ON the eve of a gathering last Sunday in the Ferrycarrig Hotel to celebrate his landmark birthday, it’s a good time to reminisce with Walter Kent. But he’s a busy man. 90 years young the following Tuesday, he has just returned home from the Killinick Harriers point-to-point at Lingstown.

Farming, horses, hunting, point-to-pointing and racing are keen interests of his. Typical of the ‘auld decency’ characters around this country that thrived on hard work, Walter Kent is an individual who has given of his time too. President of the south-east’s premier agricultural show, Bannow and Rathangan Show, he has also served as the Stallion Owners’ Society chairman and is a well-respected judge.