Corleggy

Silke moved over to County Cavan in Ireland from Germany 40 years ago – to start ‘the good life’, buying a smallholding in Ireland. Not finding a ‘good’ cheese either sold or made within Ireland at that time, she decided to make her own, using the milk from goats that Silke and her husband kept.

One of the original pioneers of Irish cheese, Silke started in 1985 when it seemed there was no-one else making artisan cheese in Ireland. Their smallholding grew with time, as more and more Irish cheesemakers set-up.  Nowadays they source the milk from a nearby farm and still continue to make their original cheeses alongside a greater range (although the cheeses are no longer made in their kitchen – they converted a barn next door).  Corleggy is one of their original cheeses, bathed in sea-salt brine and forming a natural rind.  Now made using local goats’ milk, this batch is six months old and made to traditional hard German cheese recipes that Silke brought over with her all those years ago!

With time, her son Tom joined the fold and now makes most of the cheese.

Corleggy means ‘little windy hill’ in Irish and is where they make their cheese!

This product will have two weeks’ shelf life from the date of delivery.  Conveniently, at checkout you can choose a delivery date even well in the future if you would like your cheese delivering for a specific event.

Ingredients: Milk, salt, cheese cultures and rennet.