Festival of rural life

A CELEBRATION of the rural way of life and field sports was how organisers described a weekend countryside festival at Clonmel Racecourse in Co Tipperary.

The festival was organised by the 10,000-strong Countryside Alliance Ireland (CAI) with the National Association of Regional Game Councils, the Irish Federation of Salmon and Sea Trout Anglers and the Irish Deer Society.

Exhibits covered a range of activities including angling, shooting and hunting as well as falconry, rural crafts and local produce through Slow Food Ireland with Cahir Farmers Market.