Jack O'Shea's
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Jack O'Shea's is an award winning international Irish
butcher
chain located in Selfridges
in London
and in the European district
of Brussels
, selling organic fresh meat.
on Oxford Street
. The Knightbridge premium Butcher shop is run by co owner Darragh O'Shea and is a separate distinct business from Selfridges.
Both sell high-quality meat, including grass-fed Black Angus beef from farms and abattoirs in southwest Ireland
and has been listed 3rd in the Guardians's
top ten meat suppliers.
Jack O'Shea has also appeared in Hello!
, GQ
The Observer
and The telegraph magazine
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
butcher
Butcher
A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat or any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments...
chain located in Selfridges
Selfridges
Selfridges, AKA Selfridges & Co, is a chain of high end department stores in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge. The flagship store in London's Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK and was opened on 15 March 1909.More recently, three other stores have been...
in London
London
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and in the European district
Brussels and the European Union
Brussels is considered to be the de facto capital of the European Union, having a long history of hosting the institutions of the European Union within its European Quarter...
of Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, selling organic fresh meat.
History
Jack O'Shea born Cathal O'Shea is descended from eight generations of Irish butchers, but could not find an outlet to sell high quality produce. In 1998, he opened his own butcher's shop in Brussels, which quickly became one of the most popular shops in the region. In 2006 he opened a second shop in Knightsbridge, London with his brother Darragh and has now moved into the food hall of SelfridgesSelfridges
Selfridges, AKA Selfridges & Co, is a chain of high end department stores in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge. The flagship store in London's Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK and was opened on 15 March 1909.More recently, three other stores have been...
on Oxford Street
Oxford Street
Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, United Kingdom. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, as well as its most dense, and currently has approximately 300 shops. The street was formerly part of the London-Oxford road which began at Newgate,...
. The Knightbridge premium Butcher shop is run by co owner Darragh O'Shea and is a separate distinct business from Selfridges.
Both sell high-quality meat, including grass-fed Black Angus beef from farms and abattoirs in southwest Ireland
and has been listed 3rd in the Guardians's
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
top ten meat suppliers.
Jack O'Shea has also appeared in Hello!
Hello!
Hello is a weekly magazine specializing in celebrity news and human-interest stories, published in the United Kingdom since 1988. Hello is sister magazine to ¡Hola!, the Spanish weekly magazine launched in Spain in 1944...
, GQ
GQ (magazine)
GQ is a monthly men's magazine focusing on fashion, style, and culture for men, through articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, sports, technology, and books...
The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
and The telegraph magazine
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
External links
- O'Shea's of Knightsbridge Official website
- Jack O'Shea Official website