Huge crowds descend on Tullamore Farm for the Irish Farmers Journal’s open day

Over 3,400 people attended the Irish Farmers Journal’s first open day on its beef and sheep demonstration farm outside Tullamore, Co Offaly.

26 July 2017

AnnaMae, Paddy and Tadhg Fitzpatrick all from Annacarney, Valleymount, Co Wicklow at the Tullamore Farm Open Day. \ Ramona Farrelly

The new sheep settle in at Tullamore Farm as they pose in front of visitors at the farm's open day. \ Ramona Farrelly

Kieran Mailey of the Irish Farmers Journal talking tillage with the crowd at one of the many talks at the Tullamore Farm open day. \ Ramona Farrelly

Queuing for burgers on a sunny day. \ Ramona Farrelly

Some of the crowd listening to the technical talks. \ Ramona Farrelly

Lorcan Bellew from Phillipstown, Co Louth, who is studying agriculture and working on a farm for the summer listens intently to Ciaran Lenehan's talk. \ Ramona Farrelly

Michael Brady, Cathal O'Donnell, Tom O'Farrell, Mary Phelan and Philip O'Connor and James Farrelly at the IFAC stand at Tullamore. \ Ramona Farrelly

George Clarke from Carney, Co. Tipperary, shows us a picture of himself, Joe Keane and Niall Hogan taken in August 1975 for the front page of the Irish Farmers Journal. \ Philip Doyle

Over 3,400 people attended the Irish Farmers Journal’s first Open Day on its beef and sheep demonstration farm outside Tullamore, Co. Offaly.

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