‘Apple-y ever after’: Four generations in and Loughgall family’s orchard excellence is the stuff of fairytales

The Orchard County of Armagh needs no introduction – its claim to fame aptly summed up in a moniker worn far and wide like a badge of pride. The humble Bramley apple is grown on acre after acre across County Armagh. But it is the growers – and their dedication, innovation, drive and versatility – that are at the 'core' of the apple's success. One family flying the flag is the McAlisters, from Loughgall, in the very heart of the county’s orchards. For brothers John and Ben are the fourth generation to work the family farm and ensure its continued success and gro...