Our Story
A quiet farm. A curious neighbour. Making cheese since 1979.
St Tola began as a cottage industry, made on a kitchen table by Meg and Derrick Gordon.
In 1999, their neighbour and friend Siobhán Ní Gháirbhith took over the business. What followed was a careful, deliberate growth, from a handful of cheeses sold at the farm gate to an internationally recognised brand stocked in some of the best delis and restaurants in Ireland, the UK and beyond.
A small team now works alongside Siobhán in Gortbofearna. The goats are still our own, reared on the farm's peaty land just south of the Burren, the grass rich with clover and wild herbs. The cheese is still made by hand. The pace is still set by the season.
Siobhán Ní Gháirbhith
Owner & Cheesemaker
