SPRINGFORT Hall near Mallow was our venue last Saturday for the “Dashing” Duhallow. Despite being reputedly the oldest foxhound pack in Ireland, it was a vibrant and on-going group that assembled and it would be hard to find a more appropriate venue for a meet.

Located in the heart of the Barony of Duhallow, Springfort Hall is just a stone’s throw from the county town of Mallow, right beside the small village of New Two Pot House. This is proper horse country, Vincent O’Brien first saw the light in nearby Churchtown while John Magnier was born in Grange Stud just down the road. As if all that wasn’t enough, the world’s first steeplechase passed through some of the land now attached to Springfort Hall.