Clayshooting at Ballywalter
Clays are in the capable hands of the Bal- lycranmore club supported by BASC. The top four guns will qualify for the final of the All Ireland Game Fair Championships at Birr Castle and the top four novice guns for the final of the Barbour Novice Champion- ships at Shanes Castle.
The Team from Ballycranmore at the 2011 launch and other sponsors. The Tented Village
The enhanced Angling Village is typical of how all areas of the tented village have been upgraded. The extensive range of angling products is supported by similarly enlarged displays of guns, accessories, clothing, canine products, fine food and indeed every- thing connected with country living and lifestyle.
Another keynote feature is the ‘Ards and County Down Past & Present Pavilion’ featur- ing all manner of historical and traditional crafts and displays including the history of the lough and peninsula including a wildfowling exhibit co-ordinated by the Joint Council, a display by the Linen Museum, traditional spinning, weaving and dyeing displays, quilt- ing and even a Titanic display.
And Living History
Visitors to the fair may think that they have walked on to the set of Downton Abbey or Upstairs Downstairs as the fair will create the atmosphere of a traditional estate in the Georgian era which was of course a golden era for field sports and rural pastimes through the patronage of the Royal Family, particularly Prince Al- bert.
Of course there is no finer setting to cre- ating such an atmosphere than the styl- ish and well kept lawns and parkland and the backdrop and centre piece of a fine Victorian house.
The theme of the house and family’s Victorian/Edwardian past will permeate all aspects of the fair with carriages and vintage vehicles displayed in front of the house; a Napole- onic and Victorian military encampment and displays being staged at the house; and traditional falconry, period angling and Victorian archery displays all taking place on the manicured lawns. There will several other historical cameos as Master McGrath was of course presented at court to Queen Victoria and the Queen was reported to have
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The extensive prize fund for the shooting at Ballywalter is still being added to but prizes for include a Bettinsoli Shotgun sponsored by Donal Mc Cloy, two quality watches sponsored by Gardiner Brothers of Belfast and cash prizes donated by Irish Countrysports and Country Life magazine
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