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    The weather forecast predicted that the wind would pick up a little in the afternoon and that light rain was on the way. In other words, it would be what locals like to call a “soft day”. I contacted Yvonne, one of the booking managers at the bird sanctuary, based deep in the ancient wooded estate of Ashford Castle, to see if our hawk walk through the County Mayo countryside would still go ahead.

    “Of course”, she said, “the birds love to hover on the breeze; it’s a treat for them.”

    With that, I had my first lesson from the School of Falconry.

    It’s a symbiotic relationship. When we walk in the forest together, the bird and I work as a single unit. There’s a constant connection

    Tommy, Falconry instructor, Ashford Castle
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    Black hawk

    Going back through the ages

    After I drove through a series of hefty, turreted stone bridges that cross over the choppy Cong River, the scene unfolded into a veritable Camelot, replete with a stately castle and lush, magnificent grounds.

    My son, Cillian, led the way when he caught sight of the black signposts that pointed the direction with gold leaf lettering. If I had any doubts about how highly these magnificent birds of prey are regarded by the team at Ashford and Ireland’s School of Falconry, the massive in-flight eagle sculpture with prey clutched in its talons, perched between the thick limestone walls of the castle and the shores of Lough Corrib, left little ambiguity.

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    Eagle owl

    We passed through elegant gardens, almost French formal in design, with long pathways that form a symmetrical frame of the lake, before we entered a winding stone tunnel. When we arrived on the other side the setting shifted back centuries, with seasonal buds, heather, wild leafy fern, towering trees and the scent of pine surrounding the entire enclave. We met three guides, each carrying a trained hawk that was perched on their arms or shoulders and we knew that we were in the right place.

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    Grounds of Ashford Castle