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"We have high hopes for both these competitors because they are dedicated ploughmen. They put a lot into it," he said.

Northern Ireland team member Dai Kennedy, from Listooder in County Down, is one of the most experienced ploughmen in the competition.

To any students seeking a less painful, less temperature-raising midday meal, try a ploughman’s lunch: bread, cheese, spring onion.

Two years after the plague hit England, this Lincolnshire ploughman was in court for “refusing to work at the daily rate”.

The 34-piece Roman silver collection was discovered by ploughman Gordon Butcher and has been on display in the British Museum since 1946, earning a place in its top 10 list of British treasures.