Farmer, shearer and entrepreneur, with Karol Devaney

Welcome back to Season 6 of the Head Shepherd podcast. We have a fantastic line up of guests for you this season and we can't wait to share their stories over the coming 13 weeks.

Today, we have 27 year old Karol Devaney of Drumcliff, a village in County Sligo, Ireland.

Shearing from a young age, Karol used his skill early on in life to travel around the worlds sheep farms.  At the age of 27 Karol has travelled to New Zealand and Australia multiple times. The income from shearing paid for his college where he studied Ag Science at UCD.

"It's good work, and hard works never killed anyone,"

Due to the last few years being what they were, Karol is now settled at home below the foot of Benbulben, a 526 m mountain where his Mayo Blackface sheep graze some incredibly tough conditions.

Mark and Karol run through their farming enterprise and what works for such harsh , unforgiving conditions.

Karol began his clothing company Ewenit whilst on work placement in 2018. After the life of a farmers son and shearer, Karol found himself trying to think of things to keep him busy whilst holding down an office job.

Karol also hosts a farming podcast called "The Ewenit Farming Podcast" which began, much like the Head Shepherd podcast, at the beginning of Covid lockdowns.

It is always great to listen to passionate young people in the agriculture, and this podcast is no exception.

If you'd like to know more about Ewenit and Karol, follow the link below.
https://eweknit.com/


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