Life As A Female Farmer, Co. Wicklow, Ireland 1992
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Published 2024-02-26
Anne Murphy inherited half her father’s farm which was divided between her brother and herself. She describes life growing up on the farm, changes that have occurred in farming, the financial pressures, and her plans for the future of the farm.
All Comments (21)
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Would love to see a follow up to this and how it all worked out for her. Hope she had a great life for the past 32 years.
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Amazing woman. Simpler times. I hope she had a happy life. God bless her.
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I could listen to her and watch her forever. What a fabulous woman.
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this is wonderful to watch.
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This is a really touching and interesting glimpse into rural Ireland in later 1900's.
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I love her voice. Amazing lady
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Absolutely stunning scenery
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Great video. More Wicklow stuff please
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Love the video, thanks for sharing.
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What a great woman .Im sure she made a success of her half of the land .
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my late mother took over our family farm in 1978 after our dad passed away wsnt easy we were very young she had to pay off loans but the worst thing was our neighbours trying to get her to sell up as it was no job for a woman how times have changed thank god for the better
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Beautiful life ❤☘️
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Ah how amazing is life , from strength to strength we grow. Very interesting story. Well done
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Hope it all went well for her, you have to admire someone who works hard. 1992 it's was a different time. That was a fine shed in 92. There was a lot of work looking after 260 ewes then in comparison to today
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Total bliss lovely life 🍀
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Really enjoyed it fair play ya taking over farm.
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Amazing lady fair play to her to take it on there wast to many girls farming them years wonder is she still farming or retired they where simple times in farming them times the work was not easy
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Inspiring.
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The old, pre-Tiger Ireland.
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Interest rates were 15% plus in 92.
