It was a cold and windy morning as I made my way over to the Rock. King Puck was looking down the cliffs. I was missing a foxy coloured and white nanny, that I called Sarah. I knew she was about to give birth soon and wondered where she was. I searched in the small…

All the goats were on Bilberry Rock today as I made the last check on them at around 4pm this evening. The wind was westerly, blowing my scent away from them so that I would not be detected. There was a lot of activity going on with the goats.. It was the ruting season. I…

Bilberry Rock and environs has a microclimate. It is an elevated site, open to prevailing winds. It is also beside the River Suir. Wind speeds of 100mph have been recorded in the area. The Bilberry goats down through the centuries have lived through these climatic conditions and adapted to them. As a result of the weather conditions…

It was Christmas Day and the weather throughout that week was extremely bad. Hurricane winds and incessant heavy rain. Winds up to 100mph. I could not get to Bilberry Rock to feed the goats all week. On Christmas Day the winds were still very high but the rain had abated a little. I knew I…