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A south Wexford farmer has just published his first collection of poetry ‘Through a Farmer’s Eyes’.
Mattie White, who farms
80ac along the coastline, mainly beef, with sucklers and some sheep, started writing in order to battle some of the mental health demons plaguing him.
He always had an interest in English and writing transformed his life, he said. He bares his heart and soul in this absorbing collection of poems and photography.
Mattie said that he realised that to be tough also meant to stand up for his own feelings and emotions and that there was nothing wrong with admitting that he needed help to deal with his difficulties.