10-Year-Old Irish Boy Uses KSh 127k Cash Prize to Buy 6 Calves

– Most children would understandably spend the money they get on confectionaries and such pleasurable buys

– Ten-year-old William Woods, however, chooses to look beyond the tunnel vision and think like an entrepreneur

– This was demonstrated recently when he channelled a

Christmas prize of KSh 127k to purchasing six calves that he

intends to rear and sell for a profit

William Woods is a 10-year-old boy with an agribusiness

mind, going by his recent decision to purchase six calves.

William Woods admits that raising the calves is not as easy as

he thought, but he loves the challenge. Photo: RTE News.

This came against the backdrop of him winning from the

€1,000 (KSh 127,000) credit union draw.

During an interview with RTÉ ., the brilliant young mind from

Ballyconnell, County Cavan intimated that cows are his

favourite animals, which made sense for him to buy some for

himself.

"I thought, 'what should I do with the money, should I save

for college or for calves?' I saved for calves. I’ll rear these,

sell them and make a profit," he revealed.

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Comes With Responsibilities

He explained that, although he is proud of the purchase, it has

come with responsibilities he had not foreseen.

"I thought you'd just put them in a field, feed them a meal

and that's it, but I am pleased they've been hard work," said

Woods.

Given that most schools in his country are not in operation

due to COVID-19 restrictions, having something interesting to

do with his time makes the young man feel good about

himself.

He added that the responsibilities which come with raising the

herd have offered him great lessons.

"It's taught me you need to actually work for something

because you can't just be sitting around on the sofa doing

nothing saying: 'Oh my life's a mess," he continued.

Bottom line, Woods says that he likes checking on his calves

to make sure they are feeding well and are healthy.

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Frustrations

Always Been Interested in Farming

According to Woods's mother Ruth, news of her son choosing

to buy livestock did not come as a surprise because he has

always shown interest in farming.

"He's got the gene from his daddy, not me. He was always

out looking at the cattle and sheep wanting to get his

hands dirty," she told BBC .

Ruth is proud of her son's entrepreneurial mind as it is not only

a healthy past-time for him but also instils in him the value of

money from a tender age.

Woods looks forward to buying more animals next year after

raising and selling the six.