food award 2012

We were lucky enough to receive the 2012 Euro Toques food awards, presented by Ella Mc Sweeney, we are honoured & thrilled to receive this award. Our thanks goes to the thousands of people to date that have purchased, cooked, carved or eaten one of our birds. Plus the Euro Toques restaurants that have supported us from the beginning. Thanks to Jp Mc Mahon of Cava Restaurant Galway & John Coffey of Thyme Athlone for nominating us. Now we have to build a shop to hang the plaque in!