Hi Nial,
Quite right, it is feckin' eejit in the Kingdom, but "bleedin' eejit" in Dubland. Shooting here is terrible; was out 10 days ago in Sneem area and between 4 guns we saw one woodcock. Had a Brit friend over and although he did not fire a shot had a great time and thought the weather & scenery wonderful. (There are some flowers on some of the wild rhododendron and butterflies in my garden...in mid November!) B-in law remained and shot three more days, 2 snipe and two w.cock in Ballinskelligs (raining.) Last weekend I had a walk-up day on our Dublin Shoot and had a reasonable bag, despite the rain my friend with the springers worked miracles and made them fly really well. We've tried a more melanistic strain this year and they are STRONG!
Best & great to hear from you,
K.
