The statue has had many visitors since the
unveiling day back in January 2010.
By the following September, the first tourists had arrived from the UK.
Jean and John Barford from Worcester (near Birmingham) and
friend Martin from
London travelled to Killeigh specially to see the sculpture.
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John and Jean
Barford
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Mick with
John and Jean Barford and their friend Martin

John and Jean Barford and Brendan
Berry(MTM Committee) admiring Mick.
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On 16th September Michael Tanner
visited. Michael of course is the author of Mick The
Miller - Sporting Icon of the Depression. This was Michael`s
first time back in Killeigh since he researched his book in
2002.

Michael Tanner
and Mick

For newspaper reports on the above
click here
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On 12th September 2010, Peter Pearson (journalist
and editor of the National Greyhound Form, Australia`s biggest
selling greyhound paper), visited Mick the Miller`s birthplace.
Peter had heard on the grapevine that there was to be a statue
erected. Here he is standing on the proposed site.

"Where is he"?
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On 28th August 2011 The Kilcormac Ramblers Group
came for a tour of the village.
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Tom Buckley of Kilcormac Ramblers
with Mick.
You can view Tom`s video of the Killeigh tour and
other Rambler`s videos here on
youtube.com.
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