THE retirement of huntsman of the Tara Harriers Henry Smith as huntsman of the pack after 22 seasons was marked by a huge turnout at the beautiful Brittas Estate. The lawn meet was hosted by former joint-masters and owners of Brittas Estate Oinri Jackson and Neville Jessop.

Henry’s fellow masters Lorraine McDowell, Eugene O’Reilly, Bryan Maher, Larry Cunningham and John Moran were there to support him, together with supporters who travelled from hunts all over the country including the Meaths, Louths, Ballymacads and Fingals. Past masters David Wilkinson and Henry Corbally were there as well as Jean Briscoe, Willie Smith, Dr Carlos McDowell, Clare Oakes, Shona Cosgrove, Sarah Angel, owner of the Louth Foxhounds, Patricia Fallon, Pat Dillon, chairman of the Meath Foxhounds, and Scarteen Hunt chairman, John Hourigan, and his wife Trish, whose daughter Hazel was hunting, to name but a few.