He ran a riding school, and in retirement became a familiar figure in the bars and restaurants of Skibbereen, Castletownsend and Schull, where he lived with his wife for the past 10 years. Wary of being photographed, he would duck out of pictures being taken in pubs. But he did not regret his actions, or the notoriety they brought. “I am not bitter,” he said. “I accept the judgment of others, but have enough confidence in myself to know what I am capable of.”