Buy fresh chestnuts in Dublin

oppy30

Hi all, does anyone know where I could buy fresh chestnuts in the Dublin area?

I used to find them at some Lidl and sometimes M&S in the city centre until a few years ago. I haven't been able to find them there lately. I have occasionally found some at some Polonez or other foreign food store, but very old and bad quality.

Atlantic Dawn

Not seen them anywhere on sale.

In olden days you could go to a park with the trees and take them down by throwing sticks up at them, now that would probably get you a month in Mountjoy. St Anne's Park in Raheny has lots of them.

Id often see them freshly fallen after a storm too, no idea of the edibility of them, never tried.

ucsie

Got some at Lotts & co a few days ago. The South Lotts st one, but I think they have a couple other locations.

Tree

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Those are horse chestnuts. Eating chestnuts are different (and very good)

Maybe Fallon and Byrne would have them?

Atlantic Dawn

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Cheers, I might have ended up trying them and doing myself some damage 😁.

Jellybaby_1

There were sweet chestnuts in parks in the last few weeks, all over the ground. We saw an elderly man with a bag looking through the shells, most of which were empty. We were too late to harvest them as the squirrels got there before us, probably just as well really as they need them more than we do. You need to be able to tell the difference between horse chestnuts and sweet chestnuts though. If you read up on them you should be more informed for next year.

awec

You can usually get them in the artisan grocer style places.

Alun

Firstly horse chestnuts (conkers) are poisonous, do NOT eat them!

Secondly, while there are plenty of sweet chestnut trees around Ireland if you know where to find them, you rarely find any chestnuts of any size that are worth picking. I don't know why, maybe it's down to our climate or something.

Dunlaoghaire Sunday market- People Park- Vegetable stall - had them 2 weeks ago, if that helps but as others said, artisan veg suppliers will likely have them too and Fallon and Byrne or maybe Avoca food could be good bets if close by

PS- Dunaloghaire market also had the most delicious roasted almonds - expensive mind but wow such a treat- well recommended - get double what you think you'll eat- trust me!!!

Thephantomsmask

In Cork, the Polish supermarkets have them. My Portuguese friends buy them in Mercury cash and carry.

the beer revolu

Lidl have them at the moment.

Kinda expensive and a bit dried up looking, though.

Gloomtastic!

Fresh Market in Marino have them.