The Rhubarb Leaf, Mickey, the four legged legend. Families are not just people, pets and in Mickeys' case 'working animals' played a big part in family life. Mickey was a legend in his own time and dearly loved by all at Friars Walk.
Wonders never cease.
This was about 1912. Mickey was of Arabic stock. He had one less vertebrae in his spine than ordinary horses and his head was neat and well shaped. They brought with them a donkey foal with whom Mickey had become friendly with while grazing in the fields of west Cork. The presence of the donkey foal eased considerably the difficulty of conveying the lively young Mickey to Friars Walk.