Adrian Hayden, father Pat Hayden, brother Paul Hayden and young nephew Dara Fenlon. / Philip Doyle

Filling up wool stores in Kilkenny

/ Philip Doyle

/ Philip Doyle

Adrian Hayden, father Pat Hayden, brother Paul Hayden and young nephew Dara Fenlon. / Philip Doyle

/ Philip Doyle

Field work

Dairy farmer John Murphy with his grandson Freddie, aged 4, and dog Jess after the first cut of silage on his farm on Highdown hill, Athgoe, Co Dublin. / Damien Eagers

George Nailer finishing off Brendan Keon's field of silage at Finner, Bundoran, Co Donegal. \ Clive Wasson

George Nailer finishing off Brendan Keon's field of silage at Finner, Bundoran, Co Donegal. \ Clive Wasson

John Kennedy and Peter Folan harvesting silage for John Fogarty at Skehanagh, Co Tipperary, on the shores of Lough Derg. \ Odhran Ducie

\ Odhran Ducie

\ Odhran Ducie

Milking in Cork

Michael McCarthy, Castlehaven, bringing in the cows for evening milking on the farm of Norman and Aoibhin O' Donovan, Skibbereen, Co Cork. / Donal O' Leary

/ Donal O' Leary

\ Donal O' Leary

/ Donal O' Leary

Michael McCarthy. / Donal O' Leary

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