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Ireland's best

By Nick Gebhardt
ESPNOutdoors.com

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

FARMLEY, Ireland — Three months ago, Rauri O'Shea of County Kildare, had never cut a log. On Tuesday with the two towers of Burnchurch Castle shading the stage, the Irish lumberjack took third place among eight of his fellow countrymen during the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Irish Championship held at the National Ploughing Championships. On Tuesday, O'Shea's third-place finish became a symbol for how just how far the Irish program has come. Defending Irish champion, County Meath's Wesley Monagh ...

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