This area is part of the renowned Golden Vale, with its extensive rolling grasslands having a well-earned reputation as being amongst the finest agricultural land in all of Europe.

Sheep Milk Ireland has a large flock of grass-fed dairy sheep that are ideally suited to the conditions in Ireland. This flock is now at over 4,000 in number, and growing! Our aim is to combine Ireland’s strengths in sheep, grass and dairy production to create the finest milk-based products in the world.

Globally, there is a growing demand for premium, speciality dairy products, with an emphasis on digestibility, nutrition, sustainability and importantly, taste!

Ireland is perfectly positioned to establish another world class large-scale grass-based dairy industry and satisfying the world’s demand for alternative, specialty dairy with nutritious, sustainably produced sheep milk.

Irish sheep milk caters for this demand because:

• 50% higher in protein & fat than cow or goat milk
• Contains A2 protein only and contains high levels of middle and short chain fatty acids, which all support better digestion. 
• Full of vitamins & minerals (70% more calcium than cow’s milk) and other important bioactives, such as Lactoferrin. There is 8 times more lactoferrin in sheep milk than cow’s milk. 
• Sheep milk has a sweet, rich, creamy taste.
• Better for the environment – less nitrates leaching and lower GHG emissions per hectare.
• Better animal welfare practices with a high level of natural rearing of the lambs.
• Irish sheep milk comes from a unique grass based dairy production model, similar to the principles of the successful cow industry in Ireland.