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Donal Monaghan, with his father Paddy, on the farm in Claregalway, Co Galway. \ Sean Lydon
The farm: “I am originally from Claregalway and I farm alongside my Dad, Paddy. I also have a holding in the Burren, Co Clare, where I live with my wife, Neasa, and daughter, Yasmin. The farms are 45 minutes door-to-door and consist of 80ha. ”
The Burren: “We stock 80 to 100 breeding ewes. We keep the sheep up in the Burren and then move all the ewes down to Galway for lambing. Once the grass starts growing again in Clare, we bring the wintering lambs back up. A few years ago I planted multi-species mix for sheep up here, alongside some wildflowers, my goal is to hugely improve the biodiversity on the farm.”