Don Coakley, Chairman, West Cork Vintage Ploughing and Threshing Association and Ciaran McMahon, Chairman and Managing Director of Ford Ireland.
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The West Cork Vintage Ploughing and Threshing Association and Ford have announced the Ford 100 Fest event to be held on 27 August at Crohane, Ballinascarthy, Co Cork.
Organisers have promised to bring together one of the largest displays of Fordson tractors ever assembled in Ireland. These were the first vehicles to be produced at the Cork Ford plant, which was established 100 years ago this year.
The event will also feature live demonstrations of ploughing, silage cutting, corn cutting, threshing and exhibits of farming from days gone by. The motoring display will include Ford models dating back to the iconic Model T.
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Food stands and a helicopter offering flights above the festival are also on the programme.
“Where else could the Ford 100 Fest take place other than at the ancestral homestead from where Henry Ford’s father and his family emigrated to the US in 1847,” said Ciarán McMahon, chairman and managing director of Henry Ford & Son Ltd, which is sponsoring the event.
Organisers have pledged to donate the proceeds from the event to Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin; the Alzheimer’s Unit of Clonakilty Hospital; Cancer Connect; and West Cork Rapid Response.
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The West Cork Vintage Ploughing and Threshing Association and Ford have announced the Ford 100 Fest event to be held on 27 August at Crohane, Ballinascarthy, Co Cork.
Organisers have promised to bring together one of the largest displays of Fordson tractors ever assembled in Ireland. These were the first vehicles to be produced at the Cork Ford plant, which was established 100 years ago this year.
The event will also feature live demonstrations of ploughing, silage cutting, corn cutting, threshing and exhibits of farming from days gone by. The motoring display will include Ford models dating back to the iconic Model T.
Food stands and a helicopter offering flights above the festival are also on the programme.
“Where else could the Ford 100 Fest take place other than at the ancestral homestead from where Henry Ford’s father and his family emigrated to the US in 1847,” said Ciarán McMahon, chairman and managing director of Henry Ford & Son Ltd, which is sponsoring the event.
Organisers have pledged to donate the proceeds from the event to Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin; the Alzheimer’s Unit of Clonakilty Hospital; Cancer Connect; and West Cork Rapid Response.
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