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Meitheal

CountryWide by RTÉ

Jun 20, 20260:04:35Science & Medicine

Keith Brennan, on Hawthorn Hill Farm in Roscommon, reflects on the power of Meitheal, and therefore found putting his back in to a shared job of work on a neighbour’s land helpful.

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Meitheal is an episode from CountryWide by RTÉ. Keith Brennan, on Hawthorn Hill Farm in Roscommon, reflects on the power of Meitheal, and therefore found putting his back in to a shared job of work on a neighbour’s land helpful. The episode...

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