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I see that farmers represent the largest of any professional groups among escorts selected for the Rose of Tralee Festival.
According to organisers, there are 11 of them among the 58 young men who passed “a number of endurance tests and team-building exercises” before they are let anywhere near the competing Roses – not counting a forester.
Despite the small size of the farming population relative to the entire country, this leaves other professions such as teachers and doctors far behind. When it comes to producing fine young lads, you can’t beat Irish farms.
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