ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



The author gratefully thanks the Editors of Riding, 

 The Field, The Irish Field, The Irish Independent, 

 The Irish Press, Irish Travel, People's Weekly, The 

 Bell and The Irish Digest for their kindness in 

 having first published in their columns the Essays 

 and Articles that comprise this volume. 



Acknowledgments are also tendered to Country Life 



for extracts from my book, Rhymes of an Irish 



Huntsman. 



