Family works to return cattle to Tobacco Valley ranch
The Blarney Heights Farm in Trego is owned and operated by Brian and Karla Gorman, along with their children Declan (4) and Ainsley (1). (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Blarney Heights Farm specializes in Dexter cattle, a small European breed that is becoming a favored breed amongst artisanal farmers across Ireland, United States and other countries. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Blarney Heights Farm specializes in Dexter cattle, a small European breed that is becoming a favored breed amongst artisanal farmers across Ireland, United States and other countries. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Located in Trego, the Blarney Heights Farm specializes in Dexter cattle, a small European breed that is becoming a favored breed amongst artisanal farmers across Ireland, United States and other countries. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Located in Trego, the Blarney Heights Farm specializes in Dexter cattle, a small European breed that is becoming a favored breed amongst artisanal farmers across Ireland, United States and other countries. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
The Gorman's family dog, Ripley, takes a rest on top of a hay bale while keeping an eye on the Blarney Heights Farm's herd of Dexter cattle. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Nestled along Brimstone Creek in their own tiny nook of the Tobacco Valley, the Gorman family is bringing cattle ranching back to the area once known as the OF Bar Ranch.
Located just outside of Trego, the Blarney Heights Ranch sits on the land homesteaded by Octave and Lena Fortin in 1896, complete with an original farmhouse purchased from a Sears and Robuck catalog in 1912...
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