37K views · 378 reactions | Hundreds of people hurled themselves down Coopers Hill in Gloucestershire yesterday for the world famous cheese-rolling event, where competitors chased the wheel of Double Gloucester. | More: https://rte.ie/b/1386553 | RTÉ News | Facebook

An annual British cheese rolling competition kicked off in the Gloucestershire countryside on Monday, May 27, with racers tumbling downhill after wheels of cheese. The event attracts thrill-seekers who chase a wheel of double Gloucester cheese down a steep slope in three separate races, each with a winner and separate prize cheese. The first written evidence of the event dates from 1826, but the tradition was established long before, some suggest perhaps as a pagan ritual. (Reuters) | Voice of A