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Farming at Hennigan's Heritage Centre
Killasser, Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland
Farming Enterprise
"There are about 10 acres here. Up till the mid 1980's we
were farming 10 milk cows and feeding 250 pigs. We no longer
farm commercially."
"We feed a few cattle, a few sheep, a few pigs and
poultry-ducks, geese, turkeys, chickens-all of which are
free range. And we grow our own vegetables without using
commercial fertilizers, aiming to be self sufficient for
ourselves."
"Any surplus food is sold off to the visitors going
through the center and also at country markets."
The cottage at Hennigan's has a front and back garden
which has been cultivated since it was built. There is an
array of all sorts of vegetables, including huge rhubarb
plants in the back garden.
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