Irish cheeses for Christmas

So the Irish times^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hno, Fionn sent me an RTE article on suggested cheeseboard and we had some nice cheesy boards over christmas. With fruits and assorted chutneys or jams. Yummy.

We at least had crozier blue(sheep), St Tola's ash(goats), Gubeen and a cheddar(unpasteurised cows). Yum.

http://www.cashelblue.com/blue-cheese/crozier-blue-sheeps-milk-cheese/
https://sheridanscheesemongers.com/product/crozier-blue/ 
Crozier blue from the originator of Cashel blue only with sheep's milk.

http://www.st-tola.ie/
Goats from near Inagh in County Clare.

http://gubbeen.com/
West cork cattle. Near Schull.


The Ultimate Cheeseboard with Onion and Fig Jam - by Nevin MacGuire  
 lovely. sorry, eyes nearly rolled there. it really is lovely though.
 https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/recipes/2013/1209/744074-the-ultimate-cheeseboard-with-onion-and-fig-jam/

Ingredients
200g (7oz) packet Cooleeney (soft moulded creamy cheese)
190g (7oz) carton Ardsallagh soft goat's cheese
275g (10oz) wedge mature cheddar cheese, such as hegarty's
250g (9oz) wedge crozier blue

http://ardsallagh.ie/
Ardsallagh Goat Farm is located at Carrigtwohill County Cork. Three types of cheese are made from their own herd and from locally sourced goat's milk. The cheeses are suitable for vegetarians. Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardsallagh_Goat_Farm
Not Roscommon  . . .

http://www.cooleeney.com/ Tipperary, friesan cows

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/jp-mcmahon-the-irish-farmhouse-cheese-revolution-1.3667820
"Durrus, Gubbeen, St Tola and Milleens. To even enunciate the names of these cheeses feels like a religious ritual. Of course their are more: Cashel, Hegarty’s, Young Bucks and Corleggy."