Gary O'Callaghan
What club are you with
& how long have you been with the club?
We was with Douglas Harriers
for many years when the club folded a couple of years back, myself my brother
Darren & our father joined Mayfield Harriers in 2015, We use the midday
prefix for lots of our hounds
How long have you been
involved in the sport?
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| Andrew O'Callaghan |
Involved in the sport since
childhood introduced by my father Andrew
What have been the best
hounds you have trained?
Has to be Midday
Surprise
Which are your most
memorable victories?
We have trained a lot
of decent hounds over the years and have been very lucky to have some great
animals in our kennels, but the one we will never forget is Midday Surprise who
was the only ever winner of the Puppy and Senior All Ireland with one week
between the meetings in 2005, a truly great hound, Midday Surprise was also
Senior Champion in 2007 after finishing as runner up in 2006, with 2 puppy All
Irelands, one senior all Ireland, 4 puppy internationals, 3 senior Donal O’Mahony
wins , We have picked up wins in every grade of the Garry O’ Sullivan memorial drags
hunts , As to date the Senior International is the only one my father wants to
win before he retires.
What is the best hound
you have seen run & why?
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| Darren & Gary O'Callaghan |
best hound in my
lifetime Rocky’s son didn’t matter about finishers because the rest barely ever
finished with him he was so fast.
Who is your favourite drag hunting characters past & present & why?
Best characters there
has been a lot of great men down the years two great harrier men that stick in
my mind Connie Hogan a personal family friend and the charismatic Garry O’Sullivan who carried the sport for
many a year.
What is your favourite course & why?
I always liked course
out in Ballynoe cream always rose to the top there.
With the amount of land
out there I'm sure with hard work new courses can be got and help drive the
sport forward
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