From a 1990 edition of the ACPS Region III newsletter:

Besides admiring all the other Irish fellows on March 17, Region III members will be able to meet and greet MONTULLY'S SON, who will be arriving at Blue Ridge Farm the last weekend of February from May Medley's farm in Georgia. This is an exciting occasion for all Connemara breeders. For this breeding season only (until August 1990) Region III members will have the opportunity to tap into an old and illustrious gene pool. We should all be grateful to May Medley and Katherine Wilkins for making this unique Connemara stallion available to us. Several years ago we featured this pony in one of our Newsletters. Just to refresh your memories, here's a bit about MONTULLY'S SON of Tullymor Connemaras.

"Tully" as he is fondly called, has quite a story, having spent the first thirteen years of his life living in quiet anonymity. Tully has always belonged to the Andrews family, first being owned by May's father, the late Dr. Charles Andrews, and then by May. Until somewhat recently, Tully was a back-yard pony, and always played second fiddle to his sire, *MONTULLY MAN, the family's pride and joy.

*MONTULLY MAN was imported by Rose Hill Farm, who planned to use him as their junior herd sire, as he had breeding unusual even for Ireland (TULLY LAD x TOUREEN PET, she by TOUREEN LADDIE and out of AIR PET by AIRGED). As a bonus, *MONTULLY MAN was a very flashy dark dapple grey with a thick silver mane and tail. At the time of the Rose Hill Farm dispersal, the Andrews family purchased *MONTULLY MAN, along with several of the best imported mares, and took the ponies home without getting involved with the American Connemara Pony Society or with other Connemara breeders.

The birth of just one small black colt (to the royally bred REBEL NELLIE mare, MARCONI'S STORMY REBEL) amongst a passel of fillies seemed relatively insignificant. Time rolled on, *MONTULLY MAN died, the older mares were sold, and May Andrews grew from being a pony-loving teenager to being a Mrs. Medley, a busy housewife and the mother of four sons. Out in the pasture stood the small grey colt (MONTULLY'S SON, alias "Tully") biding his time, May faithfully caring for him as she does her family cats.

What prompted May to keep the colt a stallion and move him with her from back yard to back yard (and attaching about that much importance to his existence) as her growing family changed homes, even May is not sure. She thinks it was mainly her regard for his sire -- that, and the fact that she liked stallions. Little did she even guess that little ole' Tully: was very special, one of the last surviving male members of the MOUNTAIN LAD family, MOUNTAIN LAD being one of the Native Irish Foundation stallions. However, Caroline Nesbitt (our American oracle when it comes to bloodlines) was aware of the situation.

Late in 1982, after extensive research in the Stud Books, Caroline managed to track down May and Tully and apprised May of Tully's unique background and genetic worth. Thus Tullymor Connemaras was born, and MONTULLY'S SON became a bonifide sire in his own right. 

By TULLY LAD (C48):

Clifden 1959 2nd place 2 yr old colt, shown by T. Harold

Clifden 1959 3rd place 2 yr old colt, shown by M. Devane