Kieran O’Sullivan is milking with his family at Goleen in west Cork right out on the sea, about as far west as you can go. The terrain is difficult and when you scan the landscape you can see productive green fields mixed in with exposed rock and heather. Kieran inherited the farm from his parents after he completed his agricultural training in Darra Agricultural College in 1983/’84. At the time, it was more a sheep and cattle farm than a dairy farm. However, by converting more land and bringing more rocky land into good grass, cow numbers have increased.