Follow Ireland Investment Immigration and Life in Ireland: A farm in Ireland recently held a farmer selfie contest that sparked a craze online, with farmer Ryan ultimately taking the top prize. Behind the farmers' enthusiasm, however, were the reluctant gazes of their livestock.
This selfie trend sweeping through Irish farms encouraged farmers to pick up their cameras, take photos with their livestock, and submit them to the Irish Farmers Journal for judging. The judging panel selected the ten best photos for the finals, with the winner receiving a fruit basket. Farmer Ryan took first place with a highly humorous selfie. In the photo, Ryan is seen with a pipe in his mouth, giving a thumbs-up, while a group of cows curiously looks at the camera in the background. This photo received over 2,000 clicks on Facebook.
His daughter, Aisling Ryan, said: "My father was helping my sister with her agricultural science project, and the salesman was standing behind him when he took the photo. He buys the farm magazine every week, and he was ecstatic to find his photo in it."