A Trip To Meath..80S

[neil cooney 10,415]

Hearing of the dig rings a bell.

It looks like Paccys Kizzy and Max came from your direction.

Paccy was a hard worker but he used to take 6 or 7 weeks off every year for cubbing and he'd do more digging in those weeks than the rest of the Winter.

And it was Max and Kizzy who'd do most of the work so you could be talking about 50 or 60 digs to 2 terriers in those few weeks.

 

One last tale involving him.

My uncle Jimmy was the chairman of Kells Coursing Club for years. One year he wanted to get 2 of his dogs into the Coursing meet but rules allowed only one.

So they entered one of the dogs under my uncles name and the other was entered under Paccys name.

To cut a long story short, both dogs made it to the final.

While waiting for the final to be run someone sent for Paccy in the field and Paccy left his dog in his car.

Paccy came back quickly and caught my uncle Jimmy in the back of his car feeding ham sandwiches to the dog.

My uncles entry won.

[Treehands 1,417]

. Old kizzy on left. .. Last dig with Paccy and niel , back of Pollocks graveyard.

[Treehands 1,417]

One final tale of the pair . Marked up a big spot just outside Nobber. Again on pachysandra "permission". Box said between 7/8ft , Tilly was on first shift .Were all heads down , when suddenly Tilly stops an looks past us. There marching up the field was five guards uniformed up with farmer boy bringing up the rear. Can honestly say I shit me pants !! . Paccy went over an had a quick chat. .A guard told Tilly (who was still in the hole "gob open wide") get out son, an promptly jumped in an put a good shift in on the banjo. Ended up about twenty people by the time we finished all farmers family. .. . Paccy Tormey and Chris Till. RIP.

[Treehands 1,417]

Cheers AT. Niel cooney , thanks for sharing , you and Fatman. If either of you visit the land of milk an honey, bed , board an a bit of sport awaits. ATB....Rob.

[terrier s 123]

Some great old pics and read there

[s.e.s.k.u 1,893]

Great read..thanks for sharing lads

[mongoose 39]

Sounds like you had some sport and laughs, great thread treehands.

[tb25 4,626]

Enjoyed reading that lads..

[Plucky1 1,119]

Great thread tree hands and its nice to see the internet aint all bad when "old friends" are re-united, Plucky

[Lenmcharristar 9,180]

Good reading tree hands, the ghosts of the past live forever in the mind

[devon flighter 421]

great thread treehands ! cant say i remember many like this on thl ,keep the stories and pics coming lads

[hjckcff 1,737]

certainly freshened up this section

[neil cooney 10,415]

Cheers AT. Niel cooney , thanks for sharing , you and Fatman. If either of you visit the land of milk an honey, bed , board an a bit of sport awaits. ATB....Rob.

That's a very nice offer Treehands, thank you.

It's been nice remembering some great lads ( but rogues ) who've gone before us.

[devon flighter 421]

 

It's been nice remembering some great lads ( but rogues ) who've gone before us.

 

aint we all rogues in our own way though

[fat man 4,740]

Treehands if your ever back over in this neck of the woods again when season is in look us up and we will have a day out,atb.