Beaches with mussels in cork

mac4328

Hi there could anyone tell me where I can find a beach in cork with plenty of mussels to pick? I need to collect 60 soon! Not too far west..preferably more around cork harbour and east cork! Thanks for any help

thebishop

You wont find mussels on a beach. You need a rocky coastline to find em . Cockles you would find on most beaches under the sand.Both are good eating.

scuby

try around Ballycotton ?, take the cliff walk plenty areas to try around the rocky shore

gozunda

Stay away from any development, mobile home sites or outfalls. Muscles are filter feeders and you may pick up a nasty surprise if you don't take care where you pick them. Ask locally to be sure it's an ok spot...

Yawlboy

There are loads in Youghal Town. You will get them on the bottom of the slips etc at low tide.

I'm sure someone will comment on pollution etc but mussels used to be fished commercially by the locals but some factory boat from Wexford bought the rights from the Duke of Devonshire. They come to harvest and then seeds the place regularly. So I reckon they must be ok.

gozunda

Yawlboy wrote: »

There are loads in Youghal Town. You will get them on the bottom of the slips etc at low tide.

I'm sure someone will comment on pollution etc but mussels used to be fished commercially by the locals but some factory boat from Wexford bought the rights from the Duke of Devonshire. They come to harvest and then seeds the place regularly. So I reckon they must be ok.

These processers hold the mussels in clean seawater for something like 24-48 hours after harvesting. You do not want to eat mussels near any source of human effluent without this type of processing. But hey it's your choice ...

mac4328

Thanks everyone but found some already on Saturday on Garryvoe beach

mac4328

thebishop wrote: »

You wont find mussels on a beach. You need a rocky coastline to find em . Cockles you would find on most beaches under the sand.Both are good eating.

Beaches do have rocks as well you know

Milly33

I was just thinking are you going to eat these, I don't know if id chance it

.red.

Theres a number you can ring about shellfish. You tell them where you collected the mussels and they will give you info on how safe it is to eat them from that area. I spotred it somewhere last year but cant recall where it was.
A google search should find it for you.

mac4328

No don't worry they're not for eating..they're for a a scientific study

pugsydoggz

mac4328 wrote: »

No don't worry they're not for eating..they're for a a scientific study

You're gonna smash them open with a big rock aren't you?