CRECORA could be looked on as the spiritual home of the Limerick Harriers. For many years, they were kennelled across the road from the meet in Michael Buckley’s farm. Michael had hunted hounds for many seasons with distinction before handing the horn to Aongus McNamara who continued the sporting tradition. In turn, Aongus stood down after 12 seasons and the baton was passed to his first whipper-in Padraic Beehan who comes from nearby Croom.

While records are at best patchy, it is believed that the pack in its current form was founded around 100 years ago in 1917 just as our young State was having its birth pangs. Its founders came from a business background, the Shaws of bacon factory fame for which Limerick was famous and the McDonoughs who started one of Limerick’s first motor dealership. In those days, hunting was restricted to Thursday afternoons and all meets were within easy hacking distance of Limerick City where hounds were kennelled in what is now a shopping mall in the city centre.