Plenty of Laois people crossed the border for the National Ploughing Championships being held in Screggan near Tullamore in Co Offaly.
Laois photographer Alf Harvey was there for the Leinster Express and in an official capacity for Anna May McHugh and the National Ploughing Association.
Here is his first batch of shots from the big event.
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