A record-breaking 160,000 people attended the National Ploughing Championships which were described as "probably the best championships ever", by Mrs Anna May McHugh, managing director of the National Ploughing Association.
And more history was made at the championships when for the first time a Northerner, David Wright (32) from Derry, won the Supreme Ploughing championship.
David, a dairy and tillage farmer from near Magharafelt, has represented Northern Ireland on a number of occasions and has ploughed in the National Championships before.
Willie John Kehoe, Wexford, son of Ireland's most famous ploughman, Martin Kehoe, who won the Irish title 13 times, came second.
Third place went to John Tracey from Carlow, who was recently placed second in the World Championships.
Mrs McHugh said the high turnout was brought about by the fine weather and the fact the championships had not taken place last year because of the foot-and -mouth crisis.
"Just about everything went right, from the weather to the traffic system. It was great for the farming community which badly needed a lift after all the bad weather and the difficult times during the summer," she said.
Not only had people relaxed and enjoyed themselves but a lot of business had been conducted on the site in farm machinery and other sales.
Strange though it may seem, she said, the only real difficulties encountered by the competitors in the ploughing competitions was that the ground was too dry, especially for the horseploughing.
She said work had already started on holding next year's event which will be held in Co Meath, on farmland near Kinnegad this time next year.
Despite all the hype about farming voters being anti-Nice, the two hour visit by the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, to the grounds yesterday was an eye-opener.
He was virtually mobbed by well-wishers and not a contrary word, a heckle or a criticism was directed his way has he walked through the grounds in the sunshine.
Not even the farm organisations offered a token resistance to the Taoiseach, choosing instead to be photographed with the man of the day.
At a press conference, the Taoiseach, who had earlier fielded questions about the Flood Report, made a plea for a Yes vote and said as far as he was concerned, the farm organisations were working hard to achieve the vote.
He was critical of those who were pro-treaty but delivered speeches which appeared to be anti-Nice before ending with a call for a Yes vote. He said he would prefer if people spoke out clearly and expressed their preferences one way or another.
The president of the Irish Cremeary Milk Suppliers' Association, Mr Pat O'Rourke, who prefixed his remarks on Nice by saying he was a Yes voter, said a major job of work had still be done by the Government to achieve a Yes vote.