Farmgate was established when Maróg O’Brien opened her restaurant and country store in Midleton, Co. Cork in 1984. Ten years later Maróg’s sister Kay joined her, and so the Café in the English Market in Cork city centre was created. Farmgate Café is located in the heart of Ireland’s oldest and most historic food market, with an industrious exciting view overlooking stalls and fellow traders. The Café, which in 2019 celebrated 25 years at the English Market, embraces much of what is unique and traditional to Cork, along with new influences in this dynamic multicultural food market and port city.