The Jim Emerton Strain

February 08, 2014 Liam O’ Comain - The North West of Ireland Hits: 2280
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…

The Thoroughbred Racing Pigeon

December 15, 2011 Liam O’ Comain - The North West of Ireland Hits: 1241
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…
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Come On Come On!

'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…

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