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Karen McCabe

Karen McCabe

Farmer Writes

Karen McCabe runs a 15-cow suckler herd in Drumlegga, Cloone, Co Leitrim.

Farmer Writes: a calf hiding in the rushes

After numerous rounds of the field I was beginning to feel like a riding-school pony until I spotted a flash of a yellow tag in the dark gripe behind a wall of rushes.

FARMER WRITES 3 June 2026
Farmer Writes: a calf hiding in the rushes
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