Oliver Moore: Sculptor carves big niche in fine cheese

One of the newest Irish farmhouse cheeses is Cloonconra fresh farmhouse cheese, made by James and Mary Gannon in Roscommon.
Oliver Moore: Sculptor carves big niche in fine cheese
Thu, 13 Oct, 2016 - 01:00
Oliver Moore

“I was a full-time sculptor,” says James.

“After the crash I needed an alternative income. We had a herd of suckler moileys [moiled Irish cattle] which we kept more for cultural reasons than economic, on my wife’s family farm in Roscommon.

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