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How a Family-Owned Butcher Shop Survives
Dec 05, 2016
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The Perennial Plate
Note: This video contains a real account of meat production, which some viewers might be sensitive to.
In Lismore, Ireland, Michael McGrath runs a butcher shop that has been in his family since the 1600s. This short documentary is a lovely profile of a small business that has somehow found a way to last for centuries. It comes to us from the world-traveling web series The Perennial Plate. To learn more about this series, visit its Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages.
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