‘It’s an idyllic location — I knew there had to be more to it than just a home for my sheep’ – Connemara man Tom Nee on how he turned his family farm into a booming tourist attraction

When Tom Nee lost his job in 2009 due to the recession, he turned to his sheep farm to keep himself afloat. The commonage farm, in the hills of Bunowen, Co Galway, is now an agricultural tourism hub, with people from all over the world flocking to witness his traditional demonstrations and working methods.

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