PATRICK Conolly-Carew, the 7th Baron Carew, died peacefully aged 86 years on December 18th 2024. An Olympian and a hugely popular figure throughout his life, he contributed enormously to Irish and international equestrian sport both in and out of the saddle and will be very much missed.

It was at the Palladian Castletown House in Celbridge, Co Kildare, where the family lived until its sale in 1965, that Patrick first honed his equestrian skills under the watchful eye of April ffrench-Mullen (later Countess Merveldt) who taught all of the Carew children to ride.