Eight strong Cavan team compete at National Championships
Loy diggers again dominate the Cavan team have headed to Co Laois for this year's scaled back National Ploughing Championships.
Normally the event would attract circa 300,000 over the three days, but this year all the stalls and sideshows have been stripped away leaving only the competitors to plough their own furrow.
Eight men will compete for Cavan, four of who are loy diggers at this, the 90th anniversary of the championships.
Loy Digging Junior: Liam Dolan, Corhanna
Loy Digging Under 18: Liam Paul Dolan, Corhanna
Junior Conventional Plough Class B: Patrick Donnellan, Gallonboy
Junior Conventional Plough Class B: Brian McNally, Croghan
Loy Digging Senior: PJ McStay, Arnaghan
Vintage 2 Furrow Trailer Plough Class: Danny Packenham, Fairtown Lower
Loy Digging Senior: Thomas Tierney, Corfree
3 Furrow Conventional Plough Class Junior: Andrew Tully, Cornaman