{{Short description|Brand of Irish goat cheese}}{{Infobox Cheese | name = Clonmore | image = | othernames = | country = Ireland | regiontown = | region = County Cork | town = Charleville | source = Goats | pasteurised = yes | texture = hard | fat = | protein = | dimensions = | weight = {{convert|2|kg|abbr=on}} wheel | aging = 3 months minimum, best at 7 months | certification = }} '''Clonmore''' is a hard cheese made from goat's milk, with a waxed rind. It originates from Charleville, County Cork in Ireland<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bordbia.ie/aboutfood/farmhouseCheese/FarmhouseCheesesGuides/FarmhouseCheeseBooklet.pdf |title=The Irish Farmhouse Cheeses Guide |access-date=2011-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927083930/http://www.bordbia.ie/aboutfood/farmhouseCheese/FarmhouseCheesesGuides/FarmhouseCheeseBooklet.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and is produced by Tom and Lena Biggane on their farm outside Newtownshandrum since 2001.
It is a gouda style cheese made with vegetarian rennet, covered in a beige waxed rind. Both pasteurised and non-pasteurised (raw milk) versions are available. It has a mild and sweet flavour, which is stronger when aged. It is a seasonal cheese, produced from late March till early November. The goats herd numbers between 70 and 80 of both Saanen and Toggenburg breeds, and are free range.
==Awards== Clonmore has won numerous awards, including a gold medal at the National Farmhouse Cheese Competitions in 2003, a silver medal in the same competition in 2005,<ref>[http://www.irishcheese.ie/news/2005/listowelfoodfair.html National Farmhouse Cheese Awards, 2005] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321035908/http://www.irishcheese.ie/news/2005/listowelfoodfair.html |date=2012-03-21 }}</ref> a gold medal in the British Cheese Awards in 2006,<ref>[http://www.irishcheese.ie/news/2006/britishcheeseawards.html British Cheese Awards 2006] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321035928/http://www.irishcheese.ie/news/2006/britishcheeseawards.html |date=March 21, 2012 }}</ref> and a bronze medal in 2008.
==See also== * List of goat milk cheeses
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Category:Goat's-milk cheeses Category:Irish cheeses
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