| Gleann Gabhra | |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Region: | County Meath |
| Town: | Macetown, Tara |
| Source: | Goat |
| Pasteurised: | Yes |
| Texture: | Semi-Soft |
| Aging: | Three months |
Gleann Gabhra is a small award-winning Irish cheese company owned by Dominic and Fionnuala Gryson located in Macetown near the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland, producing a single cheese, Tara Bán, a mild-flavoured goat's Cheddar with a firm texture and brilliant white colour. Dominic and Fionnuala Gryson began producing cheese here in 2010 using pasteurised milk from his herd of goats.[1]
The farm began in 1996 with the purchase of 20acres to grow beef, grain and potatoes. An unsuccessful attempt to raise and sell goat's milk led to the purchase of a pasteurisation unit in 2010. They began making cheese and selling at local markets; by 2011, the farm had grown to a herd of 140 dairy goats with a yield of between 900L1000L of milk annually.[2] They are currently making a wide variety of goat's milk products, and have made claims that goat's milk can relieve a number of ailments.[2] [3]
In 2010, Tara Bán won a gold medal at the British Cheese Awards as best hard cheese.[4] [5]