The Clogher Valley is nature’s country. A lush, pastoral landscape that offers its gifts to our master cheesemakers with all its heart and soul. For over a hundred years, we have been producing award winning dairy products. We believe cheesemaking is an art form that relies on two things: the quality and purity of the ingredients, and the skill and passion of the artisan.
Silver
SuperValu Goats Original
Bronze
Cows Boilíe Cheese Pearls
Bronze
Goats Boilíe Cheese Pearls
Silver
Cows Boilíe filled with Basil Pesto
Bronze
Goat’s Boilíe filled with Tomato and Herbs
Gold
Cows Boilíe filled with Basil Pesto
Gold
Cows Boilíe filled with Tomato and Herbs
Gold
Housewive’s Choice Butter
Gold
USA Style Cream Cheese
First
Goat’s Boilíe with Garlic and Herbs
Third
O’Reilly’s Original
Supreme
Goats Boilíe Cheese Pearls
Finalist
Cows Boilie filled with Basil Pesto
Finalist
Cows Boilie filled with Tomato and Herbs
Finalist
Strawberry & Balsamic Cheesecake ice cream
Silver
Irish Mature Cheddar
Bronze
O’Reilly’s Irish Goats Cheese with Mustard
Gold
Cows Boilíe filled with Tomato and Herbs
Bronze
Ballyoak
Highly Commended
Cows Boilíe filled with Basil Pesto
Highly Commended
Honeycomb ice cream
Highly Commended
Strawberry ice cream
Gold
Ballyblue
Bronze
Ballyoak
Silver
O’Reilly’s Irish Goats Cheese with Chives
Bronze
Boilie Goats with Pesto in Rapeseed Oil
Bronze
O’Reilly’s Irish Goats Cheese with Chives
Bronze
Ballyblue
Gold
Fivemiletown Housewives Choice Salted Butter
Gold
Boilie Goats with Pesto in Rapeseed Oil
Gold
Extra Mature Cheddar
Gold
Cooneen
Gold
Natural Goats Log
Gold
Boilie Goats Cheese Pearls
Finalist
Goats Boilíe with Pesto in Rapeseed oil
Finalist
Goats Boilíe with Sundried tomato in Rapeseed oil
Silver
O’Reilly’s Irish Goats Cheese with Chives
Bronze
Boilie Goats Cheese Pearls
Bronze
Ballyoak
Gold
O’Reilly’s Irish Goats Cheese with Chives
Silver
Ballyoak
Silver
O’Reilly’s Original
Bronze
Boilie Goats Cheese Pearls
Gold
Boilíe Goat’s Cheese
Silver
Oakwood
Bronze
O’Reillys Original
Bronze
Irish Mild Cheddar
Gold
Boilíe Goat's Cheese
Bronze
O’Reilly's Original
Silver
O’Reilly's with Mustard
Silver
Filled Boilíe Goat's Cheese with Chargrilled Red Peppers
Gold
Boilíe Goat's Cheese
Gold
Natural Goat's Log
Gold
Ballybrie Mini
Gold
Mature Cheddar
Gold
Extra Mature Cheddar
Gold
Filled Boilíe Goat's Cheese with Pesto & Black Olive Tapanard
Gold
Baby Ballyoak
Gold
Boilíe Goat's Cheese
Bronze
Ballyoak Smoked Brie
Silver
O'Reilly's with Mustard
Bronze
Mature Cheddar
Bronze
Ballyoak 400g Truckle
Bronze
O'Reilly's with Chives
Gold
O'Reilly's Original
Gold
Boilíe Goat's Cheese
Gold
O'Reilly's with Mustard
Gold
Smoked Ballyblue Wedge
Gold
Boilíe Goat's Cheese
Silver
Mini Oakwood Cheddar
Bronze
O'Reilly's with Chives
Bronze
Mini Cooneen
Bronze
Mini Ballyblue
Highly Commended
Smoked Cooneen
Highly Commended
Ballyoak 400g Truckle
Highly Commended
Sainsbury's TtD Ballyoak
Silver
O'Reilly's with Chives
Bronze
O'Reilly's with Mustard
Gold
O'Reilly's with Chives
Gold
O'Reilly's with Mustard
Gold
Mild Cheddar
Silver
Ryefield Goat's Log
Bronze
O'Reilly's Original
Gold
O'Reilly's with Mustard
Gold
O'Reilly's with Chives
Bronze
Boilíe Goat's Cheese
Silver
Cooneen (Packaging)
Bronze
O'Reilly's with Chives
Bronze
Mild Cheddar
Bronze
Extra Mature Cheddar
Gold
Ballyoak
Bronze
Boilíe Goat's Cheese
Bronze
Mature Cheddar
Gold
Ballyoak
Bronze
Mature Cheddar
Bronze
O'Reilly's with Mustard
Gold
Ballyblue Wedge (Packaging)
Silver
Smoked Ballyblue
Silver
Reduced Fat Cheddar
Bronze
Ballyoak
Bronze
Mature Cheddar
Bronze
Grated Cheddar
Finalist
Smoked Ballyblue
Gold
Ballyoak
Silver
Mature Cheddar
Bronze
Smoked Cooneen
Bronze
Reduced Fat
Bronze
Smoked Ballyblue
Bronze
Ballybrie
Commended
Cooneen
Gold
Ballyoak
Bronze
Ballyblue
Bronze
Reduced Fat
Highly Commended
Ballybrie
Finalist
Vintage Organic
Bronze
Ballybrie
Silver
Ballybrie
Bronze
Reduced Fat
Third
Reduced Fat
Bronze
Reduced Fat
Second
Oakwood
Third
Organic Cheddar
Bronze
Mild Cheddar
Bronze
Ballyoak
Silver
Mild Cheddar
Silver
Reduced Fat Cheese
Silver
Ballyoak
Gold
Ballyblue
Bronze
Ballyblue
First
Ballyoak
Third
Ballyblue
Third
Reduced Fat Cheese
Gold
Ballyoak
Bronze
Oakwood
At Fivemiletown Creamery, we say age most definitely does matter. Particularly when we’ve been making award winning dairy produce since 1898. With such a long tradition of artisan cheesemaking, we created the first Irish blue cheese, Ballyblue, and the first smoked brie in Europe, Ballyoak.
Today we are a farmer–owned cooperative that has enjoyed a proud reputation for producing speciality cheeses, butter and milk. Over 100 years farming methods have certainly moved on and technology has progressed at a fast pace. But at Fivemiletown, the same principles of good land management, good people management and care for the produce we make are just as strong today as they ever were.
This was the year Fellonburg Montgomery and Sir Arthur Douglas Brooke merged their two farming cooperatives, Fivemiletown and Brookeborough. Back then, the original 95 farmers set the tone and direction for the group by producing high quality butter that went on to win many awards along the way. Those same values of uncompromising quality continue to inspire the people who work at the creamery today.
Fivemiletown Creamery began bottling milk in 1947 and the plant grew quickly to become a major employer in the area. With the rise in supermarket sales, door step milk deliveries tailed off and in 1972, the creamery diversified into cheese production.
Using traditional methods of ‘open–coolers’, the company began making cheddar. Largely reliant on the cheesemakers’ skills and experience, they had to ‘feel’ the curds and decide on the precise time to drain the whey, cut the curds, salt and finish the cheese. The company still believes that it’s this human interaction with the cheese that gives it its unique character note.
Soon after cheddar came Red Leicester and Double Gloucester and the highly acclaimed reduced fat cheddar. Fivemiletown is proud to have introduced the first popular reduced fat cheddar and led the market for several years.
As demand grew for European and particularly French cuisine, the creamery began to explore Brie cheeses. The first blue veined cheese to be produced in Ireland was Ballyblue and was quickly followed by the first smoked brie in Europe, Ballyoak. The smoked Brie, like the smoked cheddar, Oakwood, is naturally smoked over time using oak wood from a local forest.
Artisan skills, passed from generation to generation
The company continued to grow. A canny move in 1999 led the creamery to buy the equipment it needed to make Fivemiletown unique in its ability to produce a combination of soft and cream cheese. In April 2007, the creamery purchased Ryefield Farms, a third generation family run cheese company. This purchase allowed Fivemiletown to add the Boilíe brand to its range; a superb fit in terms of production methods, customer base and product brands. The range has since been relaunched.
For generations, our cheesemakers have been using milk from our herds that roam the lush pastures of Northern Ireland to make distinctive cheeses. At Fivemiletown Creamery we still believe that great cheese depends on two things. The skill of the cheesemaker and the quality of the ingredients. That’s why cheese lovers all over the world enjoy the delicious flavour of our cheeses every time.
© Fivemiletown Creamery 2013
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