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his companions, perhaps it is because he |
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hears a different drummer. Let him
step to the music which he hears, however |
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measured or far away. - Henry Thoreau |
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Dominus Providebit
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Edward Boyle and Beth Maxwell Boyle |
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| Jewelry: These pages show the many types of jewelry and
metalwork we make including Pewter Buttons, Celtic, Wool & sheep
related, reproductions, and jewelry for the horse and dog owner.
Custom casting and metal work is also our business. |
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To eBay and see our jewelry being auctioned!
If you play your cards right there are real deals to be
had buying this way from The Rams Horn. |
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| Our Studio James
Edward Boyle B.F.A. , & Beth Maxwell Boyle, BFA. |
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| The Rams Horn Studio is where we
create jewelry and art work in many different media. It is
located on Thistledown Croft. |
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| Prints & Cards:
Beth Maxwell Boyle's pen & ink works which include Celtic themes, fantasy and rural life
illustrations. |
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Thistledown Croft
Stedman, New York
Scottish Blackface Sheep, Mini
Rex Rabbits, Morgan Horses, Donkeys and Bantam Chickens
Farm established 1980
on the Web since 1997
Thistledown Croft:
This part of our site is large and varied. Here you will find
information on Scottish Blackface Sheep, our wee farmstead, Thistledown
Croft and many other animal related hobbies. Here you will see
such things as sleighs, driving horses and donkeys. See also top local
breeders of horses and dogs!
| Lambs For Sale
Scottish Blackface
and Jacob lambs 2001. |
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| Folklore,
Faith and Music : This is
a mixture of information on Celtic lore, folk music and instruments as
well as prayers, poems, and lyrics to songs. Many songs
are of sheep and shepherding. |
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| Hobbies: Yes, we actually have
hobbies in addition to everything else. Sleighs, Mini Rex
Rabbits, Hedgehogs, Donkeys, Photography, Cast Iron Collecting, etc. |
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| Boyle Family Page:
Boyle Family history and information on the family of George
Michael Boyle born in Conneaut Lake, PA. |
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| Maxwell Family Page:
Maxwell Family history and clan info. The Family of John Jay
Maxwell born in Farrell, PA 1920. The Maxwell and Boyle
Family |
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| Thank You Pierre Yves for the
Irish Music Files! |
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| Hear more great folk music by
going to Lesley's site! Be sure to go here too! |
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Copyright, James and Beth
Boyle, All Rights Reserved
| We recently discovered someone else
who breeds Scottish Blackface Sheep in New York State has used
our farm name, Thistledown Croft. They more than likely
took our name from the University of Oklahoma Breeds of Livestock site
as we contributed material several years ago about Scottish Blackface
Sheep and we are very widely known through shows and the Net.
We promote Scottish Blackface Sheep for the registry and
are highly visible at Shows like the New York State Sheep and Wool
Festival and the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. We use this as
our trademark on eBay and our site has been on line since 1997. |
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We have advertised nationally for
many years and we feel we are the first to use this name in New York
State and have never heard of another using this name nationally
or in fact, anywhere on the Web or even in Scotland. We hope all
our patrons and sheep buyers will let the copy cats know they know the
name was plagiarized from the Boyle Family in Mayville, NY.
This party also raises rabbits as we do, their server is Yahoo
and their site is just going up as of this November. Our farm was
established in 1980 and we have been on the Web since 1997 on Alltel
and Fortune City.
Sincerely
yours,
Fun
Fact: Sheep on the White House lawn? A flock of
sheep
grazed during Woodrow Wilson's term. Their wool
was
sold to raise money for the Red Cross during World
