Rocker’s pad for grabs, lock stock and barrell
And last April, the local legend passed away at 58.
His Kilbarry Stud Farm, purchased with his partner, Joy Arnold, (twice capped for the England ladies fly-fishing team) and which they ran as a guest house, is now up for sale with Bridget Colbert of Collins O’Meara.
The property played a pivotal role in Lock’s life, he left the tedium of touring and the tantrums of rock musicians, (Jimmy Page famously told him, ‘You’re going to have to anticipate when I break a string’) for the Blackwater, to spend the rest of his time on flies, horses and playing the guitar.
Lock founded the Irish Skewbald and Piebald Association in 1993 and over the years, persuaded the Department of Agriculture to recognise coloured stock as a European breed type, which led to acceptance at Dublin Horse Show level.
Lock grew up in rural Devonshire, England, and began fishing and guitar-playing early on.
During his years as a guitar technician for some of the greats in the business, Lock always managed to get in a spot of fishing, and was part of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Fly Fishers Club, which Eric Clapton joined.
He worked as a tour manager with Motorhead, and also worked for rock greats Frank Zappa and Steve Winwood.
He divided his time at Clondulane, Fermoy between running a fly-fishing B&B business with horse breeding and training.
It centred around Ghillie Cottage, Kilbarry, his four-bed home which comes with 25 acres of land and outbuildings.
Bridget Colbert is selling the entire holding for offers in the region of €400,000, including the house, six loose boxes, three dog kennels and a derelict house, which may allow planning for replacement or conversion.
The land is good quality for horses, says Colbert, but part of the steeper ground would be more suitable for cattle or sheep.
The main house is a detached, four-bed with a large living room, a kitchen-diner with four-oven Aga, utility, bedroom and bathroom with three bedrooms and main bathroom on the first floor.
Just five miles from Fermoy and overlooking one of the best salmon rivers in the country, this little gem of a property should stir a good deal of interest, especially amongst fisher-folk and those who would have spent time at Ghillie Cottage.
