PETER O’Toole has returned to his Connemara roots figuratively speaking; by naming his new house and yard Ardkyle, the prefix which all his horses now carry.

“I grew up on a farm in Ardkyle, Connemara, and when I was a child, my dad bought me a couple of Connemara ponies. I took lessons in the local riding school and when I was old enough, went to study for my (BHS) Assistant Instructor with Iris Kellett.