Edition Bobbett1. Texts by Elizabeth F. Bobbett: 1.2.1. Published Texts, Articles in yearbooks and anthologies

1947 Elizabeth Bobbett: Devonshire Farmers Visit Eire for First Time

Source: Irish Farmers’ Federation, Farming in Ireland, Yearbook 1947, pp. 48

It was on the invitation of the Irish Farmers’ Federation that thirty-six Devonshire farmers, members of the NFU came to visit Eire for the Spring Show week. Briefly I give you a resumé of their trip.1

Arriving at Dun Laoghaire 6th May at 6 am they were met and welcomed by Executive members of the Irish Farmers’ Federation who also made all arrangements for their stay. They spent all Tuesday at the Royal Dublin Society and were welcomed on arrival by members of the RDS Agricultural Committee.

On Wednesday morning they visited the Dublin Cattle Marked, Store Sales and Abbatoir. In the afternoon some went to the RDS while others went to Phoenix Park races.

On Thursday they travelled by bus to visit farms in County Dublin and County Louth, Mr. John Rooney, president of the IFF, and Mr. McAllister, County Dublin, travelling with them. On arrival in Drogheda they were met by Mr. S. Feehan and Mr. Frank Jeffers and after lunch they visited Messrs. Clarke Jeffers’ Cattle Sales. They arrived back in Dublin in time to attend the Abbey Theatre where they very much enjoyed the play, “They Got What They Wanted.”

On Friday they visited Glendalough and farms in County Wicklow, but heavy rain made it impossible to visit all the farms as arranged, so a very enjoyable two hours was spent over a homely tea at Ashford where the party was joined by local members of the IFF.

Saturday was spent around Dublin and at RDS and they were the guests of the IFF at a farewell lunch. They returned on the Saturday evening boat. The object of the visit was to try and establish a closer friendship and co-operation between the farmers of the two countries.

In conclusion I can assure you that our members were delighted to meet their neighbours from Devonshire and the general comment one hears is “they were a grand lot of fellows – real farmers” and we look forward to meeting them again.

1 - A similar text was published in the Westmeath Examiner, 28.06.1947 and the Wicklow People, 21.06.1947.

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Elizabeth Bobbett: Devonshire Farmers Visit Eire for First Time, in: Peter Moser (ed.), In her own Words. The Writings of Elizabeth F. Bobbett (1898-1971). Farmer, Feminist and Public Figure, Bern, 2026, https://www.histoirerurale.ch/editions/pages/bobbett/1947-01-01-137.html, consulted on .

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