Fivemiletown Creamery is based in Fivemiletown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, and is a producer of handmade speciality soft cheeses and cheddars The company is a farmers' co-operative, and employs around 40 people. The creamery draws its milk supplies mostly from over 60 dairy farmers from across Northern Ireland. The company was founded in 1898 and added cheese production in 1972. Fivemiletown Creamery is the only speciality cheese maker in Northern Ireland. In 2014 Fivemiletown Creamery was acquired by Dale Farm. Products The award-winning range consists of: Ballybrie - an Irish brie Ballyoak - the first smoked Brie in Europe Ballyblue - reputed to be the first blue cheese to be developed in Ireland. Boilie - a range of soft cheeses formed into small balls, and marinated in sunflower oil flavoured with herbs and garlic. Comes in both a goats and a cows variety Oakwood - smoked cheddar using wood chips from sustainably foraged local oak logs O'Reilly's - goat's cheese natural, goat's cheese hand rolled in chives, goat's cheese in mustard seed Fivemiletown Cheddar - a range of cheddar cheese ranging from mild to extra mature Housewife's Choice - award-winning salted butter. The first award for Housewife's Choice dates back to 1919. Boilie Cheese Boilie cheese is a soft cream cheese formed into small balls, and marinated in sunflower oil flavoured with herbs and garlic. The cheese was first produced at Ryefield Farm located beside Lough Ramor near Virginia, County Cavan. In 2007, Fivemiltown Creamery acquired Ryefield Farm and continues to produce the cheese at the Fivemiletown base under the Boilie label. There are two varieties, Boilie Irish Cheese Pearls made from cow's milk and Boilie Irish Goat's Cheese made from goat's milk. Both cheeses are made using the same techniques. In 1973, John and Anne Brodie purchased of farmland and started with just two cows. In 1984, Anne began by producing a Cheddar cheese and sold it at a market stall in Dublin and some select shops including the supermarket chain Superquinn. In 1992, Anne introduced fresh soft cheese, handrolled into small balls and marinated in sunflower oil, through the Superquinn chain. Initially, no brand name was associated with the product, but eventually it was decided to name the product after a road near their farm called Boilie Road. Later the name "Boilie" was discovered to mean "milking place". In 2007, Ryefield Farm was acquired by Fivemiletown Creamery. Awards