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THE Mount Juliet Resort in Thomastown, Co Kilkenny provided the ideal venue last weekend for a gathering of angling media hacks to this magnificent 1,500-acre estate.

Mount Juliet is steeped in history. Built by the Earl of Carrick in 1745 and named after his wife, Lady Juliet, the family remained until 1914, before selling to the McCalmonts. Tim Mahony (of Toyota) acquired the estate in 1985.