Friends, family and clubmates of late Wicklow man James ‘Bear’ Doran gathered on Friday afternoon at St. Brigid’s Church in Tomacork, Carnew to say an emotional goodbye to the beloved local character, who died suddenly on Sunday.
Anticipation is building in Wicklow ahead of the long-awaited launch of a new historical book ‘Coollattin’, which will take place at Coollattin House, Shillelagh, on Wednesday, September 20.
By Elizabeth Lee TWO fitness fanatics from Carlow town and Castledermot completed a gruelling endurance race that involved them running almost 20 hours non-stop…
to stay with their mothers for five months, and they only milk the cows once a day. charles ellett is in charge of the milking herd. he used to work on a large scale dairy farm. it doesn t take long for a cow to burn out, which is what, you know, those big herds have problems with. my oldest cow in here is 12 years old. she s just starting her ninth lactation. most cows in commercial systems are gone after four or five. and why is that? because their body just burns out? just burned out. he s had first hand experience of cow calf separation. they shout and bawl and, you know, they ll scream for that baby and pace around the pen. the ethical dairy has a herd of 120 cows, owned by farmer david finlay.