We have been inundated by great farming photos in the last few weeks, with readers sharing their photos of harvesting grain, silage and managing sheep and cattle.
Here are just a few of our favourite images, showing life on a family farm, many of them depicting the passing on of knowledge from one generation to the next.
The Cosgraves' old-style harvest: machinery from 1969 at work by the Cosgraves in Newbawn, New Ross, Co Wexford. \ Sarah Cosgrave
Tom Ames chatting with his grandson Donnacha Frayne, discussing all things farming in Co Roscommon. \ Nicola Frayne
Kevin O'Donnell Snr was keeping a watchful eye on things on his 94th birthday, as a field of malting spring barley is cut in Bramblestown, Gowran, Co Kilkenny. \ Philip O'Donnell
Baby's first harvest: Juliet (12 weeks old) checking out her first harvest of spring barley in Fermoy, Co Cork. \ Jade Tett
The royal treatment: Seán Óg Cunningham, aged two, getting the royal treatment by David Galvin at his grandad Michael Joyce’s farm in Fermoy, Co Cork. \ Elise Cunningham
Farmer in training: Michael Joyce getting a helping hand from his grandson Seán while feeding lambs barley in Fermoy, Co Cork. \ Elise Joyce
Two-year-old Barra Buckley picking blackberries with his grandfather Seán Crowley on the Crowley farm in Templemartin, Bandon, Co Cork. \ Genevieve Crowley
Mayo men: Aodh Murphy and his 74-year-old grandfather bringing in bales in early August.
Feirmeoir beag Éabha Dunne helping her daddy Aodán with the bales in the sunshine in Connemara. \ Elaine McCarville
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We have been inundated by great farming photos in the last few weeks, with readers sharing their photos of harvesting grain, silage and managing sheep and cattle.
Here are just a few of our favourite images, showing life on a family farm, many of them depicting the passing on of knowledge from one generation to the next.
The Cosgraves' old-style harvest: machinery from 1969 at work by the Cosgraves in Newbawn, New Ross, Co Wexford. \ Sarah Cosgrave
Tom Ames chatting with his grandson Donnacha Frayne, discussing all things farming in Co Roscommon. \ Nicola Frayne
Kevin O'Donnell Snr was keeping a watchful eye on things on his 94th birthday, as a field of malting spring barley is cut in Bramblestown, Gowran, Co Kilkenny. \ Philip O'Donnell
Baby's first harvest: Juliet (12 weeks old) checking out her first harvest of spring barley in Fermoy, Co Cork. \ Jade Tett
The royal treatment: Seán Óg Cunningham, aged two, getting the royal treatment by David Galvin at his grandad Michael Joyce’s farm in Fermoy, Co Cork. \ Elise Cunningham
Farmer in training: Michael Joyce getting a helping hand from his grandson Seán while feeding lambs barley in Fermoy, Co Cork. \ Elise Joyce
Two-year-old Barra Buckley picking blackberries with his grandfather Seán Crowley on the Crowley farm in Templemartin, Bandon, Co Cork. \ Genevieve Crowley
Mayo men: Aodh Murphy and his 74-year-old grandfather bringing in bales in early August.
Feirmeoir beag Éabha Dunne helping her daddy Aodán with the bales in the sunshine in Connemara. \ Elaine McCarville
Have you got a great farming photo you want to share?
Send it to us here:
Read more
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In pictures: a busy week in Elphin Mart
Quiz: are you Ireland's biggest culchie?
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