Greatness of goats glorified

VISITING the Burren, in Co Clare, is always a refreshing experience that usually throws up delightful little cameos.

We had been hearing for a long time about the diminishing wild goat population in the area and, during a recent walking trip, did not see many goats.

However, while doing the Caher Valley Loop, there was an unexpected sighting of a splendid white-haired female and her kid, resting contently together in a tiny stonewalled field. They didn’t seem perturbed in the slightest by human intrusion and just stared without blinking a beady eye.