THE THREE AMIGOSIrelands sheep flocks tend to be very small scale by international standards, with 69% of all flocks below the average flock size of 106 ewes. This compares with an average flock size of over 200 in Scotland and 1,400 in the worlds largest exporter, New Zealand. The top five counties in terms of sheep numbers in 2017 were all characterised by mountainous terrain Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Kerry and Wicklow.

It winds its way all along the Irish west coast from the Inishowen Peninsula in the north down to the picturesque town of Kinsale

Their coat is almost entirely black

some of the highest in Europe

also some plant material

Its rounded corner entrance gives it an unusual elegance and the classical detailing

and was more recently known as University College

Their long powerful hind limbs allow them to outrun most predators

woolier fleeces

adjoining the nearby shopping area of William Street and Shop Street

the west side of the square was pedestrianised in 2006

and Muiris Ó Súilleabháin

The tower has been in usage for different purposes for many centuries and is an important landmark in Waterford and an important remnant of its medieval urban defence system