Hooves4Hospice News

Uncategorized

Droimeann Bull Joins Hooves4Hospice Herd

The latest addition to the Hooves4Hospice herd is a very special young animal. He is a member of one of Ireland’s oldest breeds of cattle that was endangered as recently as the turn of the century. The stronghold of his breed is in the south of the kingdom of Kerry. At school, we all encountered the poem  ‘An Dromfhionn Donn Dilis’ which in english translates as the ‘The  Faithfull Brown Droimeann’. In the nineteen eighties,

Read More »
H4H Updates

Paws for Hospice

Nine cuddly black and white, very cute collie puppies born to Meg on the Connor family farm at Lehinch, Clara, are the latest inspiring and positive event on the Hooves4Hospice journey. The playful puppies, with names including Molly, Patsy, Commet and Bell, were collected by their new owners last week, and all have gone to safe and welcoming homes. The generosity of the Connor family, the new owners and their vet has resulted in a

Read More »
H4H Updates

Kilcormac/Killoughy Clubs

Kilcormac/Killoughy Clubs support Hooves4Hospice Farmers, across the Midlands are very generous in their support of Hooves 4 Hospice and so too are many others. For example, on the 21st. June, Kilcormac/Killoughy GAA, Camogie & Athletics Clubs joined forces in a fundraising project called “From Dawn to Dusk Run – Kilcormac/Killoughy Community Together for Hooves4Hospice”. Starting at dawn, club members ran continuously until dusk, which was a monumental undertaking on one of the longest days of

Read More »