Author: Hilary White, Dublin
Year of Publication: 2008
Source: Irish Hawking Club Journal
Publisher: The Irish Hawking Club
Place of Publication: Republic of Ireland
Volume: not indicated
Issue: for the year 2008
Pages: pp.25-27
Language: English
ISSN: not indicated
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Salvin and John Barr became fierce magpie hawkers in 1857, advertising meets in local papers to get beaters on board and reportedly nailing 184 magpies with two tiercels in four months at the curragh military camp.
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