HISTORY OF THE KILDARE HUNT 



lady remained a long while and ate and drank all 

 the time. It was at last hinted that perhaps she had 

 had enough and might make way for some of the 

 children who were waiting . She replied by passing 

 her bowl again with the remark, " I am not full." 



I shall make no attempt to trace any record of the 

 sport shown by Mr O'Connor Henchy during the 

 two seasons of his Mastership, but in all the 

 circumstances he must have done exceedingly well 

 to hunt three days a week. The kennels were at 

 Mountcashel, and the men were turned out in very 

 good style. The Master himself was exceedingly 

 popular with the country people, among whom he 

 was known as " The Pride of Kildare," and was 

 certainly not less so among his own friends of the 

 Hunt. He was a bachelor, and of a most hospitable 

 nature, and Stonebrook was always filled with 

 hunting guests whenever the meets were near. 

 Mr O'Connor Henchy 's unfailing good humour 

 made him often the object of more or less 

 embarrassing practical jokes at these parties, 

 of which many stories are still remembered in the 

 district. 



I find from an old account rendered to the Club 

 at the end of 1847 that subscriptions and field 

 money produced a revenue of j(J 1,083, ^^^ ^^^^ 

 the expenses amounted to £1,559, thus leaving a 

 deficit of £475. But considering the difficulties of 

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