Blackwater Fly Fishing 

Kilbarry Stud, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
   Telephone: ++353-25-32720       Fax: ++ 353-25-33000 

The Horses and Stud Farm

The Kilbarry Stud Farm breeds Sport horses, crossing our I.P.S.A. Licensed Traditional Irish Skewbald Cob Stallion, Kilbarry Bowie, with Thoroughbreds and mares of all breed types.

The progeny from this cross breeding have great confirmation, very quiet temperaments and are thrifty. They are great Jumpers and have the potential to make excellent  Eventers, having speed, agility and great stamina. They love to go Hunting.

Skewbald cross-breds are also ideal family and riding club mounts.

I have stock for sale, please contact me for further details.

Doug who is now Lifetime President  was a founder and Ex-Chairman of The Irish Piebald & Skewbald Association.  

Jack O'Sullivan, the  former National Secretary and Doug obtained Department of Agriculture recognition for the I.P.S.A..

All stock registered with the I.P.S.A. are issued with a top class European Passport with the addition of a British Horse Database number.

To join I.P.S.A  contact new Chairperson Claire Flaherty tel 091 577577  mailto:claire@theipsa.com

Local Horse Riding is available at the Fermoy Equestrian Centre   tel 025 36937 or 087 2941043

 Local Hunts   

Fox Hounds   Visitors are welcome with the following Hunts. If you would like to have a day with them, contact the Hunt secretaries, who will also give details of mounts for hire.

Avondhu   ~  Tom Atkins tel 086 384 5132

Duhallow   ~  Pat Coleman  tel 022 29350

Scarteen (Black & Tans) ~  Richard Stapleton tel 086 831 1828

United  ~   Barry Cremin 021 450 2514  087 248 1384  email barrycremin@hotmail.com

West Waterford  ~ Una Connors tel 058 44293

Beagles  Visitors are welcome to accompany these foot packs.

Awbeg Valley Beagles    ~ Margaret Sheedy  Kildorrery, Co. Cork

Castlelyons Foot Beagles  ~ Ann Barry  tel.00 353 25 31998

Woodrock and Blackwater Valley Beagles ~  Tony Buckley tel. 00 353 (0) 22 22012

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Horse Racing

Point to Point races are held by the Hunt committees in this area every Sunday from January to May.

Many top class Steeple Chasers started on this circuit. The meetings are always worth a visit, you will experience the Irish craic and a very warm welcome. Bring warm apparel and Wellington boots as it can get very cold and muddy.

 A short drive from Mallow will take you to the villages of Buttevant and Doneraile, where in 1752, the first Steeple Chase was held. Two riders Cornelius O'Callaghan and Edmund Blake had a private wager and set out from a start position level with the point of the steeple at Buttevant church and raced to the point of the steeple at Doneraile church, through lands owned by the St. Ledger family. 

Thus Point to Points  and  Steeple Chasing were born and in 1793 these terms were added to the Oxford Dictionary.

A monument to this first 'Point to Point' stands in the centre of Buttevant village.

There are also excellent Race tracks nearby:- Mallow, Clonmel, Tipperary and Limerick.

Greyhounds 

There are Greyhound tracks in Cork City, Youghal and Clonmel.

There is a very strong Hare Coursing body in Munster.