OUR HISTORY

  • 1927 - The beginning

    The butchering business founded in 1927 in William Street (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

     Brian Divilly takes over from his father as Managing Director of Divilly’s Ltd.

  • 1978 - new store

    Divilly’s Ltd opens a new unit in Mervue Shopping Centre

  • 1978 - expansion

    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. With no decision made to date we await to see the next stage of Divilly’s Ltd