Jerry bowls them over with his Friesians

IT’S been a very good July for Church Cross, Skibbereen dairy farmer Jerry Hegarty. A couple of weeks ago he won his second All-Ireland Intermediate Road-bowling title in a titanic man-to-man struggle with Ulster champion Harry Toal.

It was a bit easier last week leading his contented Friesians around the parade ring at Carbery Show in Skibbereen, but the win was no less impressive.

The Carbery Group dairy class seeks out the best group of three females from the herds which supply Carbery’s 320 million litres of milk per year from west Cork pastures.