‘Everyone loves the horses; they’ll always come to watch’

The horse plough class always attracts the viewers

Dean Hall, Sligo ploughing with horses Ned and Ted in the under 40 horse plough class at the National Ploughing Championships, Ratheniska, Co Laois. Picture Dan Linehan

Six competitors turned out to the under 40 horse plough class on Tuesday morning, all vying for the title at the National Ploughing Championships.

“We started at half 10, we finish at half two, but we’re after getting stopped there — so we’ll get an extra half an hour added because the president is after landing to us,” one of the ploughmen and regular competitor says.