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Pictures: Making hay while the sun shines in Midleton

Community spirit was on display near Midleton as neighbours, friends and family joined forces to help bring in the hay at Dennis Hickey's annual haymaking evening
Pictures: Making hay while the sun shines in Midleton

Evie Buckley and Ellie O’Donovan enjoy the fun of climbing and playing on the hay bales after helping out during the community haymaking evening at Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson

Chani Anderson

Neighbours, friends and family gathered on a farm outside Midleton, Co Cork, as the community came together for an annual haymaking evening helping farmer Dennis Hickey bring in small hay bales.

Farmer Dennis Hickey pitches in as neighbours, friends and family work together to bring in the small hay bales during the annual community haymaking evening at his farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson
Farmer Dennis Hickey pitches in as neighbours, friends and family work together to bring in the small hay bales during the annual community haymaking evening at his farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson

PJ Cotter drives his vintage Ford tractor while helping transport small hay bales during the annual community haymaking evening at Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson
PJ Cotter drives his vintage Ford tractor while helping transport small hay bales during the annual community haymaking evening at Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson

Farmer Dennis Hickey pitches in as neighbours, friends and family work together to bring in the small hay bales during the annual community haymaking evening at his farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson
Farmer Dennis Hickey pitches in as neighbours, friends and family work together to bring in the small hay bales during the annual community haymaking evening at his farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson

Evie Buckley and Ellie O’Donovan are silhouetted against the evening sky as the sun sets over Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork, following the annual community haymaking evening. Picture: Chani Anderson
Evie Buckley and Ellie O’Donovan are silhouetted against the evening sky as the sun sets over Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork, following the annual community haymaking evening. Picture: Chani Anderson

 Volunteers, neighbours, friends and family gather for a group photograph after helping bring in the small hay bales during the annual community haymaking evening at Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson
 Volunteers, neighbours, friends and family gather for a group photograph after helping bring in the small hay bales during the annual community haymaking evening at Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson

The Cotter family, Joe, Ania, Tom and PJ Cotter, pictured after lending a hand during the community haymaking evening at Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson
The Cotter family, Joe, Ania, Tom and PJ Cotter, pictured after lending a hand during the community haymaking evening at Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson

Matt Donovan arrives with refreshments for volunteers taking part in the annual community haymaking evening at Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson
Matt Donovan arrives with refreshments for volunteers taking part in the annual community haymaking evening at Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson

Podge and Jack Dillon pause for a photograph after helping load small hay bales during the annual haymaking evening at Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson
Podge and Jack Dillon pause for a photograph after helping load small hay bales during the annual haymaking evening at Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson

Jack Dillon launches himself into a stack of freshly made hay bales after an evening of hard work during the annual community haymaking event at Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson
Jack Dillon launches himself into a stack of freshly made hay bales after an evening of hard work during the annual community haymaking event at Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson

Orlagh Hickey and Fionn Mulcahy take a well-earned rest on top of the stacked hay bales after helping with the annual hay harvest at Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson
Orlagh Hickey and Fionn Mulcahy take a well-earned rest on top of the stacked hay bales after helping with the annual hay harvest at Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson

Sean McGuinness enjoys the evening sunset with the farm dog after volunteers finished bringing in the hay at Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson
Sean McGuinness enjoys the evening sunset with the farm dog after volunteers finished bringing in the hay at Dennis Hickey’s farm near Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson

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