Watch: Nostalgic memories at Drumraymond Blondes as the Griffin Brothers bale the May hay

By Darryl Armitage
Published 7th Jun 2023, 08:00 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2023, 17:28 BST
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Our thanks to the Griffin family from the Drumraymond Blondes at Toomebridge, Co Antrim, who have kindly allowed Farming Life to share these photographs and video which they took at the end of last month while baling their May hay.

Angela Griffin, writing on Facebook, said: “The three Griffin Brothers, Brian, Henry and Hugh have been baling their May hay with their modern day machinery all of which has been owned from new. The Griffins know how to look after their machinery.

“They were watched on by the next two generations of Griffins, hoping to get a proper education.”

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A few photographs show two David Browns which had been purchased by their late father Harry Griffin a 1954 25D used for rowing the hay with a haybob and 1967 880 Selectamatic along with a 1980 Welger pickup baler.

Our thanks to the Griffin family from the Drumraymond Blondes at Toomebridge, Co Antrim, who have kindly allowed Farming Life to share these photographs and video which they took at the end of last month while baling their May hay. Picture: Drumraymond BlondesOur thanks to the Griffin family from the Drumraymond Blondes at Toomebridge, Co Antrim, who have kindly allowed Farming Life to share these photographs and video which they took at the end of last month while baling their May hay. Picture: Drumraymond Blondes
Our thanks to the Griffin family from the Drumraymond Blondes at Toomebridge, Co Antrim, who have kindly allowed Farming Life to share these photographs and video which they took at the end of last month while baling their May hay. Picture: Drumraymond Blondes

After the baling of the hay it was “accompanied by tae in the hayfield'.

Angela added: “To some this is just a day in the sun, but to us this is our own farm record for baling hay in May.”

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