mullahawn

Noun

mullahawn (uncountable)

1. A type of hard cheese made in Ireland from skim milk in the 17ᵗʰ, 18ᵗʰ and 19ᵗʰ centuries.
   • Cheese, made from skimmed milk, and called Mullahawn, was formerly an article of commerce in Waterford, and was exported in large quantities but it was of such a hard substance that it required a hatchet to cut it.1824, Richard Hopkins Ryland, The History, Topography and Antiquities of the County and City of Waterford
   • Waterford exported to foreign countries and the colonies its woollen manufactures, beef, pork, hides, and a cheese called Mullahawn, of which large quantities were sent to Newfoundland.1855, Anthony Marmion, The Ancient and Modern History of the Maritime Ports of Ireland, John Muray, Albemarle Street, page 560