Changing times in Sliabh Luachra farming reflected in latest journal

THE changes that have occurred in farming over the past 30 years have been graphically highlighted in the latest issue of the Sliabh Luachra Journal.

Pat Joe Brosnan recalls how Gullane Creamery in East Kerry, which opened in 1926 and closed in 1978, played an important role in the lives of the people. He claims you could set your clock by watching out for certain farmers on their way to the creamery each morning.

Children going to school in Gneeveguilla would know if they were early, or late, when they met one of the “three Dennys” on the way.