Michael loves the sense of community he gets from living in Bauravilla, and being part of The Kerrygold Cooperative.  At weekends, his farm looks more like a kid’s playground than a working farm!  Michael has built plenty of swings and roundabouts with his own fair hands, and there’s so much fun to be had, it’s no wonder the local children love playing on the farm.

When he’s not farming, Michael’s favourite past time is road bowling - a traditional Irish sport, which pits two players against each other, each with a steel ball. The player who can throw their ball from point A to point B in the least amount of throws wins the game. This tradition stems from when the ships docked in Cork, and workers would gather on the pier and bet on who could throw the ball furthest down the pier.