Macra na Feirme

Macra na Feirme

Macra na Feirme (Irish roughly translating to "Stalwarts of the land") is an Irish, voluntary, rural youth organisation. It was founded in 1944 by Stephen Cullinan, a rural science teacher.

The organisation's original purpose was to provide young farmers with adequate training to ensure their livelihood and to provide an outlet for socialising in rural areas.

Since then over 250,000 young people have passed through the ranks of Macra na Feirme.

Currently Macra na Feirme has a few thousand members in clubs across ireland. Approximately one-third of Macra members are involved in farming, with males making up 60% of the membership and females 40%. Macra is a democratic organisation, with membership representation at club, regional and national levels.

External links

* [http://www.macra.ie Macra.ie - Official website]
* [http://www.iol.ie/~madmax/machis.htm Short history]


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