BALLYMACAD FOXHOUNDS 20 February
catherine.austen@futurenet.com
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IN KENNELS
Joint-masters: Michael Bevan, Brendan Cosgrove, Gary O’Neill, Martin Farrell
Huntsman: Kevin Donohue
Whippers-in: Bobby Kellett, Maurice Quinn
Hounds: 30 couple of modern and old English foxhounds
Hon secretary: Rachel Gilsenan, +353 87 296 9137
Hunting days: Tuesdays and Saturdays
Neighbouring packs: Westmeath, Meath, Louth, Tara Harriers
Hirelings: contact secretary
Ballymacad Foxhounds, Finea, Co Cavan
“THE Garden of Eden has vanished they say
But I know the lie of it still
Just turn to the left at the bridge of Finea
And stop when halfway to Cootehill…”
So begins the classic Percy French song Come Back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff. I drove north across the bridge of Finea, following these promising directions to the garden of Eden, but instead found myself in Co Cavan.
It was an uninspiring February morning of louring skies and swirling drizzle, but the famous Ballymacad Foxhounds were due to meet in Finea that day, and I knew that minor details like a bit of wintry
