Carlow Farmhouse Cheese

About Carlow Farmhouse Cheese

Elizabeth Bradley started cheese making started on her farm at Fenagh in County Carlow in 2005. She uses a neighbour’s milk to make a Gouda-type cheese from raw milk and sells in the local weekly Carlow Farmers Market. This developed further into an on-farm enterprise, milking dairy sheep (Lacaune) to make hard cheddar-type sheep cheese and sheep milk yoghurt. The cow’s milk cheese continues to be made, with the addition of a raw milk cheddar, the milk collected from Dunlavin Dairy, an organic...

County

Carlow

Type

Producer

Listed By

CAIS - Association of Irish Farmhouse Cheesemakers

Products

Pairs well with

Complementary local products — and the Irish producers who sell them.

• honey · sweet complement to tangy goat cheese's sharpness
  Available from: Ennis Butchers, Davidson's Craft Butchers, Ballylisk Dairies
• washed-rind cheese · creates complex cheese boards with contrasting textures
  Available from: Gubbeen Farm, Milleens Cheese, Cooleeney Cheese
• beetroot · earthy sweetness pairs naturally with creamy goat cheese
  Available from: Coolnagrower Organic Produce Ltd, Corduff Organic Farm, Ballinagh,Co Cavan, Ballymaloe Foods
• fresh herbs · basil and thyme enhance goat cheese's subtle flavours
  Available from: McCormack Family Farms, Gubbeen Farm, O'Hanlon's Herbs
• crackers · essential vehicle for serving and tasting goat cheese
  Available from: Beechers Handmade Cheese, Dingle Peninsula Cheese, Hassetts Bakers & Confectioners
• jam · fruit preserves balance goat cheese's acidity
  Available from: Baska Bakery, The Green Door Market, Folains Preserves