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  My name is Gill Tully and this is the story of Highclare. As my time in the Forces drew to a close, I was stationed at an army camp where I was able to have a dog. I decided, after long and hard deliberation, to get an Irish Setter.

As I was stationed at Beverley, North Yorkshire, I decided to get an Irish Setter from Pat Rhodes (Fearnley). That was the beginning of a long and happy relationship with dogs.

At first I wasn’t very successful in the ring with Emma and it was tough going to win any prizes, as I was a complete novice. Watching other people in the ring doing well gave me the incentive to go on.

After two attempts of breeding Emma, with little success, I decided a change of direction was due. At this point I lived down near Winchester, so I decided to buy a Welsh Springer Spaniel from one of the local breeders.

The puppy I decided to buy was from Mrs Muriel Marjurice, Chorisma Flame (Flag). Again unsuccessful in the ring, I decided to go back to the drawing board and do some homework on the breed. After a bit of advice from a good friend, I re-homed Flag and purchased a bitch from Ken Spate (Delkens). She was called Delkens Tamble (Tamble) Delkens Penniko ex Delkens Trisca.