OUR HISTORY
1927 - THE BEGINNING
The butchering business founded in 1927 in William Street West (Galway) by Martin Divilly.
1960 - NEW VENTURE
Divilly’s Ltd opened up a brand new retail unit in the heart of Galway City in 1960, located on Galway’s Shop Street.
1972 - NEW GENERATION
In 1972 Brian Divilly takes over his father's butchering business at 34 Shop Street Galway
1979 - EXPANSION
In 1979 Brian Divilly formed Divilly's Ltd and started a meat manufacturing plant in Oranmore.
The company built a state of the art manufacturing unit on the outskirts of Galway supplying Premium Bulk Ham Products along with the Breakfast range to shops and catering establishments throughout the west of Ireland.
2003 - NEW ERA
The company’s growth soon outgrew this facility and since Oct. 2003 Divilly’s manufacturing takes place in a purpose built, Department of Agriculture approved plant in Carnmore in Galway
2010 - NATIONWIDE RECOGNITION
Divilly’s have developed a reputation for quality cooked meats, the management decided to invest over a million euro in a state of the art slicing and packaging facility for cooked meats. This range includes Traditional Irish and Deli Style Hams and Supreme Turkey Breast
2019 - THE MODERN ERA
Additional purchase of fixed assets with the view to expand our business even further. Divilly's purchased a full automated slicing line to increase volume.
2019 - Origin Green
Origin Green is the worlds' only national food and drink sustainability programme, enabling the industry to set and achieve measurable sustainability targets that respect the environment and serve local communities more effectively.
2022 - THE LEGACY CONTINUES
The Divilly Brothers brand is launched nationwide. Peter & Shane Divilly take over the family business from their father but continue to use the family recipes and tradition set out by their father and Grandfather before them