Poor auld Ginny is gone dry. Ginny (pictured) is a milking goat and pet to the Rigney family. She has been the leading star of the Slieve Bloom Association’s Imbolc Festival for the last number of years. Ginny, unfortunately cannot be milked for this years Imbolc Festival 2015.

Ginny at Spink Hill, Cadamstown for Imbolc Festival 2014

With Ginny out of action we are now on the search for Imbolc Festival’s Next Great Goat.

Do you have a milking goat or know of a milking goat who would be interested in taking part in this revival of an age-old tradition? Are you in the Laois/Offaly, Slieve Bloom area and available on the 1st February 2015? If so, please email details to info@slievebloomassociation.com

Nothing sacrificial, just plain old milking. “More Father Ted than Wickerman” – Mark Graham, Festival Fit, The Irish Times

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Ginny for her good humour and pleasant nature through the years.