Rural Life
Watch: 5,000 years of history on a Dublin upland farm
Having historic monuments dotted across their farmland is something that the Maguire family have embraced and protected for generations in...
history
Rural Life
Small grant scheme supports Longford history books' publication
Longford County Library, Archives, Arts and Heritage Services has launched a small grants scheme to assist with the publication costs...
Rural Life
National Archives exhibition highlights sugar beet industry
The development of the country’s sugar beet industry is recalled in a new exhibition presented by the National Archives, chronicling...
Rural Life
Land Commission records transfer may take 15 years to complete
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that the transfer of Irish Land Commission (ILC) records...
Rural Life
Revitalising rural Ireland's old houses
“I love seeing older houses on farms brought back to life but farmers have a set of obstacles like no-one else...
Environment
Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme yields historic find
Co. Mayo farmer Pat Chambers has participated in a video to highlight the value of the Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme...
N.Ireland
Prehistoric farmers to thank for modern agri lifestyles
The genes of prehistoric farmers may have diversified and mutated to facilitate farming lifestyles, according to researchers from the Francis...
Rural Life
Irish Agricultural Museum receives top standards award
The Irish Agricultural Museum in Johnstown Estate, Co. Wexford has been awarded full museum standards accreditation, to recognise its high...
Dairy
Drinagh Co-Op celebrates its history as it approaches centenary
Preparations are underway to celebrate the centenary of Drinagh Co-Operative Creamery Ltd. with the publication of a history book on...
Rural Life
Cork historian publishes book capturing creamery history
Agriculture Minister, Charlie McConalogue, recently visited Lombardstown village in Co. Cork in advance of the launch of a book by...
Dairy
New book tells story of Irish dairy industry
A new book – ‘Historical Irish Dairy Products‘ – traces the cultural heritage of the country’s dairy industry from earliest...
Rural Life
History of agricultural advisory services launched
A new book that documents the history of the Irish agricultural advisory services and its role in developing rural Ireland,...
N.Ireland
Union's centenary folk museum takeover event set for May
For one weekend only, visitors to the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum can experience the farming reality of their grandparents...
Machinery
Case IH: The real story of a machinery giant
Case IH celebrates its 175th anniversary this year, at its HQ in Wisconsin, USA. It was there that founder Jerome Increase...