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Old style farming 14.jpg | Photographer:
Joe O'Shaughnessy |  | Caption:
Old style farming at Terryland Forest Park.
A very special rural heritage event took place on Saturday in Terryland Forest Park as part of the ‘Loving Galway – celebrating our Green and Blue Spaces’ festival.
According to one of the organisers, Brendan Smith, “Galway city experienced old style farming and traditional rural skills in action as a shire horse , a vintage tractor and a group of volunteers using hand-held scythes mowed, raked, harrowed and seeded a wildflower meadow in Terryland Forest Park. The event was a unique opportunity for city dwellers to experience the delights of a farming way of life that was part of the fabric of Ireland up until a few decades ago.
“The sight of farmers cutting long grass with scythes, a little grey vintage tractor mowing a field, a horse raking a meadow, volunteers planting wildflowers and later people of all ages coming together for a meal of potatoes and cabbage boiled in skillet pots heated over an open turf fire, brought lots of smiles and a few tears to many of the older urban dwellers who were reminded of such scenes from their childhood days in the countryside. It was an opportunity too for their children and grandchildren to experience the sights, smells and sounds of a more nature-friendly and community-based lifestyle.”
| | | Date Created: | 29 Sep 2018 |
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