Saturday, January 26, 1895
Carlow and Island Hounds.
January,
1895.
Saturday,
26th Bangenalstown
Tuesday,
29th Tullow
Thursday,
31st Bullingate
February.
Saturday,
2nd Burton Hall
Tuesday,
5th Coollattin
Thursday,
7th Charlesfort
Eleven
o’clock
Those who wish to have the Hunt Card posted to them for season will
please forward 2s. 6d. to Carlow Sentinal.
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Saturday, February 8, 1895
Hunting
The Carlow and Island Hounds.
The meet last Saturday was at Tullow, where a goodly gathering of the
followers and admires of the Ballydarton pack met the veteran Master
with the heartiest of greetings. It was in every sense of the word "a
fine hunting day." The word was given for Ballymurphy, which proved
worthy of first call, as it provided a rattling good fox. Which, after
a "preliminary canter" in the shape of a ring run round the covert,
got away at the off end, and after crossing the road, and at a short
distance, a big wire fence intervened.
Recently a gate to facilitate difficulties like the present had been
put up, but it was too narrow, and particularly so when a crowd of
excited men on horseback were anxious to get through together. The
natural result was that there was a lot of unnecessary danger, but
nothing serious occurred. The hounds were now making head at a great
pace through Coppenagh and Kill as if the fox had taken a line for
Lisnevagh. As he got headed he wheeled across the road and raced
forward as if his point were Butlersgrange.
The pace continued at the same grand rate, and after a twist to right
some big doubles were encountered which, as there were some empty
saddles visible along the line, seemed to disorganise the hunt, as
they considerably reduced the number of those able to keep up with the
hounds. As the fox was keeping his own the pursuit received its first
check just at the back of a farmyard – a good twenty-five minutes from
the find. After getting on the line again reynard was hunted back to
his original quarters at Ballymurphy, where he got to ground after
showing some capital sport. Trotted on to Lisnevagh, which was drawn
blank.
At Butlersgrange the Master was more successful. There were a couple
of foxes in the covert, and their presence was immediately discovered.
The hounds having made choice he took the line to the top of the road
where, as he was headed, he wheeled to right and raced down to the
river, thence over the high road and into Lisnevagh, where he got to
ground in an old rabbit-hole.
Tuesday’s fixture was at Rathoe Cross, but owing to the scarcity of
foxes in the locality – of which the Master has good cause to complain
– it proved very little better than a blank day, to the great
disappointment of the big field. Castlemore, Grange, and the two
coverts at Kellistown were all untenanted, and the one find at
Rathcrogue proved a failure. There being no response at Kilmeany,
hounds were called home.
Amongst those present were:- Mr Robert Watson, MFH, and Miss Watson;
Mr Forster, Master Wexford Hounds; the Misses Bruen, Mr, Mrs, and Miss
Steuart Duckett, Captain Smith, Mr Reade, Miss Browne-Clayton, Major
Alexander, Mr Childers, Colonel and Mrs Eustace, the Misses
Pack-Beresford, Mr and Mrs Walter Kavanagh, Mr and Mrs R L Pike,
Captain and Mrs Hore, Mrs O’Meara, Mrs Brown, Mr and Mrs R E Grogan, M
and Mrs Forbes, MR Duckett Steuart, Dr Colgan, Mr B F Bagenal, Captain
Thomas, Mr A Bloomfield, Mr and Mrs Anderson, Mr R and Miss Thorp, Mr
C Bagenal, Mr Henley, Miss Stuart, Mr Standish Roche and Miss Roche,
Dr, Mrs, and Miss Rawson, Mr S Ward, Messrs Murphy, Mr Governey, Mr
and Mrs Roark, Mr Dan Ross, Mr and Mrs Archdale, Mr Newland, Mr and
Mrs Fenton, Mr and Mrs J O Adair, Dr and Mrs Bolton, Dr and Mrs Nolan,
Mr George O’Neill, Mr and Mrs Kane Smith, Mr E Hughes, Dr, Mrs, and
Miss Kidd, Dr and Mrs Broomfield, Mr Henry Boake and Miss Boake, Miss
Bell, Mr Strickland, etc.
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Carlow Markets – Thursday 1895 |
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|
s. |
d. |
to |
s. |
d. |
|
Barley, malting do |
13 |
6 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Wheat (red) per barrel |
00 |
0 |
to |
00 |
0 |
|
Wheat (white) per barrel |
00 |
0 |
to |
00 |
0 |
|
Oats (black) per barrel |
7 |
0 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Oats (white) per barrel |
7 |
6 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Oatmeal, per c w t |
6 |
0 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Indian Meal, do |
5 |
6 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Beef, per l b |
0 |
0 |
to |
0 |
8 |
|
Mutton, do |
0 |
0 |
to |
0 |
8 |
|
Veal, do |
0 |
7 |
to |
0 |
8 |
|
Lamb do |
0 |
6 |
to |
7 |
0 |
|
Eggs, per doz |
0 |
8 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Bacon (Irish) per c w t |
48 |
0 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Do (American) do |
50 |
0 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Hams (Irish) do |
52 |
0 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Firkin Butter (Firsts), per c w t |
92 |
0 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Do (Seconds), do |
86 |
0 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Do (Thirds), do |
80 |
0 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Lamb Butter, per lb |
1 |
0 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Fowl, per pair |
3 |
0 |
to |
4 |
0 |
|
Ducks, do |
2 |
6 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Geese, |
0 |
0 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Turkey cocks per pair |
3 |
0 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Do Hens |
0 |
0 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Wool, per |
0 |
10 |
to |
0 |
11 |
|
Hay, cst |
1 |
6 |
to |
3 |
0 |
|
Straw, do |
1 |
8 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Turnips do |
0 |
5 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Mangolds do |
0 |
0 |
to |
0 |
0 |
|
Potatoes, per barrel |
4 |
0 |
to |
4 |
0 |
Source: Michael Purcell (c.2006)