At Last, Something to Cheer Us All Up! ; As 50,000 Enjoy Ploughing Championships, President Praises 'Can-Do Attitude' [Eire Region]

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THERE were cow-milking contests and job opportunities for artificial insemination technicians. There were prizes of heifers and chainsaws. There was a chance to lift the Liam McCarthy cup. And there was a whole lot of ploughing.

The artificial insemination may be new, but most of the activities at the opening day of the National Ploughing Championships in Kildare yesterday were steeped in tradition - fittingly for a rural event that dates back 78 years.

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At Last, Something to Cheer Us All Up! ; As 50,000 Enjoy Ploughing Championships, President Praises 'Can-Do Attitude' [Eire Region]

Some 49,000 spectators descended on Eamon and Willie Fennin's farm in Athy yesterday. Although the numbers were significantly down on last year's spectacular 70,000 record opening day, organisers are expecting 100,000 to turn out in the next two days.

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