There is no doubt about it, but if mending broken fences or dragging full buckets of milk across a yard was an Olympic sport, I'd probably come out on top. The gold would go to Ireland and to your old pal Lehane, from up the mountain. And with tears streaming down my face, I would dedicate my victory to all in farming. For while the Scandinavians might be good at ice skating, and the Russians good for lifting, it takes a very special individual to succeed in the business of farming. I'd be up on that tractor turning hay one minute, then suddenly I would switch to raking it in.

Source: Irish Examiner July 27, 2024 15:12 UTC