Lock, Stock and Chitchat a Seacht

whelan2 · 30-03-2017 07:55AM

Farrell wrote: »

Emm that political ...... heard of parents being pressured to keep a kid back in infants cos of poor numbers th following year

Ye I think 4 very young kids started that year, 3 of them did around a month of junior infants and restarted the following year, this lad kept going. I think the cut off date then was to be 4 by the end of September

Lady Haywire · 30-03-2017 10:14AM

Muckit wrote: »

You'll be calving down around Christmas so!

Oh bejaney, good stuff. I'llhave to hide it in the rushes til January though, wouldn't want a Christmas baby, they only get one present for birthday & Christmas :pac::D

Lady Haywire · 30-03-2017 10:23AM

charolais0153 wrote: »

Had a cow lose her calf today....3and a half months old....she's incalf a month. Would ye keep her or kill her?she's 5 years old
Her brown calf.
http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057285534/78/#post102888840

tanko wrote: »

Don't think i'd keep her unless you foster a calf onto her.

We have the opposite issue here! The cow that lost her calf took up with the first newborn calf & was constantly whinging for it. Not her daughter, a first calver (who has been weaned since December!) has taken up with a calf born in November and even has a pot of milk for him and lets him suck. It's bizarre, never seen a cow that maternal before.

Farrell · 30-03-2017 02:36PM

Just traveled the R314 & R313 (wild Adlantic way), lovely scenery.
God bless the farmers over here, some tough conditions ... make you appreciate the "wet" land that you're waiting on to dry, so slurry can be got out

mayota · 30-03-2017 04:21PM

Farrell wrote: »

Just traveled the R314 & R313 (wild Adlantic way), lovely scenery.
God bless the farmers over here, some tough conditions ... make you appreciate the "wet" land that you're waiting on to dry, so slurry can be got out

I think the cliffs at Downpatrick Head are a finer sight than Moher. You passed some rough ground on that spin.

Farrell · 30-03-2017 06:27PM

mayota wrote: »

I think the cliffs at Downpatrick Head are a finer sight than Moher. You passed some rough ground on that spin.

Oh we did alright, but sure wild Atlantic way, got a great day for a memorable trip.
Even the cliff view at the Ceide fields is impressive.
OH was saying you wouldn't want to break down on the route as you could be there awhile.

Nekarsulm · 30-03-2017 07:32PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Oh bejaney, good stuff. I'llhave to hide it in the rushes til January though, wouldn't want a Christmas baby, they only get one present for birthday & Christmas :pac::D

You may leave a corner of a field un-mulched so.

How is the quad and mulcher doing anyway?

whelan2 · 30-03-2017 07:48PM

http://www.joe.ie/motors/pics-car-advert-louth-creative/583460

Lady Haywire · 30-03-2017 07:53PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

You may leave a corner of a field un-mulched so.
How is the quad and mulcher doing anyway?

Good idea!

It's going great, only issue is muddy gaps so we've gotten stuck a few times. But fantastic otherwise, cleared off a field of scrub/briars (admittedly very steep hill) that we'd not been able to do much with for a few years.

kollegeknight · 30-03-2017 09:20PM

Farrell wrote: »

Just traveled the R314 & R313 (wild Adlantic way), lovely scenery.
God bless the farmers over here, some tough conditions ... make you appreciate the "wet" land that you're waiting on to dry, so slurry can be got out

Our driest field is just barely travelable today.

When you go inland a bit and see what land other people have, it always amazes me how my father and mother reared 8 of us and my aunt on the income from the land.

He started with 11 acres in the late 60s. Finished with 78, stocked and sheds and all 8 of us went through college also.

A fella came down buying calves when I was younger and couldn't believe anyone could run a dairy farm on our land.

Farrell · 30-03-2017 09:37PM

kollegeknight wrote: »

Our driest field is just barely travelable today.

When you go inland a bit and see what land other people have, it always amazes me how my father and mother reared 8 of us and my aunt on the income from the land.

He started with 11 acres in the late 60s. Finished with 78, stocked and sheds and all 8 of us went through college also.

A fella came down buying calves when I was younger and couldn't believe anyone could run a dairy farm on our land.

Even to compare with Killala, Ballycastle & Crossmolina, which would be comparable with us in Mid west.
Fair play to him & those like him, imagine what they'd of achieved on better footings.

Noticed allot of houses which appeared abandoned that looked 30/40 years old, are these holiday homes now?

davidk1394 · 30-03-2017 10:15PM

Christ my head is done in applying for this travel bursary with the ASA. A trip to Holland would be nice. Wouldn't mind a stop off in Amsterdam

:D

kollegeknight · 30-03-2017 10:27PM

Farrell wrote: »

Even to compare with Killala, Ballycastle & Crossmolina, which would be comparable with us in Mid west.
Fair play to him & those like him, imagine what they'd of achieved on better footings.

Noticed allot of houses which appeared abandoned that looked 30/40 years old, are these holiday homes now?

Well I'm in west Clare so I can't answer for up there.

It is the age old problem in the country, people dying out and houses abandoned.

In my town land alone 5 / 14 are empty.

darragh_haven · 31-03-2017 07:17AM

kollegeknight wrote: »

Well I'm in west Clare so I can't answer for up there.

It is the age old problem in the country, people dying out and houses abandoned.

In my town land alone 5 / 14 are empty.

About 6 years ago, on my road there was 3 houses with full time residents out of 13. 7 were holiday homes and 2 un lived in, and 1 dilapidated.
Now 9 are full time residents and 4 are holiday homes. Good to see life in the area again

Farrell · 31-03-2017 07:19AM

kollegeknight wrote: »

Well I'm in west Clare so I can't answer for up there.

It is the age old problem in the country, people dying out and houses abandoned.

In my town land alone 5 / 14 are empty.

Must go back some day, some road from Fanore to Galway ...
Doolin & Ennistimon are nice

whelan2 · 31-03-2017 08:25AM

Anyone affected by the bus/train strike. Wonder will it eventually affect the school transport system?

Nekarsulm · 31-03-2017 08:37AM

I said wrote: »

After sales service my bollox nonexistent with a well known farm equipment supplier in Longford.

Which of them? Q or J ?

_Brian · 31-03-2017 08:39AM

whelan2 wrote: »

Anyone affected by the bus/train strike. Wonder will it eventually affect the school transport system?

Not here but I think Minister Ross's refusal to be involved is a total joke, what else would a transport minister be doing !!!

What they're saying on the radio is true, now that it's affected Dublin people will take notice.

Username John · 31-03-2017 09:05AM

darragh_haven wrote: »

About 6 years ago, on my road there was 3 houses with full time residents out of 13. 7 were holiday homes and 2 un lived in, and 1 dilapidated.
Now 9 are full time residents and 4 are holiday homes. Good to see life in the area again

What brought about the change Darragh? Were the holiday homes sold to locals?

Limestone Cowboy · 31-03-2017 10:38AM

davidk1394 wrote: »

Christ my head is done in applying for this travel bursary with the ASA. A trip to Holland would be nice. Wouldn't mind a stop off in Amsterdam :D

Was in Amsterdam a few months ago, dunno would I be in any hurry to go back. The smell of weed everywhere was enough to put me off.

Limestone Cowboy · 31-03-2017 10:43AM

Farrell wrote: »

Must go back some day, some road from Fanore to Galway ...
Doolin & Ennistimon are nice

The novelty doesn't be long wearing off travelling it during the summer between the droves of busses and hire cars coming along it.

kollegeknight · 31-03-2017 11:52AM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

The novelty doesn't be long wearing off travelling it during the summer between the droves of busses and hire cars coming along it.

And blakes corner

blue5000 · 31-03-2017 12:08PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

The novelty doesn't be long wearing off travelling it during the summer between the droves of busses and hire cars coming along it.

It gets worse when the buses have to back up to let the ice cream truck past. Some parts of it are very narrow. We were waiting 20 minutes near Doolin cave last year to try move on.

You'd have sympathy for a contractor on the ring of Kerry too. Not much benefit to locals if they're stuck in traffic half the day. That corner in Ennystymon should have been taken out of it years ago.

I said · 31-03-2017 01:23PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Which of them? Q or J ?

Sorted now

darragh_haven · 31-03-2017 02:23PM

Username John wrote: »

What brought about the change Darragh? Were the holiday homes sold to locals?

Houses got a bit cheaper, allowing 2 locals to buy them as they couldn't get planning permission on their own land. The uninhabitable house was knocked and rebuilt by a couple from cork. And a 2 holiday houses are now been rented out long term.
And one house was bought by a couple from Kilkenny where the husband is retired and the wife is a lecturer in limerick 3 to 4 days a week.

So its a mix and match of reasons.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 31-03-2017 02:48PM

darragh_haven wrote: »

Houses got a bit cheaper, allowing 2 locals to buy them as they couldn't get planning permission on their own land. The uninhabitable house was knocked and rebuilt by a couple from cork. And a 2 holiday houses are now been rented out long term.
And one house was bought by a couple from Kilkenny where the husband is retired and the wife is a lecturer in limerick 3 to 4 days a week.

So its a mix and match of reasons.

Good to see though, it doesn't take a whole lot to breathe some life into an isolated area just a few occupied houses.

A cow called Daisy · 31-03-2017 03:02PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Was in Amsterdam a few months ago, dunno would I be in any hurry to go back. The smell of weed everywhere was enough to put me off.

Remember that as well from being there a few years ago, especially around the 'Coffee Houses'. We wandered into another area synonymous with Amsterdam. It cool enough evening and girls sitting inside the shop window must of been from a farm as they seemed to have an infra red lamp to keep them warm. Was tempted to ask one of them did she not have a cardigan or something to wear as she could get a cold or her chest.

I said · 31-03-2017 04:35PM

Any advise regarding tax issues and the likes,I'm half thinking of just grazing the place over the summer till November(weather dictates)sell all stock.
Not bothering making silage or filling the shed over the winter.Start buying in stock again next February/march.

Base price · 31-03-2017 04:50PM

I said wrote: »

Any advise regarding tax issues and the likes,I'm half thinking of just grazing the place over the summer till November(weather dictates)sell all stock.
Not bothering making silage or filling the shed over the winter.Start buying in stock again next February/march.

Cannot give you any advice but I did read here recently that you no longer need to keep livestock in order to claim BPS - is that the case.

Lady Haywire · 31-03-2017 05:17PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Good to see though, it doesn't take a whole lot to breathe some life into an isolated area just a few occupied houses.

Around me is the same, not holiday homes being reoccupied but new houses or old buildings being renovated. Three on the lane I live on, three beside/overlooking the lake, two on a main road opposite, one at the bottom on one side & another about 500m away on a hill looking directly at our house!

Lock, Stock and Chitchat a Seacht

Comments