Cheesy does it for Tola organic produce

West Clare is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes in Europe. It also houses St Tola, where 260 goats are reared and produce some of the finest organic milk, writes Ray Ryan.

THE grass that grows in and around the Burren is unique to an area that can justifiably claim to be one of Europe’s great natural heritage sites. It is no surprise, therefore, that the milk supplied by the goats for the handcrafted organic cheese, named after a local holy person, St Tola, is deemed to have special qualities.

The 260 goats reared by Siobhan Ní Ghairbhith, Inagh Farmhouse Cheese, the inspiration behind the St Tola brand, feed on the grass that has made the Burren and surrounding Clare countryside a place apart.