THE JIM EMERTON STRAIN by Liam O’Comain Our subject, Jim Emerton, was introduced to the sport by his father at a very early age but the resulting strain’s foundations were laid in York from about 1976. They were mainly Descamps Van Hasten Stichelbauts with a direct cock from…

N. BLACK & SON IRISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONS OF 2012 David Black reflects on another great season for the family 2012 has been another very good year for our team, which consists of myself, brothers Alan and Ian, my wife Janice, son Andrew and daughter Caroline. We retained four of…

A NEW PUBLICATION THE THOROUGHBRED RACING PIGEON by Liam Ó Comáin Although for health reasons forced to leave the sport the Irish writer, Liam Ó Comáin, who gave to the English language a new word, ‘Pigeoner’, has written a book about pigeon racing. It is entitled ‘The…

'Come on, Come on' To the memory of my Father and my Mother and to the Pigeon Folk of those times by Liam O Comain I recall across the decades my father's voice calling 'Come on, come on, ...' as he loudly called upon his racing pigeons while shaking a tin of corn expecting to…

Marathon And Long Distance Pigeon Racing ‘Nellie’ Wins The 2009 Barcelona International By Liam O’Comain On Saturday July the 12th 2009, the van Houten family from Ijsselstein in Holland became the latest winners of the greatest pigeon race in the world. For on that date a…