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October 02, 2005

HUNTING AT GREY ABBEY

The November lecture of the Cill Dara Local Historical Society will focus on J. T. Heffernan, a noted Land Leaguer and County Council official from Kildare Town. The Lecture will be given by Mr. Tom Nelson who is researching his PhD on Kildare County Council and will take place on Wednesday night, 5 Oct.,  in Kildare Education Centre (old Parochial House), Friary Road, Kildare Town at 8 p.m. All are welcome.

Heffernan was also master of the local hunt - The Kildare Harriers.


Leinster Leader 4/11/1905 p. 6

KILDARE HARRIERS
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The Harriers met at Kildare on Saturday last, and at once proceeded to the Grey Abbey meadows, where a hare was found after a little time. Running in the direction of Sinnott [sic] Hill  it turned when reaching there, and came back oractically to the point whence it started, where the hounds lost scent. There were out:- Mr. J. T. Heffernan (master), Mr. J. Cosgrave,  Mr. J. Murphy, Rathangan; Mr. Gardiner, Rathangan; Mr. Price, Athgarvan; Miss Stoney, Ruanbeg; Colonel Butler, Friarstown: etc.

 

 

 

Spelling and grammar retained as in original; Sinnott is obviously Silliot (pronounced locally Sillet) Hill
Cosgrave should probably read Cosgrove

Posted by mariocorrigan at October 2, 2005 01:05 PM