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    No problem Barry, I will add them to my list which is growing very fast. Loads of shows this year, cant wait. Hope the weather will be kinder this year. All very worthy Charities Barry
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    Some more shows added
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    Get your show dates in for 2013 and I will add them to the list on a weekly basis going forward. Below is what I have for starters. Clonmel Coursing Festival 2nd/3rd/4th February 13 Clonmel Coursing Festival will take place on February 2nd, 3rd & 4th. This is the first time this event is being run at the weekend. The final day will be on Monday. 4th. February. A three day pass costs €60 and you should contact the ICC to get this. Tel No : 00353526172483. However, you can pay at the gate on the day. Coursing commencing each day at 11.30 sharp . De
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    Good Luck Ian, and look forward to seeing you at Florencecourt. Also a happy retirement to Seamus Irwin, Thanks for all the good times, fun and frolics at Florencecourt and other shows you ran over the years. Hopefully Seamus we will meet up with you at some of the shows this coming year. Enjoy your retirement.
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    Get your show dates in for 2013 and I will add them to the list on a weekly basis going forward. Below is what I have for starters. Roscrea Working Dog Social Club Racing 27th Jan 13 Racing will take place Sunday 27th Jan 2013. Racing out of traps, 4 dogs each time. All dogs must be muzzled Racing starts at 11. 0 Clock sharp. All dogs must be entered before 25th. January 13 Big Dogs winner 150euro and Memorial Plaque. Runner up 50euro. Under 24 inch winner, 150euro, and Memorial Plaque. Runner up 50 euro Under 23 inch winner 150euro, and Memorial Plaque. Runner
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    Yes Tom a great day was had by all
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    Thanks Fiona, lovely photographs. Maverick was a well deserved winner of his award, and a beautiful dog.
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    John and myself would like to wish all our friends on the Hunting Life a very Happy Christmas, and a healthy and prosperous New Year. And to the wee people, hope Santa brings you everything you wanted. Margaret and John Mc Stay
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    Situated on the main Banbridge to Portadown Road in Northern Ireland, Halls Mill Inn was the venue yesterday Saturday 22nd December 2012 for Dessie Mackens Christmas Show. And what a day of Christmas cheer that was. As we were leaving the house to go to the show, the heavens opened and the rain lashed down, but as we got to the show venue, the rain suddenly stopped and did not start again to we were on our way home . There was a big turnout yesterday at the Christmas show. From ten o clock onwards cars and trailers began to converge on the car park of Halls Mills, loaded up with dogs
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    Dessie Mackin wil be running a Showing and Race day Saturday 23rd February 2013 ( Last Saturday in February 2013) at the usual venue on the Gilford Banbridge Road. This show will be run under NILRC rules, and will be a qualifer for the 5 Nations at Birr Castle 2013, and a qualifer for the Master Mc Grath at Shanes Castle 2013. Full Details later. There will be Showing :Classes for : Whippets Terriers Lurchers Strong Dog Racing for Whippets and Lurchers Only ( No Terrier Racing ) Under 21 Under 23 Over 23 Club meeting will be held in Halls Mills after the Sho
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    Only 4 more sleeps to Dessie Mackens Annual Christmas Dog show this Saturday 22nd December, at Hall's Mill Inn, Lawerencetown, Co Down at 11am. Always a great show, good prizes, and full of Christmas Cheer. See you all there Margaret Mc Stay
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    What a brilliant Magazine " Just finished reading my copy of " The Country Sports and Country Life Magazine " in the shops from last Monday. Some great reading on Salmon Fishing/Awards at Shanes Castle/ Birr Castle/ European Hunters Day/ Arts and Antiques/ Game finding/shooting/Retrieving/Shoots/Trout Fishing in Ireland, and also many more Country Sports related interesting stories. Well worth a read to all Country Sportsmen and women around this great island of ours, and only costs £3.00. There are 7 pages of Lurcher, Terrier and Whippet coverage of shows North and South of the border accomp
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    Thanks Denned
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    I believe the first bedlingtons were bred up in the town bedlington, from a cross with a then hard working french water dog, the Poodle which I guess was for hunting otters and other water game back in the day, here in England they added whippet blood to other breeds for foxing and rabbiting, like the Old English Black & tan terrier x whippet which gave us the Manchester Terrier a very hard dog which could take game twice its size, today the Manie lurchers have more leg around 21"than show dogs of only 16". Very interesting,thank you
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    Think you are right there. Seen that somewhere in my research,that Greyhounds were crossed with small terriers, (including possibly the Bedlington Terrier), to produce a small, swift hound capable of hunting rabbits and other small game.
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    I think you are right.Greyhounds were crossed with small terriers, (including possibly the Bedlington Terrier), to produce a small, swift hound capable of hunting rabbits and other small game.
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    The lurcher is a type of dog originating in Ireland and parts of Great Britain. While not a pure breed, it is generally a cross between a sighthound and any other breed, depending on the qualities desired by the breeder. Collie crosses are popular, given the working instinct of a sheepdog when mated with a sighthound, gives a dog of great intelligence plus speed good results for the huntsman. Lurchers, given their breeding to purpose, can be as small as a Whippet or as large as a deerhound, but most are of a size similar to that of the greyhound. The coat type will again be variabl
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    The Whippet, an English Greyhound in miniature, is the fastest domesticated animal of his weight, capable of speeds up to 35m.p.h. There are several different theories about the Whippet’s ancestry. Some historians believe that the Whippet resulted from breeding runt Greyhounds repeatedly down in size, while others think that Whippets came from crossing Greyhounds with smaller Spaniels. Another theory is that the Whippet descends from crosses between Italian Greyhounds and various terrier breeds, particularly the Manchester Terrier. The Whippet arrived in England in the 19th century and ori
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    Had a lovely night out at the Northern Ireland Whippet Club Christmas dinner on Thursday night in Portadown. The craic was good, good food ,good company and a few bevvys. Very tired lady next morning, after a very late night. Janet Boyce, hope you got home to Donegal alright yesterday. A great wee get together. Hope to see you all again at the NIWC Christmas Dog Match this Tuesday night 4th December 12 at Laurelvale Cricket Club Portadown. Many thanks to all involved. Margaret Mc Stay
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    Dont forget this great Race day to morrow, Sunday 25th November 12 at Roscrea Co Tipperary. Come along and enjoy this great day of racing, fun and excitement. Promises to be a great days racing.
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    DONT FORGET
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    Dont forget next Sunday 25th November 12, Roscrea Working Dog Social Club are having Lurcher Racing. Always a great day out
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    Always a great day out with Canine friends from both North and South of the country, and full of fun and Christmas Cheer. Cant wait, Really looking forward to the show Dessie, and the best of luck with it
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