List of Irish cheeses

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This is a list of cheeses and producers from Ireland .

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List of Irish cheese producers

NameCountyTypeMilkRennet
Abbey Cheese Company (Closed)County LaoisCowPasteurisedVegetarian
Ardagh Castle cheese County CorkGoatRawVegetarian
Ardrahan Cheese County CorkCowPasteurisedVegetarian
Ardsallagh Goats Products County CorkGoatPasteurisedVegetarian
Bay Lough cheese County TipperaryCowRawVegetarian
Béal Organic Cheese County KerryCowRawTraditional
Bó Rua Farm County CorkCowPasteurisedVegetarian
Blue Rathgore County AntrimGoatVegetarian
Bluebell Falls Cheese County CorkGoatHeat treatedVegetarian
Burren Gold County ClareCowRaw
Cahills Farm cheese County LimerickCowPasteurisedVegetarian
Carlow CheeseCounty CarlowSheepRawTraditional
Carrigaline Farmhouse Cheese County CorkCowPasteurisedVegetarian
Carrigbyrne cheese County WexfordCowPasteurisedVegetarian
Carrowholly cheese County MayoCowRawVegetarian
Causeway Cheese County AntrimVariesPasteurisedVegetarian
Cleire Goats Cheese County CorkGoatRawN/A
Clonmore Cheese County CorkVariesHeat treatedVegetarian
Coleraine cheddar County LondonderryCow???Vegetarian
Coolattin Cheddar County CarlowCowRawTraditional
Coolea Cheese County CorkCowPasteurisedTraditional
Cooleeney Farmhouse Cheese County TipperaryVariesVariesVegetarian
Cordal Goat Cheese County KerryGoatPasteurisedVegetarian
Corleggy Cheese County CavanVariesRawVegetarian
Cratloe Hills County ClareSheepPasteurisedVegetarian
Croghan Cheese County WexfordGoatRawVegetarian
Dart Mountain Cheese County LondonderryCowPasteurisedVegetarian
Dingle Peninsula Cheese County KerryCowRawVegetarian
Doolin Cheese County WaterfordCow
Dubliner Cheese County CorkCowHeat treatedVegetarian
Durrus Cheese County CorkCowRawTraditional
Fermoy Natural Cheese County CorkCowRawTraditional
Fivemiletown Creamery County TyroneCow, GoatPasteurisedVegetarian
Gleann Gabhra County MeathGoatPasteurisedVegetarian
Glebe Brethan County LouthCowRawTraditional
Glyde Farm Produce County LouthCowRawVegetarian
Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese County CorkCowPasteurisedTraditional
Hegarty's Cheese County CorkCowPasteurisedVegetarian
J&L Grubb County TipperaryVariesPasteurisedVaries
JOD Foods County LimerickCowPasteurisedVegetarian
Killeen Farmhouse Cheese County GalwayVariesPasteurisedTraditional
Killorglin Cheese County KerryCowPasteurisedTraditional
Knockalara Farmhouse Cheese County WaterfordVariesPasteurisedVegetarian
Knockanore Farmhouse Cheese County WaterfordCowRawVegetarian
Knockatee Cheese County KerryCowRawTraditional
Knockdrinna Farmhouse Cheese County KilkennyVariesPasteurisedVegetarian
Milleens County CorkVariesPasteurisedTraditional
Millhouse Sheeps Cheese County OffalySheepRawVegetarian
Moonshine Farm Cheese County WestmeathCowPasteurisedVegetarian
Mossfield Organic Farm County OffalyCowPasteurisedVegetarian
Mount Callan Cheddar County ClareCowRawTraditional
Old MacDonnells Farm Cheese County WicklowVariesPasteurisedVegetarian
Orchard Cottage Dairy County CorkGoatRawVegetarian
Orla Cheese County CorkSheepRawVegetarian
The Little Milk Company County WaterfordCowOrganicVaries
The Lost Valley Dairy & Creamery County CorkCowRawTraditional
St Tola County ClareGoatVariesTraditional
Triskel Cheese County WaterfordVariesRawTraditional
West Cork Natural Cheese County CorkCowRawVegetarian
Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese County WicklowCowPasteurisedVegetarian

List of Irish cheeses

Cheese NameTypeMilkRennetNotesProducer
Abbey Blue BrieCowPasteurisedVegetarianSemi-soft blue Abbey Cheese Company (closed)
Abbey Smoked BrieCowPasteurisedVegetarianSemi-soft smoked BrieAbbey Cheese Company (Closed)
Ardagh Castle GjetostGoatRawVegetarian Ardagh Castle Cheese
Ardagh Castle Goats CheeseGoat (from whey)RawVegetarianWensleyday style, hardArdagh Castle cheese
Ardagh Castle RicottaGoat (from whey)RawVegetarianRicottaArdagh Castle cheese
Ardrahan (and smoked)CowPasteurisedVegetarianSemi-soft, smoked Ardrahan Cheese
Ardsallagh Hard Goat's CheeseGoatPasteurisedVegetarianSemi-hard Ardsallagh Goats Products
Ardsallagh Soft Goat's CheeseGoatPasteurisedVegetarianSoftArdsallagh Goats Products
Ballintubber Cheddar with ChivesCowPasteurisedVegetarian Cahills Farm cheese
BallybrieCowPasteurisedVegetarianSoft creamy Brie Fivemiletown Creamery
BallyblueCowPasteurisedVegetarianSoft blue BrieFivemiletown Creamery
BallyoakCowPasteurisedVegetarianSoft smoked BrieFivemiletown Creamery
Ballyhooly BlueCowRawTraditional Fermoy Natural Cheese
Ballyporeen with Mixed Irish HerbsCowPasteurisedVegetarianCahills Farm cheese
Bay Lough Cheddar (original, smoked, and varieties)CowRawVegetarian Bay Lough cheese
Béal Handmade CheddarCowRawTraditional Béal Organic Cheese
Béal Raw Milk CheddarCowRawTraditionalBéal Organic Cheese
Beara BlueCowRawTraditionalBlue Stilton style Knockatee Cheese
Bellingham BlueCowRawVegetarianSemi-hard blue Glyde Farm Produce
Bluebell Falls CygnusGoatHeat treatedVegetarian Bluebell Falls Cheese
Bluebell Falls Cygnus with HoneyGoatHeat treatedVegetarianBluebell Falls Cheese
Bluebell Falls Cygnus with PepperGoatHeat treatedVegetarianBluebell Falls Cheese
Bluebell Falls OrionGoatHeat treatedVegetarianBluebell Falls Cheese
Bluebell Falls PegasusGoatHeat treatedVegetarianBluebell Falls Cheese
Boilie Cheese PearlsCowPasteurisedVegetarianSoft creamy cheese pearls marinated in peppercorns infused in a garlic oil Fivemiletown Creamery
Boilie Goats Cheese PearlsGoatPasteurisedVegetarianSoft creamy cheese pearls marinated in peppercorns infused in a garlic oilFivemiletown Creamery
Bó Rua FarmCowPasteurisedVegetarian Bó Rua Farm
Boyne Valley BlueCowRawVegetarianGlyde Farm Produce
Burren GoldCowRaw Burren Gold
Cahill's Ardagh Wine CheeseCowPasteurisedVegetarian Cahills Farm cheese
Cahill's Original Irish Porter CheeseCowPasteurisedVegetarianCahills Farm cheese
Cahill's Whiskey CheeseCowPasteurisedVegetarianCahills Farm cheese
Cais DubhCowRawTraditionalFermoy Natural Cheese
Cais RuaCowRawTraditionalFermoy Natural Cheese
Carlow CheeseCowRawTraditionalEdam styleCarlow Cheese
Carlow sheep cheddarSheepPasteurizedTraditionalCheddar styleCarlow Cheese
Carlow Cheese FlavouredCowRawTraditionalFlavoured Edam styleCarlow Cheese
CarraignamucCowRawTraditionalSemi-soft Tomme style, natural starterThe Lost Valley Dairy & Creamery
CarrigalineCowPasteurisedVegetarian Carrigaline Farmhouse Cheese
Carrigaline Beech SmokedCowPasteurisedVegetarianCarrigaline Farmhouse Cheese
Carrigaline Garlic & HerbCowPasteurisedVegetarianCarrigaline Farmhouse Cheese
CarrowhollyCowRawVegetarianGouda style Carrowholly cheese
Carrowholly Cheese FlavouredCowRawVegetarianGouda styleCarrowholly cheese
Cashel BlueCowPasteurisedVegetarianBlue J&L Grubb
ChulchoillGoatPasteurisedVegetarian Cooleeney Farmhouse Cheese
Cleire Goats CheeseGoatRawN/ACheese curd Cleire Goats Cheese
Clonmore CheeseGoatHeat treatedVegetarianGouda style Clonmore Cheese
Coleraine cheddarCow???VegetarianCheddar style Coleraine cheddar
Coolattin CheddarCowRawTraditionalCheddar style Coolattin Cheddar
Coolea CheeseCowPasteurisedTraditionalGouda style Coolea Cheese
Cooleeney Farmhouse CheeseCowRawVegetarianCamembert styleCooleeney Farmhouse Cheese
Natural Goats LogGoatPasteurisedVegetarianCreamy, lemony fresh tangFivemiletown Creamery
CorkottaCowRawTraditionalMade from wheyFermoy Natural Cheese
Corleggy Goat's CheeseGoatRawVegetarian Corleggy Cheese
Cratloe HillsSheepPasteurisedVegetarianPecorino style Cratloe Hills
CreenySheepRawVegetarianPecorino styleCorleggy Cheese
CroghanGoatRawVegetarian Croghan Cheese
Crozier BlueSheepPasteurisedVegetarianBlueJ&L Grubb
DaruCowPasteurisedVegetarianCooleeney Farmhouse Cheese
DesmondCowRawVegetarianThermophilic (Swiss style) West Cork Natural Cheese
DilliskusCowRawVegetarian Dingle Peninsula Cheese
DoolinCow Doolin Cheese
Dromana FlavouredCowPasteurisedVegetarian Knockalara Farmhouse Cheese
DrumlinCowRawVegetarianCorleggy Cheese
DublinerCowHeat treatedVegetarianCheddar style Dubliner Cheese
DuhallowCowPasteurisedVegetarianSemi-hardArdrahan Cheese
DunbarraCowPasteurisedVegetarianCamembert styleCooleeney Farmhouse Cheese
Durrus CheeseCowRawTraditional Durrus Cheese
EmeraldCowRawTraditionalFermoy Natural Cheese
Emerald Irish BrieCowPasteurisedVegetarianBrie Carrigbyrne cheese
Fivemiletown Cheddar RangeCowPasteurisedVegetarianMild, medium, mature, extra mature, lighter mature, mild and medium slicedFivemiletown Creamery
GabrielCowRawVegetarianThermophilic (Swiss style)West Cork Natural Cheese
Gleann OirGoatPasteurisedVegetarianBrieCooleeney Farmhouse Cheese
Glebe BrethanCowRawTraditionalComté style Glebe Brethan
GortnamonaGoatPasteurisedVegetarianCamembert styleCooleeney Farmhouse Cheese
GubbeenCowPasteurisedTraditional Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese
Hegarty's CheddarCowPasteurisedVegetarianCheddar style Hegarty's Cheese
Hegarty's Smoked CheddarCowPasteurisedVegetarianBeechwood smoked Cheddar Hegarty's Cheese
HiberniaCowRawTraditionalFermoy Natural Cheese
Imokilly Regato CowPasteurisedTraditional Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Dairygold
Kerry BlueCowRawTraditionalBlue Stilton styleKnockatee Cheese
KilcumminCowRawVegetarianDingle Peninsula Cheese
Killeen Cow's CheeseCowPasteurisedTraditionalGouda style Killeen Farmhouse Cheese
Killeen Goat's CheeseGoatPasteurisedTraditionalGouda styleKilleen Farmhouse Cheese
Knockalara Semi-Hard Sheeps CheeseSheepPasteurisedVegetarianKnockalara Farmhouse Cheese
Knockalara Sheep's CheeseSheepPasteurisedVegetarianKnockalara Farmhouse Cheese
Knockanore FlavouredCowRawVegetarianKnockanore Farmhouse Cheese
Knockanore PlainCowRawVegetarianCheddar styleKnockanore Farmhouse Cheese
Knockanore SmokedCowRawVegetarianSmoked applewoodKnockanore Farmhouse Cheese
Knockatee CheddarCowRawTraditionalCheddar styleKnockatee Cheese
Knockatee GoudaCowRawTraditionalGouda styleKnockatee Cheese
Knockdrinna Fresh Goats LogGoatPasteurisedTraditional Knockdrinna Farmhouse Cheese
Knockdrinna Goat's Brined CheeseGoatPasteurisedTraditionalFeta styleKnockdrinna Farmhouse Cheese
Knockdrinna GoldGoatPasteurisedTraditionalTomme styleKnockdrinna Farmhouse Cheese
Knockdrinna Meadow Sheep's CheeseSheepPasteurisedTraditionalTomme styleKnockdrinna Farmhouse Cheese
Knockdrinna SnowGoatPasteurisedTraditionalCamembert styleKnockdrinna Farmhouse Cheese
LavistownCowPasteurisedTraditionalKnockdrinna Farmhouse Cheese
MaigheanCowRawVegetarianCamembert styleCooleeney Farmhouse Cheese
MilleensCowPasteurisedTraditionalMunster style Milleens
Millhouse Sheep's CheeseSheepRawVegetarian Millhouse Sheep's Cheese
Mine-gabharGoatRawVegetarianCroghan Cheese
Moonshine Organic CheeseCowPasteurisedVegetarianOrganic Moonshine Farm Cheese
MossfieldCowPasteurisedVegetarianOrganic, Gouda style Mossfield Organic Farm
Mossfield FlavouredCowPasteurisedVegetarianOrganic, Gouda styleMossfield Organic Farm
Mossfield MatureCowPasteurisedVegetarianOrganic, Gouda styleMossfield Organic Farm
Mount Callan CheddarCowRawTraditionalCheddar style Mount Callan Cheddar
OakwoodCowPasteurisedVegetarianNaturally smoked mature cheddar, also comes in grated bagsFivemiletown Creamery
Old Irish Creamery Cheddar (with additions)CowPasteurisedVegetarian JOD Foods
Old Irish Creamery Extra Mature White CheddarCowPasteurisedVegetarianJOD Foods
Old Irish Creamery Smoked CheddarCowPasteurisedVegetarianJOD Foods
Old MacDonnells Fresh Cow's CheeseCowPasteurisedVegetarian Old MacDonnells Farm Cheese
Old MacDonnells Fresh Goat's CheeseGoatPasteurisedVegetarianOld MacDonnells Farm Cheese
Orchard Cottage Fresh Goat's CheeseGoatRawVegetarian Orchard Cottage Dairy
Orchard Cottage Goat's Cheese in OilGoatRawVegetarianOrchard Cottage Dairy
Orla CheeseSheepRawVegetarian Orla Cheese
Paddy Jack CheeseCowPasteurisedVegetarianGouda styleAbbey Cheese Company (Closed)
ShandrumCowHeat treatedVegetarianGouda styleClonmore Cheese
Smoked ArdrahanCowPasteurisedVegetarianArdrahan Cheese
Smoked GubbeenCowPasteurisedTraditionalGubbeen Farmhouse Cheese
Sperrin BlueCowPasteurisedVegetarian Dart Mountain Cheese
St BrendanCowPasteurisedVegetarianBrieCarrigbyrne cheese
St Brendan Brie MiniCowPasteurisedVegetarianBrieCarrigbyrne cheese
St BrigidCowRawTraditionalFermoy Natural Cheese
St Brigid BeagCowRawTraditionalFermoy Natural Cheese
St GallCowRawTraditionalFermoy Natural Cheese
St Kevin BrieCowPasteurisedVegetarian Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese
St KillianCowPasteurisedVegetarianCarrigbyrne cheese
St Tola DivineGoatPasteurisedTraditionalOrganic St Tola
St Tola Hard Goat'sGoatRawTraditionalOrganicSt Tola
St Tola LogGoatRawTraditionalOrganicSt Tola
Tara BanGoatPasteurisedVegetarianGoat's Cheddar style Gleann Gabhra
TemplegallCowRawVegetarian Comté cheese style Hegarty's Cheese
The Little Milk Company MildCowOrganic PasteurisedVegetarianCheddar The Little Milk Company
The Little Milk Company MatureCowOrganic RawTraditionalCheddarThe Little Milk Company
The Little Milk Company VintageCowOrganic RawTraditionalCheddarThe Little Milk Company
The Little Milk Company BrieCowOrganic PasteurisedTraditionalBrieThe Little Milk Company
The Little Milk Company Brewers GoldCowOrganic PasteurisedTraditionalThe Little Milk Company
Tipperary BrieCowPasteurisedVegetarianBrieCooleeney Farmhouse Cheese
Triskel Dew DropGoatRawTraditional Triskel Cheese
Triskel GwennedCowRawTraditionalTriskel Cheese
Triskel PyramidGoatRawTraditionalTriskel Cheese
Vincenzo's PecorinoSheepRawGoatCarlow Cheese
Waterford Greek CheeseCowPasteurisedVegetarianKnockalara Farmhouse Cheese
Wicklow BaunCowPasteurisedVegetarianWicklow Farmhouse Cheese
Wicklow BlueCowPasteurisedVegetarianWicklow Farmhouse Cheese
Wicklow GoldCowPasteurisedVegetarianWicklow Farmhouse Cheese
Wilma's Killorglin CheeseCowPasteurisedTraditionalGouda style Killorglin Cheese
Wilma's Killorglin Flavoured CheeseCowPasteurisedTraditionalGouda styleKillorglin Cheese

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