Irish Farm Animals

Glyn Evans is a microbiologist with a passion for animal welfare and environmental conservation. He lives on a farm in County Meath with his partner and two sons. Through animal therapy and education, Glyn reaches out to both children and adults to help them understand the importance of animals and protecting nature. Find out more at his Facebook page, Trim Alpacas. Bex Sheridan is an artist, educator, writer and graphic designer with a great love of animals. She and her husband Jay have their own mini-menagerie: it began with one rabbit and now there are also dogs, birds (of many kinds), a lizard and even a hedgehog! Bex is also the author of the picturebook Go to Sleep, Hoglet!

Brief Introduction and History of Farming in Ireland





The Mighty Muckers

Pigs, Wild Boar

- Rotavating: showing and explaining how pigs rotovate the land
The Horned Heroes

Cows, Goats, Buffalo

- Milk: illustrating the processes it goes through and some farm fresh products
The Woolly Ones

Sheep, Alpacas, Llamas

- Wool: showing process from shearing to spinning to create clothing
The Hoofed Hecklers

Donkey, Horse, Pony

- Transport: outlining how they work alongside people in many forms
Our Feathered Friends

Chickens, Quail, Guinea Fowl, Geese, Ducks, Turkey, Pheasants, Rhea, Ostriches

- Eggs: illustrating the different kinds of eggs, incubation and hatching
The Happy Helpers

Dogs, Cats, Rabbits
Extreme Extras

Raccoons, Meerkat, Peacocks, Owls
Growing Greens

Crops & Processing
Aquaponic Adventures

Fish, Crops