A Wexford farmer whose letters to the Irish Farmers’ Journal about politics, economics and spiritual matters have sparked national comment for many years, has written a novel about rural romance, and how relationships in Ireland have often been dictated by land and class distinction.
An appreciation night for Fr Jim Byrne was organised by HWH Bunclody GAA Club at the Horse and Hound Hotel, Ballinaboola, where memories of the team’s four in a row Rackard League victories 1971 to 1974 were recalled.