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Golden Vale
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The Golden Vale (Irish: Machaire méith na Mumhan)[1] is the historic name given to an area of rolling pastureland in the province of Munster in southwestern Ireland. The area covers parts of three counties: Cork, Limerick and Tipperary. Considered the best land in Ireland for dairy farming, the region has been described as the "heart of the Munster dairying country".[1][2]