Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare, 065-707 703
The Burren in North Clare is the birthplace of this Award Winning Farmhouse Cheese Burren Gold. This wonderful cheese has won numerous Gold and Silver Medals at various national and international cheese fairs. Burren Gold is a firm-textured Gouda style cheese with a rich creamy taste. It comes in a variety of flavours:- Plain, Smoked, Cumin, Garlic & Nettle, Black Pepper and for something a little more exotic—Piri Piri.
Ardsallagh Goat Products
Ardsallagh Farm, Woodstock, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, 021-4882336
Ardsallagh soft goats cheese is a white cheese with a creamy texture. This cheese has a gentle flavour as it is made daily from fresh goats milk. Ardsallagh hard goats cheese is a semi-hard, mature cheese. It develops its famous taste as it matures, from an extremely mild cheese when young, to a distinctive flavour as it ages. The most mature Ardsallagh hard cheese can even be grated for a Parmesan-like taste.
Bó Rua Farm
Ballyknock, Ballynoe, Fermoy, Co. Cork, 087 975 5484
Our farmhouse cheddar is carefully produced and gently aged to develop a firm yet delicately creamy texture and a full, approachable flavour. It is available in pre-packaged wedges, complete 4.5kg roundels and cut to order. In the short time since launching in May 2019 our cheese has won numerous awards.
Boyne Valley Farmhouse Cheese
Mullagha Farm, Slane, Meat, 086 384 4162
Boyne Valley Blue is a semi-hard pasteurised blue-veined goats cheese. It is the only one made in Ireland and is even rare to find across Europe. It is matured for at least 3 months to acquire the correct right blend of flavours. Mixing the flavour of goats milk with the blue. We have cheese at 3 months, 6 months and older for those who like a stronger blue cheese. boynevalleycheese@gmail.com
Cahill’s Farm Cheese
Cork Road, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick, 069 62 365
The Cahill family have been farming the lush green pasturelands of Newcastle West in Co. Limerick since 1902. We are one of the oldest artisanal cheese making families in Ireland using time-honoured methods and recipes passed down through the years to create our outstanding speciality cheddar cheese, matured to perfection. info@cahillscheese.ie
Cais na Tire Cheese Ltd.
Cloninaha, Ballinderry, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, 087 2274789
The cheese is made in round slightly bulging small cylindrical wheels. The flavour has a little earthiness, but also hints of sweetness, with some caramel and even pear like tones. It is ready for eating from around 3 months onwards but can continue to improve up to around 12 months of age. caisnatire@gmail.com
Carlow Cheese
Ballybrommell, Fenagh, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow, 059 972 7382
Elizabeth Bradley’s cheeses are made with both pasteurised and raw milk. Her popular Edam style washed curd cheese is made with pasteurised cow’s milk and has a regular following. Her sheep’s cheese is made with raw milk and has won best-in-category in the British Cheese Awards (Gold 2014, & Bronze 2013) and her new Goat’s cheese (Tomme style) made with raw milk. Sheep milk yoghurt and pasteurized goat milk are also available. carlowfarmhousecheese@gmail.com
Carrigaline Farmhouse Cheese
The Rock, Carrigaline, Co. Cork, 021 437 2856
Carrigaline Farmhouse Cheese is a semi-soft natural cheese, handmade in the traditional manner by the O’ Farrell family on their ancestral farm near the historic town of Carrigaline in the Southwest of Ireland. Beginning with a mild creamy, buttery taste at two months progressing to a more piquant flavour at 6 months, our cheese has a subtle taste acquired from the clover and grass pastures of the limestone land. Our handmade semi-hard cheese is made from pasteurized cow’s milk. We do not use artificial additives or preservatives. Our cheese is gluten-free and suitable for vegetarians. carrigcheese@gmail.com
Cashel Farmhouse Cheesemakers
Beechmount, Fethard, Co. Tipperary, 052 613 1151
When Louis & Jane Grubb set out to make Cashel Blue® in the early 1980’s, their ambition was to create a farmhouse cheese that “truly represents the outstanding quality of Tipperary grass-fed milk.” Today, more than 35 years later and in the hands of the 2nd generation, Cashel Blue® is still made by hand on the same 200-acre farm; Beechmount, in Co. Tipperary, Ireland. We also make Cashel Blue Organic, Crozier Blue and Shepherd’s Store – our hard sheep’s milk cheese.
Coolattin Cheddar
Knockeen House, Tullow, Co. Carlow, 086 389 4482
Tom Burgess has been producing top quality milk from his pasture-fed cows in West Wicklow for twenty years. The cheese is matured over a year at 10°C. During this time the unique combination of enzymes & proteins interact to create a gourmet experience of aroma, texture & full flavour which develops slowly from sweet fruit to a full butty note. To get the best from Coolattin Cheddar, store cool and taste at room temperature. coolattincheddar16@gmail.com
Coolea Farmhouse Cheese
Milleens, Coolea, Macroom, Co. Cork, 087 911 5757
Coolea Cheese is handmade on the mountain farm of the Willems family in Coolea Co. Cork. Nothing but 100% healthy fresh cows milk is used to produce this high-quality cheese. Mild and creamy with a distinct flavour suitable for every occasion. Coolea cheese is available in Coolea Plain, Coolea Extra Matured, Coolea with Cumin Seed and our most famous Coolea Matured. cooleacheese@gmail.com
Cooleeney Cheese
Cooleeney, Moyne, Thurles, Tipperary, 0504 45 112
Cooleeney Farm produces a number of cheeses from both cow’s milk and goat’s milk from their premises near Thurles in County Tipperary, Ireland. The Maher family are fourth-generation farmers who use the milk from their own pedigree Friesian dairy herd to make their range of cheeses. info@cooleeney.com
Cratloe Hills Sheeps Cheese
Brickhill House, Cratloe, Co. Clare, 061 357 185
Sean & Deirdre Fitzgerald produce two different types of quality sheep’s cheese. The classic blend, Mild Cratloe Hills Gold – a light cheese with a subtle nutty flavour, with a wide variety of great uses, such for cheeseboards, salads, sandwiches or a light wine and Mature Cratloe Hills Cheese – this is a delicious, full-bodied, intricate blend of tastes. As the sheep’s cheese matures its flavours become more robust, and this allows us to carefully slow-age the cheese and layer the flavours. A taste of our mature blend is an experience – each bite brings more hints of butterscotch and burnt caramel come to the fore. cratloecheese@gmail.com
Derg Farmhouse Cheese
Garranmore, Newtown, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, 086 243 1615
Cheesemaking demands high-quality milk to produce a top-quality award-winning cheese. Derg Farmhouse Cheddar is produced from Paddy and Kay’s herd, which is the highest quality milk and makes a truly unique premium cheese. Derg Farmhouse Cheddar is a raw milk cheese made in the Summer months. Gently made using traditional farmhouse methods. It is left to mature for 9-12 months to give it it’s distinctive flavour. dergfarmhousecheese@gmail.com
Dozio Cheese
Barroe, Carracastle, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Mayo, 086 872 6277
Dozio’s Cheese, where the South of Switzerland meets the West of Ireland… Over 25 years ago when we, Danilo Dozio and Helen (Grady) met little did we know that one day we’d be married with a family, making cheese using ancient recipes from Canton Ticino in the South of Switzerland, with beautiful, creamy Irish milk in County Mayo in the West of Ireland! doziocheese@gmail.com
Durrus Cheese Ltd.
Durrus, Bantry, Co. Cork, 027 61 100
Galway Goat Farm
An Teach Tui, Gurtee, Dunmore, Tuam, County Galway, 086 253 1997
Larry Maguire produces delicious cheeses from fresh goat’s milk from his home in Dunmore, Co. Galway. Fresh milk is pasteurised on-site before the fun of cheesemaking can begin. Larry and his wife Anne produce several products from soft fresh goat’s cheese to fresh goat’s cheese curd and a goat’s milk yoghurt. galwaygoatfarm@gmail.com
Hegarty’s Cheese
Church Road, Whitechurch, Co. Cork, 021 488 4238