Families love the farm animals at the Top of the Rock. For David this was where he grew up, surrounded by calves, pigs, a horse, geese, ducks and chickens. Once again this farmyard thrives with variety: Droimeann cattle, Dutch Spotted sheep, Patty the donkey, our many goats, and the Fantail pigeons, Moscovy ducks and bantams It’s a fascinating place to be. But our modern farmyard across the road is even more interesting. Here cows calve, new calves feed from bottles, lambs are born and Daisy the dog keeps everything in order.
Then there is the farm itself: thirteen fields, each with their own names, a central roadway, and an interesting Bird sanctuary with white pheasants, wild duck and grey partridges. Every family who comes to the PodPáirc has the opportunity to see the animals in the PodPáirc, but the farm itself has a great deal more to see and learn.
This is where FARMHANDS comes in…A one hour Fun and Learning program to enable children accompanied by parents to explore the whole farm with David and our doggy Daisy on Monday’s to Saturdays, June to September. We feed baby calves, bottle-feed lambs, visit the tree goat, and participate in whatever is happening on the farm that day. Children have a chance to explore the Bale maze and see the cow being hand-milked. The highlight of the day is always the Hayride around the field with Alfie the goat on board. On completion each participant will receive the FARMHANDS CERTIFICATE.
Farmhands for guests costs €5 per child, and participating parent(s) pay €5 each. (No need to book)
FARMHANDS IS AVAILABLE TO PODPÀIRC GUESTS (though SOMETIMES if non-guests ring up early in the week we may be able to fit you in).
