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Courtmac charter boats getting good shark fishing and more

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Blue sharks courtmacsherry

Charter boat anglers fihsing out of Courtmacsherry are getting good fishing over wrecks, shark action and more…

07 September: Anglers fishing with Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre had 15 blues for the Bristol boys today biggest for Hugh , plenty of fine size fish today

08 September: Dave Edwards, skipper at West Cork Charters found himself a long way South last night on the Cornish/Cork border! One angler had never caught a shark before and within 15 minutes of cutting Silver Dawns engines, he had a Porbeagle and a Blue. Both as small as you’re likely to see but size doesn’t always matter.

We didn’t put a trail out as shark wasn’t our planned target for the night, they had other ideas though and eventually we gave up and toasted the sunset. Some nice Whiting and Ling this morning and also a couple of feathered passengers that were struggling with their migration in the morning fog.

Meanwhile, a new crew headed out with Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre and to  say the fishing was high octane wouldn’t be a lie.

An early start was need to make the most of the offshore wrecks and plenty of coalfish and big ling were hooked but the anglers could not escape the sharks all day long. They battled hard to bring fish to the boat but the sharks got the better of them everytime. The skipper helped them pick out few the bigger sharks to bring on board and tag. Mighty crack was had for sure !!

11 September: West Cork Charters were sitting at anchor in Courtmacsherry Bay with the Skate research team. The Skate didn’t playing ball but there plenty of smaller feed fish around and a specimen Bullhuss was an unexpected bonus.

Go fishing…

West Cork Charters

Address Courtmacsherry Cork Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 83 449 1403 Website: westcorkcharters.com
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Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre

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Piscari-Fly Newsletter – 12th September 2023

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IFI Staff
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How’s the Fishing?

Brown Trout from the River Nore

The Nore system is holding its water well after that blast of sunshine. The gauge at Mount Juliet is reading 0.323 and that is an ideal level for this time of year. We are well into Autumn now and fish are beginning to move back in the runs to the flats and glides readying themselves for the long winter, reserving energy and fat levels.

This time of year I find a team of spiders can be super successful for searching out those long flats. A team of Partridge & Orange, Gold greenwells, and a purple and Jungle cock would go down a treat. Sometimes I’ll even put a beaded spider on the point to fish them a little deeper. It won’t be long till we see the return of the afternoon rises also.

Mark Driver was out on the Nore during the weekend coaching a gang of youths who are competing in the National finals next week and they had great sport. They were mostly Nymphing. The Hends 233 Gasolina perdigone, and an olive nymph with an orange butt taking most of the fish for the lads.

They did report seeing a good few rising fish throughout the day. Its great to see a group of young lads on the river having some fun. We hope to have another open day for youths in the coming weeks on the river or early Oct on a lake.

Hends 233 Gasolina Perdigone

The Kings River is reporting to be fishing well and there was still a really good evening hatch up till 2 days ago, with some good fish moving. I am not sure how long this will last now as we are seeing a real change in the weather.

For anyone interested in a bit of sea angling I was walking along Slade head by Hook lighthouse Sunday evening with the kids and the sea was exploding with mackerel all over the place. I might go down an evening over the next few days with the fly rod for a bit of sport. Here is a few Mackerel fly’s that have worked really well for me this season.

Mackerel Flies

To purchase the above flies click the following links: Partridge & Orange Spider, Gold Greenwells Spider, Jungle Cock and Purple Spider​

For more information and details about where to fish and get permits drop me a line [email protected].

What’s new

 

Piscari Travels

Slovenia Sava River

Nestled in the heart of Europe, Slovenia is a country renowned for its stunning landscapes, pristine rivers, and world-class fly fishing opportunities. One such hidden gem for fly anglers is the picturesque River Sava. With its crystal-clear waters and abundant aquatic life, the Sava offers a perfect setting for an unforgettable adventure fly fishing the River Sava in Slovenia Read More 

What’s coming

Peter will be captaining the team for the Fips Mouche World Masters championships – ‘I am Really looking forward to this one!’. Next Sunday Team Ireland set off to Kamloops British Colombia.

 

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World Senior Fips Mouche Fly-fishing Championships starting on Wednesday in Slovakia. Here’s the link to follow all the action https://www.wffc2023.com/

About us

Based On the River Nore just outside Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, Ireland. Piscari-Fly is a growing Fly Tying and Fly-Fishing business with a vast amount of experience and knowledge. If there is ever anything I can do to make my service better for you please feel free to suggest it to me and I’ll gladly try my best to accommodate your requests.

Thanks again.

Peter Driver.

Piscari-Fly, Woolengrange, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, R95 Y860, Ireland, 0879787040

Oaklands International Friendly 2023

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oaklands

This report form the organisers of the Oaklands International Friendly 2023: 

The 5th edition of this one-of-a-kind event once again saw Ireland with the biggest catch of the four nations represented:

  • Ireland 1st – going home for the 5th year on the row with the Trophy.
  • Romania 2nd
  • Lithuania 3rd
  • Bulgaria 4th

This friendly match organised by Romanian Catch & Release Angling Association part of the Coarse Angling Ireland NCFFI give the opportunity for different nationalities living in Ireland to compete in teams is organised by the Club staged on fabulous venue at Oaklands Lake, New Ross, County Wexford.

There were some fabulous weights on the day:

  • Ireland – 391.935 kg
  • Romania 550 kg
  • Lithuania 220 kg
  • Bulgaria 030 kg

Total for the day = 919.735 kg

Prizes awarded on the day have been as follow :

  • Biggest Bag: Leoo Lynch Peg 53 – the man on fire 101.750 kg representing Ireland Trophy & voucher if €150 (to be used in Baracuda fishing tackle shop)
  • Second biggest weight: Vlad Alexandru Peg 52 – representing Romania Trophy & €100 voucher same shop
  • Third biggest weight: Codin Jurj Peg 48 – representing Romania Trophy & voucher €50

“Genie in the Lamp” for no-fish prize was forgotten this year but we will make sure we will bring in on the next edition 2024.

We have to Thank you to all the Sponsors of the free draw as follow:

Also there was a Raffael for Mustang Box from MK Quattro – this is a great box, light, sturdy and the most comfortable box you might get on the market.

You can find more about the Italian MK Quattro on the link bellow. Please give them a like and a share.

https://www.facebook.com/mkquattroeurope

The raffled Mustang from MK Quattro have been won by the so called by now “The man of only one competition per year “Alin Apahidean – Well done for the number 51

We do hope that we have fulfil everyone’s wishes by organising this for the 5th year and we are open for any suggestion for the next year via PM. Your view is important to us for the best organisation possible.

Just before I finish this I would like to thank you to each one of you participating in this Event and as we have been discussed maybe the format of this should be changed but I am sure we can work together on this on our International Friendly Chat.

Thank you to the captains of each team for making this happened. Please enjoy the pictures of the event and award presentation.

 

Powells – Kings of the Lake 2023

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IFI Staff
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Following an epic weekend of hardcore pike fishing at the Lough Ree King of the Lake competition, where 82 teams battled it out for the title ‘Kings of the Lake’, it was the Powells – Steven and Andy – who took the title with a top 3 fish of 300cm.

It was a spectacular sight to see on both competition days, as the 80+ boats lined up outside Ballyleague Marina to await the starting siren – then throttling down to all corners of Lough Ree once the signal came.

The competition days offered contrasting conditions to further challenge the competitors, as Saturday was a day for sun cream and Sunday brought warnings for thunder, meaning that organisers had to scramble to prepare for the possibility of calling a halt to fishing should a lightning warning come into effect.

In the end, both days went smoothly and, while there were no truly gigantic Lough Ree monsters to enhance the tales told at the Yacht Bar on either evening, there were plenty of really good fish caught to keep the competition close.

The Powell winning team recorded 300cm of pike made up of a 104cm, 100cm and 96cm trio – enough to take the top honours by a mere 2.5cm from their nearest rivals. In total,  there were 18 metre plus fish caught by anglers over the two competition days – the best 106.5cm – which was pretty good considering the contrasting weather during the event.

Pike fishing around Lanesboro Angling Centre

 

 

Fairhurst is Feedermaster for 2023

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Muckno

Fifteen of the best feeder anglers in the land qualified for the Feedermasters Final, which was held on Lough Muckno on Sunday, September 10th. Six qualifiers had been held over the past eight weeks at various venues to sort out the wheat from the chaff. On the final day, it was on form Darren Fairhurst who took the big win and eclipsed a formidable field of feeder anglers.

Darren had11.5kgs off peg 196 to win by a full 1.5 kgs and scoop the significant prize fund and more importantly the Irish Feedermasters title. In second spot was Rimantas Kondrakas, who just held off the very competitive Stephen Whyte. Fourth on the podium went to Paul Leese, making it an impressive clean sweep for members of the C/M Lakelands Feeder Club in the top 4 spots.

1. Darren Fairhurst
2. Rimantas Kondrakas
3. Stephen Whyte
4. Paul Leese

Please fish in a sustainable manner

Lough Muckno

 

 

Belmont Open at Shannon Harbour on 24 September

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IFI Staff
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happy anglers

Belmont anglers are holding a open fishing competition on Sunday the 24th September and All are welcome.

Competition will be fished on the match stretch at Shannon Harbour .

Registration and draw at 12:30

Fishing 2pm until 6pm

Entry fee €10

Prizes on the

All are welcome

Join the Club…

Belmont Anglers is taking new members.

Belmont Anglers is a Coarse Angling club based in the Irish midlands. Competitions are held regularly on the Grand canal and river Shannon. All are welcome to participate.

For details of this and all their news and up coming events check out their facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1691060974490981

Shannon Harbour
Shannon Harbour

Daniel McDermott wins the Maloney/Keady Cup on Lough O’Flynn

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Mark Malone, Daniel McDermott winner Maloney/Keady Cup, Michael McDermott
Mark Malone, Daniel McDermott winner Maloney/Keady Cup, Michael McDermott

Joe Fitzharris reports on well attended Maloney/Keady Cup, fished on Sunday, where 24 anglers competed for the coveted trophy…

Fishing on Sunday was downright tough going but as always a few good fish were returned to win the main prizes.

Results from yesterday’s Maloney/Keady Cup for 2023  as follows

  • 1st Daniel McDermott, 2lb 06.2 oz.
  • 2nd Ryan Cummins, 2lb 05.2 oz.
  • 3rd Morgan Mulkerrins, 2lb 00.8,
  • 4th Liam Hayes, 1lb 12.8 oz.

Go fishing…

Lough O’Flynn, Co. Roscommon

 

Belturbet September Festival wrap up

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IFI Staff
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After a week that began with blistering sunshine and ended with violent thunderstorms, the Belturbet September Festival, organised by the Belturbet Angling and Conservation Club, came to a close on Friday, September 8th.

Thirty six anglers had taken to the banks of five local lakes – expertly pre baited and pegged in advance of the event –  to thrash it out over five days and it was the early leader, John Potters, who improved as the event went on and win outright with over 200lbs by day 5 – a good 50lbs more than the nearest competitor.

Top Five:

  1. John Potters 202lbs 14oz
  2. Julian Kendrick 152lbs 03oz
  3. Stephen Leddy 146lbs 01oz
  4. Mark Theedom 139lbs 11oz
  5. Nicky Harrison 127lbs 03oz

The organisers would like to thank the following people:

The Castle Sports & Gastro Bar Belturbet and Church View Guest House B&B Belturbet – thanks both for the continued support.

Irish Bait and Tackle Limited have pulled out all the stops and the Belturbet Festival committee and all of the people who fish in are local area would be lost without them.

Inland Fisheries Ireland without your continued support we could not run these events and with your help in the future we will continue to improve not only match but pleasure angling in our small part of paradise.

Lastly – the landowners who allow access. Without whose continued support it would not be possible to run these events you truly are the hero’s of these festivals and let no one forget it. A Thanks to everyone who has helped and hoping everyone has tight lines all week.

Full results:

Please fish in a sustainable manner

BELTURBET

Irish Angling Update 🎣 8 September 2023

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IFI Staff
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Today, Friday, September 8th, is likely to be the hottest day ever recorded in Ireland in the month of September. If you live in parts of Kilkenny, the weather sages have predicted that your thermometer might top 31°C today – two full degrees above the previous record (29.1°C) – which was set in Clongowes, Co. Kildare, in 2009. The weather record-breaking has become a regular occurrence and it doesn’t make for great reading; 2022 was our warmest year on record, March of 2023 was our wettest March, June was our hottest June, July was our wettest July. We are a week into September, we’ll have to wait and see what records it brings…

Source: Met Eireann

The forecast will also be hot for tomorrow, the second Saturday in September – also known as International Women’s Fly Fishing Day. At 11am, in every time-zone across the world, female fly-anglers will post photos or videos of themselves to Facebook or to Instagram that will show their enjoyment of fly fishing – so make sure and get involved. For more information please visit International Women’s Fly Fishing Day on Facebook or email [email protected].  Alternatively, you can listen to our very own Irish international Maddy Kelly – one of the driving forces behind the initiative – as she chats with the Ireland on the Fly team about the day and how the obstacles to women in fly fishing are finally breaking down.

Ladies trial, Lough Sheelin 18th Sept 2022

Back to Kilkenny now, where we’ll start the fishing reports this week on the Nore in Thomastown. After a washout of a summer, Peter Driver of Piscari-Fly has issued the first of what he hopes to be a regular newsletter, with news of trout fishing in Thomastown and on the Nore catchment. Needless to say, it was the ever reliable dry-dropper that did the damage for Peter this week. Also on the rivers was Paddy Dunworth, who guided his American guest to some Limerick trout using his newly-acquired upstream dry-fly skills. On the loughs, like Conn and Cullin, there has been limited angling activity, but those who have ventured out have been rewarded.

We are into the closing few weeks of the season for salmonids and it hasn’t been a year for the photo albums. The Munster Blackwater has had another quiet week, though some beautiful fish were caught and carefully released there. On the Moy, there was a slight upswing in numbers caught, with 100 reported throughout the system up to September 9th; worm and prawn were the most effective methods. In Kerry, there was Saharan sand but no salmon in Waterville, as the sultry conditions meant that lines remained slack. On a more positive note, the River Erriff saw a salmon landed almost every day throughout August, with 60 salmon and 10 sea trout recorded during the month.

A fine September salmon from the Blackwater Valley Fishery
A fine September salmon from the Blackwater Valley Fishery – kept in the water to recover well

On the pike fishing scene, Canadian anglers met their targets while fishing with Anglers’ Paradise recently – catching both wild Irish trout and pike on Lough Derg. Further upstream, there was a big event held on Lough Ree last weekend, where 60 anglers fished the Lough Ree Predator Challenge, and an even bigger one is taking place this weekend, where 85 boats and 240 anglers will battle it out to become the King of the Lake. The organisers would like to remind everyone taking part in the event that, in line with the law, the wearing of life jackets is COMPULSORY by every person in every boat in the event on both days, otherwise they will face disqualification. Suncream is also advised….

Lough Ree Predator Challenge

September is the season for coarse angling festivals in Ireland and there are plenty in the calendar for the always-busy Lough Muckno. Over in Cavan, the Belturbet September Festival will fish to a close today as will the Arvagh International. Brackley Lough in Leitrim fished well for the IASCaire Feeder Club for the first of their random-pairs matches while over in Longford, UK anglers staying with Melview Fishing Lodge made the most of their trip with pre-baiting and early starts.

Brackley Lough

To the tides now, where some great tope and specimen smooth hound have been caught in the last few weeks, not least on the east coast where smoothies to 14lb fell to fresh peelers. Fishing out of Wicklow, Kit Dunne’s crews got in amongst the specimen tope, along with a number of other species. Further down the coast, the South Shore SAC held two big events last weekend – the inaugural Tommy Keogh Memorial Open and the annual Mick Kearney Open. Each of the events was a great success – both socially and in angling terms! Cormac Walsh of the Lure Fishing Podcast put his money where his mouth is last week too, by getting out there and chasing bass in the south east. Cormac reckons that fish were much more active around the early morning high tide, with the first hour after high water the most productive for him.

Further west, the Silver Dawn had some unbelievable blue shark fishing at the weekend, with four anglers catching 52 Blue Sharks including two large specimens during a long-range overnight trip out of West Cork – they win our Catch of the Week for this week. From the Cork coast, the West Cork and District SAC held their competition in Caliso Bay and, over on Long Strand, the Cork SAC had garfish, bass and homemade scones.

Following the coast north, the Lady Gwen II in Clare has had some success with spurs and cod lately, though mackerel are hard to come by. The Clare Dragoon has also had some great pollock and mixed species fishing – including a rare spotted ray – but there has been no sign of that elusive six-gilled shark since June. On the other side of Galway Bay, skipper John Fleming says it’s been a busy time with good pollock fishing to be had; the tope fishing was fantastic too for most of the week. Meanwhile, the Galway Bay SAC had a hugely successful mini-species session for their junior members at Ros a Mhil harbour.

Finally to the north west, where Ewings Boat Charters have been in amongst the bluefin and pollock  fishing out of Rosses Point, while up in Westport, the 12th Battalion Army Fishing Club had their annual fishing trip in Clew Bay; a 9lb cod was the highlight of their day on the water.

Safe fishing to all and tight lines, especially here in Ireland. If fishing in the sea, don’t forget to check the tides.

IFI Staff
Catch, Photo, Release

If you have an angling story to share with the Irish Angling Update please send it to [email protected] and don’t forget that all of our fishing reports are available on our dedicated Angling Ireland Facebook page.

And now the weather…

Warm and humid on Friday night, mainly dry with low cloud and areas of mist and fog, along with isolated showers. Lows of 15°C to 17°C in light southerly breezes.

Mostly sunny again on Saturday, with increased chance of isolated thunderstorms. Mist or fog may affect some coastal areas. Highest temperatures of 21°C to 26°C with light southwest or variable winds.

Staying very warm and humid on Sunday with sunny spells and occasional thundery downpours. Becoming cooler from Monday onwards.

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A few salmon reported from the Blackwater before the hot weather took hold

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A fine September salmon from the Blackwater Valley Fishery
A fine September salmon from the Blackwater Valley Fishery - kept in the water to recover well

It’s been another very quiet week on the Munster Blackwater. Last week’s rain saw a small rise on the 3rd of September but since then the bright, hot conditions have not been to the anglers advantage. Noel from the Blackwater Valley Fishery reports and has some good advice for anglers fishing at this time of year…

03 September:  With the season coming to a close it is nice to see some good fish been caught from our fishery. What wonderful colours this time of year. Remember if returning fish give them plenty of time to recover in the water before releasing them. Use the net if needed.

A fine September salmon from the Blackwater Valley Fishery
This September salmon was photographed in the water to maximise its chance of a strong recovery

Go fishing…

Guided fishing, clubs, private fisheries etc

Blackwater Valley Fishery

Salmon, Sea trout and Brown trout fishing on prime fishing beats River Blackwater Co. Cork and Co. Waterford Ireland.

Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +353 (0) 87 690 5467
Web: facebook.com/Corkwaterfordfishery

Blackwater Salmon Fishery

Blackwater Salmon Fishery has 3 beats downstream of the weir and 2 upstream of the weir. Blackwater Salmon Fishery offers fishing on approximately 5 miles of the river Blackwater. The fishing is spread throughout the middle section of the river to offer good sport throughout the fishing season. Due to the location of the beats, fishing can still usually be offered in low or high water.
Contact Glenda Powell: Lismore, Co Waterford,
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +353 (0) 872351260 Telephone: +353 (0) 5853929
Web: www.blackwatersalmonfishery.com

Fortwilliam Fishery & Self-Catering Cottages

Fortwilliam Fishery offers two miles of double bank salmon and trout fishing over five beats on the river Blackwater.
Our salmon include – Springers, May Salmon, Grilse, Back End Salmon, and in Summer sea trout.
Our beats provide a wide variety of water, suitable for both beginners and the more experienced fishermen.
Fortwilliam Fishery, Glencairn, Lismore, Co. Waterford, Ireland
Web: www.fortwilliamfishing.ie Email: [email protected]
Tel: (00353) 87 8292077 or 058 75299

Blackwater Salmon and Trout Fishery

Blackwater Salmon and Trout Fishery control a number of beats of the Munster Blackwater. The Ballyduff Bridge beat is almost a mile long offering a huge variety of water and is particularly suited to fly fishing. Upstream near the village of Ballyhooley (a few miles outside the town of Fermoy, Cork) we have two beats. The Ballincurrig Beat is one of the most beautiful locations along the river and has an excellent piece of fly water flowing into a deep pool. Just downstream on the opposite bank we have a short but productive beat, called Magners. This beat fishes also well in high water.

Contact  Jason Corcoran:
Ballyduff, Co. Waterford.

Tel: +353 (0)586 0146
Mobile: +353 (0)87 720 5690
Web: www.blackwatertroutandsalmon.ie

Careysville Fishery

Careysville Fishery offers some of the best salmon fly fishing in Ireland and includes 26 named pools. It is considered by many to be one of premier beats for salmon fishing in Ireland. Wading is excellent and among the numerous streams, pools and glides there is a great variety of fly fishing to suit both complete novice and challenge the most competent of fly casters.

Careysville, Clondulane, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
Email:  [email protected] Mobile: +353 (0)86 2378788
Web: http://careysville.com/careysville-fishery/

Lismore Castle Fishery

At Lismore Castle & Golf Course Fishery, we offer nearly two miles of two inter-linked beats, the Castle Beat & the Golf Course Beat.

The legendary Castle Beat consistently ranks as one of the top Salmon beats on the River Blackwater, for the number of Atlantic Salmon caught per rod. The Golf Course Beat offers about 1.5 miles of fishable water through meandering majestic countryside. The Golf Course beat offers a number of bewildering pools suitable for unmatched spinning and bait fishing.

For bookings contact Joe Willoughby on Mobile no. 00353 87 8295449 or Email: [email protected]

Website: www.lismorecastlefishery.com

Blackwater Salmon Anglers, Mallow

We provide Day Tickets for some prime Salmon fishing in Mallow Co. Cork. We have excellent fly water, shrimping worming and spinning also. We also have very competitive Day rates and we have very recently upgraded our fishing.

Tickets available from “The Bridge House” and “Vincent Downes Menswear” Mallow.

Facebook: Blackwater Salmon Anglers

Upper Bridgetown Salmon Fishery

Located on the Munster Blackwater in the south of Ireland. Situated mid river between the towns of Fermoy and Mallow. A productive left bank beat in stunning surroundings.

For bookings contact Conor Arnold: +353 87 755 4682

Facebook: Upper Bridgetown Salmon Fishery

Loungueville House Salmon Fishery

For details on availability and conditions of fishing for salmon and trout on the Longueville House waters please contact them at
Contact : Longueville House Hotel, William O’Callaghan
Address : Mallow, Co. Cork.
Telephone : 00 353 22 47156
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.longuevillehouse.ie

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