Meta name="googlebot" content="index, follow" />
I found your story interesting. It reminded me that I have a cane that belonged to my great grandfather. Family story is that he won it in a walking contest in Ireland. It is a black tappered cane with a gold engraved knob. Would walking contests have been common in Ireland during the early to middle 1800′s in Ireland??
You got yourself a wonderful wee little website. Love it.