Cooleeney
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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
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The Maher family are fourth generation farmers who use the milk from their own pedigree Friesian dairy herd to make their range of cheeses. All Cooleeney Farm cheeses are made with vegetarian rennet.
Thurles
Thurles is a town situated in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty and is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly...
in County Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
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The Maher family are fourth generation farmers who use the milk from their own pedigree Friesian dairy herd to make their range of cheeses. All Cooleeney Farm cheeses are made with vegetarian rennet.
Range
Cooleeney Farm produce a range of seven cheeses. Five are made using cow's milk from their own farm, one from goat's milk from their own farm, and one using goat's milk from a nearby source| Name | Milk | Age | Texture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooleeney Farmhouse Cheese | Raw cow's milk | 8 - 10 weeks | Soft and smooth |
| Darú | Pasteurised cow's milk | 9 months | Semi-hard with small holes |
| Dunbarra | Pasteurised cow's milk | 8 - 10 weeks | Semi-soft |
| Gleann Óir | Pasteurised goat's milk | 9 months | Semi-hard with irregular holes |
| Gortnamona | Pasteurised goat's milk from a nearby source | 8 - 10 weeks | Soft, slightly chalky |
| Maighean | Raw cow's milk | 8 - 10 weeks | Soft and smooth |
| Tipperary Brie | Pasteurised cow's milk | 8 - 10 weeks | Soft and slightly chalky |
Awards
- 2011 - Great Taste Awards for soft Cheese, 2 stars for Gortnamona.
- 2010 - World Cheese Awards - Silver medal
- 2010 - Great Taste Awards
- 2010 - Artisan Producer of the Year Award
- 2006 - British Cheese Awards