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Rosemary and her husband Jim live on their dairy farm in south Tipperary. \ Claire Nash
The journey to Slievenamon is usually one of my favourite drives – narrow, country roads winding past pretty, pastoral settings before climbing up the path of the mountain – but not today.
Today, I see nothing but a thick blanket of fog as I ascend up the road; making my way to Tullahay Farm.
“Ah, you’re missing the beautiful scenery,” Rosemary Cleary O’Shea laughs as I pull into the drive.
Rosemary and husband Jim’s dairy farm is nestled into the foothills of Slievenamon, and on any other day we would be enjoying a magnificent view. But, really, I’m not here for the view – Rosemary’s story is equally spectacular.