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Fox man in Thomastown

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  • 09-06-2009 3:29pm
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    Interceptor
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    Who is the dude in Thomastown with the fox? Met him on Sunday but didn't get his name - nice guy by all accounts.

    Foxman.jpg

    'cptr


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    Deliverance XXV
    Registered Users Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭Deliverance XXV


    You should read this thread from the photography forum from a while back.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055518884

    Some cool snaps and a little background :)


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    Kaldorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 299 ✭✭Kaldorn


    i wonder why he carrys him on his head so much..its gorgeous isnt it?


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    nicola09
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    I forget the mans name but I know the fox is called Grainne! :)


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    Jeege
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    He is all over the news today, somebody finally wrote in to the Kilkenny People with it - Must be a slow news week! Basically he spends his days walking around Thomastown with the fox on his shoulders, cute the first time you see it, but getting old now. Also, I think it has gotten to the stage that if he does not get his quota of stares and points by passers by per day, he feels quite hard done by. Get a hobby and out the fox down Patsy!


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    nicola09
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    I'm from Thomastown and it kind of annoys me coz I think healthy foxes should be in the wild! All the tourists going "Ahhhhh a fox!" like it's the most amazing thing they have ever seen, like we have foxes at home too that we feed, one only has 3 legs, but that doesn't make me a celebrity!:confused: But still, as long as the fox is well looked after (which she seems to be) then I don't really see anything wrong with it!


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    Ollchailin
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    Article about this man and his fox in the Kilkenny People this week if anyone's interested


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    jameswburke
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    Patsy Gibbons is his name. Nice man


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,497 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    nicola09 wrote: »
    I'm from Thomastown and it kind of annoys me coz I think healthy foxes should be in the wild! All the tourists going "Ahhhhh a fox!" like it's the most amazing thing they have ever seen, like we have foxes at home too that we feed, one only has 3 legs, but that doesn't make me a celebrity!:confused: But still, as long as the fox is well looked after (which she seems to be) then I don't really see anything wrong with it!

    Didn't he rescure the fox as a cub though?

    It would have died had he not...reintroducing it to the wild after having contact with humans would most certainly mean it would be killed very quickly


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    Lord ButterSlip
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    Jeege wrote: »
    Basically he spends his days walking around Thomastown with the fox on his shoulders, cute the first time you see it, but getting old now. Also, I think it has gotten to the stage that if he does not get his quota of stares and points by passers by per day, he feels quite hard done by. Get a hobby and out the fox down Patsy!

    Chill out? As you would walk your dog he walks his fox. Hes fairly quite so i doubt he does it for attention. :confused:


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