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Creedon's Atlas of Ireland got Paul Redmond thinking about viruses and why calves aren't vaccinated as early as possible with proven vaccines

Creedon's Atlas of Ireland got Paul Redmond thinking about viruses and why calves aren't vaccinated as early as possible with proven vaccines. File Picture.  

Last week, I sat down to watch an episode of the highly entertaining series Creedon’s Atlas of Ireland.

I was enthralled, as the inimitable John Creedon explored the possibility that JRR Tolkein had named one of his best loved characters, Gollum, after a place in the Burren called Poll na gColm (pronounced Pollnagollum).