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WHITEFISH FROM IRELAND
Known all over the world as the ‘Green Isle’, the island of Ireland is surrounded by one of its
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seas from the Irish bog lands. These clean, unpolluted waters are rich in aquatic life and form an
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the oldest rural and coastal communities in the country.
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