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Meet Ireland's First Ever Female Sheep Shearing Champion

Sheep shearing competitions are a huge part of agricultural life and take place all over the world. The best of the best compete in a variety of events to be crowned the best sheep shearer in the land and there's one woman who's stealing the show at the minute. Meet Joanne Devaney, a farmer and sheep shearing champion from Sligo.   View this post on Instagram   Already rocking a farmers tan! Caption the ram's thoughts below . I take pride in doing a quality job. When shearing rams, technique is everything! Keeping your toes under them, and working with them. I physically can't overpower a ram, which is why I need to practise a good pattern that keeps these lads comfortable. It allows me to shear them well and is so much easier on my body! °°°°° #rams #sheepofinstagram #farming #ireland #sheepfarming #farmersofinstagram #sheepfarminglife #farm365 #shearing #shearbrilliance #shearing2019 #womenshearing #promotewool #wool #farmersdaughter #workinghardorhardlyworking A post shared by Joanne Devaney (@joanne.d.shearer) on Apr 26, 2019 at 10:32am PDT She has competed in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Australia and she is a three time All Ireland Queen of the Shears. To hear all about the madness click the play button. see more