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Winners of the National Farmhouse Cheese Competition Listowel, 2005
Judges: Barra McFeely and Annie McEvoy
The National Farmhouse Cheese Competition was held for the third year as part of the '05 Listowel Food Fair, the only Farmhouse cheese competition in Ireland, this event is held in conjunction with CAIS.
This year the farmhouse cheese–makers from around the country entered twenty-four cheeses for competition. Judges Barra McFeely from Super Quinn and Annie McEvoy cheese expert for Matthews Cheese Cellar said that the standard of entries were superb.
| CLASS | CHEESE & MAKER | AWARD |
Class I:Hard cows milk cheese |
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| Lucy Hayes, Mount Callan Cheese. Drinagh, Co. Clare | Gold | |
| Dan Cahill, Cahill’s Farmhouse Cheese, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick | Silver | |
| Ann & Pat Farrell, Carrigaline Cheese, Carrigaline, Co. Cork | Bronze | |
| Class II: Semi-Soft cows milk cheese | Veronica Steele, Millens Farmhouse Cheese, Milleens, Bantry, Co. Cork | Gold |
| Maja Binder, Dingle Peninsula Dillisk, Castlegregory Co. Kerry | Gold | |
| Mary Burns, Ardrahan Farmhouse Cheese Kanturk, Co. Cork | Silver | |
| Maja Binder, Dingle Peninsula Pepper, Castlegregory, Co. Kerry | Bronze | |
| Class III: Blue cows milk cheese | ||
| Louis Grubb, Cashel Blue, Fethard, Co. Tipperary | Gold | |
| Class V: Hard, goat or sheep milk, cheese | ||
| Beni Gerber, Millhouse Sheeps’Cheese The Mill House, Co. Offaly | Gold | |
| Tom Biggane, Clonmore Goats’ Cheese Charleville, Co. Cork | Silver | |
| Siobhan Ní Ghairbheith, St. Tola Inagh, Co. Clare | Bronze | |
| Class VI: Soft & Blue, Goat or sheeps milk cheese. | ||
| Siobhan Ní Ghairbheith, St. Tola, Inagh, Co. Clare | Gold | |
| Beni Gerber, Millhouse Sheeps’ Cheese Pastorello with Caraway, The Mill House Co. Offaly | Silver | |
| Supreme Champion | Mount Callan Cheese from Lucy Hayes, Drinagh, Co. Clare |
More Information
Links
- Check out The Listowel Food Fair website for further details.