Swinford Agricultural Show

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It was all action at the Swinford agricultural show last Sunday. Despite the damp weather, there were  sheep,  cattle, horse jumping and a dog show.

We’d missed the poultry show earlier in the day but could still view the varied breeds of ducks, chickens and geese. The geese were handsome and well fed; the cockerels and ducks ranged from handsome to bizarre!

And of course there was the craft and collect tent. Cakes, jams, breads all to make the mouth water.

There were vegetable specimens I could only be envious off, though I could have improved on the apples.

Beautiful crafts by adults and children. I was particularly taken by this doll, who looks the image of our Irish president Michael D Higgins (one on left with tufts of grey hair).

And of course lots of colour in the flower section.

A great way to end the summer holiday.

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  2. Tina Kilian

    Pity I didn’t see you ….I was there in the morning judging the flower show …. a very hard thing to do with so many lovely arrangements and so much effort put into each of them. I was thinking to make the suggestion that they include one section, ‘a windowbox/container featuring bee/butterfly friendly plants or windowbox/container with herbs (which mostly are great pollinator plants).

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