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The future for Bray’s shared e-bike scheme is looking brighter as the initiative nears the end of its one-year trial, after a representative from the firm behind the roll-out of the bikes crunched the numbers for councillors at the March meeting of Bray Municipal District, while pitching the idea for the town to take up e-scooters.
Historian Sean J Murphy from Windgates writes about a famous ballad recalling a memorable fox hunt which took place from Killruddery near Bray in December 1744. The article is based on a recent talk delivered via Zoom to members of the Kilmacanogue History Society. In Britain and Ireland the hunting song is a well defined class of popular ballad. Songs of this type describe memorable pursuits of prey such as the stag, fox or hare, with the daring and skills of the huntsmen to the fore in the narrative. Examples of Irish hunting songs include 'The County Limerick Buck-Hunt', 'Reynard the Fox' ...