# Clonmore Cheese

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{{Short description|Brand of Irish goat cheese}}{{Infobox Cheese
| name = Clonmore
| image = 
| othernames = 
| country = [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland)
| regiontown =  
| region = [County Cork](/source/County_Cork)
| town = [Charleville](/source/Charleville%2C_County_Cork)
| source = [Goat](/source/Goat)s
| pasteurised = yes
| texture = hard
| fat =
| protein = 
| dimensions = 
| weight = {{convert|2|kg|abbr=on}} wheel
| aging = 3 months minimum, best at 7 months
| certification = 
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'''Clonmore''' is a hard [cheese](/source/cheese) made from [goat](/source/goat)'s milk, with a waxed rind.  It originates from [Charleville](/source/Charleville%2C_County_Cork), [County Cork](/source/County_Cork) in [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_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](/source/rennet), covered in a beige waxed rind.  Both pasteurised and non-pasteurised ([raw milk](/source/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](/source/Saanen_goat) and [Toggenburg](/source/Toggenburg_(goat)) 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](/source/List_of_goat_milk_cheeses)

==References==
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Category:Goat's-milk cheeses
Category:Irish cheeses

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