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The Longford Island farmer

CountryWide by RTÉ

Jul 11, 20260:07:49Science & Medicine

For generations, the Farrell family has farmed Inis Cloithreann Island on Lough Ree, a tradition that stretches back more than 900 years. Today, Longford farmer and school principal Herbert Farrell carries on that legacy...

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The Longford Island farmer is an episode from CountryWide by RTÉ. For generations, the Farrell family has farmed Inis Cloithreann Island on Lough Ree, a tradition that stretches back more than 900 years. Today, Longford farmer and school pr...

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