Milleens

Veronica and Norman Steele began making cheese on their farm at Milleens on the Beara Peninsula, Co. Cork, in 1976. It is generally seen as the first of the modern Irish farmhouse cheeses. Their son, Quinlan, has taken over cheesemaking and the milk is bought in from a neighbour, as the Steeles no longer keep their own herd. Depending on the season, the weather, which of the three variations of Milleens you are eating and, perhaps, the humour of the cheesemaker, this cheese can vary quite a bit but that’s what we like about it.