Summary
ITS 11am on a freezing, dreary St Stephens Day in Bellewstown, Co.
Meath. As most of the country is still sleeping off the excesses of Christmas, the serenity of this one-pub village is shattered by the clattering of hooves, the bellowing of hounds and the shattering roar of helicopter blades.See the full content of this document
Extract
Will This Be the End of the Ward Hunt?
The air is heavy with anticipation. Theres Michael, goes the whisper, as the helicopter circles to land on Bellewstowns very own racecourse.
Michael is Michael Bailey, the Roscommon-born multimillionaire property developer who serves as joint master of the Ward Union Hunt. He is immaculate in a bright red coat and jodhpurs.He looks like a man ready for a fight: and this year, he and his friends face a fight like never...See the full content of this document