Periwinkles

GMobile

Hi im looking to buy fresh live periwinkles by the stone in weight. Can anybody help me in locating a person in ballybunion who picks and sells periwinkles by wholesale. At this time i will offer ten euro per stone and wilk collect and pay by cash

carchaeologist

im presuming you eat these?
How are they collected,can you get them yourself?

GMobile

carchaeologist wrote: »

im presuming you eat these?
How are they collected,can you get them yourself?

Hello, how are you,

Yeah periwinkles are to be ate, i can get them myself but not in the volume i want them as that would be too time consuming for one person, they are in the sea to be collected they stick to rocks, seaweed and can also be found in small pools of water in the sea, they are picked or harvested when the tide goes out.

sam34

i regularly pick them, as i adooooooore them

but it's back breaking work, and there's a lot of picking in a stone's weight of them

tbh, i'd say not many would do it for that money

carchaeologist

Never ate em,not a fan of seafood,so im thinking i wouldnt like em.Surely they are for sale about the place,there used to be a guy in the square in tralee that used to sell them from his car,but thats years ago.

Mikefitzs

Hey there, DO NOT eat periwinkles at this time of year. Season for these is from St. Patricks Day until end of September. You'll not get them fres for sale anywhere that I know of until then.

sam34

Mikefitzs wrote: »

Hey there, DO NOT eat periwinkles at this time of year. Season for these is from St. Patricks Day until end of September. You'll not get them fres for sale anywhere that I know of until then.

i pick them all year round, and cook them myslef, have never had any problems

Mikefitzs

My mother came from Lahinch/Ennistymon area and they were never allowed to have periwinkles outside season. I don't know why and I sorry I can't ask her (she died 5 years back). I would go with what the elderly tell me on things like that. If you can find them go for it by all means and enjoy.:pac:

sam34

Mikefitzs wrote: »

My mother came from Lahinch/Ennistymon area and they were never allowed to have periwinkles outside season. I don't know why and I sorry I can't ask her (she died 5 years back). I would go with what the elderly tell me on things like that. If you can find them go for it by all means and enjoy.:pac:

i get mine in west kerry. granted, they're not as plentiful this time of year, but you can still get them.

i agree with you that generaly the old folks know what they're on about when it comes to stuff like that. twas my father introduced me to them and h never mentioned it.... maybe teh kerry perriwinkles are special :D

EkSelence

GMobile wrote: »

Hi im looking to buy fresh live periwinkles by the stone in weight. Can anybody help me in locating a person in ballybunion who picks and sells periwinkles by wholesale. At this time i will offer ten euro per stone and wilk collect and pay by cash

I can get you 400 -600 kg periwinkles per week...and what means ---> by the stone in weight

oeb

EkSelence wrote: »

I can get you 400 -600 kg periwinkles per week...and what means ---> by the stone in weight

1 stone = 6 and a half odd kilos

Seany65

GMobile wrote: »

Hi im looking to buy fresh live periwinkles by the stone in weight. Can anybody help me in locating a person in ballybunion who picks and sells periwinkles by wholesale. At this time i will offer ten euro per stone and wilk collect and pay by cash

im have 25 stone worth of perwinkles availables if you are interested in buying them

Seany65

Fresh Periwinkles available to buy in the Dingle region

casba

i live in the ardfert area and i pick perri's so im sure if you are still intrested in buying some we can work together just get back to me and we sort something out

tr0llface

I've found them on various beaches in West Kerry, if that helps.

phonejacker

how much would you get € per kg of periwinkles and how much would one person pick in one average week?

thebishop

I was in a fish shop in the south of France last week and they were selling em for €19 per kilo.

freimansleo

GMobile wrote: »

Hi im looking to buy fresh live periwinkles by the stone in weight. Can anybody help me in locating a person in ballybunion who picks and sells periwinkles by wholesale. At this time i will offer ten euro per stone and wilk collect and pay by cash

hi
you still intrested to buy periwinkles?

Southern Dandy

freimansleo wrote: »

hi
you still intrested to buy periwinkles?

I doubt he is fella, this thread is 2 years old.

Howard Juneau

Southern Dandy wrote: »

I doubt he is fella, this thread is 2 years old.

Either that or he's now worked up a powerful appetite!