Presenter Joe Mahon continues his look at the town of
Virginia and its surrouding area in County Cavan. He returns to the Viriginia
Agricultural Show to see the last minute preparations for its opening. Patrick
Gaynor shows Joe the grooming of cows at his farm for show in competition.
Dennis O'Neill is a professional cow groomer and talks about how he got into
his trade.
Joe travels to Woodwards Island on Lough Ramor and tells
some tales of its history. Gerry Hopkins then shows him a local mink on the
shoreline. Terry Dunne shows Joe the horse he is entering in the show being
groomed by Valerie Trotter. Tony Reuter shows Joe inside the Ramor Theatre
which was converted from an old church when it closed. He tells him of his
family connection to it dating back to when his father was secretary and his
son a priest and of his days cycling the area the area as a postman.
John O'Reilly tells
Joe how the agricultural society paid for the building of the local school in
the grounds of which the show is held. Michael McPhilips and Brian McAdam share
their experience of years of judging poultry competitions at the show. Joe also
returns to see how he fared in the wellington boot decoration competition.