About Us

Lishmar is not just a name – it is our home – visitors are always welcome.

We are John and Maeve Riordan and our farm is situated on 150 acres of prime land. It is located on the East coast of Ireland beside the Sea, five minutes from Dublin Airport and fifteen minutes from Dublin Port.

Our prefix is Lishmar and it was derived from letters in our five children’s names. We are privileged to have been involved with Irish Horses and Ponies for almost thirty-five years and successfully breeding Connemara ponies since 1987.

We try to keep the ponies in as natural an environment as their ancestors, so we can maintain their characteristics of hardiness of constitution, staying power, docility, intelligence and soundness.