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Gurteen students are Europe's top young shepherds -
Students of Gurteen College led a clean sweep for Ireland at the annual European Final for Young Shepherds in Paris.
Niall Brennan, of Grange Co. Sligo, who won first place with 66 points out of a possible 80, completed the first year of his studies at Mountbellew Agricultural College and is currently on Gurteen’s Advanced Certificate in Drystock Management course.
Leslie Armitage, of Cloughjordan Co. Tipperary, who was second with 63 points, graduated from the same course in 2008 and is now pursuing further studies in Waterford Institute of Technology.
Sean O’Connor of Kildalton College was third and Jonathan MacKelvey of Greenmount College was fourth.
Open Day 24th March 2010 -
Introductory course in Hoof Care of cows (Updated December 17th 2009)
Students Sowing Winter Cereals (October 2009)
Gurteen student in final of Student of the Year
Find us on Google Maps (Updated Feb 26 2009)
Educational trip to Scotland (Updated Feb 24 2009)
Catherine Buckley presents the FRS Network Memorial Scholarship
ATV Training (Updated Jan 30 2009)
Agriculture Home Page
Details of all Agricultural courses can be got by clicking here. Gurteen runs FETAC
approved Level 5 and Level 6 courses on both full-
Courses are also run in Farm related topics such as Animal Transport, Hedge Management etc.
Details of the land farmed by Gurteen can be seen by following this link. Practical farming is an integral part of the Agricultural training, and photos of students 'learning by doing' are regularly added to the site.