A CHRISTMAS lawn meet is always special but when that meet is at one of Ireland’s most historic houses, it just makes it an unmissable event. The meet of the North Kerry Harriers was at Glin Castle where the pack had made the trip from their native Kerry to neighbouring Co Limerick to be guests of the Knight of Glin’s family. The 29th and last Knight sadly passed away in 2011. The family history is the stuff of legend and folklore lost in the mists of time. The Fitzgerald family came to Ireland with Srongbow in 1180 and from this event three families of noble knights emerged: The White Knight, The Knight of Kerry and the Knight Of Glin. While the Kerry Knight is still in existence (the current holder lives in London), on the death of Desmond Fitzgerald, the 29th Knight, in 2011 the Glin title is now said to be dormant as the title could only be passed on through the principle of primogeniture.