WHEN Eamon Briscoe from Sillogue, Monasterboyce, Co Louth, passed away last year, he left a huge void.

An outstanding family man and a true sportsman, he set an example of what life is all about. Eamon Briscoe was always available to talk to breeders and his greatest pleasure was to share the success story of one of Ireland’s best known Connemara ponies, his homebred gelding Sillogue Darkie (by Ard Talisman and out of Coillchru Esmeralda) who made headlines all over Ireland and in Europe.