There is a lot of debate lately on the question does farming effect the environment the short answer is yes almost everything we do today has some effect on the environment but the long answer can be a lot more complicated than that. Some people would suggest cutting the national herd or rewilding the […]
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Last year I wrote an article on living in rural Ireland or I should say rural Ireland dying A year on I thought I would give my perspective on what I think has changed over the past year. There does seem to be some ideas coming down the tracks. There is at least talks […]
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What was common sense It was something that used to be around quite a bit before the age of the internet. I am old enough to remember the late 80s and 1990s when there was no such thing as the internet. A time when people could only communicate with each other through by means […]
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I have not got around to writing a post in a few weeks as there has been a lot of stuff going on at home with work and family and sometimes life gets in the way of routine. One thing I did want to write about with a while was brexit as I know […]
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Things to do in Kerry Ireland well I have lived here all my life and the only thing I dislike about the place is the weather. Kerry gets the highest levels of rainfall in the country manly due to the fact that most of the weather blows in from the Atlantic ocean and we […]
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If your are looking to get free bitcoin then it the good news is it is possibly and a lot easier than your might think all your need to do is download a free web browser which is based on google chrome and use it to surf the internet. It is 100% legit and […]
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I recently carried some Honda ATV repair I have some experience with working with motorcycles and quads over the years anyway but even without this experience they are easy enough to work on anyway. As I was doing this I thought why not write about my little project and it might help someone else […]
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12 volt led work lights used on tractors or other machinery around the yard is getting more common in recent years. I think there is very good reason for making the upgrade mainly for more light and if you need to replace the lights or even just the bulbs it is not that much […]
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The mythology of the Irish fairies is or at least was very much part of rural Ireland. Today most people would laugh if you mentioned fairies and many would imagine tiny winged creatures from a Disney cartoon or childs story book. The truth behind the fairies in Ireland is based on much darker stories […]
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I have been thinking of doing a review of the best budget wellies for a while now but have been somewhat reluctant. The reason being is I believe that there is some truth in that saying you get what you pay for or buy cheap buy twice. A lot of cheap wellies now are […]
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My Mitsubishi outlander hybrid review. If you are thinking of going electric on the farm and ditching the old diesel then this article might be of some use. I am driving an outlander PHEV with just over two years now and think I have tested it out fairly well in that time. I was […]
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Around six months ago I purchased lidl’s impact wrench as I already had a drill and batteries and a charger in the same range of parkside tools. I originally felt a bit disappointed after having their drill and cordless grinder. On it’s first test which was to remove the wheel from my Mitsubishi […]
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Not something I thought I would be writing about but beanie hats for men is something that caught my interest lately and knowing that it’s my go to hat when going out on a winters’ day it put me thinking that most other working class men around the world must probably worn one at […]
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Fly tipping seems to be getting worse in rural areas in recent years and for the landowners that owns the land it can lead to stress as well as the financial cost of cleaning it up. In a way I can understand why some people would do it as there are some people out […]
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If you have read some other posts I have written about winter workwear and lightweight hiking gear like frog toggs rain gear you will see I am a fan of Helly Hansen work clothing. Another quality Danish brand that I think is very good quality is Mascot. Around 5 years ago I picked up […]
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How is my blog ? What a strange thing to write about but its been just one year now since I started this website. It has been slow progress in a very strange year. 2020 will be one year that most people around the world will remember for a long time. It started with […]
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A lot of people are looking for the best black Friday deals of 2020 right now and this year is expected to break all records for online sales not least because of the covid lock down sales around the world. There would be too many things to list as practically everything and anything seems […]
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If you were are wondering what’s the best drone for beginners then for me at least it came down to one clear choice the mini mavic 2 from DJI. You might be asking what does a farmer want with a drone anyway well for me at least I plan to use it for photos […]
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This is the story about My little kerry bog ponies It is a tribute in a way to one of Ireland rarest and underestimated ponies as you might have seen under the animals tab we keep and sometimes breed Kerry bog ponies. Not for the gain of profit as many people see them as […]
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Here are just some ways on how to make money from land, I have often heard it said that if you want to make a small fortune from farming then start out with a big fortune. As funny as that sounds it has some element of truth to it as it is easier […]
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