FOR more than half of its 180 years, Mount William has been in the same family’s ownership — but now, reluctantly, comes the time to sell.

EVER since he purchased his first fiddle for two old pounds at the age of 14, Mikey Duggan has been an integral part of the traditional music scene in the Sliabh Luachra area, straddling the Cork/Kerry border.

WILL she or won’t she? That is the question. And Tim Dennehy was last night still waiting for an answer.