Irish Country Sports and Country Life - Winter 2021

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With Tom Fulton

HUNTING ROUNDUP

Huntsman Lloyd Parr with the Louth Foxhounds at their opening meet

HUNT NEWS The County Down based Iveagh Foxhounds have appointed Limerick native Declan Mulcaire as their new huntsman. From the village of Croagh, near the County Limerick kennels, the young Declan spent a lot of time following those hounds. During this time he fell in with that very famous huntsman Dick Chapman to whom, he says, he owes everything. Declan also spent a lot of time hunting a foot pack before racing in point to points then working in a racing yard. He then entered hunt service whipping-in to James Lowry at the Westmeaths, for a season, then whipping-in to Peter Callan, again for a season, at the Kildares.His next move was to the Farney Harriers where he spent a season hunting these hounds prior to their amalgamation with the Oriel Harriers. He then hunted the joint pack for two seasons before moving to the Iveaghs. Declan was quite literally born into horses and hunting and he is the 48

grandson of Jerry Mulcaire, a noted horseman, who was stud groom at the Co Limericks during the distinguished mastership of Lord Daresbury and he has the good wishes of everyone at the Iveaghs for a very successful time with them. At the Ballymacad Foxhounds two long standing masters have retired. Thosh Kellet and Jim Stevenson have been in office, together, since1993. Gary O’Neill, in office since 2019,

has been joined in a new mastership by Michael Farrell, Brendan Cosgrove and Michael Bevan. At the Co Galway (the Blazers) Foxhounds New Inn native Oisin Rigney has been appointed whipper-in to turn hounds to huntsman Anthony Costello. The Newry Harriers have appointed Teddy Matthews, a long time supporter, as sole master in succession to the late Mrs Joan Close.

Declan Mulcaire, new huntsman at the Iveagh Foxhounds with his new charge

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The Pointer and Setter Champion Stake 2021 - By David Hudson

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pages 94-100

FROM THE ARCHIVES Michael F. Twist’s Pre Christmas Shoot with High Birds & Bubbly

13min
pages 85-89

The Balmoral International Event for Pointers & Setters By David Hudson

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pages 90-93

Curlew Conservation Programme in Ireland - From Emma Birtwistle

5min
pages 79-80

The RED MILLS Interview Albert Titterington interviews Shauna McGroarty, on her ‘dual purpose’ approach to showing and working golden retrievers

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pages 81-84

Uganda - In Bell’s Footsteps By Simon K Barr

14min
pages 74-78

FISSTA’s News & Views

10min
pages 70-73

Fly Tying - By John Naughton

4min
pages 64-65

Inside Story : Really Exciting Times Ahead - By Stevie Munn

7min
pages 60-63

Angling Reflections By Michael Martin, Six Mile Water Trust

7min
pages 66-69

Lets Go Traditional Trouting By Simon Everett

6min
pages 56-59

Catching Big Fish At Sea By Johnny Woodlock

9min
pages 49-51

Hunting Roundup With Tom Fulton

1min
page 48

Inland Fisheries Ireland New Corporate Plan focuses on sustainability

2min
pages 52-55

Terrier, Lurcher, & Whippet Show Roundup - By Margaret McStay

3min
pages 46-47

The True Story of Oscar (The One Off Teckel) - By Steven McGonigal

8min
pages 43-45

Private Ryan 25 Years On By Frank Brophy

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pages 40-42

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A Treasure Trove of Firsts By Dr Anthony O’Halloran

9min
pages 38-39

Regulating a Double Rifle By Diggory Hadoke

9min
pages 33-37

Countryside News

16min
pages 6-17

The Ancestor of Every Hunting Dog - By Derek Fanning

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A Conservation Rain Check by Hugh Brady

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Editorial Comment

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