While Stephen Pearce products are used around the world every day, they remain proud of their local roots and of the part they play in preserving the heritage, culture and environment of Shanagarry and County Cork. Skilled potters, the natural clay and the fresh water that together go to create each piece of Stephen Pearce are all sourced locally.

Ten thousand years ago as the ice age came to a close and glaciers across Europe retreated north, glacial melt water carried organic clay into deposits such as that found close to the River Blackwater in East County Cork. For two hundred and fifty years this clay has been used to create the earthenware pots, plates and bowls for which the potters of the region became renowned.