“In early times [in Ireland] wealth is not spoken of in terms of money, which was not in circulation, nor of ownership of land, but primarily in terms of livestock and chiefly of cows” —From Cattle in ancient Ireland by A.T. Lucas (1989), p 223 Being a beef or dairy farmer in Ireland is a torturous business. It demands substantial capital and long working hours for a profit that is often as poor as it is unpredictable. But farmers are resilient and their efforts are based on more than just economics, it’s a way of life with benefits beyond the…

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