Killarney

By Sean Moriarty
<h3>By day Fiona Carroll drives the minibus for St Francis Special.</h3>
During her free time she is often found behind the wheel of her classic 31-year-old Nissan Fiagro or riding her Harley Davidson Heritage Softail.
Last weekend she drove a 1995 Ford 5000 tractor for the first time.
Killarney Valley Classic and Vintage Club ran its annual tractor run last Sunday.
Over 30 tractors took part in the run which travelled to Muckross, Glenflesk, Barraduff and back to Killarney via Tiernaboul.
It was organised to raise funds for Kerry Mental Health but Fiona, who is a member of KVCVC said events like this also raise awareness.
“It started out as a joke and the next thing I knew the club has organised a tractor for me,” she told the Killarney Advertiser.
“There were people at the event who came over talking to me, asking about the tractor, many of these people would never have spoken to me, many of them are on their own, they mightn’t speak to someone from one end of the week to the next. Sunday’s event was good for my own mental health as well as everyone else who took part.”

What is she driving now?

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