From the outset, I was wondering why the farmer, a fit and healthy-looking man, was not milking his own cows. But unlike our old man, who rarely paused, despite his bad back, this man had no intention of getting his hands dirty. When he gripped my hand, I was sure I could smell alcohol on his breath. I walked over to where the old man was sitting waiting and watching in our car. “I think he had drink taken and he was just trying to be funny.”The old man started the car and we drove down the long driveway towards the main road.

Source: The Irish Times October 11, 2020 23:00 UTC