Irish Hereford Breed Journal 2019

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2019 YEARBOOK

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019

Secretary’s Review

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was much kinder allowing stock to remain out of winter quarters thereby saving on fodder supplies. Winter so far has been extremely mild with more grass growth than expected.

Larry Feeney

he current year 2019 marks my fortieth year working with the Hereford breed. The fortunes of the breed have ebbed and flowed, producing highs and lows from year to year. So much has changed and yet remained the same in the intervening years. The Hereford breed has proven itself to be extremely resilient over that time losing favour for a period but once again striding forward to hold its place as a primary beef producer across the world.

The dreaded Brexit will also have its influence though I personally believe the Armageddon forecast by many will not happen. Currently animals travelling North or to the UK are required to be pre-approved at export centers before travelling. This is likely to continue. If we here remain in the EU and the UK/Northern Ireland are no longer in the EU it is almost impossible to imagine how things could possibly function in the absence of customs checks. The currently proposed “backstop” seems rather more aspirational than reality. The more likely resolution is a transitional period over a number of years with only gradual change from year to year. We hope for a resolution as we value our cross border contacts and the exchange of genetics over the years. The population of 2.5 billion in the Commonwealth has its attractions for those supporters of Brexit.

The challenges for agriculture, for cattle farming and the breed are changing rapidly. The emphasis in the future will no doubt be on carbon footprint, greenhouse gas emissions and veganism. Some of this will be written off as a fad but it would be foolish to ignore it. A growing population across the world will provide many challenges in meeting the demand for protein while balancing the climate issues and family farming.

The Hereford breed has proven resilient over many generations meeting the various challenges and surviving the vagaries of the market place and consumer demand and will continue to do so. The current expansion of the dairy herd and the simultaneous contraction of the beef suckler herd places pressure on Hereford producers. Demand for Hereford across the dairy herd has expanded rapidly over recent years with a very significant increase in the number of Hereford cross progeny coming to market.

The bull sale season was challenging due to the prevailing weather conditions and the consequent pressure on purchaser finances. Many Hereford bulls are sold into the dairy market which requires ease of calving and short gestation. More and more however as the dairy beef cross begins to dominate greater emphasis will be required on the beefing qualities of the progeny. Many beef producers have yet to grasp that more and more Irish beef will be produced from the dairy beef cross. Members will need to take note of changes in requirements and in changing production systems. The dairy market is increasingly using DIY to a much greater extent than in the past. The growing trend to robot milking and zero grazing is also driving demand for DIY. These changes will need to be taken into account when planning ahead.

The Hereford Certified Beef Schemes through Irish Hereford Prime and through the Slaney Foods Lidl program and more recently through the Hereford Liffey Meats Scheme have been of vital importance. These outlets require a continuous supply of succulent Hereford beef throughout the year. The chain of supply begins with the Hereford Sire which you the members produce. As a result each breeder carries responsibility for the ultimate success and demand for the breed. All tools available to the breeder including years of built up knowledge on cow lines, performance, milk, longevity, calving ease, conformation, structural correctness and equally the more scientific tools of genomic testing and performance recording should be used to best advantage to ensure continued success.

Some breeders find it difficult to have belief and faith in the performance predictions coming through ICBF particularly with regard to animals of low reliability. The volume of data now being recorded from so many different areas is such that the results cannot be ignored. Breeders could improve the accuracy by contributing data to the system, birth weights, weaning weights etc. The new BEEP Scheme will encourage Breeders to increase the data being recorded which will provide valuable data on cow performance and milking ability.

Breeders are to be commended on their support of the various Summer Shows across the country and for the outstanding display at the National Show in Tullamore and again in November at the National Calf Show. The standard at these events demonstrate that the quality is there if breeders select for it. This standard does not just happen by itself but is the result of careful selection. If the bottom 10% is continuously removed ultimately the overall standard will improve.

The year 2018 was really a tremendous year particularly if we think of the Rugby and the performance of the Irish team.

The farming year was however possibly one of the most difficult farmers have experienced in recent times. A very difficult Spring with fodder and grass issues was very expensive. The dry summer, while welcome provided difficulties with grass production and yields. It must be acknowledged though that many farmers are very heavily stocked and live close to the edge. Thankfully the back end

The numbers of new members entering the breed continues to grow while the number of younger exhibitors participating at the various events augers well for the future of the breed. It is these younger enthusiasts who will provide the impetus to drive the breed forward in the years ahead. Allow me this opportunity to wish every Member of the society well in the year ahead and into the future. My sincere thanks are also extended to the Society’s council and to the staff for their help and assistance throughout the year.

All Breeders look forward to a successful bull marketing season in the Spring ahead though beef prices have been extremely tough and have not been encouraging for many months.

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Society Sales 2019 Spring Tullamore - Saturday March 30th Bandon - Wednesday April 3rd Carrick-on-Shannon Saturday April 6th Nenagh - Saturday April 13th Kilmallock - Thursday April 18th Nenagh - Saturday May 18th National Hereford Show, Tullamore - Sunday 11th August Autumn Tullamore - Saturday October 19th Kilmallock - Friday October 25th National Hereford Calf Show, Tullamore - Sunday 10th November Entry forms for Sales available from: Irish Hereford Breed Society, Harbour Street, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

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Entries close one month in advance of sale

List of Advertisers Lynch, Philip & Mairead, Carrick ................................................................41

page Appelbe, John & Frank, Clonakilty, Co. Cork ............................................91

Lynch, Gene & Family, Droumdaniel .......................................................145

Branagan, Willie, Clonleam ........................................................................59

Molloy, Michael, Moyclare ........................................................................139

Brennan, G. & T., Balleen............................................................................65

Munster Hereford Branch ..........................................................................75

Carroll, David, Mary & Dáithí, Udel .........................................................113

Murphy, Martin, Toureenbrien ...................................................................10

Canty, J & J, Portanob ..............................................................................170

McGrath, Padraig & Catherine, Kye ............................................................7

Daly/Holloway, Lisa, Niall & John, Gageboro............................................46

McKiernan, Eamon & John, Knockmountagh ..........................................156

Dovea Genetics, Thurles ...................................................Inside Front Cover

McKiernan, Sean, Corlismore .....................................................................21

Dudley, Trevor and Edward, Kilsunny, Thurles ......................................70, 71

Neenan, John, Tullaha Herefords, Charleville, Co. Limerick.....................143

Elite Genetics Production Sale ................................................................152

North Leinster Branch...............................................................................101

Farm Wardrobe ....................................................................................42, 43

O’Connor Family, Clouncagh .....................................................................31

Farrell, Michael & Gráinne, Castledaly .......................................................30

O’Keeffe, Michael, Gurteragh Herefords .................................................132

Farrell, J.J. & C., Trillick.............................................................................126

O’Sullivan, Timmie & Sheila, Aliehs ...........................................................17

Farrell, Padraig & Sons, Cavehill ................................................................88

Parr, Henry & Mervyn, Tourtane .................................................................12

Fitzgerald, Tom & Anslem, Grianan .........................................................120 Heatrick, Samual & Nigel, Glaslough Herefords ........................................15

Philpott, Liam & Pounds, Anne, Allowdale ...............................................35

Irish Hereford Prime.................................................184 & Inside Back Cover

Slaney Foods ...........................................................................................127

Irish Farmers Journal ....................................................................Back Cover

South Leinster Branch ..............................................................................114

Jacob, Glenn, Dunsinane, Enniscorthy ......................................................20

The Event Gallery, Kay Johns ..................................................................148

Larkin, David, Cill Cormaic ..............................................................124, 125

Vincent, Philip & Laura, Pulham Herefords, U.K. .......................................92

Ledwith, Val, Rathregan ............................................................................166

West Cork Hereford Club ...........................................................................83

The opinions expressed in the Irish Hereford Breed Journal are not necessarily the official views of the Breed Society’s Council or its Members of Staff.

The Irish Hereford Breed Society accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any of the opinions or any of the information contained within the Journal.

Sincere thanks to all who sent photographs and articles for this publication - in particular Edward Dudley.

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Contents Secretary’s Review...........................................1 Branch Officers ..............................................3 Council Members ...........................................4 New President ................................................5 Hall of Fame Awards ......................................6 Around the Sales Tullamore Premier Spring Sale .................8 Bandon ...................................................11

Bandon Show .........................................76

Cloone Show ........................................116

Dunmanway Show .................................77

Strokestown Show ................................117

Barryroe Show ........................................79

Elphin Show .........................................119

Carbery Show .........................................80

Arva Show ............................................121

Bantry Show ...........................................81

Finn Valley Show ..................................122

Clonakilty Show .....................................82

Tydavnet Show .....................................122

Cork Show ..............................................84 Clonmel Show ........................................85 Newcastlewest Show .............................87

Virginia Show .......................................123 2018 Hereford Bursary Winners .................128 Recipes ......................................................130

Nenagh ..................................................13

Dungarvan Show ....................................88

Kilmallock ...............................................16

Cappamore Show ..................................89

Nenagh ..................................................18

Dualla Show ...........................................90

Tullamore Premier Autumn Sale .............22

South East Clare & Limerick Shows ........92

Kilkenny Multi-Breed .......................26 - 29

Munster Bull & Female of the Year ........93

Carrick-on-Shannon ................................29

Munster Branch AGM ............................94

Letterkenny Bull Sale ..............................30

Dundalk Show ........................................95

RDS Champion of Champions .....................32

Fingal Show ...........................................96

Herd Profile - Toureenbrien Herd .................33

Longford Show .......................................96

Herd Profile - Cill Cormaic Herd ..................36

Mullingar Show ....................................102

Herd Profile - Trillick Herd ............................39

Oldcastle Show ....................................104

Herd Profile - Dungar Herd ..........................44

Mount Briscoe Show ............................105

Herd Profile - Gageboro Herd .....................45

Moate Show .........................................107

Herd Profile - Lisnalurg Herd.........................47

Ossory Show ........................................108

Australia ...............................................171

Around the Shows

Iverk Show ............................................108

New Zealand ........................................176

Tullamore Show ......................................49

Tinahely Show ......................................110

Canada .................................................177

Nenagh Show ........................................60

Tullow Show .........................................111

Denmark ..............................................178

Royal Meath Show .................................66

Clonaslee Show ...................................112

Obituaries ..................................................179

Gorey Show ...........................................72

Mohill Show .........................................115

Hereford Prime News .................................180

National Hereford Calf Show .....................133 Calf Promotions .........................................140 Hereford Stand at N.P.C. ............................142 Hereford Society calling all farmers to register sires during calving season ........................144 A miracle bull of the breed ........................146 Country Reports 15th Euro Hereford Conference ...........149 Northern Ireland ..................................153 U.K. ......................................................157 U.S.A. ...................................................167 Lil’ Bill defies the odds .........................168

Branch Officers - Contact Details South Leinster Branch (Laois, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, Wicklow, Kildare, Dublin) Chairman: John Murphy Phone: 087-7717515 Secretary: Niall Jones Phone: 087 613 6285

Connaught Branch (Mayo, Galway, Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon) Chairman: Padraig McGrath Phone: 087/2693201 Secretary: Sinead Conry Phone: 086 8889715 Munster Branch (Clare, Kerry, Cork, Tipperary, Limerick, Waterford.)

Chairman: Tony Hartnett Phone: 087 790 4937 Secretary: David Jones Phone: 086 3558494

North Leinster Branch (Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Longford, Offaly) Chairman: Niall Daly Phone: 087 969 4605 Secretary: Robert Jones Phone: 086 3530140

Cavan Monaghan Branch (Cavan, Monaghan) Chairman: Nigel Heatrick Phone: 087-9969640 Secretary: Cathal Flynn Phone: 087-2052773

West Cork Club (West Cork) Chairman: Jim Moloney Phone: 086 1204092 Secretary: Eoin Lynch & Shane O'Driscoll Phone: Eoin: 086 0879392 | Shane: 086 1069224

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William Branagan, Chairman.

President.

Irish Hereford Breed Society Ltd., Harbour Street, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

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Branagan, Mr. William, Clonleam, Delvin, Co. Westmeath.

Murphy, Mr. Martin, Toureenbrien, Lackamore, Newport, Co. Tipp.

Geelan, Mr. Coote, Cloonagheer, Dromod, Co. Leitrim.

Humphreys, Mr. Eric, Dernaroy, Newbliss, Co. Monaghan.

Jacob, Mr. Glenn, Dunsinane, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

McCarthy, Mr. Pat, Parkana, Ballymore, Bandon, Co. Cork.

Neenan, Mr. John, Tullaha, Broadford, Charleville, Co. Limerick.

O’Sullivan, Mr. Timmie, Ahane Cross, Brosna, Tralee, Co. Kerry.

Dudley, Mr. Henry, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

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Hereford Council Members 2018-2019 L/R: Pat McCarthy, Coote Geelan, Willie Branagan, John Neenan, Timmie O’Sullivan, Eric Humphreys, Martin Murphy, Larry Feeney. Inset: Glenn Jacob, Henry Dudley.

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New President

r. Martin Murphy from the Toureenbrien herd in Lackamore, Newport, Co. Tipperary has been elected to the office of President by the Irish Hereford Breed Society for 20182019 which begun on July 1st after he took over from the outgoing President Mr. Pat McCarthy of Bandon. Mr. Murphy is the first member of the society to have been elected to the office of President for a second term. He previously held the role back in 2001 and this time around brings with him an additional 15 years of Hereford Council experience including three years as Chairman during which time he hosted the very successful European Hereford Conference in 2005. Martin has served as chairman of his local Munster branch of the society on two occasions serving a total of six years. He represented Irish Herefords at the European Hereford Conference Germany in 2002 which had been postponed at the time from 2001 at which time a major Foot and Mouth outbreak created major trauma across Europe. He also represented the society once again at the European Hereford Conference that took place in Hungary last September.

He with his family is a familiar figure in the show ring exhibiting at the many shows across the Munster region. A member of the judging panel he has judged at numerous society sales and summer shows around the country. He and his whole family have always committed themselves to doing

everything to ensure the success of the breed and deserve recognition for the service they provide year in year out at the National Hereford show where they ensure refreshments are available to all and sundry. Martin is also a director of Irish Hereford Prime Ltd. and was instrumental in setting up the very successful commercial Hereford Cross Autumn sale for weanlings and stores at Newport, Co Tipperary now in its 11th year and growing year on year.

On his election Martin said “I am deeply honoured to have been elected as President of the Irish Hereford Breed Society for a second term. The start of the year was tougher than expected and can be largely attributed to the tough weather conditions and scarcity of fodder. However things have improved greatly in recent weeks with a sharp increase in demand and prices for bulls to run with cows. I have no doubt that

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Herefords will be to the fore as one of the main breeds at the numerous upcoming summer shows around the country. I would encourage as many members as possible to participate in these events keeping the Hereford in view of the public at every opportunity. Like many breeders, I look forward to adding some of the new bloodlines arriving from Australia to my herd, which will undoubtedly improve our breeding lines. I‘d like to thank the team for their work in selecting the new sires for the breed improvement scheme, the chosen bulls are truly we feel of outstanding quality”.

“I’d also like to highlight the importance of good management and culling poor quality cattle in order to maintain the high standards associated with Hereford. These must be adhered to as the demand for Hereford beef is constantly growing. In order to meet these demands we must produce good quality cattle to remain competitive with other breeds and create an even more efficient product ensuring that cattle will finish well with less feed in a reduced time period. I look forward to meeting as many members of the society as possible over the coming year and wish all of them every success in their endeavours”.

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Hall of Fame Award Peter Casey, “Lisnalurg Herefords”, Lisnalurg, Sligo

always on quality rather than on quantity and this consistency in the herd continues under the guidance of daughter Pauline.

The Irish Hereford Society has selected Peter Casey, Lisnalurg, Sligo as its nominee for the 2018 Hall of Fame Awards.

Peter has in previous years been nominated for this award by various other breeds as his expertise in cattle breeding and showing is not restricted to Herefords alone.

A keen showman himself Peter is a very well regarded member of the Hereford judging panel. Peter also served a term on the Society’s council representing the Connaught region from October 1978 to October 1981.

Congratulations to Peter on this auspicious occasion.

The first Hereford born in the Lisnalurg Hereford herd was a bull calf Lisnalurg Fairfax born on the 1st of January 1970 almost 50 years ago. Sired by Ballyraggan 358th he was out of Spacot Hazel purchased from Charlie McManus, Spa Cottage, Carrick on Shannon.

Since then the herd has produced numerous champions, prizewinners and top prices with both male and female animals at Sales and at the summer shows including the RDS, Roscommon, Tullamore, Moate and Carrick on Shannon to mention but a few.

Bulls from the herd including Lisnalurg Vincible have performed exceptionally well at the performance test centre at Tully, Co Kildare and in AI. Peter’s focus was

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KYE HEREFORDS Horned & Polled

KYE HARRY 797

KYE HOTSPUR 783

Junior Male Champion at Gorey Show June 2018

1st Prize winner at the May sale in Nenagh, Sold for €3,400. Best of Luck to the Kilsunny Herd with their new purchase.

KYE HOLLY 818

Supreme Female Champion at National Hereford Calf Show, Tullamore, November 2018, Sold on the day for €4,000, Congratulations and the best of luck to Tommy Stanton Kinvava Co. Clare as he lays the foundations of his Hereford herd,

KYE HOLLY 794

Junior Female Champion at Longford Show July 2018, retained in herd

All of the above sired by Freetown Hotspur Freetown Nevada stock for sale in 2019/2020

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Tullamore Premier Spring Sale

the Bosa Hereford Herd knocked him forward as the overall winner. Bred by John Johnston Co. Wexford and bought by JJ Farrell (owner of Trillick Herefords) back in November

Prince of Tullamore Secures €5,000

2016 this four star terminal sire

The numbers of bulls entered was less than last year with

€4,250 with Mr. John Bergin from Co. Laois becoming

a total of 39 bulls catalogued for the Premier Sale. A number of bulls were sold privately on farm and at the Kilkenny and Ballybay Multi Breed Sales reducing the number of bulls present in Tullamore to 32. The event was held 10 days later than last year’s event which may have benefitted the sale as wintry conditions continue to persist, with no growth and scarcity of silage putting many farmers off purchasing a bull until conditions improve. Circumstances had improved in comparison to last year’s sale with the clearance rate increased and a similar average of approx €3,150.

David Larkin topped the sale for a second year in a row when his bull Cill Cormaic Prince 2 secured €5,000 who was purchased by fellow Hereford Breeder Wade McCrabbe form Co. Donegal. Prince was Reserve Senior Calf Champion at the 2017 Hereford National Calf Show, sired by Black Water Lad this five star terminal bull had terrific shape and length to him at just 17 months old.

Airhill O Conaill took home the Champion sash in the pre show event when UK Judge Gerald Blandford, owner of

was sold outside the ring for a sum of the new owner.

Frank Harrington from Strokestown secured €3,700 for his bull F.H. Kingpin with David Dolan from Tullamore bringing home a new bull for his herd. This double five star bull had excellent shape and tremendous length to him which was to be expected as he’s out of the well known Haven Kingpin.

Another descendent from Haven Kingpin performed well in the sales ring with Gageboro Rumpus, owned by Niall Daly & Lisa Holloway selling at €3,550 to Colm Conlon from Athlone. This animal attracted many admirers on the day with his excellent shape and proven bloodlines with Great Grand sires Churchill Storm and Trillick Best in the mix providing this bull with four and five stars for terminal and replacement indexes.

Padraig McGrath from the well established Kye Herefords exhibited a fine-looking bull, numbered at lot 18 in the sale catalogue “Kye Harry 753” who is fertility tested scored four stars for both terminal & replacement indexes and is sired by Free Town Hotspur a well proven bull who

Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 has sired many animals that have achieved success at

frame from the herd’s easy calving sire Cill Cormaic

numerous shows and sales. Kye Harry was purchased by

Lincoln, and Cill Cormaic Willow one of David’s better

Fergus Glennon from Mullingar Co. Westmeath for a sum

breeding cows. This bull will remain in Co. Offaly as it was

of €3,500.

Michael Molloy owner of the very successful Moyclare

Larkin added another €3,500 to his purse with his two

Herd who made the purchase.

year old bull Cill Cormaic Ocean who is full of power and

Cill Cormaic Prince 2nd (Sold for €5,000) with owner David Larkin.

Show Champion Airhill O Conaill with Ciaran & JJ Farrell who sold their bull for €4,250.

Reserve Champion: Glaslough Sid with owner Nigel Heatrick from Co. Monaghan.

F.H. Kingpin (sold for €3,700) with owner Frank

Gageboro Rumpus sold for €3,550 with breeder Niall Daly and new owner Liam Conlon in background.

Harrington and new owners the Dolans from Tullamore.

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Padraig McGrath and wife Catherine with Kye Harry 753

Cill Cormaic Ocean owned by David Larkin sold for

who secured €3,500.

€3,500. Shown by Joey Larkin.

The Winning Team Shane, Killian, Jerry & Aidan with their prize winning cow that took second at Cappamore Show and third in Munster Branch Cow Class.

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BANDON PREMIER SHOW & SALE 2018 Bandon Sale Wednesday 4th April 2018

auctioneer and last but not least to all the staff who organised and held the event at Bandon mart.

The annual premier show & sale took place in Bandon Mart on the 4th of April. A total of nineteen bulls were on display ranging from 16 months - 2 years. A total of

BANDON CHAMPION SELLS AT €2,950

thirteen bulls were sold which is a clearance of 70% with

Herefords experienced very good demand at Bandon

a correlating average of €2355.

given expectations, were that the most severe spring for

John Cronin- Model Farm Kilquane, Mourneabbey, Co.

many years has dampened demand across the country. In

Cork received the champion sash for his fine looking

a week that the Co-Ops, the farm organisations and the

animal “Clyda Donncha” who is sired by Moyclare

Minister for Agriculture Mr Michael Creed have agreed

Lieutenant, which sold for €2950. Christopher Mullins

an emergency plan to import fodder for hard pressed

from Bantry stepped up to claim the title of Reserve

producers there is obvious agreement that there is a

Champion with his bull “Island View Batty.”

crises.

When we finally got to the sales ring it was evident that

Whilst late growth and fodder supplies were an issue in

the trade was going to be tough with prices ranging from

2013 the extended wet period since August last and

€1900-€2950. The champion of the sale received the

early housing added to the additional burden of cold and

highest price of €2950 followed by Ted O’ Sullivan from

extremely wet ground conditions and increased dairy

Fermoy with his bull “Furaleigh Rory 1077” sired by

stock levels have on this occasion multiplied the

Border General V85 who received €2850. Eugene Lynch

problems.

from the Droumdaniel Herd in Bantry had three bulls up

There was a larger than usual crowd in attendance

for auction sired by Allowdale Exceller and Brocca Kieran

though some were there to buy on the day a number

with “Droumdaniel Barovsky” claiming the third highest

were there to measure the demand. Some buyers were

bid of €2550. “Forteregal Donnacha” bred by Gerard

anxious to secure a bull but were keen to make

Lucey of Coachford, Co. Cork received €2450 followed

arrangements not to take delivery for another week or

by €2400 for “Grancorepoll 1 Tim” bred by John O’ Neill

two in the hopes that ground conditions will improve.

of Clonakilty Co. Cork.

Many breeders are amenable to such an arrangement

Sincere thanks to IHBS President Pat McCarthy who was

having a clear understanding of their customer’s

our judge for the day along with his son Patrick, our

dilemma.

Champion Clyda Donncha with owner Ray Cronin receiving the Appelbe Trophy from Society President and judges Pat McCarthy and son Patrick.

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 The Champion Clyda Donacha was bred by John Cronin, Kilquane, Mourneabbey, Mallow whose son Ray exhibited him. Sired by the Dovea AI bull Moyclare Lieutenant (YLO) the dam Clyda Summer is a daughter to another Dovea sire Kilsunny Goliath known for his thickness and easy fleshing. At €2,950 he achieved the day’s top price.

The Reserve Champion Island View Batty was exhibited

by Christy Mullins, Droumnacoppil, Bantry. A Skehanore Woody son out of Droumdaniel Sally 8th he unfortunately remained unsold failing to reach his reserve on the day.

Others to impress included Furaleigh Rory 1077 bred and exhibited by Ted O’Sullivan, Bartlemy, Fermoy. Ted is a

Reserve Champion Island View Batty with owner Christy Mullins, handler John Lynch and judges Pat McCarthy ( IHBS President) and son Patrick.

regular and very successful exhibitor at Bandon and saw

was purchased at €2,400.

his Border General V85 son sell at €2,850.

Overall breeders were very satisfied with the result on the

Eugene Lynch and Family, Droumdaniel, Bantry secured

day. It is clear from discussions around the ring that

€2,550 for their eighteen month old Droumdaniel

available for Hereford cross calves and of the substantial

Barovsky a son of Droumdaniel Nicola 8th and by

premium available at slaughter on finished animals for the

Allowdale Exceller. Gerard alaucey, Coachford another regular exhibitor at Bandon sold his Fortregal Donnacha at €2,450. Grancorepoll 1 Tim a Grousehall I Premier son exhibited by John O’Neill, Grancore North, Clonakilty

purchasers are very conscious of the premium of €60/€70

Certified Hereford beef Schemes. Dairy farmers anticipate that Hereford bull prices will increase as the weather improves.

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Grianan Orange 589 our most successful animal on the show circuit in recent years.

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NENAGH SALE APRIL 2018 €3,000 FOR CHAMPION AT NENAGH

from Abbeyliex, Co. Laois.

Judging at the event was John Neenan and son in law

Having topped the sale last year Rory Farrell returned

Tommy Creegan from Broadford, Charleville, Co. Limerick

again with two cracking bulls full of power with

owner of the Tullaha herd. A number of bulls entered had

Ballinveney Talent taking home the rosette for Reserve

previously been sold at the Premier sale held over two

Champion as well as first in his class. This fertility tested

weeks ago in Tullamore on the 31st of March leading to a

bull is sired by the well known Gageboro Morgan bull

total of 29 bulls present on the day.

who has produced numerous sale toppers and show

John and Tommy selected Glaslough Stroller as their

winners down the years.

champion at the event. This 4 star terminal bull is owned

Farrells second bull secured the next highest price of the

by Sam & Nigel Heatrick and is sired by their stock bull

sale when Ballinveney Treasure was bought by fellow

Ballyaville Ger, which they purchased from the Deverells

Nenagh man Mervyn Donaldson at €2,900. This bull

back in 2014. The overall structure of Heatricks bull

really was a treasure to the new purchaser showing great

showed tremendous width and conformation which

value for money as this bull showed great breed

caught the eye of Offaly man William Fleury as he placed

character, demonstrating all the qualities associated with

his final bid at €3,000 to become the new owner.

the characteristics of the breed, from the shape of his

Equalising the top price of the sale was Keenagh

head, his color markings and the quality of its coat.

MacGregor a 20 month old bull that scored 5 stars for

Next top price on the day was Sean Neary’s Clooncullane

both terminal and replacement. This smashing bull was

Duke 365 selling for €2,800 to John Walker from Manister

bred by Edwin & Robert Jones from Keenagh, Co.

Croom, Co.Limerick. This double 5 star fertility tested bull

Longford and is sired by Haven Kingpin a bull whose

who showcased exceptional quality is sired by Trillick

progeny has produced a number of top prices at our

George.

premier sale. MacGregor demonstrated his capacity within the show ring as he showed great volume,length and depth which attracted the fancy of Philip Madden

Champion: Glaslough Stroller with breeder Nigel Heatrick along with judges Tommy Creegan & John Neenan with IHBS president Pat McCarthy on right. (sold for €3,000).

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Reserve Champion Ballinveney Talent owned by Roary Farrell & sons. Judges John Neenan, Tommy Creegan and IHBS President Pat McCarthy also in

Edwin & Robert Jones with their bull Keenagh

picture.

MacGregor that sold for €3,000.

Rory, Daniel and Brian Farrell with handler Conor JJ Farrell with his class 4 winner Trillick Improver

Gleeson in middle with Ballinveney Treasure

sold for €2,500.

– sold for €2,900.

Hereford - The multi-purpose breed!

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GLASLOUGH HEREFORDS Established 1952

Glaslough Stroller

Glaslough Sid

– Champion at Nenagh Spring Sale and top priced bull on the day.

Glaslough Tina

Glaslough Saffron

– Top priced heifer at Autumn Premier Sale

– Reserve Heifer Champion at Autumn Premier Sale

Wishing Every Success To Our Customers Who Purchased Glaslough Cattle In 2018

Young Stock Usually For Sale - Visitors Always Welcome

Samuel & Nigel Heatrick Annareagh, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan.

Tel. 047 88119

Mobile: 087 996 9640 email: nigel.heatrick1@gmail.com

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KILMALLOCK SALE APRIL 2018 AVERAGE OF €2,500 AT KILMALLOCK

the past month and is very keen to get out and bull cows.

On paper Donnelly’s champion performed very well

The weather seems to be all that’s talked about at the minute, given the long winter we experienced at the start of the year leaving farmers facing an uphill battle with

along with a figure of 3.4% for calving difficulty. Sired by their stock bull Balleen Gilbert who has worked very well

fodder shortage and poor ground conditions, which

for the Clondrina herd producing quality Herefords that

impeded earlier Spring sales.

have always done well for the Donnelly’s at numerous

With animals now making their way out to pastures and

shows & sales. This 21 month old bull showed great

ground conditions looking to improve the only thing to

breed character ticking all the boxes you would expect to

worry about is having cows in calf for next February,

see in a traditional Hereford bull along with attractive

which means a bull would have to be purchased. We got

pedigree lines with sires Gageboro Eugenic and Churchill

the sunshine we were promised last week which saw a

Storm running through his bloodlines.

much improved demand for bulls with 60% clearance

Rory Farrell’s Ballinveney Talent was second best on the

coupled with a price range of of €2,200-3,050 equating

day as he sold for €3,000 to Ger Mitchell from Grange,

to a very respectable average of €2,500.

Co. Limerick. Having been awarded Reserve Champion

There was much more energy around the sales ring in

at Nenagh the previous week but failing to meet his

comparison to previous sales as customers seemed more

reserve Rory made the right choice in holding off until the

willing to secure a bull on this occasion. The bulls that

following Friday as Kilmallock seemed to offer a larger

sold well had one thing in common, they all had mix of

selection of customers. This fertility tested bull who was

the Australian bull Churchill Storm in their pedigree, a

out-wintered is sired by Gageboro Morgan, similar to the

bull which was introduced to Irish breeders through the

champion this bull offered the attractive bloodlines of

Breed Improvement Scheme over 12 years ago.

Gageboro Eugenic and Chruchill Storm.

Top price went to Clondrina 1186th owned by Gerard & Declan Donnelly who accepted €3,050 for their champion of the event. This powerful bull has been out on grass for

scoring 5 & 4 stars for terminal and replacement indexes

Trillick Jasper owned by JJ Farrell sold for €2,800 to Kathleen Stokes, Tullylease, Co. Cork. Jasper has great length and shape to him at just 16 months old who is sired by the well known Steil Gerard a bull who also has Churhill Storm within his pedigree status. JJ’s second bull Trillick Bruce is sired by the old reliable Free Town Hotspur. Bruce went for a similar price with Walter Shorten, from Askeaton, Co. Limerick becoming the new owner for a price of €2,750.

Overall Champion Clondrina 1186th with (left – right) Niall Jones (Judge) Declan Donnelly (Owner) Pat McCarthy (IHBS President) and Glenn Jacob (Judge).

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Ballinveney Talent (sold for €3,000) with owner Rory &

JJ Farrell with Trillick Jasper that sold for €2,800.

Daniel Farrell and handler Conor Gleeson.

ALIEHS HEREFORDS Brosna, Co. Kerry - Estd. 1994

Stock Bull: Kye Harry 697 Supreme Champion, Kilmallock 5 Star Maternal €121 5 Star Terminal €94 Easy calving 3.7% 5 Star Carcass Conformation 5 Star Carcass Weight We would like to thank all our customers over the years and wish them every success.

VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME

Timmie & Sheila O’Sullivan

Ahane Cross, Brosna, Tralee, C. Kerry.

Phone/Fax: 068 44125 Mobile: 087 225 0210 email: ahanex@gmail.com

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NENAGH SALE 19th MAY FLYING TRADE AT FINAL HEREFORD SOCIETY SALE

many farmers were finding it difficult to part with money as cash flow was tight. As a result many breeders felt they weren’t being dealt a fair price when it came to selling

The Irish Hereford Society held the last of its Spring Sales

bulls. It’s clear that Padraig made the right choice in

in Nenagh on Saturday 19th of May. A buoyant sale was

holding of to sell ‘Pogba’ until conditions improved

enjoyed with a strong demand for young bulls in

which resulted in him achieving a price of €700 extra on

particular. Judging the event was father and son duo Eugene & Eoin Lynch from the Droumdaniel herd in

previous offers.

Bantry, Co. Cork. The pair are familiar faces in the show

Champion in the pre-showing event went to “Cill

ring having judged the Premier Autumn Sale last

Cormaic Padraig Pearse” bred by David Larkin who bid

October.

his way up to a price of €2,800. This 16 month old bull is

It was unfortunate that the sale clashed with the Royal

sired by David’s stock bull ‘Cill Cormaic Lincoln’ which

Wedding, however we managed to have some blue-

has done well for the Cill Cormaic herd in recent years.

blood at the event, in the form of a king. This was

Nigel Heatrick’s Glaslough Rascal was the second of three

“Castleday King” owned my Michael Farrell, who went

bulls to hit the €2,800 mark on the day. A powerfully built

on to top the sale on the day securing €3,700. This

bull that will be going straight to work, entering a herd of

double 4 star 18 month old bull is sired by Dovea’s top

over a 100 cows it’s clear that new owner Pat Heffernan

selling AI sire for 2017 ‘Cill Cormaic Kasper’. A smashing

was looking for a sire with length, strength and all round

bull for his age, “Castledaly King” will now join the

conformation.

Ballyaville herd, a well recognized herd-name in the world

The third bull to hit the €2,800 mark was Tom & Anselm

of Herefords which is owned by Joe Deverell.

Fitzgerald’s “Grainan Ricky 2” who sold to Nicholas

Following close behind was Rory Farrell’s “Ballinveney

Cronin from Co. Cork. This 14 month old bull scored full

Tiger” making a total of €3,600 which was paid by Phil

marks on both indexes and also has heifers served.

Smyth from the Ardmulchan herd in Navan, Co. Meath.

Liam Deely from Charleville, Co. Cork purchased

This fine 13 month old bull contains bloodlines from

“Ardlahan Reg” from Darren O’Rourke Kildimo Co.

‘Yarram Star General’ and Bowmont Storm’ which are

Limerick. This 18 month old bull is sired by Trillick

largely responsible for giving “Tiger” a more traditional

Hotspur who is known for producing animals that go on

Hereford appearance, something that Rory Farrell would

to perform well within the show circuit and sales ring.

be well recognised for.

Reserve Champion went to “Ballyraggan Raldep 865th”

Padraig McGrath’s 13 month old “Kye Hotspur 783” sold

bred by James Thompson from Co. Carlow. Born in

for €3,400 to the well decorated herd of Kilsunny. Having

August 2016 this 21 month old bull is sired by their stock

5 stars for both indexes and a impressive calving difficulty

Ballinveney Pedlar, who has done exceptionally well for

of 2.8% this attractive looking young bull is sired by the

the Ballyragan herd since he was purchased at a Nenagh

well known Free Town Hotspur and will hopefully serve

sale a few years back from Rory Farrell.

Trevor Dudley well.

The sale produced a clearance rate of 72% with bulls

Having been entered for the first Nenagh sale but unable

selling to an average price of just under €2550, which is

to make the event due to a sore foot “Cave Hill Pogba”

slightly less than last year’s sale average however this can

recovered well to make the second of our Nenagh sales,

be largely attributed to the challenging weather

securing a price of €2,950. An exceptionally well bred

conditions farmers faced at the start of the year. Overall,

bull of great breed character and out of one Padraig’s

the demand for Hereford was good and the results from

super cow families ‘Cave Hill Adorable’. Giving the

this sale combined with the prices achieved at the final

inclement weather conditions at the start of the year,

Kilkenny sale is a breath of fresh air.

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The “Ballinveney Tiger” bull that sold for €3,600.

L/R: Rory & Daniel Farrell, Catherine Smyth, Seamus & Brian Farrell and Conor Gleeson

Michael Farrell with his sale-topper “Castledaly King” that secured €3,700.

Champion in the pre-showing event went to “Cill Cormaic Padraig Pearse” which later sold for €2,800.

Left – Right: David Larkin, Theresa Cunningham and IHBS President Pat McCarthy. Judges Eugene & Eoin Lynch in

Padraig & Catherine McGrath with “Kye Hotspur 783”,

back row.

sold for €3,400 to Trevor Dudley of the Kilsunny Herd

Another bull by Trillick Hotspur was Padraig & Patrick Farrell’s “Cave Hill Pogba” which made €2,950.

Glaslough Rascal owned by Sam & Nigel Heatrick sold for €2,800 Pat Heffernan from Cappawhite, Co. Tipperary.

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Darren & Conor O’Rourke after selling their bull “Ardlahan Reg” for €2,600

“Grianan Ricky 2” bred by Tom & Anselm Fitzgerald sold for €2,800 to Nicholas Cronin from Berrings, Co. Cork.

Exhibitor Ciaran Kinahan above.

Right: Reserve Champion Ballyraggan Raldep 865th with owner James Thompson, Judges Eugene & Eoin Lynch and IHBS President Pat McCarthy.

Dunsinane Herefords and Dunsinane Polled Herefords Est. 1960

Dunsinane Brave ET Champion at Kilkenny Spring April Sale 2018

Glenn Jacob

Dunsinane, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

Tel. 087 6786895 or 053 9233208 email: glennlola@eircom.net

Herd run on commercial lines of production - Top bloodlines used Many thanks to all our customers in 2018 Visitors always welcome - Young stock usually for sale

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CORLISMORE (H) / CORLISMORE (P) / HEREFORDS Estd. 1941

SHILOH-FARM DYNAMITE

Sire: Grianan Freddy - Dam: Cill Cormaic Lass National Hereford Champion at Tullamore 2018 - Champion at Arva, Cloone, Tydavnet, Virginia, Trim 2018 His first two daughters were two 2nd Prizewinners at National Calf Show 2018.

CORLISMOREPOLL 1 SYDNEY 876 Sire: Corlismorepoll 1 Veteran Dam: Corlismorepoll 1 Gem 784 Reserve Champion Granard, Virginia, Cloone & Tydavnet Shows 2018; First Arva.

CORLISMOREPOLL SYDNEY 941 Sire: Cill Cormaic Leo Dam: Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 524 Champion Granard; Reserve Champion Oldcastle; Calf Champion Trim; First Virginia & Arva; Reserve Female Champion National Hereford Calf Show 2018.

Thank you to all who purchased stock in 2018

Elite Production Sale of Heifers from Corlismore Herd in conjunction with Balleen & Trillick Herds on Saturday 31st August, 2019 in Tullamore Mart.

Bulls & Heifers for Sale

Sean McKiernan Corlismore House, Co. Cavan.

Tel. 049 4337185 Mobile: 087 1245927 www.corlismore.com Corlismore Herefords

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HEREFORD PREMIER AUTUMN SALE 2018

champion attracted many admirers and quickly bid his way up over the 4,000 mark from a number of potential buyers. It was

The Hereford Society held its Premier Autumn Sale on

Declan Donnelly from the very

Saturday 20th October in Tullamore mart. Although there

successful and long established

was a large number of animals present at the event, it

Clondrina herd that triumphed the

didn’t take too long to get through the pre-sale showing

bidding war securing his new bull with

exhibition thanks to the expert judging of Robin Irvine

a final price of €4,850.

from the Graceland herd. Some very strong bulls were

Larkin wasn’t finished yet as he entered the ring again

exhibited on the day with a large crowd present from

with another bull who also performed well at the National

early that morning right through to the end of the sale

Hereford show back in August winning first in his class.

with the heifers in particular selling very well, achieving a

‘Cill Cormaic Pius’ scored five stars for terminal combined

clearance rate of 93%.

with a very attractive calving figure of 3.3% made him an

Irvine tapped forward David Larkins bull as his Male

ideal addition to Tom Mahers herd at a price of €3,500.

Champion who also went on to make top price on the

Next in the ring was Michael Molloy with his smashing 18

day. Having won 2nd prize in his class at the Nation

month old bull ‘Moyclare Quality’ who took the rosette

Hereford show earlier this year ‘Cill Cormiac Perseus’ is a

for Reserve Champion at the event. This very stylish bull

bull of great shape, length and strength at just 18 months

with tremendous breed character shares the same dam

old, making him a fine candidate to be named after the

as last years sale topper, Moyclare Phoenix who sold for

great Greek hero. Sired by Cill Cormaic Lincoln who is

€6,600. It’s clear that Moyclare Rose 29 is breeding very

out of one Davids older stock bulls – Cedar Liam, a bull

well for Mr. Molloy, with ‘Moyclare Quality’ selling at

who has bred very well for the Cill Cormaic herd

€3,300.

combined with the superb breeding lines of Cill Cormaic

Having enjoyed great success at numerous shows this

Jolie a Dam who has bred a number of show winners,

summer ‘Kye Gerard 793’, a very classy bull quickly hit

most notably Cill Cormaic Niamh who was Tullamore

the €3,100 mark upon entering the ring. Owned by

female Champion back in 2016.

Padraig McGrath this bull is sired by Steil Gerard whose

Three trait and fertility tested, this years premier

progeny have proven successful in both the sales and show circuit over the past few years.

Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 John Cantys bull ‘Portanob Rob’ who was exhibited in the earlier classes was a very attractive looking animal of superb Hereford quality and a sweet head, selling for €3,000. Sharing bloodlines from a sire (Balleen Revival) and dam (Ballymartin Karen) who are both descendants of some of the oldest breeding herds in the country, ‘Rob’ would be an excellent addition to any pedigree, commercial or dairy herd.

New breeder Shane O’Driscoll exhibited a remarkable young bull that performed well at a number of shows earlier this year winning Supreme Hereford Champion at Cork Show, Reserve Male Champion at Charleville and Reserve Munster Junior Bull of the year. ‘Butlerstown Duke’ also performed well on paper scoring 4 and 5 stars respectively for Terminal and Replacment. Aidan Farrell from Moate, Co. Westmeath will now become the new owner securing Duke with a price of €3,000.

Cavan man Gary McKiernan from the Corlismore herd made a total of €5,800 for his two 15 month old bulls ‘Corlismore Leonardo 927’ & ‘Corlismore Masterplan 926’. The dam of ‘Leoanardo’ (Corlismore Oyster 800) enjoyed a formidable showing career having been crowned Champion at numerous summer shows back in 2016 and is recognised by the McKiernans as having the best female line at Corlismore having bred Corlismore Sydney who was triumphant at many shows earlier this year.

two time National Hereford Champion Grianan Firecracker.

A great demand for heifers was enjoyed with Nigel Heatricks Glaslough Tina securing the highest price of the day selling for €3,000. Having won her class Tina was a stunning heifer exhibiting great feminine qualities and proven bloodlines with sires such as Clondrina 1110th, Balleen Gilbert and Gageboro coded in her DNA. Remaining in the ring, Heatrick put his Female Reserve Champion ‘Glaslough Saffron’ on display who was just shy of her herd mate’s price selling at €2,900 followed by “Glaslough Sara 2” who sold for €2,550.

Also hitting the €2,550 mark was father and son duo Tom & Anselm Fitzgerald with their stunning polled heifer ‘Griananpoll 1 Orange S 812’. Sired by the well established Solpoll 1 Kentucky Kid this very impressive heifer scored top maternal marks with 5 stars for replacement.

Champion heifer was ‘Ardmulchan Clover 735’, owned by long time breeder Phil Smyth this stunning heifer is bred from his senior stock bull Church Preen Galileo who has proven to be very successful for the Ardmulchan herd based in Navan.

Similarly the dam of ‘Masterplan’ enjoyed a successful showing spell back in 2014 & 2015 winning Champion at many of the shows she attended and contains the lines of

Overall the sale was quite respectable with some of the younger bulls selling very well combined with a huge demand for heifers. On behalf of its members the society would like to wish all the successful bidders the best of luck with their purchases.

David Larkin with his Cill Cormaic Perseus that sold for €4,850

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Joey Larkin and Tom Maher with his new bull - sold for

Moyclare Quality sold for €3,300 with owner Michael

€3,500

Molloy

Padraig McGrath in the ring with Kye Gerard 793 that he sold for €3,100.

John Canty’s Portanob Rob who generated a lot of interest at the sale and also at this years National Ploughing when he was on display on the Irish Hereford Society stand – sold for €3,000.

Shane O’Driscoll with Butlerstown Duke which made

Corlismore Leonardo 927 owned by Sean McKiernan

€3,000.

and sold for €3,000.

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Gary & Evelyn McKiernan with their first prize winner

Nigel Heatrick with his sale topping heifer Glaslough

Corlismore Masterplan 926 that made €2,800.

Tina – sold for €3,000.

Reserve Heifer Champion Glaslough Saffron that sold for

Anselm Fitzgerald with Griananpoll 1 Orange S 812

€2,900 with owner Nigel Heatrick.

which made €2,550.

IHBS President Martin Murphy presents the Hereford Female Champion Cup to Catherine Smyth

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KILKENNY ANNUAL SHOW & SALE MARCH 22, 2018

Breeder: James Thompson, Ballyraggan,

Judge: Michael Molloy (Moyclare Herefords), Belmont,

Rathvilly, Co. Carlow.

Co. Offaly.

1.

Class 1 1.

Ballyfrunk Sunny 2270 | Sire: Kilsunny Goliath /

Balleen, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny.

2.

Shiloh-Farm Delboy | Sire: Cill Cormaic Kasper /

Murphy, Corstown, Kilmanagh, Co. Kilkenny.

Dam: Shiloh-Farm Adorable Lady ET. Breeder:

Tullyfarm PA | Sire: Cave Hill Storm / Dam:

Hugh Murray, Shiloh Parkwood, Moate, Co.

Tullyfarm Tara. Breeder: Michael J Nolan,

Westmeath.

Ballyniggin, Turlough, Co. Mayo.

3.

Ballen Pokemon | Sire: Towra Brilliant / Dam: Ballen Pride 689. Breeder: Tom Brennan,

Dam: Ballyfrunk Almastar 1812. Breeder: Pat 2.

Class 2:

3.

Dunsinane Brax ET | Sire: Bowmount Storm /

Ballyraggan Outlier 858th | Sire: Ballinveney

Dam: Ballen Emma 630. Breeder: Glenn Jacob,

Pedlar / Dam: Ballyraggan Meadow 771st.

Dunsinane, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

Champion: Ballyfrunk Sunny 2270 Henry Parr presents Patrick Walsh from Glenmore, Co. Kilkenny with a cheque of €50 sponsorship from Chancellor’s Mills for purchasing the Champion Hereford “Ballyfrunk Sunny 2270” bred by Pat Murphy, Kilmanagh, Co. Kilkenny.

Reserve Champion: Ballen Pokemon

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2nd KILKENNY MULTI-BREED SHOW & SALE The second episode of Kilkenny’s annual multi-breed

to a sum of €3,000 which was to be the ceiling price for

sales (three in total) took place on Wednesday 18th of

the day. Similar to Tom’s Reserve Champion, Rioja was a

April with a total of 25 Hereford bulls registered for the

herculean bull of large frame who was very strong on his

event, however there were only 20 present on the day.

feet.

The sale was much livelier this time around with weather

Christy Finn entered the ring next with “Bawngarriff

conditions finally looking to improve, putting the worries

Hawk” led by nephew Brian Walsh. The duo joined

of fodder shortage along with additional cost of housing

Brennan at the top of the ladder when they managed to

animals out of farmers minds as many were optimistic in

secure €3,000 for their attractive looking bull. Sired by

getting cattle out to grass within the next few days.

Chatsworth Hector this bull performed well on paper as

Breeders from far and near were in action in the pre-sale

well as in the sale ring scoring 3.6% for calving difficulty

showing event with a total of two classes entering the

along with exhibiting all the qualities you would expect to

ring. Glenn Jacob from the Dunsinane herd in

see in a traditional Hereford bull of superior quality

Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford took the championship with his

making him a good purchase for a dairy or pedigree

first prize winner “Dunsinane Brave ET”. Sired by

herd.

Bowmont Storm this smashing bull showed beautiful

Trevor Parr secured €2,800 for his 19 month old bull

length and thickness at just 20 months of age.

“Tourtane Harry”. This fertility tested bull is a son of

Next in the spotlight was Tom Brennan’s winner of the

Cave Hill Storm, a sire who has fathered numerous calves

following class “Balleen Olympus” who went on to take

that prospered within the Pedigree Hereford show and

the rosette for Reserve Champion. A son of Gageboro

sales circuit, while also achieving a great deal of success

Eugenic this fertility tested bull was powerfully built,

himself when he won Supreme Hereford Champion at the

ticking all the boxes for height, width and depth along

National Hereford Show Tullamore back in 2014. “Harry”

with 4 and 5 stars for terminal and replacement indexes.

was a bull with excellent conformation in the shoulders

Moving on to the auction now with Tom Brennan’s bull

and hindquarters who displayed a deep red coat that

“Balleen Rioja” who was one of the first lots to enter the

many breeders look for when purchasing a bull for their

sales ring. “Rioja”quickly climbed his way up the ladder

pedigree herd.

Christy Finn & nephew Brian Walsh with Bawngarriff

Tom Brennan’s bull that secured €3,000

Hawk that sold for €3,000

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4.

Gageboro Rustler | Sire: Smithson Something Special | Dam: Gageboro Nirvana | Niall Daly & Lisa

Champion: Dunsinane Brave ET | Sire: Bowmont Storm|

Holloway, Rossa, Horseleap, Moate, Co. Wexford.

Dam: Ballen Emma 630 | Glenn Jacob, Dunsinane,Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

Class 2

Reserve Champion: Balleen Olympus | Sire: Gageboro

1.

Balleen Olympus | Sire: Gageboro Eugenic | Dam:

Eugenic | Dam: Ballen Miss Gladys 618 | Tom Brennan,

Ballen Miss Gladys 618 | Tom Brennan, Balleen,

Balleen, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny

Freshford, Co. Kilkenny.

Class 1 1.

2.

Dunsinane Brave ET | Sire: Bowmont Storm| Dam:

Dam: Balleen Pansy 616 | Christy Finn, Bawngariff,

Ballen Emma 630 | Glenn Jacob,

Ballycallan, Co. Kilkenny.

3.

Dunsinane,Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

2.

Dunsinane Brax ET | Sire: Bowmont Storm | Dam:

Bawngarriff Miles | Sire: Chatsworth Hector | Dam:

Balleen Emma 630 | Glenn Jacob,

Bawngariff Ann | Christy Finn, Bawngariff,

Dunsinane,Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

4.

Ballycallan, Co. Kilkenny.

3.

Bawngarriff Hitman | Sire: Chatsworth Hector |

Tourtane Harry | Sire: Vave Hill Storm | Dam:

Ballyragganpoll 1 Royale | Sire: Corlismorepoll 1

Tourtane Tara | Trevor Parr, The Orchard, Clogh,

Diplomat 608 | Dam: Ballyraggan Kerrie 727th |

Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny.

James Thompson, Ballyraggan, Rathvilly, Co. Carlow.

Glenn Jacob and Judge Pat Murphy with the Hereford Champion Dunsinane Brave ET

Trevor Parr’s Tourtane Harry which made €2,800 at Cillin Hill Mart

Tom Brennan’s bull Balleen Olympus that was crowned Reserve Champion.

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KILKENNY SALE 16th MAY

Tom Brennan's Balleen Tyson who topped the sale making €3,800

CARRICK-ON-SHANNON - APRIL 2018

1st prize winner at Midlands Western Livestock Improvement Show (Carrick Pedigree Cattle Shows) went to Shane Kilrane’s Drumboy Joker, sired by Blackwater Lad.

Carrick-on-Shannon: Coote Geelan from Baltymore Herefords with his 1st Prize Heifer at the Midlands Western Livestock Improvement Society Spring Sale held in April.

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LETTERKENNY BULL SALE

“Ardstewart Billy Boy” Champion at Letterkenny March bull sale. ‘Billy Boy’ won Interbreed Champion at the event - over 40 years since a Hereford has taken home this title. L-R: Joshua McCrabbe and Judge Neville Miles.

Castledaly Herefords Castledaly King - Top price at Nenagh Show and Sale in May Best of luck to the Deverell family of Ballyaville Herd with their purchase.

We want to thank our customers and wish them the best with their purchases Visitors always welcome – young stock usually for sale

Michael and Gráinne Farrell

Kilcleagh, Castledaly, Moate, Co. Westmeath. Tel.: 090-6430376 Mobile: 087-3189793 Email: castledalyherefords@outlook.com

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Clouncagh Herefords Estd. 1996

Our Senior Stock Bull Clipston Trident Jack with Clouncagh Joanne – winner of the Senior Cow Class at Newcastle West Show.

Our most recently purchased sire – Free Town Nostradamus Progeny from Clipston Trident

Young Bulls and Heifers usually for sale - Visitors always Welcome

O!Connor Family Ballingarry, Co. Limerick.

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RDS Champion of Champions The RDS “Champion of Champions” awards are a set of prestigious awards presented annually by The Royal Dublin Society. The aim of the RDS Agriculture and Rural Affairs Foundation is to promote best practice and efficiency in farming to ensure farm household profitability and sustainability in Ireland. The Champion of Champions award continues the seminal involvement of the RDS in Irish cattle breeding which

Male and Supreme Hereford Champion Sollpoll 1 Lawman, owners John and

began with the first Spring Show on

Beatrice Appelbe, judge Don Robbie and IHBS President Pat McCarthy at the

the lawn of Leinster House in 1831.

2017 National Hereford Show Tullamore.

The awards encourage innovation and improvement in the Irish cattle breeding sector recognising genetic excellence as breeders use innate stockmanship skills to breed the very best. Introduced in 2006, an award has been presented to breeders every year from different cattle societies. The cattle are selected for these awards based on their success at livestock shows during the show season.

Lawman was a worthy recipient for this year’s award.

Sired by UK & NI 2015 sire of the year ‘Panmure 1 Henry’ whose progeny are recognised for setting new records at major Hereford sales throughout the UK, Lawman himself has

Congratulations to this year’s recipient of the RDS Champion of Champions John Appelbe for his 2017

Hereford RDS Champion of

enjoyed a formidable

National Hereford Champion Solpoll 1 Lawman.

Champions was awarded to the 2017

showing career having

L-R: Bernie Brennan (RDS), John Appelbe (Owner),

National Show winner Solpoll 1

won numerous

Lawman born on November 3rd

championships at

2013 and owned by John Applebe

various shows in recent

from Clonakilty, Co. Cork. Lawman is

years. This double five star

a bull of exceptional muscle, shape

bull is also recognised as a

and power whose progeny are

popular AI sire choice, with

recognised for their easy fleshing,

Johns heifer ‘Appel 1 Joy’ a

trouble-free calving and short

daughter of Lawman,

gestation ticking all the boxes for

topping the heifer sale at

traditional Hereford characteristics.

the 2017 Autumn Premier

Having been crowned Supreme

selling for €4,600.

Hereford Champion at the 2017

The Irish Hereford Breed

National Show and Male Champion

Society would like extend

at the 2016 National Show the

our congratulations to John.

Andrew Doyle (Minister for Food, Forestry, & Horticulture)

John, Beatrice and the rest of the Appelbe family after receiving the Hereford RDS Champion of Champions silverware.

Hereford council believed that

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Herd Profile - Toureenbrien Herd Hereford: The breed that has stood the test of time Report by Martin Ryan – Farming Independent in the annals of the Hereford Society when he took over as National President, becoming the first ever to be elected to the office for a second term.

He was previously in the office in 2001 but this time around brought with him an additional 15 years of Hereford Council experience including three years as Chairman during which time he hosted the very successful European Hereford Conference in Ireland in 2005.

Martin has served as chairman of the Munster branch of the society on two occasions serving a total of six years and represented Irish Herefords at the The breed that "always kept bread on the table" is Martin Murphy's definition of the Hereford.

After more than forty years breeding pedigree Herefords on his farm in Co Tipperary, he is confident that the future is as bright as the successful past for the popular "white head" as they have been commonly known for generations.

"I bought my first pedigree, a heifer at a clearance sale at Rearcross in 1971 for ÂŁ75 and I have not looked back since" said Martin surrounded by some of the sixteen pedigree cows alongside the commercials on his farm at Toureenbrien, Rearcross.

"I started off from there and built up the herd and it is still going. I have to say one thing about the Hereford they always kept the bread and butter on the table for sure and anything else in the commercials were not able to get into the same money even at that time" he said.

A long service member of the Hereford National Council and former National Chairman, this month another niche in the history of the society has been carved behind his name

European Hereford Conference Germany in 2002. He will represent the society once again at the European event which takes place this year in Hungary in September.

A familiar figure in the show ring exhibiting at the many shows across the Munster region over the decades he is now a member of the judging panel he has judged at numerous society sales and summer shows around the country.

He is committed to the breed and confident of a bright futute with the expanding dairy sector a target for increased demand for bulls for cross breeding.

"Herefords have stood the test of time and stuck it out when all the new breeds came in from all over the world and they are still more popular than ever to-day. I believe that they will hold their place any way they are looked at because they are a good all round breed and particularly suitable for crossing in the dairy herd" he says.

Most of the pedigree offspring from his herd find new owners through farm sales and are rarely shown these days at the shows and sales.

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 "I get a lot of dairy men buying bulls. This year I sold all the

breeders and we are not able to get satisfactory answers as

bulls in pairs. I have one customer, a big dairy farmer and in

to why it is happening" said Martin.

four years he has bought eight bulls off me. I always stuck

He maintains that the general run of five star bulls that he is

to a reasonable price and I still have customers coming back

seeing don't score high for conformation and some of the

to me because they feel that they are getting value for their

older bulls, like Rathcor Express, which every calf by is a five

money" he said.

star, were far superior to the later bulls.

Of the breeding line Dookey a heifer he bought in

Among the treasured trophies on the sideboad at his home

Roscommon turned out very well and another, Toureenbrien

is the large RDS Cup for Champion Female Heifer awarded

Una, bred in his own herd was also very successful cow

the last time the Spring Show was held nearly a quarter of a

having got her first red rosette as a calf at Limerick Show

century ago.

before going on to receive three or four other prizes that

As a director and founder member of Irish Hereford Prime,

year and grown into a cow that is still "a good one".

Martin Murphy is adamant that the marketing initiative is

On the sire side, Rathcor Express, a very popular bull at

serving the breed well and has played a major part in the

Dovea AI, quarter of a century ago, remains one of his

promotion of the beef.

favourites, of which he still has some straws.

The scheme provides for the payment of a premium on

"I have used some of the imported bulls from US and

Hereford and Hereford cross beef animals which can add

Australia. 93J and bulls like him that came in were very

significantly to the return to the producer in the tight margin

successful. Bishophill General a very good bull" he says.

sector of beef production.

He has some concerns about the quality of some of the

Irish Hereford Prime was established in 1997 by like minded

breed and the need for culling to achieve higher standards.

Hereford breeders and beef producers in order to market

“I’d also like to highlight the importance of good

their beef.

management and culling poor quality cattle in order to maintain the high standards associated with Hereford. These must be adhered to as the demand for Hereford beef is

Martin.

"In order to meet these demands we must produce good

The producer group has grown steadily to over 2,000

quality cattle to remain competitive with other breeds and

members throughout Ireland whose combined production

create an even more efficient product ensuring that cattle

ensures a continuous supply of suitable cattle to supply the

will finish well with less feed in a reduced time period" he

increasing home and export markets.

added.

"I would like to see better conformation in Herefords. There are too many bulls out there that are not good enough in my opinion and I have issues around the conflict for breeders who are trying to match "stars" with the bull they would like "I have judged at a lot of shows and look at the bulls down the line the really good square bulls are only one and two and three stars. The five star bulls are nearly all down the

to get it off the ground. The demand is growing every year and more factories are looking to become involved" says

constantly growing" he says.

to be buying" he said.

"It was the brainchild of Robert Deverell, but it took a time

Irish Hereford Prime teamed up with ABP Group to form a dedicated supply chain. Processing has now been extended from ABP’s plant in Nenagh to other ABP facilities throughout Ireland with the ABP group pro-active in pursuing new opportunities and markets throughout Europe.

"We are holding tastings at rural shows and it is proving very successful to get new customers. They are taken by the finely grained marbling and characteristic taste and

line in judging because they haven't got the width" he

tenderness" he says.

added.

Hereford Prime beef has become an international winner

"I had a really good cow that bred three bulls that made

with awards for the “Best steak award 2009” from German

€3,000, €2,800 and €2,700. She was a five star and I was

magazine BEEF with Irish Hereford Prime Rib-eye beating off

delighted with that. She was breeding very well. I got

competition favourites New Zealand Wagyu, French

€2,800 for a heifer out of her and she dropped from five

Charolais and Argentine Angus to take the top spot.

stars to two stars overnight and before she calved the next

It has also won the prestigious Food Writer’s Guild award

time she came up one star again. It is very confusing for

2008 and the prestigious Great Taste Award 2009.

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Herd Profile - Cill Cormaic Herd years of Cill Cormaic Herefords in Co Offaly

90

Courtesy of the Irish Farmers Journal

Shane Murphy from the Irish Farmers Journal speaks with David Larkin about the Hereford herd which has been in his family for 90 years. prefixes, they were asking a substantial sum to secure the rights to it. So we changed to Cill Cormaic around the 1950s.

The herd was actually founded the year my mother was born, so it’s a big year in the house,” said David.

Gertrude, David’s mother, was from a house of all women, with most marrying into farms. This resulted in a number of females from the Cill Cormaic herd spread around the country, but the core bunch of breeding females remained at Kilcormac.

David showing Cill Cormaic Prince 2 at the Premier in March, where he sold for the day’s top price of €5,000. This was the second year in a row David topped the sale.

“Daddy died when I was nine, so I took over the paperwork at 10 and I suppose I was 12 or 13 when I took over the herd fully. I

The Cill Cormaic herd name is one which many pedigree

remember the first show I exhibited at was Nenagh when I

breeders will have heard about, particularly with regard to

was 14; it poured down.”

the Hereford breed.

However, due to the depopulation of the herd by brucellosis

While the prefix always carried an air of prestige, in recent

in 2000, David had to go in search of females and a bull to

years its success has grown, accumulating numerous championships, sale toppers and even two bulls into AI. This

try to keep the 70 years of breeding alive.

year stands as a monumental year for the herd, as it celebrates its 90th year in existence.

Best of bloodlines

The herd, now run by David Larkin and helped at the

“Cill Cormaic Generator was one of the best bulls we had

weekends by his brother Joey, was first established in 1928

bred before that time, so when I saw an advertisement of a

outside the village of Kilcormac in Co Offaly.

bull whose dam was by him, I had to go see him.

“When we started back in 1928, the prefix was actually

“I saw Ballinphraise Brandy on the Sunday and I bought him

Hermitage. There was no Irish herd book at the time, so

on the Monday. This helped reintroduce the best of

when the British one realised they had two Hermitage

bloodlines back into the newly reformed herd. He really

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 clicked with a lot of my cows and left me €50,000 with his first 13 bulls sold. His first son Clinto was champion at Roscommon, with others selling up to €5,600.”

David admits that, in the past, they have been very lucky with regard to their stock bulls. However, from the early years of the herd, the Larkins have tried to source the bestbred bulls.

“Back in 1957, my grandfather went across to England to purchase a bull. He was Haven Field Boy and he brought growth into the herd. Back then, you couldn’t use a bull unless he was inspected and got a premium licence. Field Boy had his licence, so we had dozens of females calling to

A young David Larkin exhibiting Cill Cormaic Generator in

be serviced.

1993.

“It would be great to see something like this licence reintroduced. These days, there’s pedigree breeders breeding and keeping their own bulls and they’re not fit for the dairy herd, never mind a pedigree herd.”

Looks come first Due to the success of stock bulls, the herd has only seen a trickling of AI use recently, but due to the nature of the stars changing, the herd needs to be selective.

“Black Water Lad bred us a bull that made €5,000 in March and we’d be using a lot more of him except he has no stars.

We’re in the BDGP and buyers are beginning to look at it a lot more.

“The look of the bull is first, but if he doesn’t have the stars, they can’t buy him. FH William is one we’re starting to use.

He has stars now, but we’ll see how he fares out.

“Overall, the stars aren’t reliable enough yet. I know what they’re trying to do with them, but I think it’s going to be 20 years before we are anywhere. I think some of the data coming in is false, because there’s always rogue breeders out there falsifying birth dates and calvings, and, because of that, they’re not going to get accurate figures.

“For me, management isn’t taken into account at all. We’re letting some of the spring calvings go to calf in autumn instead this year, so them cows are going to be hit. You can

David Larkin’s mother Gertrude at 10 years old, exhibiting

work the stars with good management, but, really, are you

her Hereford Champion at Ballinasloe in 1938.

going to be a better breeder?”

The dairy market makes up a key part of David’s sales, so although he aims to have as many pedigree sales as possible each year, he likes to keep bulls as commercially

one, but I don’t push my stock young enough. I don’t believe in pushing cattle, especially heifers; let them come on naturally.”

run as possible so that they are fit for work.

Greatest achievement

“This year, I only brought two out to sales. At the premier, I

Speaking on his greatest achievement, David was quick to

got the highest and at the May sale in Nenagh, I got the

point out the bulls going into stud was the biggest thing for

champion. I don’t do many summer shows. I do the odd

him.

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 “It’s something special getting a bull into AI and having him sire thousands of calves. We’re lucky enough to have got two in, Cill Cormaic Kasper in 2013 and Cill Cormaic Marvel in 2015.

“Kasper is the most popular Hereford in the dairy herd, with five stars on replacement and 2.1% calving. Because of the high figures, there’s a turn in pedigree breeders using him and last October a son of his got the top price of €6,600 at the premier.”

The Hereford breed has seen a very positive upswing in recent years due to the increase in the dairy herd. But with this increase, it’s not always easy to maintain a standard.

“I think there needs to be a serious export for heifers and also I think a certain amount of bulls could be exported, especially the lesser quality. There’s too many heifers being bred from.

“A lot of new breeders are getting in, buying heifers cheap,

Medal for best Pedigree Hereford at Offaly Show back in

and the market is going to be flooded. There just won’t be

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the demand for the supply.

“In the Hereford breed at the moment, I think it’s the hardest I’ve seen it to find a breeder’s bull. Taking into account that the management has only got better, I think the breed is gone back a bit.”

As well as the exporting and culling weaker pedigree Hereford cattle, David says it’s key to watch maternal traits also into the future.

“I know when I was younger, we had cows with bags of milk under them and some out there now, after three months, wouldn’t have enough to rear their calf. It’s probably the same in every breed, but it’s a suckler breed, so milk is number one. Then try to increase quality every year.

“We’re probably going too much on looks at the moment.

Top end to me is how they’re breeding, not how they look.

Everybody goes for the show animal, but if they don’t drop them on the ground and feed them, then they’re not really top end.”

1938 - Best Hereford Medal at Ballinasloe Show.

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Herd Profile - Trillick Herd

Farmer Focus: Trillick Herefords Interview: Catherina Cunnane - That’s Farming Managed under the ‘Trillick’ prefix, the Farrell family, TrillickA-Temple, Longford, Co. Longford has a long-standing association with pedigree Hereford cattle.

Initially founded in 1946 by James Farrell, the Trillick Hereford herd was continued by Patrick and is now owned and managed by the third-generation breeder, JJ; his wife and three children.

To lay the foundations for the herd, an array of various bloodlines were sourced from a number of well-esteemed herds; several of the foundational females carried lines from the renowned Lugboy herd, owned by the late Mick Campbell, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon.

Trillick Hotspur, now in Eurogene AI station.

“One animal that stands out in memory is a cow called Lugboy Madonna. My father bought her from Mick in 1996,

Genetics

just one week before he died suddenly."JJ Farrell told

Over the course of the last number of years, the Farrells

Catherina Cunnane of That’s Farming.

"The cow always had a special association with the farm and bred about ten heifers for us.”

To grow the herd, cow families were acquired from the prizeFarrell’s farm is home to thirty pedigree registered breeding females and a dairy herd.

The utilisation of the best available genetics and a selective breeding policy are responsible for the herd’s phenomenal success.

that have sired exceptional progeny.

These include Ballyaville Nairn; Steil Gerard - a son of

Breeding Programme winning Killoe herd of the late Peter Hagan and today, the

have travelled across the waters to source numerous bulls

Churchhill Storm, imported from Australia and Freetown Hotspur who was purchased with a fellow breeder, Padraig McGrath, Elphin, Co. Roscommon. The latest bulls to join the Longford-based herd is Clipston Squire, imported from England and Irish-bred Glaslough Rooney.

The Longford breeders have also secured four bulls into Irish A.I including Trillick Best (NCBC) - a son of Ballyaville Nairn; Trillick George (Bova AI) - a son of Freetown Hotspur; Trillick

With the implementation of a strict culling strategy, all

Hotspur (Eurogene AI) - a son of Freetown Hotspur and a

inferior animals are selected and are fed right through to

Haven Kingpin son - Trillick Emmett (Eurogene AI).

slaughter.

The Farrells have also garnered notable attention on an

Females exchange hands privately from the farm gate, while

international stage, with five of their pedigree bulls acquired

bulls marketed to dairy and suckler farmers find new homes

by U.K. purchasers.

either through private or society sales, with a base of

“Trillick Knockout stands out - he was bought following the

dedicated repeat customers, both north and south of the

summer show season in 2014 and won 2015 UK Horned Bull

island.

of the Year.”

“We try to breed a medium-sized cow with old-fashioned

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quality; depth and width. We strive to retain old breed character and that is why we purchase English bloodlines.”

JJ explained.

Third-generation Hereford breeder, JJ is regarded as a wellesteemed ambassador for the breed.

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Trillick George now in Bova AI station.

Ciaran at the world conference in 2012 in Canada

He became involved with the Irish Hereford Breed Society

representing the Hereford Society.

council in 1996; served as Chairman in 2002 and has also

winning, as we get great enjoyment from meeting fantastic

officiated as a judge at shows dotted around the world including Denmark; Sweden and the U.K.

people from around the world.” JJ said.

“One of the most memorable experiences was the National

“Shows are our shop window, but we have also secured sales through our Facebook page. I like to keep in contact

Horned Show which is held at Tenbury Countryside Show

with customers and I provide new breeders with advice

every year. I like to travel back to this event.” JJ said.

when it comes to selecting suitable sires.”

JJ was also one of founders Irish Hereford Prime which was

Along with showcasing his own prestigious herd, JJ also

established in 1997 with a mission to expand the entire

organises the annual display of Hereford cattle at Longford

market for Hereford beef.

Show - an exhibition that draws in excess of fifty Herefords.

Along with judging duties as outlined above, JJ also

He is responsible for staging the competitions; securing

travelled to Australia on two separate occasions to select

prize-money and sponsorship and recruiting two U.K judges.

bulls on behalf of the breed society - the first journey was made in 2002, followed by a second visit to Australian soil in 2007.

“Churchill Storm and Yarram Pompeii are probably the two most influential bulls that were brought in from Australia. An additional number of bulls were purchased during the second trip.” JJ said.

Show Circuit The Trillick herd is no stranger to the show circuit, with a presence at numerous local and national agricultural shows every year.

Among the highlights include an experience in 2012 when JJ’s son, Ciaran (pictured above) was selected to represent

Steil Gerard, a sire that has left great legacy with us in our

the Hereford Society at the world conference in Canada; he

breeding structure.

successfully competed in the young handler’s class.

Future Plans

JJ also recalls securing a top call of €7,100 for Trillick Governor at the Irish Hereford Breed Society Premier Sale in 2013 and claiming €4,100 for Trillick Miller as just another major milestone memory.

“We have claimed ribbons down through the years at both agricultural shows and show and sales. It isn’t always about

Looking forward to the future, the Farrell family will continue to maintain and improve the quality of their Hereford herd, with plans to expand their suckler herd to sixty breeding females.

They are always keen to source high-end young bulls and

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A polled Hereford heifer was recently sourced from the U.K, with intentions to establish a polled herd, to run alongside the current 100% horned Hereford herd.

“We are very proud of what we do with the herd, from the family end of it and the tradition. My heart is set on breeding Hereford cattle.” JJ concluded.

Champion at March 2018 premier sale – ‘Airhill O Conaill’ with Ciaran & JJ who sold for €4,250.

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Herd Profile - Dungar Herd

Ed and Lester Roe, Ballybrit, Roscrea, Co Tipperary Courtesy of Hannah Quinn-Mulligan from the Irish Farmers Journal

The father-and-son team finish up to 60 cattle a year, with plans to expand the herd in the coming years.

I farm: ‘‘In partnership with my father, Lester. We have 70 suckler cows. Two-thirds are spring calving and one-third is autumn calving. We own 220 acres for farming but it is segmented between five different locations.’’

Family: ‘‘My wife Marta is from Kraków in Poland. We have one little boy, Anthony (three), and another child on the way. Marta works off-farm and on top of our own farm, I milk 210 cows for a neighbour every weekday.’’

Livestock: ‘‘We have about 180 animals on the farm and we’re finishing 55 to 60 cattle a year. We’re understocked at the moment but we sell off surplus silage.’’

Expansion: “I want to expand the cow numbers to 100 and we have long-term plans in place to convert some old sheds into suitable housing.’’

Ed Roe (centre) farms in partnership with his father, Lester, in Co Tipperary. Also pictured is Ed’s wife, Marta, and their son, Anthony (three).

Angus and Hereford: ‘‘We’re signed up to the Angus and Hereford schemes in ABP in Nenagh. I find that we can finish our bullocks at 22 months and our heifers between 19 and 20 months.’’

Canada: ‘‘I went to Canada in January 2013 and worked there for three years in the Sasketchewan province on a 3,000 herd feedlot.

We calved 1,000 cows every year and on top of that the farm had 10,000 acres of tillage. Conditions could be tough, the coldest it ever was was -50°C and the hottest was 40°C.’’ Beef farming: ‘‘I honestly think a lot of people have been discouraged from beef farming. I see a lot of young lads trying to persuade their fathers to go into dairy with them. I’m happy in beef but margins are tight.’’

Quotable quote: ‘‘The only thing that’ll keep farming alive is guys who are willing to adapt to new challenges.’’

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Herd Profile - Gageboro Herd

Lisa Holloway and Niall Daly, Horseleap, Co Westmeath The couple farm in partnership in Co Westmeath, running a commercial beef alongside a pedigree enterprise.

Courtesy of Hannah Quinn-Mulligan from the Irish Farmers Journal I farm: “In partnership with my husband Niall. We have three children, Cillian (seven), Alannah (five) and Conall (three). We have about 180ac between two farms in Horseleap and Daingean, Co Offaly. We rent about 80ac as well.”

Farming: “We have 70 cows, 35 pedigree Herefords and 35 commercial cows. We run a calf-to-beef system and sell pedigree stock as well. Niall also operates a store-tobeef system and buys in cattle every year.”

Next generation: “My father and mother transferred the farm to me and Niall about five years ago and we intend to keep farming for our children and improving the quality of the stock.”

Lisa Holloway and her husband Niall Daly with their three children and Lisa's father and mother, John and Madge.

Herefords: “My grandfather started the Gageboro Hereford herd back in 1930. He’d been left £6 in a legacy by a relative and used it to buy his first pedigree heifer from Franciscan Brothers in Offaly on the way home from a show. My father John Holloway is a well-established breeder and would have bred some well-known bulls including Gageboro Morgan and Gageboro Suave.”

Herd traits: “We’re very strong on culling and keeping the cow herd young. A cow has to produce a good calf every year. We put a lot of emphasis on milk, fertility and good feet.”

This week: “We are looking forward to the Tullamore Show. The day acts as a shop window for pedigree breeders. We’re only about 15 miles from the showgrounds but we’ll be up at 5.30am. You only get one shot in the ring and it’s important to have cattle looking well. There can be a fair amount of pressure on the day.”

Fodder: “We were lucky we got a decent enough first cut of silage, but I’d say a lot of people around us are about 20% short of winter fodder at the moment and some of them more. Some of our land got very burnt up in the drought.’’

Quotable quote: “There’s no point in breeding fancy looking cattle that aren’t commercially viable.”

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Herd Profile - Lisnalurg Herd The landless young man who became a champion pedigree beef breeder As a land less young man, buying his first purebred Hereford, Peter Casey, seemed unlikely to have his name carved in the annals of pedigree breeding history.

And the advice of his local vet that "I was mad to get into Herefords, because I knew nothing about the breed" wasn't much encouragement.

Almost half a century later, the 85 year old Co Sligo man, who admits to having "a love for livestock" has achieved a remarkable record, equalled by few, if any, as a breeder of exceptional quality award winning pedigree animals across four of the main beef breeds.

It is all the more remarkable, when it is considered that his herd at Lisnalurg is also one of the smallest pedigree herds on the registers of each of the breeds in which he has been taken an interest.

Consider a total herd size of less than ten breeding females, producing fourteen pedigree bulls for the main AI stations in the county, winning fifteen championship titles in one breed

She was sired by Terwarren Goldfinch and in calf to

alone, and breeding bulls that became breed leaders at the

Ballyraggan 358 and produced a male calf in January 1970

Department of Agriculture Progeny Testing Centre at Tully, Co Kildare in each of the breeds which he has kept on his

which he sold a year later for £350gns.

farm. That's a truly remarkable record.

"It was there I met the late Brian Duffy. He advised me to

He has become the first in the country to be awarded a

go to Donegal to a Dan Diver who had Herefords for sale. I purchased two dry cows from him for £300" he explained.

National Hall of Fame Certificate in three different beef breeds and has been sought in the four corners of the

"One was Rorardstown Melody, which I later sold to the late

country as a livestock judge at more than 100 agricultural

James Henry who later started the Lisadell Herd. The

shows in recent years.

second cow Collagh Bea, went in calf to Terwarren

The retired ambulance driver who got "more than my wages

Goldfinch and she produced a male calf Lisnalurg Bullfinch a

for the whole year" when he sold his first prizewinning

first prize-winner at the R.D.S. Show and Sale and was sold

Hereford at the RDS at Ballsbridge simply puts his

for 650gns" he said.

achievements down to being "successful with each breed

"My wages as an ambulance driver at that time was £12 a

that I kept".

week so the bull made more than my wages for a whole

Born in Sheffield, UK to Irish parents, he came to Co Sligo

year" he said.

with his parents at a young age and rented six acres of land

Lisnalurg Vincible was one of two Hereford bulls from the

for his first purebred purchase, a pedigree Hereford heifer

herd, which became the top performing Herefords at Tully

that cost him £135.

and were purchased by Dovea AI Station, Co Tipperary and

"In November 1969 I purchased by first Hereford an in-calf

Sligo AI Station.

heifer, Spacot Hazel from James McManus, in Carrick-on-

"I then added pedigree Limousin as they were going very

Shannon" he said of his venture into pedigree breeding.

well at that time and they were very successful with me too.

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 A quarter of a century ago he retired from the day job and is looking forward to celebrating his 85th birthday in October.

Having started out with no land, and renting a six acre field for his first purchase, he now owns 40 acres with ten breeding females in Angus, Charolais and Hereford in his breeding herd.

Daughter Pauline, one of the family of four boys and four girls of Peter and his wife, Maura, has taken a keen interest in the pedigree stock, while he admits to "keeping an eye on things".

Peter says "I do love the animals" and of the breeds which make up the herd he says "the Herefords are very quiet and easy to handle; the Charolais a bit more difficult but great cattle; I got out of the Limousin because I found them a bit wild for handling at that time and Angus are generally easy to manage".

So how did he acquire the skill to become a record making breeder of pedigree stock?

"I picked up the knowledge as I went along. When I bought my first Hereford my local vet told me that I was mad to get into Herefords at all because I knew nothing about the breed and they turned out to be very successful" he concluded.

With a room full of trophies for his stock over the last five I had the top of the breed at Tully twice. One was

decades and judges badges from more than 100 agricultural

purchased by Sligo AI and the other by Dovea AI" he

shows at which he officiated, Peter is an exceptional man in

recalled.

the livestock world.

Next added to the herd was Angus and then Charolais, while the Limousin were discontinued, because at the time they were "a bit harder to handle" than the others.

Charolais and Angus bred in the herd also became leaders of their years at the testing station at Tully.

Fourteen bulls from the herd, across the breeds, have been purchased by AI stations and several of the progeny have collected show awards at the various national and regional agricultural shows.

"I have thirteen Angus tankards for Championships in the breed although I never had more than two Angus cows in the herd" he said.

Last May, he became the first in the country to hold three Hall of Fame Awards after being presented with the award for the Hereford breed at the National Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony at the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone.

Three years ago he received the Hall of Fame Award for the Angus breed and in 2013 was presented with the Hall of Fame Award for the Charolais breed.

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2018 NATIONAL

HEREFORD SHOW TULLAMORE

Judge: Des Kelly from ‘Lurgacullion Horned’ & ‘Mullin Polled’ herds located in Ballygawley, Co. Tyrone.

For over 20 years the Herefords have held their National Show in Tullamore. Before this it was held in Strokestown and before that it was Mullingar Showground’s that facilitated the Annual National event.

Judging the 2018 Hereford National Show was Des Kelly, owner of the very successful Hereford ‘Lurgacullion Horned’ & ‘Mullin Polled’ herds located in Ballygawley, Co. Tyrone. Des is a well travelled and widely experienced Hereford judge having adjudicated numerous Hereford events such as the National Tenbury Show last year, a major Hereford event for all UK

and WJ Twomey Memorial Trophy presented again this year. A group of Hereford breeders from the UK Youth Programme made the trip to the National Show with many bringing home top prizes on the day.

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, the grand prize money for this year is in excess of €8,000 which should secure a large number of entrants yet again.

Last year the society experienced the largest numbers entered for their National Show to date. Numbers were slightly down this year which can largely be attributed to the tough Spring and Summer drought many farmers were dealing with.

Winning Supreme Hereford Champion and Overall Male Champion at the event was Shiloh Farm Dynamite, owned by the long established and very successful ‘Corlismore Herd’. Dynamite had a formidable show season prior to the National event blowing competition away with every show he attended.

breeders and also the Royal Meath Show back in 2016 as

Securing Supreme Reserve Champion was Michael

well as numerous other shows in previous years.

Molloy ‘Moyclare Quinlan’ who also won Overall Male

The line up of classes is almost a carbon copy of last year’s schedule with some small alternations to the young handlers section which will now be split in to a junior and senior section with the Denis Collins Memorial Trophy

Reserve Champion on the day. ‘Quinlan’ enjoyed great success at numerous shows throughout 2018 and also even managed to generate interest from a number of UK breeders who expressed their interest in purchasing Michaels very stylish bull.

Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019

2018 NATIONAL HEREFORD SHOW TULLAMORE - RESULTS National Hereford Supreme Championship

O725

(Sponsor: Agri-Llyod, Finglas, Dublin 11)

4.

Declan Donnelly, Lissycasey, Ennis, Clare |

Supreme Champion: Sean McKiernan, Corlismore House,

Clondrina 1234th, 3rd Dec 2017, Sire: Farney John,

Corlismore, Ballinagh, Cavan | Shiloh Farm, Dynamite, 6th

Dam: Clondrina 1056

Feb 2016, Sire: Grianan Freddy, Dam: Cill Cormaic Lass.

5.

Sandra Coote, Knocknaveigh, Virginia, Cavan |

Supreme Reserve Champion: Michael Molloy, Clonlyon,

Millbawn Branson, 1st Apr 2018, Sire: Millbawn

Glebe, Belmont, Birr, Offaly | Moyclare Quinlan, 30th Jul

Winston, Dam: Millbawn Holly

2017, Sire: Church hill Nigel, Dam: Moyclare Pansey 16th.

6.

Eamon & John McKiernan, Newtown, Monasterboice, Drogheda, Louth | Knockmountagh

National Hereford Male Championship

Mozart, 6th Jul 2017, Sire: Gageboro Morgan,

(Sponsor: ABP)

Male Champion: Sean McKiernan, Corlismore House,

Dam: Knockmountagh Sorca 7.

Padraig McGrath, Cloonshanagh, Elphin,

Corlismore, Ballinagh, Cavan |Shiloh Farm, Dynamite, 6th

Roscommon | Kye Harry 797, 15th Aug 2017, Sire:

Feb 2016, Sire: Grianan Freddy, Dam: Cill Cormaic Lass

Freetwon Hotspur, Dam: Kye Sheila 797

Male Reserve Champion: Michael Molloy, Clonlyon, Glebe, Belmount Birr, Offaly | Moyclare Quinlan, 30th Jul 2017, Sire: Church Hill Nigel, Dam: Moyclare Pansey 16th

National Hereford Heifer Calf Championship (Sponsor: ABP) 1.

National Hereford Female Championship

Cavan | Bellingham Nevin, 4th Sep 2017, Sire:

(Sponsor: E.V. Condell Ltd.)

Female Champion: Raymond Vere Hunt & Veronica

Champion: Shane McKiernan, Drumcrow, Ballinagh, Church Preen Galileo, Dam: Ardmulchan Clover

2.

Reserve Champion: Niall & Lisa Daly, Gageboro,

Brennan, Ballyherberry Farm, Dualla, Cashel, Tipperary |

Horseleap, Moate, Offaly | Gageboro Senorita, 6th

Herberry 1 Lucy Lou, 17th Jan 2017, Sire: Dendor 1

Jul 2017, Sire: Haven Jackal, Dam: Gageboro

Kohinoor, Dam: Gouldingpoll1 Lucy.

Medusa

Female Reserve Champion: Shane McKiernan,

3.

T & A Fitzgerald, Glebe House, Mount Temple,

Drumcrow, Ballinagh, Cavan | Bellingham Nevin, 4th Sep

Moate, Co. Westmeath | Grianan Copperrobin

2017, Sire: Church Preen Galileo, Dam: Ardmulchan

S817, 2nd Sep 2017, Sire: Grianan Prince, Dam:

Clover

Grianan Copperrobin O705 4.

Sean McKiernan, Corlismore House, Corlismore,

National Hereford Bull Calf Championship

Ballinagh, Cavan | Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 941,

Partner)

Corlismorepoll 1 T Sydney 524

(Sponsor: Canadian Bull Congress, International Show

1.

Champion: Michael Molloy, Clonlyon, Glebe,

Tom Brennan, Balleen, Freshford, Kilkenny | Balleen Pride 051, 3rd Aug 2017, Sire: Towra Brilliant, Dam:

2017, Sire: Church Hill Nigel, Dam: Moyclare

Balleen Pride 689 6.

Niall Jones, Knockduff, Bree, Enniscorthy, Wexford |

Reserve Champion: Noel Farrell, Kilcleagh,

Macmine Mai, 3rd Dec 2017, Sire: Baltymore

Castledaly, Moate, Westmeath | Brocca Ryan, 6th

Ginger, Dam: Grianan Cooperobin N679

Sep 2017, Sire: Haven Kingpin, Dam: Brocca 3.

5.

Belmount Birr, Offaly | Moyclare Quinlan, 30th Jul Pansey 16th 2.

10th Oct 2017, Sire: Cill Cormaic Leo, Dam:

7.

Michael O Keeffe, Gurteragh, Newmarket, Cork |

Rebecca

Gurteragh Starlet 762, 3rd Jan 2018, Sire:

T & A Fitzgerald, Glebe House, Mount Temple,

Gurteragh Justice, Dam: Gurteragh Judy 46

Moate, Westmeath | Grianan Showman, 4th Sep 2017, Sire: Grianan Parker, Dam: Grianan Orange

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Gary McKiernan with his Supreme Hereford National Champion, Male Champion and Senior bull class winner ‘Shiloh-Farm Dynamite’

Michael Molloy with his Reserve Champion in both the Overall Champion and Male Champion line-ups ‘Moyclare Quinlan’

IHBS Chairman Willie Branagan presents Des Kelly Launch of Tullamore National Show 2018

with a gift on behalf of the society in appreciation of his judging duties at the event.

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 Young Handlers

3.

Niall & Lisa Daly, Gageboro, Horseleap, Moate, Westmeath

Class 90: Hereford Young Exhibitor Handling Class –

•

Junior 1.

Imogen Edwards, UK

2.

Ollie Garnett, UK

3.

Conor Jones, Pallas, Gorey, Wexford

4.

Bradley Graham, UK

5.

Colin Bourke, Ballyherberry Farm, Dualla, Cashel,

Gageboro Morgan, Dam: Gurteragh Kinella • 4.

•

3.

Isla Soutter, UK

4.

Iona Smith, UK

5.

Sinead Conry, Rathnollag, Ballinagare, Castlerea,

Baltymore Ann 486, 5th Jun 2016, Sire: Kye Rodge 553, Dam: Baltymore Ann 368

Senior (Sponsor IHBS)

Harvey Cloak, UK

Baltymore Thora 499, 9th Nov 2016, Sire: Gageboro Morgan, Dam: Baltymore Thora 418

Class 91: Hereford Young Exhibitor Handling Class –

2.

Coote Geelan, Cloonagheer, Bornacoola, Dromod, Leitrim

•

Will Awan, UK

Gageboro Senorita, 6th Jul 2017, Sire: Haven Jackal, Dam: Gageboro Medusa

Tipperary

1.

Gageboro Sublime, 20th Aug 2017, Sire:

5.

John Jones, Pallas, Gorey, Wexford

•

Clonroe Deirdre, 1st Sep 2014, Sire: Baltymore Ginger, Dam: Clonroe Josie

•

Clonroe Fairy, 2nd Sep 2016, Sire: Baltymore Ginger, Dam: Clonroe Lize

Female Classes

Co. Roscommon Group Classes

Class 94: National Pedigree Hereford Cow In-calf or

Class 92: Group of 3 by Same Sire (Sponsor: Pat

30.06.2015 (Sponsors: Pallas Foods, Newcastlewest,

with her own natural calf at foot. Born on/before

Molloy Sand & Gravel, Tullamore) 1.

John Jones, Pallas, Gorey, Wexford

•

Clonroe Deirdre, 1st Sep 2014, Sire: Baltymore

Co. Limerick) 1.

Tipperary | Kilsunny Lass Lily, 18th Oct 2014, Sire:

Ginger, Dam: Clonroe Josi •

Glaslough Judge, Dam: Kilsunny Lass Gem

Clonroe Fairy, 2nd Sep 2016, Sire: Baltymore

2.

Ginger, Dam: Clonroe Liz •

Gladiator, Dam: Gurteragh Edel 3.

Grianan Firecracker, Dam: Grianan Cooperobin 584

Sean McKiernan, Corlismore House, Corlismore,

ET

Ballinagh, Cavan Shiloh Farm Dynamite, 6th Feb 2016, Sire: Grianan

4.

Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 876, 4th Jul 2016, Sire: Corlismorepoll 1 Veteran, Dam:

Dam: Clonroe Josie 5.

Sentimental, Dam: Millbawn Polly

David Larkin, The Hermitage, Kilcormac, Birr, Offaly

•

Cill Cormaic Perseus, 2nd Apr 2017, Sire: Cill Cormaic Lincoln, Dam: Cill Cormaic Jolie

•

Sandra Coote, Knocknaveigh, Virginia, Cavan | Millbawn Holly, 26th Dec 2014, Sire: Mawarra

CORLISMOREPOLL 1 S GEM 784 2.

John Jones, Pallas, Gorey, Wexford | Clonroe Deirdre, 1st Sep 2014, Sire: Baltymore Ginger,

Freddy, Dam: Cill Cormaic Lass •

Niall Jones, Knockduff, Bree, Enniscorthy, Wexford | Grianan Cooperobin N679, 15th Sep 2013, Sire:

Class 93: Pair of Animals (Sponsors: ABP)

•

Tim Breen, Knockeenadillane, Kiskeam, Cork | Gurteragh Linsey, 12th Sep 2011, Sire: Gurteragh

Clonroe Fiona, 12th Aug 2016, Sire: Baltymore Ginger, Dam: Clonroe Jacky

1.

Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles,

Cill Cormaic Pius, 3rd May 2017, Sire: Cedar Liam, Dam: Cill Cormaic Charlotte

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IHBS President Martin Murphy presents Gary

Veronica Brennan with her National Female

McKiernan with the Champion rosette for his winning

Champion ‘Herberry 1 Lucy Lou’

bull ‘Shiloh-Farm Dynamite’ with show judge Des Kelly presenting the Reserve rosette to Michael Molloy’s ‘Moyclare Quinlan’

L-R: Judge Des Kelly, Ray Vere Hunt, Colin Bourke & Veronica Brennan with their Female Champion ‘Herberry 1 Lucy Lou’ along with Reserve Female New Hereford Breeder, Shane McKiernan takes the

Champion ‘Bellingham Nevin’ with Sean Duignan,

rosette for Reserve Female Champion.

Shane McKiernan and IHBS President Martin Murphy.

L-R: Judge Des Kelly, Robin Irvine making presentation to Champion and Reserve to Michael Molloy’s ‘Moyclare Quinlan’ and Noel Farrell’s

Junior class winner Imogen Edwards from the UK

‘Brocca Ryan’

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 Class 95: National Pedigree Hereford Cow or Heifer

Morgan, Dam: Clondrina 557th

Born on/between 01.07.2015 and 30.06.2016

3.

JJ Farrell, Trillick-A-Temple, Longford | Trillick

(Sponsors: Deverell Oil)

Dutchess, 372213272011813, 2nd Jan 2017,

1.

female, Sire: Steil Gerard, Dam: Killoe Sandra

Coote Geelan, Cloonagheer, Bornacoola, Dromod, Leitrim | Baltymore Ann 486, 5th Jun 2016, Sire:

2.

Kevin & William Ryan, Woodpark, Carney, Nenagh,

Kye Rodge 553, Dam: Baltymore Ann 368

Tipperary | Gouldingpoll 1 Ravette 857, 22nd Mar

William Branagan, Clonleam, Delvin, Westmeath |

2017, Sire: Panmure 1 Henry, Dam: Gouldingpoll 1

Clonleam Delightful 109, 1st Mar 2016, Sire:

Ravette

Allowdale Ribstone 436 ET, Dam: Clonleam 3.

4.

5.

Philip Lynch, Carrick, Finea, Cavan | Carrick Molly,

Delightful 72

8th Jun 2017, Sire: Corlismore Trumpeter, Dam:

Gerry McNamara, Moyfadda, Labasheeda, Ennis,

Knockmountagh Petal

Clare | Allowdale Serena, 30th Aug 2015, Sire: Haven Kingpin, Dam: Allowdale Savanna

Class 98: National Pedigree Hereford Heifer Born

on/between 01.07.2017 and 31.08.2017 (Sponsors: Class 96: National Pedigree Hereford Heifer Born

on/between 01.07.2016 and 31.12.2016 (Sponsors:

ABP) 1.

Niall & Lisa Daly, Gageboro, Horseleap, Moate,

Irish Hereford Society)

Offaly | Gageboro Senorita, 6th Jul 2017, Sire:

1.

Haven Jackal, Dam: Gageboro Medusa

Kevin & William Ryan, Woodpark Carney, Nenagh, Tipperary | Gouldingpoll 1 Fanny, 4th Sep 2016

2.

Tom Brennan, Balleen, Freshford, Kilkenny |

Sire: Dendor 1 Kohinoor, Dam: Gouldingpoll 1

Balleen Pride 051, 3rd Aug 2017, Sire: Towra

Fanny 621

Brilliant, Dam: Balleen Pride 689

T & A Fitzgerald, Glebe House, Mount Temple,

3.

Padraig McGrath, Cloonshanagh, Elphin,

Moate, Westmeath | Grianan Orange R786, 5th

Roscommon | Kye Holly 794, 8th Jul 2017, Sire:

Sep 2016, Sire: Grianan Freddy, Dam: Grianan

Freetown Hotspur, Dam: Kye Sorcha 4th

Orange M660 3.

2.

4.

Niall & Lisa Daly, Gageboro, Horseleap, Moate,

Michael Molloy, Clonlyon, Glebe, Belmount Birr,

Offaly | Gageboro Sublime, 20th Aug 2017, Sire:

Offaly | Moyclare Piscies 1st, 15th Nov 2016, Sire:

Gageboro Morgan, Dam: Gurteragh Kinella

Brocca Saviour, Dam: Cill Cormaic Laylah 4.

Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Tipperary | Kilsunny Lass Nectar, 2nd Jul 2016,

5.

Class 99: National Pedigree Hereford Heifer Born

on/between 01.09.2017 and 30.11.2017 (Sponsors:

Sire: Glaslough Judge, Dam: Kilsunny Lass Glitter

Irish Hereford Prime)

Sean McKiernan, Corlismore House, Corlismore,

1.

Bellingham Nevin, 4th Sep 2017, Sire: Church

4th Jul 2016, Sire: Corlismorepoll 1 Veteran 786,

Preen Galileo, Dam: Ardmulchan Clover

Dam: Corlismorepoll 1 Gem 784

2.

S817, 2nd Sep 2017, Sire: Grianan Prince, Dam:

on/between 01.01.2017 and 30.06.2017 (Sponsors: Irish Hereford Society)

Grianan Copperrobin 705 3.

Sean McKiernan, Corlismore House, Corlismore,

Raymond Vere Hunt & Veronica Brennan,

Ballinagh, Cavan | Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 941,

Ballyherberry Farm, Dualla, Cashel, Tipperary |

10th Oct 2017, Sire: Cill Cormaic Leo, Dam:

Herberry1 Lucy Lou, 17th Jan 2017, Sire: Dendor 1

Corlismorepoll 1 T Sydney 524

Kohinoor, Dam: Gouldingpoll1 Lucy 2.

T & A Fitzgerald, Glebe House, Mount Temple, Moate, Co. Westmeath | Grianan Copperrobin

Class 97: National Pedigree Hereford Heifer Born

1.

Shane McKiernan, Drumcrow, Ballinagh, Cavan |

Ballinagh, Cavan | Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 876,

4.

John Jones, Pallas, Gorey, Wexford | Clonroe Gina,

Declan Donnelly, Lissycasey, Ennis, Clare |

2nd Sep 2017, Sire: Gageboro Morgan, Dam:

Clondrina 1212,21st Mar 2017, Sire: Gageboro

Clonroe Deirdre

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The Collins family presents the Denis Collins

Young handler Judge Edward Dudley and IHBS

Memorial Cup to the junior young handler winner

President Martin Murphy presents Senior class winner

Imogen Edwards, with 2nd and 3rd prize winners

Will Awan from the UK with WJ Twomey Memorial

Ollie Garnett from the UK and Conor Jones from the

Cup

‘Clonroe’ herd in Co. Wexford also in photo.

Conor, Padraig, Aidan & Pat Jones with their winning trio alongside Judge Des Kelly.

R-L: IHBS President Martin Murphy presents Will Awan with the WJ Twomey Cup with 2nd and 3rd prize winners Harvey Cloak and Isla Soutter (all from the UK).

Husband & Wife Gary & Evelyn McKiernan with their winning pair along with Judge Des Kelly and class

Trevor Dudley’s cow class winner ‘Kilsunny Lass Lily’

sponsor Liam Chadwick (ABP).

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Class 104: National Pedigree Hereford Bull Born

Niall & Lisa Daly, Gageboro, Horseleap, Moate, Westmeath | Gageboro Sonata, 3rd Sep 2017, Sire:

on/between 01.07.2017 and 31.08.2017 (Sponsors: J Grennan & Sons, Rath, Co Offaly)

Gageboro Opinion, Dam: Boyanna Oyster

1.

Class 100: National Pedigree Hereford Heifer Born

Offaly | Moyclare Quinlan, 30th Jul 2017, Sire:

on/after01.12.2017 (Sponsors: Slaney Foods, Ryland

Church hill Nigel, Dam: Moyclare Pansey 16th

Road, Bunclody, Co. Wexford) 1.

2.

3.

2.

Eamon & John McKiernan, Newtown,

Niall Jones, Knockduff, Bree, Enniscorthy, Wexford

Monasterboice, Drogheda, Louth |

| Macmine Mai, 3rd Dec 2017, Sire: Baltymore

Knockmountagh Mozart, 6th Jul 2017, Sire:

Ginger, Dam: Grianan Cooperobin N679

Gageboro Morgan, Dam: Knockmountagh Sorca

Michael O Keeffe, Gurteragh, Newmarket, Cork |

3.

Padraig Mc Grath, Cloonshanagh, Elphin,

Gurteragh Starlet 762, 3rd Jan 2018, Sire:

Roscommon | Kye Harry 797, 15th Aug 2017, Sire:

Gurteragh Justice, Dam: Gurteragh Judy 46

Freetwon Hotspur, Dam: Kye Sheila 797

Christine Drumm, Crowenstown, Delvin, Co

4.

Niall & Lisa Daly, Gageboro, Horseleap, Moate,

Westmeath | Clonleam Delightful 133, 27th Feb

Offaly | Gageboro Suave 2, 6th Jul 2017, Sire:

2018, Sire: Allowdale Ribstone 436, Dam:

Gageboro Onward, Dam: Gageboro Nabla

Clonleam Delightful 71 4.

Michael Molloy, Clonlyon, Glebe, Belmount Birr,

5.

Shane O’Driscoll, Butlerstown North, Bandon, Cork

JJ Farrell, Trillick-A-Temple, Longford | Trillick

| Butlerstown Duke, 25th Jul 2017, Sire: Balleen

Delight,,6th Jan 2018, Sire: Clipston Squire S10,

Pip, Dam: Skehanore Caitlin B0837

Dam: Trillick Linda 5.

Class 105: National Pedigree Hereford Bull Born

JJ Farrell, Trillick-A-Temple, Longford | Trillick Lily,

on/between 01.09.2017 and 30.11.2017 (Sponsors:

15th Dec 2017, Sire: Clipston Squire S10, Dam:

ABP)

Corlismore Echoe 591

1.

Male Classes

Westmeath |Brocca Ryan, 6th Sep 2017, Sire: Haven Kingpin (HKP), Dam: Brocca Rebecca

Class 103: National Pedigree Hereford Bull Born

2.

on/between 01.01.2017 and 30.06.2017 (Sponsors:

2017, Sire: Grianan Parker, Dam: Grianan Orange

David Larkin, The Hermitage, Kilcormac, Birr, Offaly | Cill Cormaic Pius, 3rd May 2017, Sire: Cedar Liam, Dam: Cill Cormaic Charlotte

2.

O725 3.

Sire: Gurteragh Oakley 652, Dam: Drominarigle 1 Sydney 611

Cill Cormaic Lincoln, Dam: Cill Cormaic Jolie

4.

T & A Fitzgerald, Glebe House, Mount Temple,

Sire: Solpoll 1 Kentucky Kid, Dam: Drominarigle 1

2017, Sire: Solpoll 1 Kentucky Kid, Dam:

Sydney 611

Griananpoll 1 Orange M661

5.

J and J Canty, Pubblestown, Kildalkey, Meath | Portanob Rob, 22nd Feb 2017, Sire: Baleen Revival, Dam: Ballymartin Karen

5.

Michael O Keeffe, Gurteragh, Newmarket, Cork |Drominarigle 1 Dynasty 741 ET, 18th Sep 2017,

Moate, Westmeath | Griananpoll 1 Ted, 20th May

4.

Michael O Keeffe, Gurteragh, Newmarket, Cork |Drominarigle 1 Special 744 ET, 26th Sep 2017,

David Larkin, The Hermitage, Kilcormac, Birr, Offaly| Cill Cormaic Perseus, 2nd Apr 2017, Sire:

3.

T & A Fitzgerald, Glebe House, Mount Temple, Moate, Westmeath | Grianan Showman, 4th Sep

Irish Hereford Society) 1.

Noel Farrell, Kilcleagh, Castledaly, Moate,

John Neenan, Tullaha, Broadford, Charleville, Limerick | Rossmore Nelson Mandela, 28th Mar 2017, Sire: Grianan King Kong, Dam: Rossmore Blossom

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Sinead Conry, Rathnollag, Ballinagare, Castlerea, Roscommon | Rathnollag Harry 817, 4th Oct 2017, Sire: Free Town Hotspur, Dam: Kye Rina 711

Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 Class 106: National Hereford Bull Calf Born on/after

01.12.2017 (Sponsors: Molloy Precast, Tullamore) 1.

Declan Donnelly, Lissycasey, Ennis, Clare | Clondrina 1234th, 3rd Dec 2017, Sire: Farney John, Dam: Clondrina 1056

2.

Sandra Coote, Knocknaveigh, Virginia, Cavan | Millbawn Branson, 1st Apr 2018, Sire: Millbawn Winston, Dam: Millbawn Holly

3.

Goulding Genetics (Ireland) Ltd., Kilmore, Ballyduff, Tralee, Kerry | Gouldingpoll 1 Double Decker, 15th Dec 2017, Sire: Gouldingpoll 1 Captain, Dam: Gouldingpoll 1 Fanny 621

4.

Kevin & Willie Ryan (Woodpark Herefords) - winner

Tim Breen, Knockeenadillane, Kiskeam, Cork |

of the senior heifer class ‘Gouldingpoll 1 Fanny’.

Coisceim King, 15th Dec 2017, Sire: Gurteragh Justice, Dam: Gurteragh Lins Class 108: National Senior Hereford Bull Born before 31.12.2016 (Sponsors: Irish Hereford Society) 1.

Sean McKiernan, Corlismore House, Corlismore, Ballinagh, Cavan | Shiloh Farm-Dynamite, 6th Feb 2016, Sire: Grianan Freddy, Dam: Cill Cormaic Lass

2.

James Thompson, Ballyraggan, Rathvilly, Carlow | Ballyraggan Isaac 862nd, 22nd Apr 2016, Sire: Blackwater Lad, Dam: Glaslough Flora

3.

David Larkin, The Hermitage, Kilcormac, Birr, Offaly | Cill Cormaic Orson, 4th May 2016, Sire: Cill

Judge Des Kelly & UK Hereford Youth Coordinator

Cormaic Lincoln, Dam: Cill Cormaic Eva 4.

Emma Smith present Veronica Brennan & Colin

Thomas Plunkett, Castletown-Finea, Mullingar,

Bourke with a winning rosette for their junior heifer

Westmeath | Black Water Master, 7th Jun 2015,

winner ‘Herberry 1 Lucy Lou’

Sire: Kye Sting 595, Dam: Black Water Crystal

Niall & Lisa Daly’s ‘Gageboro Senorita’ that won

John Baker from Deverell Oil presents Coote Geelan

Class 98 and got Reserve Champion in the Heifer

with a red rosette for his junior cow class winner

Calf Championship.

‘Baltymore Ann 486’

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Michael Cleary (Hereford Prime) pictured with Shane

Niall Jones and his class winner ‘Macmine Mai’.

McKiernan and his class winner ‘Bellingham Nevin’ who also won the Heifer Calf Championship.

‘Brocca Ryan’ who topped his class and also won Theresa Cunningham with David Larkins winner of

Reserve Champion in the Bull Calf Championship –

the first bull class of the day ‘Cill Cormaic Pius’.

owned by Noel Farrell

L-R: IHBS Martin Murphy, Judge Des Kelly, Gary &

‘Clondrina 1234th’, 1st prize winner of the young

Evelyn McKiernan with their Senior Bull & National

bull class with owner Declan Donnelly.

Hereford Champion with previous IHBS President Pat McCarthy.

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North Tipperary Agricultural Show - Nenagh Judge: Glenn Jacob, Dunsinane Herefords

NENAGH SHOW 2018

championship line-up, sired by Glosterbeg Dave, this

In excess of 60 Hereford cattle were on display during the

reserve champion should give the National Calf Show a

August Bank Holiday weekend in Nenagh which was to

rattle in a few months time.

be expected seeing as Nenagh show has been recognized as a major Hereford event for many years

The €1,000 Premier Hereford Bull Calf of the Year

now. There was outstanding talent on show in all of the

Championship

classes, especially in the young bull and heifer

1.

championships.

Kilsunny Ozzy 24/07/17 | Sire: Cill Cormaic Kasper Dam: Kilsunny Lily | Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse,

IHBS Vice-President and Nenagh Show Livestock

Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

representative Henry Dudley deserves recognition for the

2.

Farney Osmondo 12/10/17 | Sire: Gageboro

huge amount of time he has given freely down through

Morgan Dam: Aliehs Chris | John & Mary Johnston,

to years, ensuring the success of the show.

Toomevara, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary

It was the Dudley’s who took center stage, enjoying

3.

Moyclare Royal 03/03/18 | Sire: Freetown Nadel

another successful days work as they headed for home

Dam:Moyclare Rose 27th | Michael Molloy,

with the sash for Champion, Reserve Champion and Bull

Clonlyon Glebe, Belmont, Birr, Co. Offaly

Calf Champion along with some pretty impressive

4.

Gurteragh Aristocrat 25/11/17 | Sire: Ballen Bonus

silverware. Reserve Champion Bull calf went to John

Dam: Gurteragh Fantacy 367 | Michael O’Keeffe,

Johnston’s Farney Osmondo, an impressive looking 10

Gurteragh, Newmarket, Co. Cork

month old bull sired by Gageboro Morgan.

5.

Grianan Showman 04/09/17 | Sire: Grianan Parker

Tom Brennans Ballen Pride took home the Champion

Dam: Grianan Orange 725 | T & A Fitzgerald,

heifer sash who has had a very formidable show season

Glebe House, Mounttemple, Moate, Co.

so far having won Reserve Champion & Junior Female

Westmeath

Champion at Gorey, another event that would be known

6.

Butlerstown Breezer 04/09/17 | Sire: Trillick

for attracting large Hereford numbers. Davina Leswis

Hotspur Dam: Skehanore Violet | Shane O’Driscoll,

Glosterbegpoll 1 Sheeba came second in the heifer

Butlerstown North, Bandon, Co. Cork

Champion: David Sheehan (Irish Shows Association) & IHBS President Martin Murphy presents the Murphy Cup to Edward Dudley for his Hereford Champion ‘Kilsunny Lass Lily’.

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Reserve Champion: Susan Dudley with her Reserve Champion ‘Kilsunny Lass Nectar’ pictured with Glenn Jacob (Judge) David Sheehan (Irish Shows Association) and IHBS President Martin Murphy.

Bull Calf Champion: Kilsunny Ozzy with Edward

Bull Calf Reserve Champion: Farney Osmondo with

Dudley, Glenn Jacob (Judge) & IHBS President

owner John Johnston and Kaci O’Rourke receiving

Martin Murphy.

the Ned Gleeson Memorial Cup from IHBS VicePresident on winning his class.

Heifer Calf Champion: Another championship for

Reserve heifer calf champion: ‘Glosterbegpoll 1

Tom’s ‘Balleen Pride’

Sheeba’ with owner Davina Lewis and Judge Glenn Jacob

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 Class 1: Pedigree Bull born on or after 01/07/2017

4.

Coisceimpoll 1 Kaz 19/03/18 | Sire: Lisnalura Celtic

and on or before 30/09/2017. (Sponsored by AIB)

Dam: Drominerigle Hooding | Timothy Breen,

1.

Knockeenadillane, Mallow, Co. Cork

Kilsunny Ozzy 24/07/17 | Sire: Cill Cormaic Kasper Dam: Kilsunny Lily | Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse,

The €1,000 Premier Hereford Heifer Calf of the Year

Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary 2.

3.

4.

Grianan Showman 04/09/17 | Sire: Grianan Parker

Championship

Dam: Grianan Orange 725 | T & A Fitzgerald,

1.

Glebe House, Mounttemple, Moate, Co.

Dam: Balleen Pride 889 | Thomas Brennan,

Westmeath

Balleen, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny

Butlerstown Breezer 04/09/17 | Sire: Trillick

2.

Glosterbeg Dave Dam: Tourtanepoll 1 Sally |

Butlerstown North, Bandon, Co. Cork

Davine Lewis, Glosterbeg, Brosna, Birr, Co. Offaly

Dominarigle 1 Special 744 ET 26/09/17 | Sire:

3.

1 Kentucky Dam: Griananpoll 1 Orange | T & A

| Michael O’Keeffe, Gurteragh, Newmarket, Co.

Fitzgerald, Glebe House, Mounttemple, Moate,

Cork.

Co. Westmeath

Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

by Dovea AI)

5.

Kilsunny Lass Oprah 07/08/17 | Sire: Clooncullane

Farney Osmondo 12/10/17 | Sire: Gageboro

King 322 Dam: Kilsunny Lass Kimberly | Billy

Morgan Dam: Alishs Chris | John & Mary Johnston,

Fitzgerald, Beanfield, Youghal, Co. Cork 6.

Toomevara, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary

Grianan Cooperrobin 817 02/09/17 | Sire: Grianan

Gurteragh Aristocrat 25/11/17 | Sire: Ballen Bonus

Prince Dam: Grianan Cooper Robin 705 | T & A

Dam: Gurteragh Fantacy 367 | Michael O’Keeffe,

Fitzgerald, Glebe House, Mounttemple, Moate,

Gurteragh, Newmarket, Co. Cork

Co. Westmeath

Kilsunny Oscar 12/10/17 | Sire: Clooncullane King

Class 4: Pedigree Heifer born on or after 01/07/2016

Dam: Kilsunny Lass Josslyn | Trevor Dudley, 4.

Kilsunny Lass Orchid 23/07/17 | Sire: Glaslough Judge Dam: Kilsunny Lass Glitter | Trevor Dudley,

01/10/2017 and on or before 31/12/2017 (Sponsored

3.

Griananpoll 1 Orange 829 01/11/17 | Sire: Solpoll

Gurteragh Oakley Dam: Dominarigle 1 Sydney 611

Class 2: Pedigree Bull Calf born on or after

2.

Glosterbegpoll 1 Sheeba 20/02/18 | Sire:

Hotspur Dam: Skehanore Violet | Shane O’Driscoll,

4.

1.

Balleen Pride 051 03/08/17 | Sire: Towra Brilliant

Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

to 30/06/2017 (Sponsored by ABP Nenagh)

Coisceim Kyro 06/10/17 | Sire: Kilsunny Goliath

1.

Kilsunny Lass Nectar 02/07/16 | Sire: Glaslough

Dam: Newstar Allegra |Timothy Breen,

Judge Dam: Kilsunny Lass Glitter | Trevor Dudley,

Knockeenadillane, Mallow, Co. Cork

Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary 2.

Class 3: Pedigree Bull Calf born on or after

Gouldingpoll 1 Fanny 800 04/09/16 | Sire: Dendor 1 Kohinoor Dam: Gouldingpoll 1 Fanny 621 | Kevin

01/01/2018 (Sponsored by Liffey Mills)

& Willie Ryan, Woodpark, Carney, Nenagh, Co.

1.

Tipperary

Moyclare Royal 03/03/18 | Sire: Freetown Nadel 3.

Dam:Moyclare Rose 27th | Michael Molloy, 2.

Clonlyon Glebe, Belmont, Birr, Co. Offaly

Frendy Dam: Grianan Orange M660 | T & A

Herberry 1 Euro 12/01/18 |Sire: SMH Euro Dam:

Fitzgerald, Glebe House, Mounttemple, Moate,

Gouldingpoll 1 Lucy | Raymond Hunt & Veronica

Co. Westmeath 4.

Brennan, Herberry Herefords, Dualla, Cashel, Co. 3.

Grianan Orange R786 05/09/16 | Sire: Grianan

Moyclare Pisces 1st 15/11/16 | Sire: Brocca Saviour

Tipperary

Dam: Cill Cormaic Laylalt | Michael Molloy,

Springvilla Joe 12/02/18 |Sire: Churchhill Norman

Clonlyon Glebe, Belmont, Birr, Co. Offaly

Dam: Springvilla Sapphire | Tom & Robert Roycroft, West Green, Dunmanway, Co. Cork

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3.

and on or between30/09/2017 (Sponsored by IHBS

Dam: Gurteragh Judy 462 | Michael O’Keeffe,

Mullingar) 1.

2.

Gurteragh, Newmarket, Co. Cork 4.

Balleen Pride 051 03/08/17 | Sire: Towra Brilliant

Gurteragh Justice Dam: Gurteragh Judy | Michael

Balleen, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny

O’Keeffe, Gurteragh, Newmarket, Co. Cork

Kilsunny Lass Orchid 23/07/17 | Sire: Glaslough Class 8: Pedigree Cow with calf at foot (Sponsored by

Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

4.

Gurteragh Starlet 762 ET 03/01/18 | Sire:

Dam: Balleen Pride 889 | Thomas Brennan,

Judge Dam: Kilsunny Lass Glitter | Trevor Dudley, 3.

Gurteragh Nora 03/01/18 | Sire: Gurteragh Starlet

Kilsunny Lass Oprah 07/08/17 | Sire: Clooncullane

the Guardian)

King 322 Dam: Kilsunny Lass Kimberly | Billy

1.

Kilsunny Lass Lily 18/10/14 | Sire: Glaslough Judge

Fitzgerald, Beanfield, Youghal, Co. Cork

Dam: Kilsunny Lass Gem | Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny

Grianan Cooperrobin 817 02/09/17 | Sire: Grianan

Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary 2.

Prince Dam: Grianan Cooper Robin 705 | T & A

Caonachpoll 1 Jenny 02/07/09 | Sire: Glaslough

Fitzgerald, Glebe House, Mounttemple, Moate,

Fleecer Dam: Creaghpoll 1 ULA | David Jones,

Co. Westmeath

Creagh, Keenagh, Co. Longford 3.

Gurteragh Linsey 12/09/11 | Sire: Gladiator Dam: Gurteragh Edel | Timothy Breen,

Class 6: Pedigree Heifer born on or after 01/10/2017

Knockeenadillane, Mallow, Co. Cork

and on or before 31/12/2017 ( Sponsored by Central

4.

Lakelodge Queen Mildred 9th 06/09/15 | Sire:

Auctions)

Ballyaville Caradoc Dam: Lakelodge Queen

1.

Griananpoll 1 Orange 829 01/11/17 | Sire: Solpoll

Mildred 3rd | John & Liam O’Dwyer, Lakeview hse,

1 Kentucky Dam: Griananpoll 1 Orange | T & A

Coolbawn, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary

Fitzgerald, Glebe House, Mounttemple, Moate, Co. Westmeath 2.

Castledaly Francesca 02/10/17 | Sire: Cave Hill

Class 9: Senior young handler

Storm Dam: Castledaly Lolly | Michael & Grainne

1.

Co. Tipperary

Farrell, Kilcleagh, Castledaly, Moate, Co. 2.

Westmeath 3.

& Veronica Brennan, Herberry Herefords, Dualla,

Class 10: Junior young handler

Cashel, Co. Tipperary

1.

2.

3.

John Angland, Mallow, Co. Cork

4.

Colin Bourke, Cashel, Co. Tipperary

(Sponsored by Bank of Ireland)

Glosterbegpoll 1 Sheeba 20/02/18 | Sire: Glosterbeg Dave Dam: Tourtanepoll 1 Sally | Davina Lewis, Glosterbeg, Brosna, Birr, Co.Offaly

2.

John O’Dwyer, Lakeview Hse, Coolbawn, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary

Lissycasey, Ennis, Co. Clare Class 7: Pedigree Heifer born on or after 01/01/2018

Liam O’Dwyer, Lakeview Hse, Coolbawn, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary

Clondrinapoll 1 1225th 04/10/17 | Sire: Solpoll 1 Lawman Dam: Clondrina 1107th | Declan Donnelly,

1.

Glen Lewis, Glosterbeg, Brosna, Birr, Co. Offaly

Herberry 1 Lucy Sky 01/12/17 |Sire: Panmure 1 Henry Dam: Gouldingpoll 1 Lucy | Raymond Hunt

4.

Daniel Farrell, Ballinveney, Toomevara, Nenagh,

Kilsunny Lass Olympia 21/01/18 | Sire: Glaslough Judge Dam: Kilsunny Lass Fluffy | Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

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Judge Shane O’Brien beside Glen Lewis (2nd),

Right – Left: Judge Shane O’Brien, 1st Liam

Martin Murphy (IHBS President) and Daniel Farrell

O’Dwyer, 2nd John O’Dwyer and 3rd John Angland.

(1st) in the senior section of the young handlers.

IHBS President Martin Murphy and grandson in center.

Michael Molloy’s ‘Moyclare Royal’ who won his class

Anselm & Darra Fitzgerald with their class winner

and came 3rd in the Premier Hereford Bull Calf of the

‘Griananpoll 1 Orange 829’ along with Glenn Jacob

Year Championship in Nenagh.

(Judge) and Michael Harty (Central Auctions).

IHBS President Martin Murphy, Vice President Henry

Susan Dudley with her winning senior heifer

Dudley and Irish Shows Association President David

‘Kilsunny Lass Nectar’ with Liam Harty presenting

Sheehan.

the Rev. Dr. Michael Harty Cup

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Elite Genetics Production Sale Saturday 31st August 2019 Tullamore Mart Females from Balleen’s best in conjunction with Corlismore and Trillick Herds

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78th ROYAL MEATH SHOW

2.

Male Reserve Champion: Eamon & John McKiernan | Knockmountagh Mozart DOB: 06/07/17 | Sire: Gageboro Morgan / Dam:

Hereford prodigies Dynamite & Quinlan continue their

Knockmountagh Sorca

winning streak, securing another Supreme Hereford

3.

Championship. The duo came out on top at the recent

Tom & Anselm Fitzgerald | Grianan Showman DOB: 04/09/17 | Sire: Grianan Parrer / Dam: Grianan

National Hereford Show in Tullamore with ‘Shiloh-Farm

Orange

Dynamite’ crowned Supreme Hereford Champion

4.

followed by ‘Moyclare Quinlan’ taking the Reserve again

Phil Smyth | Ardmulchan Ocean DOB: 09/12/17 | Sire: Church Preen Galileo / Dam: Ardmulchan

in Trim.

Clover 569

McKiernan’s Dynamite battled it out with the remaining breed champions to claim the interbreed Reserve

Junior Female Championship

Championship at the event.

Judging the exhibition was long time Hereford Breeder &

Main Sponsor: Val Ledwith – Rathregan Herefords

retired Society Chairman, Tom Brennan from the long

1.

Heifer Champion: Sean McKiernan | Corlismorepoll

establish and very successful Balleen Hereford Herd in

1 Sydney 941 DOB: 01/10/17 | Sire: Cill Cormaic

Co. Kilkenny.

Leo / Dam: Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 524 2.

Molloys ‘Quinlan’ bull also won the Junior Bull Calf

Heifer Reserve Champion: Padraig McGrath | Kye

Championship with Eamon & John McKiernans

Holly794DOB: 10/07/17 | Sire: Freetown Hotspur /

‘Knockmountagh Mozart’ taking the Reserve rosette

Dam: Kye Sorcha 4th 3.

before he hit the road to go home with new owner John

Padraig McGrath | Kye Holly 818 DOB: 04/01/18 | Sire: Freetown Hotspur / Dam: Kye Sorcha 3rd

Hayes.

4.

The Corlismore herd enjoyed further success when they

Tom & Anselm Fitzgerald | Grianan poll 1 Orange

secured Champion in the Junior Heifer Championship

S829DOB: 10/11/17 | Sire: Solpoll 1 Kentucky Kid /

with ‘Syndey’ a heifer who has had a very successful

Dam: Grianan Orange

showing season so far in 2018. Padraig McGrath’s ‘Kye Sorcha 4th’ took the blue rosette for Reserve, another

Pedigree Hereford Cow – (Sponsor: Ann Murphy)

heifer that has done well at the shows, winning prizes in

1.

Christine Drum | Kilsunny Doreens Ivy 211 DOB:

Tullamore, Gorey and the Longford Heifer Championship.

27/07/11 | Sire: Ballyaville Carador F228 / Dam:

Supreme Hereford Championship

Kilsunny Doreens Fairy

Hereford Champion: ‘Shiloh-Farm Dynamite’ who also

2.

24/06/15 | Sire: Border Rory 236 / Dam: Allowdale

won Interbreed Reserve Champion on the day.

Hereford Reserve Champion: ’Moyclare Quinlan’

Prettymaid 72 3.

John Canty | Portanob Erica DOB: 01/03/15 | Sire: Balleen Revival / Dam: Portanob Twilight.

Junior Male Championship 1.

Christine Drum | Allowdale Prettymaid 557 DOB:

Male Champion: Michael Molloy | Moyclare Quinlan DOB: 30/07/17 | Sire: Churchill Nigel / Dam: Moyclare Pansy 16th

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20/05/17 | Sire: Solpoll 1 Kentucky Kid / Dam:

to 30th June 2016 – (Sponsor: Seamus O’Neill) 1.

Griananpoll 1 Orange M661

William Branagan | Clonleam Delightful 109 DOB:

2.

01/03/16 | Sire: Allowdale Ribstone 436 / Dam:

John Canty | Portaknob Rob DOB: 03/03/16 | Sire: Balleen Revival / Dam: Ballymartin Karen

Clonleam Delightful 72.

3.

Phil Smyth | Ardmulchan Navan Man DOB: 08/03/17 | Sire: Church Preen Galileo / Dam:

Pedigree Hereford Heifer born from 1st July 2016 to

Ardmulchan Clover 489

30th June 2017 – (Sponsor: Philip Smyth) 1.

4.

Christine Drum | Crowenstown Arethusa Ivy DOB:

Val Ledwith | Rathregan Star DOB: 01/06/17 | Sire: Millbawn Amos / Dam: Rathregan Beth

31/01/17 | Sire: Cave Hill Storm / Dam: Kilsunny Pedigree Hereford Bull born from 1st July 2017 to

Doreens Ivy 2.

Sean McKiernan | Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 876

30th October 2017 – (Sponsor: Devenish Nutrition)

DOB: 04/07/16 | Sire: Corlismore Veteran / Dam:

1.

Michael Molloy | Moyclare Quinlan DOB: 30/07/17

2.

Eamon & John McKiernan | Knockmountagh

Corlismorepoll 1 Gem 876 3.

4.

| Sire: Churchill Nigel / Dam: Moyclare Pansy 16th

Ellen Farnan | Kilsunny Doreens Jessie | Sire: Black Water Lad

Mozart06/07/17 | Sire: Gageboro Morgan / Dam:

Michael Bird | Dunlever Alanna DOB: 11/02/17 |

Knockmountagh Sorca

Sire: Rathcor Ranger / Dam: Dunlever Aileen.

3.

Tom & Anselm Fitzgerald | Grianan Showman DOB: 04/09/17 | Sire: Grianan Parrer / Dam:

Pedigree Hereford Heifer born from 1st July 2017 to

Grianan Orange

31th October 2017 – (Sponsor: Hugh Mulvihill) 1.

4.

Val Ledwith | Rathregan Barney DOB: 14/07/17 |

Sean McKiernan | Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 941

Sire: Millbawn Amos ET / Dam: Rathregan Eileen

DOB: 01/10/17 | Sire: Cill Cormaic Leo / Dam:

940

Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 524 2.

3.

Pedigree Hereford Bull born on or after 1stNovember

Padraig McGrath | Kye Holly794 DOB: 10/07/18 | Sire: Freetown Hotspur / Dam: Kye Sorcha 4th

2017 – (Sponsor: J & J Canty)

Val Ledwith | Rathregan Prettymaid DOB: 04/07/17

1.

| Sire: FH Patrick / Dam: Rathregan Prettymaid 3rd 4.

Church Preen Galileo / Ardmulchan Clover 569

Phil Lynch | Carrick Irene DOB: 20/07/17 | Sire:

2.

Corlismore Tempeter / Dam: Pedigree Hereford Heifer born on or after 1st

4.

4.

| Sire: Allowdale Ribstone 436 / Dam:

Sire: Freetown Hotspur / Dam: Kye Sorcha 3rd

Crowenstown Arabella Ivy

Tom & Anselm Fitzgerald | Grianan poll 1 Orange Pedigree Hereford Bull born prior to 31stDecember

Dam: Grianan Orange

2016

Phil Smyth | Ardmulchan Clover 775 DOB:

1.

Sean McKiernan | Shiloh-Farm Dynamite DOB:

03/11/17 | Sire: Church Preen Galileo / Dam:

06/02/16 | Sire: Grianan Freddy / Dam: Cill

Ardmulchan Clover 619

Cormaic Lass

Seamus O’Neill | Cloneymeath Curly DOB:

2.

05/02/18 |

James Thompson | Ballyraggan Isaac 862 DOB: 22/04/16 | Sire: Blackwater Lad / Dam: Glaslough Flora

3.

Pedigree Hereford Bull born on or before 1stJanuary

Cathal McGrath | Rempstone 1 Harlem DOB: 01/04/14 | Sire: Solpoll 1 Hollywood / Dam: Bosa 1

2016 to 30th June 2017 1.

Christine Drum | Crowenstown MacArthur 02/01/18

Padraig McGrath | Kye Holly 818 DOB: 04/01/18 |

S829DOB: 10/11/17 | Sire: Solpoll 1 Kentucky Kid / 3.

Michael Molloy | Moyclare Royal DOB: 03/03/18 |Sire: Freetown Nadel / Dam: Moyclare Rose 27th

November 2017 – (Sponsor: Eamon McKiernan)

2.

Philip Lynch | Carrick Jordan DOB: 23/12/17 | Sire: Corlismore Tempeter

3.

1.

Phil Smyth | Ardmulchan Ocean DOB: 09/12/17 | Sire:

Elke

Tom & Anselm Fitzgerald | Griananpoll 1 Ted DOB:

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Hereford Champion: was awarded to the 2018 National

Hereford Reserve Champion: Michael Molloy’s ‘Moyclare

Hereford Champion ‘Shiloh-Farm Dynamite’ who also

Quinlan’ with IHBS President Martin Murphy and Tony

went on to win Interbreed Reserve Champion on the day.

Bradstock who judged the event back in 2015 and owner

Gary & Evelyn McKiernan with the Smyth Perpetual Cup.

of the well known UK herd – Free Town Herefords.

Male Reserve Champion: Eamon & John McKiernan |

Heifer Champion: Sean McKiernan | Corlismorepoll 1

Knockmountagh Mozart DOB: 06/07/17 | Sire: Gageboro Morgan / Dam: Knockmountagh Sorca – with

Sydney 941 DOB: 01/10/17 | Sire: Cill Cormaic Leo /

new owner John Hayes

Dam: Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 524

Heifer Reserve Champion: Padraig McGrath | Kye Holly

Christine & Elisa Drum with their Female Champion

794 DOB: 10/07/17 | Sire: Freetown Hotspur / Dam: Kye

‘Kilsunny Doreens Ivy’ – Winner of the Ann Murphy

Sorcha 4th.

Cup..

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Handlers Niamh Cobbe & Tara Drum with William

Senior heifer winner ‘Crowenstown Arethusa Ivy’ with

Branagan’s class winner above.

owner Christine Drum.

Gary & Evelyn McKiernan with their junior heifer winner -

Padraig McGrath’s Kye Holly 818 winner of the above

Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 941.

class.

President Martin Murphy presents Anselm Fitzgerald with the Denis Collins Memorial Show Stick

Catherine Smyth with her winner of the young bull class ‘Ardmulchan Ocean’.

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KILSUNNY HORNED HEREFORDS Estd. 1972

KILSUNNY LASS LILY

1st National Senior Cow, National Hereford Show, Tullamore, August 2018 2018 Munster Female of the Year 1st & Supreme Hereford Champion, Premier Hereford Show, Nenagh, August 2018 1st National Junior Cow, National Hereford Show, Tullamore, August 2017 1st Junior Cow, Royal Meath Show, Trim, September 2017 Best Exhibitor-Bred Senior Heifer, National Hereford Show, Tullamore, August 2016 1st & Overall Senior Female Champion, National Hereford Calf Show, Tullamore, November 2015 Winner of an incredible TWENTY FOUR 1st prizes to date Her 5 star bull calf, Kilsunny Ozzy SOLD to Springvilla Herefords, October 2018 Show standard heifers from our world famous LASS cow family FOR SALE Spring/Summer 2019 Selection of top quality service age 4 & 5 star KILSUNNY bulls FOR SALE Spring 2019 Keep up to date with all the latest news from Kilsunny Herefords and find us on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, YouTube and Instagram.

Visitors & Enquiries always welcome

TREVOR DUDLEY & FAMILY

Kilsunny House, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Phone: 0504 23461 / 086 391 6922/ 086 355 9210 email: kilsunnyherd@gmail.com

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KILSUNNY HORNED HEREFORDS Estd. 1972

KILSUNNY LASS NECTAR

KILSUNNY OZZY

1st Senior Heifer, Slaney Foods International Finals, Gorey 1st & Supreme Hereford Champion Ossory 1st & Supreme Hereford Champion, Clonmel 1st & Supreme Hereford Champion, Dungarvan 1st & Reserve Hereford Champion, Nenagh & Dualla Exhibited at the 2018 National Ploughing Championships

€1000 Premier Bull Calf Champion, Nenagh 2018 Munster Junior Bull of the Year 1st & Overall Junior Champion, Clonmel 1st & Supreme Hereford Champion, Dualla 1st & Reserve Hereford Champion, Dungarvan Sold to Springvilla Herefords, October 2018

KILSUNNY LASS ORCHID

KILSUNNY LASS OPRAH

1st & Supreme Hereford Champion, Clonaslee Reserve 2018 Munster Junior Female of the Year Exhibited at the 2018 National Ploughing Championships

2018 Munster Junior Female of the Year Sold privately to Ashview Herefords 5 star index & typical of the heifers we sell

2018 was our best year yet for selling Kilsunny females; best wishes to all of our numerous and valued customers and remember that we will have 5 star show standard heifers FOR SALE in Spring/Summer 2019. Also well done to Crowenstown Herefords on their 1st prize win at the 2018 National Hereford Calf Show with a daughter of Kilsunny Doreen’s Ivy.

Visitors & Enquiries always welcome

TREVOR DUDLEY & FAMILY

Kilsunny House, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Phone: 0504 23461 / 086 391 6922/ 086 355 9210 email: kilsunnyherd@gmail.com

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GOREY AGRICULTURAL SHOW 2018

Judge: Nigel Heatrick from the Glaslough Herd in Co. Monaghan.

Gorey show took place in the middle of June with

website, social media channels or phone the office.

approximately 50 entries down for the Hereford section with some very stylish animals in each of the classes. One

Cow/Heifer in calf with natural born calf at foot

of the earlier shows of the summer, it marks that time of

1.

Clonroe Deirdre | DOB: 01/09/2014 | Sire:

year where the showing circuit takes full flight, with many

Baltymore Ginger Dam: Clonroe Josie – John

breeders easily finding themselves at a different

Jones, Pallas, Gorey, Co. Wexford.

competition every weekend at various locations across

2.

Kilsunny Lass Lily | DOB: 18/04/14 | Sire: Glaslough

the country, right up until the start of September.

Judge Dam: Kilsunny Lass Gem – Trevor Dudley,

Monaghan man Nigel Heatrick who comes from the well

Kilsunny House, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

established Glaslough herd was given the duty of

3.

Airhill Kestral | DOB: 01/07/2015 | Sire: Airhill

judging the event, which became a tedious task for each

Hilston Dam: Airhill Glamorous – John Jones,

of the champion line-ups given the high standard of

Pallas, Gorey, Co. Wexford.

cattle that was on exhibition. Local man John Jones came

4.

TourtanePoll 1 Diamond | DOB: 15/12/2007 | Sire:

out victorious with his smashing cow ‘Clonroe Deirdre’

Trillick Best Dam: Kilmanjaro 1 Zara – Mervyn Parr,

being crowned the overall champion. Tom Brennan took

Tourtane, Clogh, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny.

home the reserve champion for his smashing heifer calf ‘Balleen Pride 051’ who had previously won junior

Heifer born after 01/07/2016

champion in the females.

1.

Kilsunny Lass Nectar | DOB: 02/07/2016 | Sire:

Padraig McGrath made the long voyage from

Glaslough Judge Dam: Kilsunny Lass Glitter –

Roscommon, which certainly proved to be worthwhile as

Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny House, Dovea, Thurles, Co.

he took home three major titles. His heifer ‘Kye Holly’

Tipperary.

came second to Brennan’s winning junior female reserve

2.

Clonroe Fairy | DOB: 02/09/2016 | Sire: Baltymore

champion followed by a double wammy in the junior bull

Ginger Dam: Clonroe Liz – John Jones, Pallas,

calf line-up with ‘Kye Harry 797’, a classy looking bull

Gorey, Co. Wexford.

crowed champion with ‘Cloonshanagh Gerard 795’

3.

Macmine Cooperobin | DOB: 01/09/2016 | Sire:

winning the reserve.

Rathcor Ranger Dam: Grianan Cooperobin N679 –

A word of thanks to Slaney Foods for their generous

Niall Jones, Knockduff, Bree, Enniscorthy, Co.

sponsorship towards the Hereford section, which they

Wexford.

have keenly supported for a number of years now. The

4.

Dunlever Alanna | DOB: 11/02/2017 | Sire:

Jones family also deserve recognition for the amount of

Whitefields Rustic Boy Dam: Dunlever Aileen –

time they give freely in helping to organize such a

Michael Bird, Dunlever, Trim, Co. Meath.

wonderful event.

The Irish Hereford Society would also like to highlight that we are running our annual bursary competition again this year, offering five €1,000 bursaries for successful candidates. For more information please check out our

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 Heifer calf born on or after 01/07/2017 – 31/08/2017

Bull calf born on or after 01/09/2017

1.

1.

2.

3.

Balleen Pride 051 | DOB: 03/08/2017 | Sire: Tower Brilliant Dam: Balleen Pride – Thomas Brennan,

Baltymore Ginger Dam: Clonroe Linda – John

Balleen, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny.

Jones, Pallas, Gorey, Co. Wexford.

Kye Holly | DOB: 10/07/2017 | Sire: Freetown

2.

Kilsunny Oscar | DOB: 12/10/2017 | Sire:

Hotspur Dam: Kye Sorcha – Padraig McGrath, Kye,

Clooncullane King 322 Dam: Kilsunny Lass Josslyn

Creeve, Elphin, Co. Roscommon.

– Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny House, Dovea, Thurles,

Kilsunny Lass Oprah | DOB: 07/08/2017 | Sire:

Co. Tipperary.

Clooncullane King 322 Dam: Kilsunny Lass

4.

Clonroe Ginger Ger | DOB: 01/10/2017 | Sire:

3.

Clonroe George | DOB: 03/09/2017 |Sire:

Kimberley – Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny House, Dovea,

Baltymore Ginger Dam: Clonroe Liz – John Jones,

Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pallas, Gorey, Co. Wexford.

Kilsunny Lass Orchip | DOB: 23/07/2017 | Sire:

4.

Tourtane Leo | DOB: 13/09/2017 | Sire: Gageboro

Glaslough Judge Dam: Kilsunny Lass Glitter –

Morgan Dam: Tourtane Duchess Matilda – Mervyn

Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny House, Dovea, Thurles,

Parr, Tourtane, Clogh, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny.

Co. Tipperary.

Heifer calf born on or after 01/09/2017 1.

Clonroe Gina | DOB: 02/09/2016 | Sire: Gageboro Morgan Dam: Clonroe Deirdre – John Jones, Pallas, Gorey, Co. Wexford.

2.

Balleen Pretty Maid | DOB: 06/09/2017 | Sire: Gaegboro Eugene Dam: Balleen Pretty Maid 820 – Thomas Brennan, Balleen, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny.

3.

Rathregan Snowdrop | DOB: 01/09/2017 | Sire: Adams Bulge Dam: R Snowdrop 479 – Val Ledwith, Rathregan, Batterstown, Co. Meath

4.

Kye Kathlyn | DOB: 02/09/2017 | Sire: Freetown

Champion: was awarded to Clonroe Deirdre with

Hotspur Dam: Kye Sorcha – Padraig McGrath, Kye,

handler Denis Jones & Judge Nigel Heatrick in photo.

Creeve, Elphin, Co. Roscommon.

Bull calf born on or after 01/07/2017 – 31/08/2017 1.

Kye Harry 797 | DOB: 15/08/2017 | Sire: Freetown Hotspur Dam: Kye Shiela – Padraig McGrath, Kye, Creeve, Elphin, Co. Roscommon.

2.

Cloonshanagh Gerard 795 | DOB: 12/07/2017 | Sire: Steil Gerard Dam: Cloonshanagh Shiela – Padraig McGrath, Kye, Creeve, Elphin, Co. Roscommon.

3.

Knockmountagh Mozaart | DOB: 06/07/2017 | Sire: Gageboro Morgan Dam: Knockmountagh Sorca – Eamon & John McKiernan, Newtown, Monasterboice, Drogheda, Co. Louth.

4.

Reserve Champion & Junior Female Champion: went to

Kilsunny Ozzy | DOB: 24/07/2017 | Sire: Cill Cormaic Kasper Dam: Kilsunny Lass Lily – Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny House, Dovea, Thurles, Co.

Balleen Pride 051. Left – Right: Tom Brennan (Owner), Eamon Moulds (Procurement Manager-Slaney Foods) and handler Darren Prendergast.

Tipperary.

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Junior Female Reserve Champion: went to Padraig

Junior Male Champion was awarded to Kye Harry 797

McGrath’s Kye Holly.

with owner Padraig McGrath & handler Sinead Conry above.

Junior Male Reserve Champion: went to Cloonshanagh

Susan Dudley with her winning heifer ‘Kilsunny Lass

Gerard 795, another for Padraig McGrath & handler

Nectar’ along with Eamon Moulds from Slaney Foods –

Sinead Conry.

one of the major show sponsors.

Pat Jones alongside Eamon Moulds (Slaney Foods)

Padraig Jones with his winning bull calf ‘Clonroe Ginger

showing his winning heifer ‘Clonroe Gina’.

Ger’ of the final class of the show.

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Munster Hereford Branch Chairman: Tony Hartnett, mobile: 087 7904937 Vice-chairman: John O’Connor, mobile: 087 6481432 Treasurer: David Jones, mobile: 086 3558494 Secretary: Margaret O’Brien, mobile: 086 8237389

Members: 2017/2018 Clare Declan Donnelly, Clondrina, Lisseycasey, Ennis. Contact no: 086 1233795.

Gerry & Claire McNamara, Moyfadda, Labasheeda, Ennis. Contact no: 087 6820985.

Christopher O’Connor, Ardcarney, Ruan, Ennis. Contact no: 087 9497896.

Cork Tim Breen, Coisceim, Kanturk. Contact no: 087 9913266.

Tommy Dunne, Ballynoe, Kildorrey. Contact no: 022 25532.

Billy Fitzgerald, Ashview, Beamfield, Youghal. Contact no: 087 7946348.

Patrick Hallissey, Dawstown, Blarney. Contact no: 083 1046332.

Tony Hartnett, Riverrock, Knockatoon, Rockchapel. Contact no: 087 7904937.

John Ludgate, Fortfarm, Ballyclough, Mallow. Contact no: 086 8517559.

Anthony McCarthy, Gurrane, Banteer. Contact no: 087 2304354.

Dermot McCarthy, Gurrane, Banteer. Contact no: 029 56044.

Neilly Moylan, Bluepool, Banteer rd, Kanturk. Contact no: 087 6594800.

Shane O’Driscoll, Butlerstown North, Bandon. Contact no: 086 1069224.

Michael O’Keeffe, Gurteragh, Newmarket. Contact no: 087 9253369.

Liam Philpott & Anne Pounds, Knocknacolan, Kanturk. Contact no: 087 6136750.

Kerry Adrian Cronin, Ballyhar, Killarney. Contact no: 087 1247432.

Jerry& Eileen O’Connor, Headford, Killarney. Contact no: 087 7949601.

S& T O’Sullivan, Ahane Cross, Brosna. Contact no: 087 22520210.

Matthew& Rita Goulding, Ballyduff, Tralee. Contact no: 086 3527112.

Limerick Joe Barry, Castleconnell. Contact no: 087 9814582.

John Barry, Castleconnell. Contact no: 061 377378.

Margaret & Stephen Hanly, Kilcornan, Askeaton. Contact no: 087 6426455.

Thomas Hayes, Quinsboro, Kildimo. Contact no: 061 393202.

John Neenan, Broadford, Charleville. Contact no: 086 8788762.

John O’Connor, Ballingarry. Contact no: 087 6481432.

Conor O’Leary, Leylands, Ballyagran, Kilmallock. Contact no: 087 6209049.

Darren O’Rourke, Kildimo. Contact no: 086 6026530.

Catherine Quinn, Tory Hill house, Croom. Contact no: 086 1081404.

Tipperary Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles. Contact no: 086 3916922.

Henry Dudley, Poplars, Dovea, Thurles. Contact no: 086 8340801.

Joe Fitzpatrick, Clonmore, Templemore. Contact no: 086 4049027.

Jim Fitzpatrick, Clonmore, Templemore. Contact no: 086 0768600.

John Johnston, Toomevara, Nenagh. Contact no: 087 9804747.

W & D Jones, Bartoose, Emly. Contact no: 086 3558494.

Martin Murphy, Toureenbrien, Newport. Contact no: 086 1072847.

All Munster members are welcome to attend the Munster Branch meetings and help promote the breed within the Munster region.

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WEST CORK SHOWS 2018 BANDON SHOW - 20.05.2018 Judge: Mr. David Larkin, The Hermitage, Kilcormac, Birr, Co. Offaly Reserve Male Champion: Churchcrosspoll 1 Buster, Gerry & Ciara McNamara, Labasheeda, Ennis, Co. Clare.

Reserve Female Champion: Kilsunny Lass Melissa, Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co.

Senior heifer, born between 01.09.2015 – 31.08.2017 1st:

Tipperary. Kilsunny Lass Melissa, 13.01.16, Glaslough Judge, Kilsunny Lass Fluffy 2nd: Tom Roycroft, West Green, Dunmanway, Co. Cork Springvilla Miriam Duke, 01.10.16, Knockmountagh Duke, Springvilla Miriam 3rd:

Senior Bull, born before 31.08.2017 1st:

Gurteragh Justice, Colismorepoll 1 Sydney 607 Bull calf, born after 01.08.2017 1st:

Henry, Solpoll 1 Starlet Heifer calf born after 01.08.2017 1st:

Shane O’ Driscoll, Butlerstown North, Bandon, Co.

Newstar Autumn 2nd: Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Kilsunny Lass Oprah, 07.08.17, Clooncullane King 322, Kilsunny Lass Kimberly 3rd:

Fortfarm Kitty

Hotspur, Skehanore Violet A812 Cork, Appel 1 Magic, 11.08.2017 3rd:

Ciara & Gerry McNamara, Labasheeda, Ennis, Co. Clare, Churchcross Petula, 09.09.17, Steil Gerard,

Cork, Butlerstown Breeze, 04.09.17, Trillick 2nd: John & Frank Appelbe, Carrigroe, Clonakilty, Co.

Dermot Whelton, Cullane West, Leap, Co. Cork Hazel Grove Damzel, 13.11.17, Gageboro Morgan,

Gerry & Ciara McNamara, Labasheeda, Ennis, Co. Clare, Churchcrosspoll 1 Buster, 04.11.16,

Ciara & Gerry McNamara, Labasheeda, Ennis, Co. Clare, Solpoll 1 Starlet N3, 15.09.15, Panmure 1

Tipperary.

Class Results:

Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co.

Report & Photos: Edward Dudley

Anthony McCarthy, Banteer, Co. Cork Banteer 1 Gem 20, 08.09.2017

Cow, any age 1st:

Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Kilsunny Lass Lily, 18.10.14, Glaslough Judge, Kilsunny Lass Gem

2nd: Shane O’Driscoll, Butlerstown North, Bandon, Co. Cork, Skehanore Violet A812, 05.02.15, Balleen Plomber, Skehanore Nectar 3rd:

Mary Pat Dineen, Lislevane House, Bandon, Co. Cork, Dunworleypoll 1 Fay, 01.04.15, Grousehall 1

Overall Male & Supreme Hereford Breed Champion:

Premier, Dunworley Krystle

Butlerstown Breeze, Shane O’ Driscoll, Butlerstown North, Bandon, Co. Cork.

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Overall Female & Reserve Supreme Hereford Champion: Kilsunny Lass

Mary Pat Dineen presents Shane

Lily, Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse,

O’Driscoll with the Champion

Dermot Whelton’s “Hazel Grove Damzel” which won the young heifer

Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Hereford Cup

class

DUNMANWAY SHOW Judge: Tommy Byrne

Lieutenant 3.

Pedigree Hereford calf, male or female, born on or

Anthony Mccarthy, Gurrane, Banteer

after 01/01/18

Pedigree Hereford Heifer born on or after 01/09/16

1.

Tom Roycroft, West Green, Dunmanway

1.

Tom Roycroft, West Green, Dunmanway

2.

Tim Breen, Knockeenadillane, Kiskeam, Co. Cork-

2.

Dermot Whelton, Cullane West, Leap- Hazel Grove Crystal DOB 01/11/16 sire: Moyclare Lieutenant

Coisceim Kaz, Male, DOB 19/03/18 sire: Lisnlurg Celtic 3.

Pedigree Hereford Cow, or in calf heifer, any age

Ronan Mccarthy, Gloun, Dunmanway

1.

Pedigree Hereford calf, female, born on or after

Gurteragh Linsey DOB 12/09/11 sire: Gurteragh

01/09/17 1.

2.

3.

Gladiator

Dermot Whelton,, Cullane West, Leap- Hazel grove

2.

Tom Roycroft, West Green, Dunmanway

Damzel, sire: Gageboro Morgan

3.

Anthony Mccarthy, Gurrane, Banteer

Mary Pat Dineen, Lislevane House, BandonDunworley Poll 1 Faith DOB 25/09/17 sire:

Pedigree Hereford Bull, any age:

Moyclare Lieutenant

1.

Pedigree Hereford calf, male, born on or after

Eugene Lynch, Droumdaniel, Bantry, Co. CorkDroumdaniel Rambler DOB 04/09/16 sire:

01/09/17

Allowdale Exceller

Shane O’ Driscoll, Butlerstown North, BandonButlerstown Breezer DOB 04/09/17 sire: Trillick Hotspur

2.

Anthony Mccarthy, Gurrane, Banteer, DOB January 2015

Tom Roycroft, West Green, Dunmanway 2.

1.

Tim Breen, Knockeenadillane, Kiskeam, Co. Cork-

Tim Breen, Knockeendillane, Kiskeam, Co. CorkCoisceim Kermit DOB 18/09/17 sire: Moyclare

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Champion Hereford: Tom Roycroft, West Green, Dunmanway.

Reserve Champion: Dermot Whelton, Cullane West, Leap

Shane O’Driscoll with his winner of the September bull

| ‘Hazel Grove Damzel’.

calf class ‘Butlerstown Breezer’.

Winner of the cow class went to Tim Breen’s ‘Gurteragh

Senior Bull Winner - Anthony McCarthy from Banteer, Co.

Linsey ‘.

Cork.

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BARRYROE SHOW Champion: Dermot Whelton, Leap, “Imokilly 1 Dutchess ET” Reserve Champion: Shane O Driscoll, Butlerstown North, “Butlerstown Breezer” sire: Trillick Hotspur Pedigree Bull born before 01/09/17 1.

Anthony Mccarthy, Banteer, “Corlismore Poll 1 Lad” sire: Solpol 1 Cruiser

2.

Shane O’Driscoll, Butlerstown North, “Butlerstown Duke” sire: Balleen Pip

Pedigree Cow 1.

Dermot Whelton, Leap, “Dutchess”

2.

Tim Breen, Kiskeam, “Gurteragh Linsey” sire:

Overall Champion Hereford went to “Imokillypoll 1 Dutchess ET” a new addition to the Hazel Grove Heard this year who also won the same title at Ballyvourney and

Gurteragh Gladiator 3.

Reserve Champion in Ballygarvan

Mary Pat Dineen, Bandon, “Dunworley Poll 1 Fay” sire: Grovehall Poll 1 Premier

Pedigree Heifer born on or before 31/08/17 1.

John Appelbe, Clonakilty, “Appel 1 Blueprint” sire: Appel 1 Beauty”

2.

Dermot Whelton, Leap, “Hazel Grove Crystal” sire: YLO

Pedigree male calf born on or after 01/09/17 1.

Shane O’Driscoll, Butlerstown North, “Butlerstown Breezer” sire: Trillick Hotspur

2.

Tim Breen, Kiskeam, “Coisceim Kermit” sire: YLO

3.

Eugene Lynch, Bantry, “Droumdaniel Prince Harry” sire: Brocca Kieran

Reserve Champion went to the winner of the July bull calf class ‘Butlerstown Breezer’ owned by Shane O’Driscoll.

Pedigree female calf born on or after 01/09/17 1.

Mary Pat Dinneen, Bandon, “Dunworley Poll 1 Faith” sire: YLO

2.

Mary Pat Dinneen, Bandon, “Dunworley Heather” sire: Gageboro Morgan

3.

Dermot Whelton, Leap, “Hazel Grove Damzel” sire: GGM

Winner of the bull class went to Anthony McCarthy’s ‘Corlismore Poll 1 Lad’

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CARBERY SHOW Report & Photos: Clodagh Lynch Champion: Tom Roycroft “Springvilla Miriam Duke” sire: Knockmountagh Duke Reserve Champion: Mary Pat Dinneen “Dunworley Poll 1 Faith” DOB 25/09/17 sire: Moyclare Lieutenant Purebred Hereford Male calf or Female calf born on or after 01/09/17 1.

Mary Pat Dinneen “Dunworley Poll 1 Faith” DOB 25/09/17 sire: Moyclare Lieutenant

2.

Dermot Whelton “Hazel Grove Damzel” DOB 13/11/17 sire: GGM

3.

Eugene Lynch “ Droumdaniel Prince Harry” DOB 04/09/17 sire: Brocca Kieran

Jack & PJ Maloney with their Reserve Champion ‘Dunworley Poll 1 Faith’ and winner of the July class also pictured below.

Hereford Heifer born between 01/09/16-31/08/17 1.

Tom Roycroft “Springvilla Miriam Duke” sire: Knockmountagh Duke

2.

Dermot Whelton “Hazel Grove Crystal” DOB 01/11/16 sire: YLO

3.

Tom & Paddy Hickey “Skehanore Audrey C892” DOB 12/02/17 sire: Allowdale Exceller

Purebred Hereford Cow in calf or in milk 1.

Tom Roycroft “Springvilla Miriam”

2.

Dermot Whelton “Duchess”

Purebred Hereford Bull 1.

Eugene Lynch “Droumdaniel Rambler” DOB 04/09/16 sire: Allowdale Exceller

2.

Tom Roycroft “Drumboy Jamie”

Eoin Lynch with his 1st prize winner ‘Droumdaniel

Tom Roycroft with his Champion Hereford “Springvilla

Rambler’.

Miriam Duke”

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BANTRY SHOW Judge: Shane Healy

Pedigree Cow any Age

Not even the rain could deter exhibitors from coming to

1.

the final show of the season in West Cork. With 34 entries, it was sure to be a fantastic day out for all

Gladiator 2.

exhibitors involved. Tim Breen from Kiskeam came home with the championship for his cow “Gurteragh Linsey”

Champion: Tim Breen- “Gurteragh Linsey” Reserve Champion: “Drominarigle 1 Special”

3.

Tim Breen - “Coisceim Kaz” | Sire: Lisnalurg Celtic

2.

Gene Lynch - “Droumdaniel Beckett” | Sire: Allowdale Exceller

3.

Adrian Bateman - “Slieveroe Sunny” | Sire: FH William

Adrian Bateman - “Slieveroe Ophelia” | Sire: Woodview Seargent

Pedigree Bull any age 1.

Gene Lynch - “Droumdaniel Rambler” | Sire: Allowdale Exceller

2.

Patrick O’ Donnell - “Glenvalley Paddy Patch” | Sire: GGM

Pedigree Male calf born on or after 01/01/18 1.

Paddy & Tom Hickey - “Skehanore Thelma” | Sire: Moyclare Courattle

and Michael O’Keeffe claimed Reserve Champion for his yearling bull calf “Drominarigle 1 Special”.

Tim Breen - “Gurteragh Linsey” | Sire: Gurteragh

Pair of Pedigree Herefords 1.

Dermot Whelton - “Hazel Grove Crystal & Damzel”

2.

Gene Lynch - “Droumdaniel Rambler & Ella 858”

3.

Mary Pat Dinneen - “Dunworley Faith & Heather”

Report & Photos: Clodagh Lynch

Pedigree Male calf born on or after 01/09/17 1.

Michael O’Keeffe - “Drominarigle 1 Special

2.

Gene Lynch - “Droumdaniel Ciaran” | Sire: Brocca Kieran

3.

Michael Dullea - “Deelish 1 Turbo” | Sire: Dendor 1 Kohinoor

Pedigree Female calf born on or after 01/01/18 1.

Dermot Whelton - “Hazel Grove Eclipse”

2.

Michael O’Keeffe

3.

Dermot Whelton - “Hazel Grove Ella”

Tim Breen and his winning team that Championed Bantry Show with his very stylish cow “Gurteragh Linsey” taking home the top prize.

Pedigree Female calf born on or after 01/09/17 1.

Mary Pat Dinneen - “Dunworley Faith” | Sire:YLO

2.

Dermot Whelton - “Hazel Grove Damzel”

3.

Mary Pat Dinneen - “Dunworley Heather” | Sire:GGM

Pedigree Maiden or in calf heifer born on or before 31/08/17 1.

Dermot Whelton - “Hazel Grove Crystal” | Sire: YLO Dam: New Star Autumn

2.

Tim Breen

3.

Gene Lynch - “Droumdaniel Ella 858” | Sire: TIB

Reserve Champion went to “Drominarigle 1 Special” led by Eileen O’Keeffe.

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Gene Lynch’s winner of the bull class “Droumdaniel Rambler”.

“Dunworley Faith” – winner of the September heifer class led by brothers Jack & PJ Maloney.

“Hazel Grove Eclipse” | Sire: Adrigole Leo Dam: Hazel Grove

Dermot Wheltons “Hazel Grove Crystal” which won the

Allie | DOB: 14 March 2018. “Eclipse” got 1st in the young

Maiden/In-calf heifer class and also achieved 2nd in the

heifer calf class and also 1st at Ballygarvan Show - her only two

rest of the shows she entered in 2018.

outings for the show year. Owned by Dermot Whelton.

CLONAKILTY SHOW Hazel Grove Damzel | Sire: GGM Dam: New Star Autumn | DOB 13 Nov 17.

Damzel got 1st in class (born on or after September 2017) and Reserve Champion at Clonakilty show

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WEST CORK HEREFORD CLUB Chairman: Jim Moloney, 086-1204092 Treasurer: Jim Kingston, 087-7489955 Secretary: Shane O’Driscoll, 086-1069224 Eoin Lynch, 086-0879392 Email: westcorkhereford@gmail.com

Promoting Herefords throughout West Cork and beyond 1.

2.

3.

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6.

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Adgrigole Herd, 028-21501 Corneilus McCarthy, Carrigfada, Skibbereen Arlinstown Herd, 086-3827565 Declan Murphy, Ballinhasshig Ballea Herd, 087-6789712 John White, Ballea, Carrigaline Ballymartle Herd, 087-3910004 William O’Brien, Rathmore, Kinsale Bearnagaoithe Herd, 086-8047701 Patrick McCarthy, Ballymore, Bandon Belrose Polled Herd, 086-3669764 Richard & Joseph Forbes, Belrose, Enniskeane Butlerstown Herd, 086-1069224 Shane O'Driscoll, Butlerstown North, Bandon Cappadineen Herd, 023-8845957 Bill Deane, Cappadineen, Dunmanway Coomkeen Herd, 086-6057807 Robert Dukelow, Durrus, Bantry Derrynagasha Herd, 087-2968865 John Quinn, Dunderrow, Kinsale Droumdaniel Herd, 086-0851397 Eugene Lynch, Droumdaniel, Bantry Dunworley Herd, 086-1204092 Mary Pat Dineen & Jim Moloney, Dunworley, Bandon

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Farnivane Herd, 086-3248701 Robert McCarthy, Farnivane, Bandon Furaleigh Herd, 087-9924732 Ted O’Sullivan, Bartlemy, Fermoy Garraneishal Herd, 087-3232586 Graham Roycroft, Lyre, Clonakilty Gortroe Herd, 087-2733400 Alan Jennings, Gortroe, Leap Grange Herd, 087-7489955 Jim Kingston, Grange, Glenny, Riverstick Gurtaleen Herd, 023-8847497 JJ Barrett, Gurtaleen, Enniskeane Hazelgrove Herd, 086-2743566 Dermot Whelton, Cullane West, Leap Island View Herd, 085-1742792 Christopher Mullins, Droumacappill, Bantry Killaclug Herd, 086-3653844 John McDonnell, Carrigaphooka, Macroom Kingsgrove Herd, 087-3145588 John Kingston, Derry, Ballineen Skehanore Herd, 086-3031375 Tom & Paddy Hickey, Skehanore, Ballydehob Slieveroe Herd, 086-8300379 Adrian Bateman, Slieveroe, Riverstick Touraheen Herd, 086-8575145 Gerard McCarthy, Touraheen, Drimoleague

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CORK SUMMER SHOW 2018 Judge: Tommy Beirne

3.

Champion: Shane O’Driscoll

Poll 1 Lad” sire: Solpol 1 Cruiser

Reserve Champion: Dermot Whelton

Best Pair of Pedigree Herefords

Pedigree Male calf born on or after 01/09/17 1.

Anthony Mccarthy, Gurrane, Banteer,- “Corlismore

1.

Michael O’Keeffe

Michael O’Keeffe, Gurteragh, Newmarket, Co.

2.

Dermot Whelton

Cork - Dominarigle 1 Special 744 ET 26/09/17 |

3.

Tom Roycroft

Sire: Gurteragh Oakley 2.

Shane O’Driscoll, Butlerstown North, BandonButlerstown Breezer DOB 04/09/17 sire: Trillick Hotspur

3.

Anthony McCarthy, Gurrane, Banteer- Banteer Gem 20-08/09/17

Pedigree Hereford calf, female, born on or after 01/09/17 1.

Dermot Whelton, Cullane West, Leap- Hazel grove Damzel, Sire: Gageboro Morgan Dam: New Star Autumn

2.

Michael O’Keeffe, Gurteragh, Newmarket, Co. Cork – Gurteragh Melody

3.

Champion: Butlerstown Duke owned by Shane

Ciara & Gerry McNamara, Ennis, Co. Clare

O’Driscoll.

Registered Heifer born between 01/09/15 - 31/08/17 1.

Tom Roycroft, West Green, DunmanwaySpringvilla Miriam Duke, sire: Knockmountagh Duke

2.

Dermot Whelton, Cullane West, Leap- Hazel Grove Crystal DOB 01/11/16 sire: Moyclare Lieutenant

3.

Adrian Cronin

Pedigree Hereford Cow 1.

Tom Roycroft, West Green, Dunmanway

Pedigree Hereford Bull any age.

1.

2.

Shane O’Driscoll, Butlerstown North, “Butlerstown

Reserve Champion: “Hazelgrove Damzel” owned by

Duke” sire: Balleen Pip

Dermot Whelton and also winner of the young heifer class.

Ciara & Gerry McNamara, Ennis, Co. ClareChurchcrosspoll 1 Buster-04/11/16 sire: Gurteragh Justice

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Michael O’Keeffe’s first prize winner in the young bull

Winner of the senior heifer class “Springvilla Miriam

class “Dominarigle 1 Special 744 ET”.

Duke” owned by Tom Roycroft.

CLONMEL SHOW 2018 KILSUNNY HEREFORDS DOMINATE PROCEEDINGS

Reserve Junior Champion, DROMINARIGLE 1 MELODY,

AT CLONMEL

Michael O’ Keeffe, Gurteragh, Newmarket, Co. Cork.

It was a day to remember for Trevor Dudley and Family of Kilsunny Herefords, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary with

Hereford bull calf born on or after 01.07.2017

their show team of five entries dominating the

1st:

Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co.

competition at annual Clonmel Summer Show. Judge Eric

Tipperary, Kilsunny Ozzy, 24.07.2017, Cill Cormaic

Humphreys of Dernaroy Polled Herefords, Dernaroy,

Kasper, Kilsunny Lass Lily

Newbliss, Co. Monaghan selected the senior heifer,

2nd: Michael O’Keeffe, Gurteragh, Newmarket, Co.

Kilsunny Lass Nectar as the day’s supreme champion,

Cork, Drominarigle 1 Extra Special, 26.09.2017,

with herdmate Kilsunny Ozzy taking both the overall

Gurteragh Oakley, Drominarigle 1 Sydney 611

junior and reserve supreme Hereford championship to

3rd:

Veronica Brennan & Ray Hunt, Dualla, Cashel, Co.

cap an unforgettable day for the Dudley Family.

Tipperary, Herberry 1 Gaston Ireland, 06.12.2017,

Rounding out the championship honours was Michael O’

Panmure 1 Henry, Gouldingpoll 1 Lucy 641

Keeffe, Gurteragh, Newmarket, Co. Cork who took the reserve junior championship with the 1st prize-winning

Hereford heifer calf born on or after 01.07.2017

heifer calf, Drominarigle 1 Melody.

1st:

Michael O’Keeffe, Gurteragh, Newmarket, Co. Cork, Drominarigle 1 Melody, 20.09.17, Solpoll 1

SHOW RESULTS: Supreme Hereford Champion, KILSUNNY LASS

Kentucky Kid, Drominarigle 1 Sydney 611 2nd: Veronica Brennan & Ray Hunt, Dualla, Cashel, Co.

NECTAR, Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles,

Tipperary, Herberry 1 Lucy Sky, 07.12.17, Panmure

Co. Tipperary.

1 Henry, Gouldingpoll 1 Lucy 641 3rd: Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co.

Reserve Hereford Champion & Overall Junior

Tipperary, Kilsunny Lass Orchid, 23.07.17,

Champion, KILSUNNY OZZY, Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny

Glaslough Judge, Kilsunny Lass Glitter

Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

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2nd: Veronica Brennan & Ray Hunt, Dualla, Cashel, Co.

Veronica Brennan & Ray Hunt, Dualla, Cashel, Co.

Tipperary, Herberry 1 Lucy Lou, 12.01.17, Dendor 1

Tipperary, Herberry 1 Euro, 16.01.18, SMH 1 Euro,

Kohinoor, Gouldingpoll 1 Lucy 641

Gouldingpoll 1 Lucy 641

3rd: William & Kevin Ryan, Woodpark, Carney, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Gouldingpoll 1 Fanny 800, 04.09.16,

2nd: Michael O’Keeffe, Gurteragh, Newmarket, Co.

Dendor 1 Kohinoor, Gouldingpoll 1 Fanny 621

Cork, Gurteragh Starlet, 03.01.18, Gurteragh Justice, Gurteragh Judy 3rd: Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Kilsunny Lass Olympia, 21.01.18,

Hereford cow any age 1st:

Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Kilsunny Lass Lily, 18.10.14, Glaslough

Glaslough Judge, Kilsunny Lass Fluffy

Judge, Kilsunny Lass Gem Hereford heifer born between 01.07.2016 – 30.06.2017 1st:

Results & Photos: Edward Dudley

Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Kilsunny Lass Nectar, 02.07.16, Glaslough Judge, Kilsunny Lass Glitter

Supreme Hereford Champion, KILSUNNY LASS NECTAR, Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Reserve Hereford Champion & Overall Junior Champion, KILSUNNY OZZY, Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

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NEWCASTLEWEST SHOW Champion: Kevin Ryan from Woodpark Herefords with his Show Champion Gouldingpoll 1 Fanny

Reserve Champion: Springvilla Miriam Duke with Niall

Winner of the Senior Cow class was Clouncagh

Roycroft.

Joanne with father & son John & Jack O’Connor.

This year the show introduced the Denis Collins memorial cup which was presented by the Collins family and father & daughter judges Gene & Clodagh Lynch to this year’s champion.

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DUNGARVAN SHOW DUNGARVAN SHOW RESULTS

In addition to both championship wins, the Kilsunny herd

The Kilsunny herd of Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny Hse, Dovea,

also swept the board in the Hereford section, winning 1st

Thurles, Co. Tipperary secured the overall supreme

prize in all four classes on offer to cap an incredible day’s

Hereford breed championship at Dungarvan Show with

showing for the Dudley family.

their senior heifer, Kilsunny Lass Nectar. This stylish in-calf heifer is a member of the illustrious Lass cow family at Kilsunny and is sired by the Dudley’s senior stock bull, Glaslough Judge. Nectar is a familiar fixture in the winner’s enclosure having won the 2017 Munster Junior Female of the Year title as a calf last year and is continuing her winning form into 2018 with three consecutive championship wins under her belt from Clonmel, Ossory and Dungarvan shows.

Trevor & family also took the reserve championship with their senior bull calf, Kilsunny Ozzy. Ozzy is a five star son of the AI bull, Cill Cormaic Kasper and is out of the mutliaward winning show cow, Kilsunny Lass Lily who was

Supreme Hereford Breed Champion ‘Kilsunny Lass Nectar’.

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CAPPAMORE SHOW CAPPAMORE SHOW RESULTS The Munster summer show season continued at Cappamore Show in Co. Limerick with a strong entry of Herefords present across a wide range of senior and junior classes.

Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny House, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary secured the overall Hereford breed championship on the day with his successful show cow, Kilsunny Lass Lily. Just six days prior, this three year old cow had taken a 1st prize win at the National Hereford Show, Tullamore and has collected many championships

Supreme Hereford Champion: ‘Kilsunny Lass Lily’

and accolades this summer. She was also champion at Nenagh (from a field of almost 70 Herefords) and is bred from one of the most successful cow families to ever stand at Kilsunny.

John & Mary Johnston, Toomevara, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary won the reserve championship with their young bull calf, Farney Osmondo. This October 2017 born bull was the reserve Premier bull calf champion at Nenagh and was also a prize-winner at Ossory Show too. This bull is sired by the hugely respected AI sire, Gageboro Morgan and also won the inter-breed traditional breeds bull calf class at Cappamore; beating out stiff competition from the Aberdeen-Angus and Shorthorn beef breeds to claim his first inter-breed beef

Reserve Hereford Champion: ‘Farney Osmondo’ with

championship.

owner John Johnston.

Other class winners at Cappamore included Declan Donnelly’s yearling heifer and junior heifer calf entries, Trevor Dudley’s senior heifer calf and Eamonn Shanahan’s junior bull calf.

Report & Photos – Edward Dudley

John, Mary & Rebecca Johnston (exhibitors) with their reserve champion bull alongside Daniel & Brian Farrell and Mervyn Parr (judge).

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DUALLA SHOW DUALLA SHOW RESULTS One of the newer shows to the summer circuit, the nonprofit agricultural show in Dualla, just outside Cashel in South Tipperary took place on Sunday 26th August. Now in its 5th year and going from strength to strength each season, the show attracted a tremendous line-up of cattle despite the inclement weather. Judge Mr. Michael Smith, a well-known pedigree cattle breeder from Cootehill in Co. Cavan judged the Hereford classes and was extremely complimentary about his first trip to Dualla.

The supreme Hereford breed championship was awarded Hereford Champion 'Kilsunny Ozzy'

to the winner of the bull calf class, Kilsunny Ozzy exhibited by Trevor Dudley & Family, Kilsunny House, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. This young bull has enjoyed a stellar summer season and had previously won the €1000 Premier Bull Calf Championship at Nenagh, the 2018 Munster Junior Bull of the Year title and the overall junior championship at Clonmel and Dungarvan shows. After several major titles in the junior sections over the summer, Dualla marked the first supreme breed championship for this quality young bull and ensured the supreme championships from both Iverk & Dualla (held over the same weekend) went to Kilsunny Herefords.

The Kilsunny herd also claimed the reserve Hereford championship with their senior heifer, Kilsunny Lass

Reserve Hereford Champion 'Kilsunny Lass Nectar'

Nectar. No stranger to success, this heifer won the supreme championship at Clonmel, Ossory & Dungarvan as well as taking 1st prize wins at Gorey and Nenagh but had to settle for the runner-up spot to herdmate Kilsunny Ozzy on this occasion.

Kilsunny Herefords took a further three 1st prize wins in the Hereford section with their senior heifer calf, Kilsunny Lass Orchid, junior heifer calf, Kilsunny Doreen’s Omega and senior cow, Kilsunny Doreen’s Jasmin all taking red tickets on the day. Local exhibitors Veronica Brennan & Ray Hunt from Dualla, Cashel, Co. Tipperary won the junior bull calf class with Herberry 1 Euro, a very stylish bull that also performed well in Clonmel, winning the January 2018 class.

Report & Photos - Edward Dudley

Edward Dudley with his Dualla Champions

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SOUTH EAST CLARE & LIMERICK SHOWS

South East Clare Show & Limerick Show Hereford Champion Declan Donnelly’s Senior Hereford Heifer "Clondrina 1212" sired by Gageboro Morgan.

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2018 MUNSTER BULL & FEMALE OF THE YEAR AWARDS

The annual Munster Bull and Female of the Year contest

winner at the National Hereford Show, Tullamore and also

came to a conclusion at Cappamore Show in Co.

took championship honours at Bridgetown Show in July

Limerick. The yearly competition, which aims to

which was one of the shows involved in the contest. She

recognise the best Hereford cattle in the province was

is sired by Gageboro Morgan and is out of a homebred

keenly supported by breeders across the summer, with

dam, Clondrina 557th.

several newly established herds taking part for the very

The newly elected President of the Irish Hereford Breed

first time as well. The qualifying shows were particularly

Society, Martin Murphy, Toureenbrien, Lackamore,

well attended, with up to 70 Hereford entries recorded at

Newport, Co. Tipperary took the 3rd placing in the senior

the second-to-last-stop on the road to the finals at

female line-up with his senior show cow. As well as his

Nenagh Show over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

own success in the show ring, Martin was also on hand to

SENIOR FEMALE OF THE YEAR

present the prizes to the winners in each of the sections.

Trevor Dudley & Family, Kilsunny House, Dovea, Thurles,

JUNIOR FEMALE OF THE YEAR

Co. Tipperary secured the 2018 Munster Senior Female

New breeder, Billy Fitzgerald of Ashview Herefords,

of the Year with their show cow, Kilsunny Lass Lily. The

Beanfield, Youghal, Co. Cork won his first major showing

Munster title is the latest in a long line of show victories

title in the form of the 2018 Munster Junior Female of the

for this young three year old cow, after a string of

Year championship with his senior heifer calf, Kilsunny

supreme breed championships throughout the summer

Lass Oprah. Oprah was a 1stprize winner at Bridgetown

months as well as a 1st prize win at the National Hereford

and also took one of the top prizes at the Premier Heifer

Show in Tullamore too. It also marked the second time in

Calf Championships in Nenagh from a total pool of

a row that the Dudley Family had won the senior Munster

almost 30 heifer calf entries. She was purchased privately

championships, following on from Kilsunny Lass Matilda’s

from the Dudley Family at the start of the summer and is

win in the senior category last year.

bred from the famous Lass cow line at Kilsunny.

Munster Senior Female of the Year, Kilsunny Lass Lily

Munster Junior Female of the Year, Kilsunny Lass Oprah

– Owned by Trevor Dudley

– Owned by Billy Fitzgerald

Declan Donnelly, Lissycasey, Ennis, Co. Clare took the

Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny House, Dovea, Thurles, Co.

reserve Munster senior female title with his yearling heifer

Tipperary took the reserve junior female of the year prize

Clondrina 1212. This March 2017 born heifer was a prize-

with Kilsunny Lass Orchid. Orchid is a full sister to

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Co. Tipperary winning the junior bull title with Kilsunny

and prizes over the summer of 2018 and Orchid was also

Ozzy. This senior bull calf also won the €1000 Premier

a 1st prize winner at the finals in Cappamore too.

Bull Calf Championship at Nenagh and is a son of the

Billy Fitzgerald, Beanfield, Youghal, Co. Cork took the

senior female champion, Kilsunny Lass Lily. The male

final of three prizes in the junior female section with

championship was the most fiercely contested of all three

another Kilsunny heifer and herdmate to the winner,

Munster championships, with just a single point

Kilsunny Lass Opal. This one was also purchased privately

separating the champion and reserve in the final tallies,

at the start of the summer and is yet another show

which is testament to the incredibly high standard of

standard female from the illustrious Lass cow family at

stock competing on the Munster circuit throughout the

Kilsunny.

summer.

JUNIOR BULL OF THE YEAR New breeder, Shane O’Driscoll, Butlerstown North, Bandon, Co. Cork secured the reserve Munster junior bull of the year championship with Butlerstown Duke. This bull won 1st prize at Bridgetown and the reserve male championship at Charleville, as well as many prizes and championships at several shows in Cork of the course of an exceptionally strong first season on the show circuit for the Butlerstown prefix.

Longtime breeder, John Johnston, Toomevara, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary took the third prize in the junior bull section with Farney Osmondo. This one was a 1st prize Munster Junior Bull of the Year, Kilsunny Ozzy – Owned by Trevor Dudley

winner at Nenagh and was also the reserve supreme breed champion at Cappamore on the day of the finals.

Assisted by Brian, Daniel & Seamus Farrell of the

The Kilsunny bloodline made it a clean sweep across all

Ballinveney Herd, as well as wife Mary and daughter

three championships at this year’s Munster finals with

Rebecca, this young bull was turned out immaculately

Trevor Dudley & Family, Kilsunny House, Dovea, Thurles,

and due tremendous praise from the packed ringside.

Munster Branch AGM

Left to Right: Munster Branch Chairman Tony Hartnett,

John Ludgate with wife Mary receives a presentation from

Margaret Murphy O'Brien, Declan Donnelly, Susan Dudley,

IHBS President Martin Murphy & Vice-President Henry

Billy Fitzgerald, John Johnston, IHBS President Martin

Dudley for his service to the branch, which he spent 30 years

Murphy and Munster Branch Secretary David Jones.

acting as Secretary.

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NORTH LEINSTER SHOWS 2018 DUNDALK SHOW 2018 The North Leinster Hereford branch summer shows kicked off with the Co. Louth Agricultural Show, which was held in Bellurgan Park, Dundalk. Judge for the event was Mr. Tom Fitzgerald from the long established and very successful Grianan herd based in Moate, Co. Westmeath.

Champion on the day was 17 month old ‘Ardmulchan Nightman’ who is sired by Church Preen Galileo, & owned by Phil Smyth. Eamon McKiernan’s senior heifer was Reserve Champion. Frances McKiernan won the calf class with his heifer calf which was also sired by Church Preen Galileo.

Philip Smyth with his champion ‘Ardmulchan Nightman’ and Judge Tom Fitzgerald.

Best Pedigree Hereford Bull born prior to 1st July 2017.

1. Philip Smyth, Ardmulchan, Navan, Co. Meath.

Best Pedigree Hereford Cow/Heifer born prior to 1st July 2017.

1.

Eamon & John Mc Kiernan, Newtown, Monasterboice, Co. Louth.

2.

Philip Smyth, Ardmulchan, Navan, Co. Meath.

Eamon McKiernan’s senior heifer that went on the win

Best Pedigree Hereford Bull/Heifer born on or after

Reserve Champion.

1st July 2017.

1.

Frances McKiernan, Drumleck, Castlebellingham, Co. Louth.

2.

Eamon & John Mc Kiernan, Newtown, Monasterboice, Co. Louth.

Champion Hereford: Philip Smyth, Ardmulchan, Navan, Co. Meath.

Reserve Champion: Eamon & John Mc Kiernan, Newtown, Monasterboice, Co. Louth.

Frances McKiernan’s winner of the July calf class.

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FINGAL SHOW 2018

Moyclare Quinlan on his frist day out wins Supreme Champion Hereford and goes on to win Interbreed champion at the Flavours of Fingal Show.

LONGFORD SHOW 2018 BIG PRIZE MONEY BRINGS BIG CROWDS TO

After winning his class and prior to being selected as

LONGFORD

champion, ‘Shiloh Farm Elite’ went on to take first place

What was a great show last year turned out to be an even

in the ‘County Longford Paul & Vincent All-Ireland

better show this year in Longford. The event enjoyed it’s

Hereford Bull Calf Championship’. This smashing bull shares the same sire as last years champion – Steil

second year in the new showground’s which made the

Gerard, with last years winner believed to have been sold

trip for exhibitors and spectators much more accessible.

for approximately €5,000 within a week of the event. I’m

Conditions were excellent for showing cattle as there were plenty of clouds throughout the day combined with a refreshing summer breeze which relinquished any undue stress on cattle. It has to be said that the quality of Herefords parading around the ring was truly of the

sure Hugh & Sarah can expect similar interest in their ‘elite’ bull seeing that there was such a large spectatorship around the ring along with a number of UK breeders present.

Having previously won her class ‘Moyclare Piscies’ went

highest caliber, which was to be expected given the

on to win Reserve Champion at the event. This heifer of

substantial prize money up for grabs. This munificent

great length has enjoyed an impressive showing career

support was kindly sponsored by Paul & Vincent Animal

so far having won a number of rosettes at various

Feeds and Flynn & Lynch Financial Services, with both parties backing a €1,000 each for the Champion Calf line ups in both the bull and heifer sections.

summer shows during the past 12 months followed by finishing the year on a high when she was crowned Reserve Supreme Champion & Senior Female Champion

Champion at the event was Hugh & Sarah Murrays 12

at the 2017 Hereford National Calf Show. Molloy also

month old ‘Shiloh-Farm Elite’. This was the choice of UK

enjoyed success in the male section with his bull

judges Philip & Laura Vincent from Pulham Herefords.

‘Moyclare Quinlan’ who was reserve in the Paul & Vincent

However, before being crowned the overall champion,

Champion Bull calf line up while also having previously

‘Shiloh Farm Elite’ came first in his class which included a

won Supreme Champion Hereford followed by

total of 12 bulls making the judging process difficult and

Interbreed Champion the weekend before at the Flavours

lengthy as the standard of bulls was of such high quality.

of Fingal Show.

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 After having a successful day at Gorey the previous weekend, Padraig McGrath continued his winning streak taking red rosettes for a number of classes, but what put the icing on the cake was when Mr. McGrath won the ‘County Longford Flynn & Lynch All-Ireland Hereford Heifer Calf Championship’ with his year old heifer “Kye Holly 794”. A very profitable day for the Roscommon man who’s winnings, I’m sure will be invested wisely in to the retirement fund with the help of financial expert Mr. Enda Flynn. Frances McKiernan’s ‘Bellingham Nevin’ took Reserve in the Heifer calf champion line up. A very attractive looking heifer sired by the UK bull Church

Reserve Champion ‘Moyclare Pisces’ pictured with

Preen Galileo which currently resides in the Ardmulchan

owner Michael Molloy.

herd owned by Philip & Catherine Smyth.

Local Hereford breeder and formers IHBS chairman JJ

County Longford Flynn & Lynch All-Ireland Hereford

Farrell of Trillick Hereford’s deserves recognition for all

Heifer Calf Champion

the time and hard work he put in to organising such a

1.

fantatsict event, securing the sponsorship and also

Kye Holly 794 | DOB: 08/07/17 | Sire: Freetown Hotspur Dam: Kye Sorcha 4th | Owner: Padraig

recruiting the two UK judges, Philp & Laura Vincent.

McGrath, Kye Elphin, Co. Roscommon.

2.

Show Results

Bellingham Nevin | DOB: 04/09/17 | Sire: Church Preen Gallieo Dam: Ardmulchan Clover 612 |

Judge: Philip & Laura Vincent from Pulham Herefords

Owner: Frances McKiernan, Dromleck,

in the UK Champion: Shiloh Farm Elite | DOB: 21/07/17 | Sire: Steil Gerard Dam: Shiloh Farm Adorable Lady ET | Owner:

Castlebellingham, Co. Louth.

3.

Mullaghdoo Beauty | DOB: 20/10/17 | Sire: Goulding Poll 1 Superduty ET Dam: Mullaghdoo

Sarah & Hugh Murray, Shiloh, Parkwood, Moate, Co.

Rosetta | Owner: Basil Arnold, Mullaghdoo,

Westmeath.

Reserve Champion: Moyclare Pisces 1st | DOB: 15/11/16 | Sire: Brocca Saviour Dam: Cill Cormaic Laylah | Owner:

Killeshandra, Co. Cavan.

4.

Keenagh Novea | DOB: 18/10/17 | Sire: Blackwater Lad Dam: Lislaughtin Alma 9 | Owner: Edwin &

Michael Molloy, Clonlyon, Glebe, Birr, Co. Offaly.

Robert Jones, Riverside, Keenagh, Co. Longford.

Judges Laura & Philip Vincent with their chosen Champion ‘Shiloh-Farm Elite’ with Sarah & Heidi Murray

Padraig McGrath with his champion heifer calf ‘Kye Holly

and Sean McGarry (Paul & Vincents Animal Feeds).

794’ and judge Laura Vincent.

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Kye Holly 818 | DOB: 04/01/18 | Sire: Freetown Hotspur Dam: Kye Sorcha 3rd | Owner: Padraig McGrath, Kye Elphin, Co. Poscommon.

6.

Castledaly Francesca | DOB: 02/10/17 | Sire: Cave Hill Storm Dam: Castledaly Lolly | Owner: Michael & Grainne Farrell, Kilcleagh, Castledaly, Moate, Co. Westmeath.

Basil Arnold and his winner of the of the first class of the day ‘Mullaghdoo Rosetta’.

Premier Dam: Cill Cormaic Laylah | Owner: Mark Hyland, Corrawallen, Via Cavan, Co. Leitrim.

3.

Rathnollag Ruby| DOB: 10/06/17 | Sire: Trillick Hotspur Dam: Castleroberts Stephanie | Owner: Sinead Conry, Rathnollag, Ballinagare, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon.

4.

Gouldingpoll 1 Superduty ET Dam: Mullaghdoo

Reserve heifer calf champion went to Frances

Rosetta | Owner: Basil Arnold, Mullaghdoo,

McKiernan’s ‘Bellingham Nevin’.

Class 1: Hereford Cow or Heifer in-calf or in milk 1.

Mullaghdoo Rosetta | DOB: 05/05/11 | Sire: Glaslough Esquire | Owner: Basil Arnold,

2.

Mullaghdoopoll 1 Jessica | DOB: 04/09/16 | Sire:

Killeshandra, Co. Cavan.

Class 3: Hereford Heifer born between 01/07/17 & 30/09/17 – Winner receives the James Higgins Cup

Mullaghdoo, Killeshandra, Co. Cavan.

(Sponsored by Pat Molihan)

Allowdale Prettymaid 557 | DOB: 24/06/15 | Sire:

1.

Kye Holly 794 | DOB: 08/07/17 | Sire: Freetown

Border Rory D35 Dam: Allowdale Prettymaid 275 |

Hotspur Dam: Kye Sorcha 4th | Owner: Padraig

Owner: Christine Drumm, Crowenstown, Delvin,

McGrath, Kye Elphin, Co. Roscommon.

Co. Westmeath.

2.

Bellingham Nevin | DOB: 04/09/17 | Sire: Church

3.

Coote Geelan, Cloonagheer, Dromod, Co. Leitrim.

Preen Gallieo Dam: Ardmulchan Clover 612 |

4.

Hillockpoll 1 Michaela | DOB: 11/01/16 | Sire:

Owner: Frances McKiernan, Dromleck, Castlebellingham, Co. Louth.

Solpoll 1 Handsome Dam: Hillockpoll 1 Ann | Owner: Mark Hyland, Corrawallen, Via Cavan, Co.

3.

Tullyview Tinkerbell Orange | DOB: 18/09/17 | Sire: Cill Cormaic Kasper Dam: Grianan Orange 581 |

Leitrim.

Owner: Ciaran Kinahan, Kilcurley, Tubber, Moate, Class 2: Hereford Heifer born between 01/07/16 & 30/06/17 – Sponsored by Keenagh Herefords, Edwin

Co. Westmeath.

4.

Hotspur Dam: Kye Hidi 585 | Owner: Padraig

& Robert Jones.

1.

McGrath, Kye Elphin, Co. Roscommon.

Moyclare Piscies 1st | DOB: 15/11/16 | Sire: Brocca Saviour Dam: Cill Cormaic Laylah | Owner: Michael Molloy, Clonlyon, Glebe, Birr, Co. Offaly.

2.

Kye Katecand 802 | DOB: 02/09/17 | Sire: Freetown

Hillockpoll 1 Dorothy | DOB: Sire: Grousehallpoll 1

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Class 5: Hereford Heifer calf born on or after 01/01/18

31/12/17 – Sponsored by Park Place Electrical Ltd.

– Sponsored by Thomas Oates

1.

1.

Mullaghdoo Beauty | DOB: 20/10/17 | Sire: Goulding Poll 1 Superduty ET Dam: Mullaghdoo

Hotspur Dam: Kye Sorcha 3rd | Owner: Padraig

Rosetta | Owner: Basil Arnold, Mullaghdoo,

McGrath, Kye Elphin, Co. Poscommon.

Killeshandra, Co. Cavan.

2.

2.

4.

Trillick Delight | DOB: 06/01/18 | Sire: Clipston

Keenagh Novea | DOB: 18/10/17 | Sire: Blackwater

Squire Dam: Trillick linda | Owner: JJ Farrell, Trillick-

Lad Dam: Lislaughtin Alma 9 | Owner: Edwin &

A-Temple, Co. Longford

Robert Jones, Riverside, Keenagh, Co. Longford.

3.

Kye Holly 818 | DOB: 04/01/18 | Sire: Freetown

3.

Clonleam Delightfull 133 | DOB: 27/02/18 | Sire:

Castledaly Francesca | DOB: 02/10/17 | Sire: Cave

Allowdale Ribstone 436 ET Dam: Clonleam

Hill Storm Dam: Castledaly Lolly | Owner: Michael &

Delightful 71 | Owner: Elisa Drumm, Crowenstown,

Grainne Farrell, Kilcleagh, Castledaly, Moate, Co.

Delvin, Co. Westmeath.

Westmeath.

4.

Mullaghdoo Gillian | DOB: 22/10/17 | Sire:

Co. Longford Paul & Vincent All-Ireland Hereford Bull

Mullaghdoo Finn Dam: Mullaghdoo Lucy | Owner:

Calf Championship

Basil Arnold, Mullaghdoo, Killeshandra, Co. Cavan.

1.

Coote Geelan, Cloonagheer, Dromod, Co. Leitrim.

Shiloh Farm Elite | DOB: 21/07/17 | Sire: Steil Gerard Dam: Shiloh Farm Adorable Lady ET | Owner: Sarah & Hugh Murray, Shiloh, Parkwood, Moate, Co. Westmeath.

2.

Moyclare Quinlan | DOB: 30/07/17 | Sire: Church Hill Nigel Dam: Knockfin Eilleen 940 | Owner Michael Molloy, Clonlyon, Glebe, Birr, Co. Offaly.

3.

Knockmountagh Mozaart |DOB: 06/07/17 | Sire: Gageboro Morgan Dam: Knockmountagh Sorca | Owner: Eamon & Darren McKiernan, Newtown, Monasterboice, Co. Louth

4.

George Dam: Kye Paula 535 | Owner: Padraig

‘Mullaghdoo Beauty’ winner of the above class pictured with owner Basil Arnold.

Kye George 810 | DOB: 10/12/17 | Sire: Trillick McGrath, Kye Elphin, Co. Poscommon.

5.

Kye George 817 | DOB: 03/01/17 | Sire: Trillick George Dam: Kye Stella 606 | Owner: Padraig McGrath, Kye Elphin, Co. Poscommon.

Another rosette for Padraig & Catherine when their 6 month old heifer calf ‘Kye Holly 818’ won the January

Reserve bull calf champion went to ‘Moyclare Quinlan’

class

led by owner Michael Molloy.

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1.

Ardmulchan Navan Man | DOB: 08/03/17 | Sire: Church Preen Galileo Dam: Ardmulchan Clover 489 | Owner: Philip Smyth, Ardmulchan, Navan, Co. Meath.

2.

Trillick McCabe | DOB: 04/06/17 | Sire: Clipston Squire Dam: Trillick Barbie | Owner: JJ Farrell, Trillick-A-Temple, Co. Longford.

3.

Rathregan Star 728 | DOB: 01/06/17 | Sire: Milbawn Catherine Smyth with her ‘Navan Man’

Amos ET Dam: Rathregan Beth 347 | Owner: Val Ledwith, Rathregan, Batterstown, Co.Meath Class 7: Hereford Bull born between 01/07/17 &

JJ Farrell

30/09/17 – Sponsored by Town & Country Stores

from Trillick

1.

Shiloh Farm Elite | DOB: 21/07/17 | Sire: Steil

Herefords

Gerard Dam: Shiloh Farm Adorable Lady ET |

Co.

Owner: Sarah & Hugh Murray, Shiloh, Parkwood,

Longford

Moate, Co. Westmeath.

makes

Moyclare Quinlan | DOB: 30/07/17 | Sire: Church Hill

presentation

Nigel Dam: Knockfin Eilleen 940 | Owner Michael

to Philip &

Molloy, Clonlyon, Glebe, Birr, Co. Offaly.

Laura

Knockmountagh Mozaart |DOB: 06/07/17 | Sire:

Vincent for

Gageboro Morgan Dam: Knockmountagh Sorca

their service

|Eamon & Darren McKiernan, Newtown,

at the event.

2.

3.

Monasterboice, Co. Louth 4.

Kye Harry 797 | DOB: 15/08/17 | Sire: Freetown

Snapshot of

Hotspur Dam: Kye Shiela 679 | Owner:

Philip &

Class 8: Hereford Bull born between 01/10/17 &

Laura in

31/12/17 – Sponsored by Donal Brady 1.

action in

Kye George 810 | DOB: 10/12/17 | Sire: Trillick

the

George Dam: Kye Paula 535 | Owner: Padraig

showring.

McGrath, Kye Elphin, Co. Poscommon.

Class 9: Hereford Bull born on or after 01/01/18 –

Below: Line

Sponsored by Trillick Hereford, JJ & C Farrell 1.

up at

Kye George 817 | DOB: 03/01/17 | Sire: Trillick

Longford

George Dam: Kye Stella 606 | Owner: Padraig

Show.

McGrath, Kye Elphin, Co. Poscommon.

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Co. Longford Creagh & Creaghpoll Herds W.A. & I.H. Jones, Creagh House, Keenagh. 043 332 2290 Keenagh & Keenaghpoll Herds E. & R. Jones, Riverside, Keenagh.

Mob: 086 834 6520 & 086 353 0140 Trillick Herd J.J. Farrell, Trillick-a-Temple, Longford.

043 334 1976 & Mob. 086 832 9436 Lisameen (P)/Moylong Herd James McKeon, Lisameen, Ballinalee, Tel. 087 822 8364

Co. MEATH Ardmulchan Herd P. Smyth, Ardmulchan, Navan.

046 902 1435 Church Hill Herd B. & R. Clarke, Carnaross, Kells.

046 924 5256 Mob. 087 238 6339 Portanob Herd Jack Canty, Moyrath, Kildalkey, 046 943 5147 Mob. 086 831 2817 Curraghliffe Herd John A. Hayes, Tankardstown, Ratoath.

01 825 6230 Mob. 087 289 6149 rathregan Herd V. Ledwith, Rathregan, Dunboyne.

Tel. 01 8259270, 086-2556618 Ballaghboy Herd Robert Clarke, Fordstown, Navan.

046 943 4120

Ballyboe Herd Anne Murphy, 26 Bridge View, Kilmessan, Navan.

Tel. 086 382 5225, 046 902 5737 fairyhouse Herd George Stanley, Porterstown Lane, Ratoath.

Tel. 01 825 6330, 086 256 5577 Baytown Herd Tom Barry, Baytown Park, Dunboyne.

Tel. 086 856 0978 Burrawaddy Herd Percy & Marian Jordan, Burrawaddy Lane, Proudstown, Tara. Tel. 087 950 6148. dunlever Herd Michael Bird, Dunlever House, Trim, Co. Meath. Tel. 086 996 5239

Co. offALY Ballyaville Herd J. & I. Deverell, Ballyaville, Geashill.

057 934 3728 & 087 931 2628, 087 270 2271 Cill Cormaic Herd D. Larkin, Kilcormac, Birr. 05791 35368 Mob. 086 339 7810 Moyclare Herd Ml. Molloy, The Glebe, Belmont.

Tel. 090 645 4640, 086 816 8924 Boveen Herd J. O’Connor, Sharavogue, Birr.

Tel. 087 908 7460 dungar Herd Lester Roe, Parkview, Ballybrit, Roscrea 087 411 8242

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Co. WESTMEATH Clonleam Herd W. Branagan, Clonleam, Delvin.

087 233 8053 gageboro Herd L. Holloway & N. Daly, Horseleap, Moate.

057 933 5987, 087 969 4605 glenree Herd L. & F. Glennon, Glenree, Dysart, Mullingar. 044 922 6121, 087 612 2141 grianan & Caulry Herd T. & A. Fitzgerald, Mount Temple, Moate.

Tel. 086 609 8051 Kilgolagh Herd Hugh Lynch, Kilgolagh, Finea, Mullingar.

043 668 1210 Mob. 087 958 2773 Carrick Herd Philip Lynch, Carrick Finea, Mullingar.

043 668 1218, 087 958 2773 Castledaly Herd Michael Farrell, Kilcleagh, Castledaly.

Tel. 090 643 0376 Mob. 087 318 9793 Cave Hill Herd Pauric Farrell, Aughavoneen, Fardrum, Athlone. Tel. 087 293 9133 Mount Williams Herd Mr Aidan Farrell, Williamstown, Moate, Co Westmeath. Tel.: 086 313 1812 newland Herd Hugh P Murray, Main Street, Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath. 085 789 6199 Co. LoUTH Knockmountagh Herd Eamon McKiernan, Monasterboice, Drogheda. 041 982 6362, 087 221 7201

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MULLINGAR ANNUAL SHOW 2018 MULLINGAR ANNUAL SHOW 2018

Show Results

Mullingar enjoyed a glorious day of sunshine which led to

Class 1: Pedigree Hereford cow in calf or with calf at foot

high numbers entering the gates and enjoying everything

1.

‘Clonroe Deirdre’ – DOB 01/09/14 | Sire: Baltymore

the showgrounds had to offer. Large crowds were

Ginger Dam: Clonroe Josie | Owner: John Jones,

observed within the walled garden, which is were the

Pallas, Gorey, Co. Wexford.

livestock exhibitors are usually situated. A swarm of

2.

‘Allowdale Pretty Maid 557’ – DOB 24/06/15 | Sire:

spectators was observed around many rings with no

Border Rory Dam: Allowdale Pretty Maid 275 |

shortage of interest around the Hereford arena. A fine

Owner: Christine Drumm, Crowenstown, Delvin.

turn out of white heads were on show with a number of

3.

‘Grianan Orange R 786’ – DOB 05/09/16 | Sire:

animals demonstrating great breed characteristics who

Grianan Freddy Dam: Grianan M 660 | Owner: T & A

will hopefully make an appearance at the National Show

Fitzgerald, Moate, Co. Westmeath.

in Tullamore in a months time.

Class 2: Pedigree Hereford heifer born on/between

Michael Molloy took the Champion sash for the second

1stJanuary 2017 & 30th June 2017.

year in a row with his exceptionally well muscled bull ‘Moyclare Quinlan’. This fine bull calf sired by Church Hill Nigel caught the eye of many spectators with some even saying “he’s better than last year’s champion”. Having

Sponsored by Lyons & Burton Farm Machinery Ltd., Main John Deer Dealers, The Mount, Kilcock, Co.Meath 1.

‘Dunlever Alanna’ – DOB 11/02/17 | Sire: Whitefields Rustic Boy Dam: Dunlever Aileen |

won two Championships so far and accumulating a lot of

Owner: Michael Bird, Dunlever, Trim, Co. Meath.

interest ‘Quinlan’ will be one to watch out for in the October sale, and if he truly is better than last year’s

Class 3. Pedigree Hereford bull born on/between

champion then potential buyers had better bring their

1stJanuary 2017 & 30th June 2017.

cheque books as last year’s winner ‘Moyclare Phoenix’

Sponsored by Lyons & Burton Farm Machinery Ltd., Main

sold for a whopping €6,600.

John Deer Dealers, The Mount, Kilcock, Co. Meath.

Reserve Champion was awarded to long time breeders

1.

‘Griananpoll 1 Ted’ – DOB 20/05/17 | Sire: Solpoll 1

Tom & Anselm Fitzgerald’s bull ‘Griananpoll 1 Ted’. A bull

Kentucky Kid Dam: Griananpoll 1 Orange M661 |

of great length at just 13 months who will likely take after

Owner: T & A Fitzgerald, Moate, Co. Westmeath.

his mother in the show circuit as time goes on, with his

2.

‘Ardmulchan Navan Man’ – DOB 08/03/17 | Sire:

mother ‘Griananpoll 1 Orange M661’ enjoying great

Church Preen Galileo Dam: Ardmulchan Clover 489 |

success last year winning Supreme Hereford Champion at

Owner: Philip Smyth, Ardmulchan, Navan.

the North Tipperary Show and Reserve Supreme Hereford Champion at the Royal Meath Show in 2017, two shows that would be recognised as major events within the Hereford community.

Class 4: Pedigree Hereford bull born on/between 1stJanuary 2017 & 30th June 2017.

Sponsored by Zurich Insurance PLC, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

1.

Preen Galileo Dam: Ardmulchan Clover 612 | Owner:

Judge: Mr. Martin Murphy from Toureenbrien Champion: Moyclare Quinlan owned by Michael

Francis McKernan, Castlebellingham, Co. Louth.

2.

‘Clonroe Gina’ DOB – 01/09/17 | Sire: Gageboro Morgan Dam: Clonroe Deirdre | Owner: John Jones,

Molloy Reserve Champion: Griananpoll 1 Ted owned by Tom

‘Bellingham Nevin’ DOB – 04/09/17 | Sire: Church

Pallas, Gorey, Co. Wexford.

3.

‘Tullyview Tinkerbell Orange’ – DOB 18/09/17 | Sire: Cill Cormaic Kasper Dam: Grianan Orange 581 |

& Anselm Fitzgerald

Owner: Ciaran Kinahan, Kilcurley, Tubber, Moate.

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‘Griananpoll 1 Orange S 812’ – DOB 02/07/17 | Sire: Solpoll 1 Kentucky Kid Dam: Griananpoll 1 Orange L608 | Owner: T & A Fitzgerald, Moate.

Class 5: Pedigree Hereford bull born on/between 1st July 2017 & 30th October 2017. Sponsored by Owens Quarry Products Ltd., Knockdrin, Mullingar.

1.

‘Moyclare Quinlan’ – DOB 30/07/2017 | Sire: Church Hill Nigel Dam: Moyclare Pansy 16th | Owner:

Margaret Henson (Mullingar pedigree cattle show

Michael Molloy, Glebe, Belmont, Co. Offaly.

2.

committee) presents Michael Molloy with the Perpetual

‘Shiloh Farm Elite’ – DOB 21/07/17 | Sire: Steil

Cup for Champion Pedigree Hereford from the Mullingar

Gerard Dam: Shiloh Farm Adorable Lady ET |

Livestock Agency Ltd., with judge Martin Murphy on right.

Owner: Sarah & Hugh Murray, Shiloh, Parkwood, Moate, Co. Westmeath.

3.

‘Aughakil 1TS’ – DOB 08/07/12 | Sire: Moyclare Lieutenant Dam: Cloncahirpoll 1 Hanna | Owner: Stephen & Avril Crowe, Curraun, Mohill, Co. Lietrim.

4.

‘Clonroe Ger’ – DOB 04/10/17 | Sire: Baltymore Ginger Dam: Clonroe Linda | Owner: John Jones, Pallas, Gorey, Co. Wexford.

Class 6: Pedigree Hereford heifer born on or after 1st November 2017. Sponsored by Owens Quarry Products Ltd., Knockdrin, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

1.

‘Griananpoll 1 Ted’ takes home the Reserve with Anselm Fitzgerald alongside judge Martin Murphy.

‘Ardmulchan Clover 775’ – DOB 03/11/17 | Sire: Church Preen Galileo Dam: Ardmulchan Clover 619 | Owner: Philip Smyth, Ardmulchan, Navan, Co. Meath.

2.

‘Cloneymeath Curley 1’ – DOB 04/02/18 | Owner: Brendan O’Neill, The Moy, Summerhill, Co. Meath

3.

‘Clonleam Delightful 133’ – DOB 27/02/18 | Sire: Allowdale Ribstone 436 ET Dam: Clonleam Delightful 71 | Owner: C Christine Drumm, Crowenstown, Delvin, Co. Westmeath.

4.

‘Crowenstown Pretty Maid’ – DOB 01/04/18 | Sire: Pat Jones above with his class winner - below his son

Haven Kingpin Dam: Allowdale Prettymaid 557 |

Padraig pictured leading ‘Clonroe Deirdres’ calf.

Owner: Christine Drumm, Crowenstown, Delvin.

Class 7: Pedigree Hereford bull born on or after 1st November 2017.

1.

‘Crowenstown MacArthur’ – DOB 01/01/18 | Sire: Allowdale Ribstone 436 ET Dam: Crowenstown Arabella Ivy | Owner: Christine Drumm, Crowenstown, Delvin, Co. Westmeath.

2.

‘Arnagross Jake 923’ – DOB 15/11/17 | Sire: Trillick Admiral 2 Dam: Arnagross Gina | Owner: Thomas Plunkett, Castletown, Finea, Co. Westmeath.

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OLDCASTLE 79th AGRICULTURAL SHOW 2018 Show Results

Church Preen Galileo Dam: Ardmulchan Clover 578 |

Champion: ‘Allowdale Pretty Maid 557’ – DOB

Owner: Philip Smyth, Ardmulchan, Navan, Co.

24/06/15 | Sire: Border Rory Dam: Allowdale Pretty Maid

Meath.

275 | Owner: Christine Drumm, Crowenstown, Delvin, Co. Westmeath.

Reserve Champion: ‘Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 941’ – DOB 10/10/17 | Sire: Cill Cormaic Leo Dam: Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 524 | Owner: Sean McKiernan, Corlismore, Co. Cavan.

Class 1: Best Pedigree Hereford cow in Calf or Calf at foot or Senior Heifer born before 31/12/17 1.

‘Allowdale Pretty Maid 557’ – DOB 24/06/15 | Sire: Border Rory Dam: Allowdale Pretty Maid 275 | Owner: Christine Drumm, Crowenstown, Delvin, Co.

Christine & Tara Drumm with their Champion ‘Allowdale

Westmeath.

2.

Pretty Maid’ with Judge Cathal McCormack from Steil Herefords.

‘Millbawn Holly 1 ET’ – DOB 26/12/14 | Sire: Mawarra Sentimental Dam: Millbawn Polly | Owner: Sandra Bogan, Virginia, Co. Cavan.

3.

‘Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 876’ – DOB 04/07/16 | Sire: Corlismorepoll 1 Veteran Dam: Corlismorepoll 1 Gem | Owner: Sean McKiernan, Corlismore, Co. Cavan.

Class 2: Best Pedigree Hereford Heifer born between 01/01/17 – 31/08/17 1.

‘Millbawn Pansy Amber’ – DOB 01/03/17 | Sire: Millbawn Atticus ET Dam: Ballen Pansy 826 | Owner: Sandra Bogan, Virginia, Co. Cavan.

Gary & Evelyn McKiernan pictured with their Reserve

Class 3: Best Pedigree Hereford Bull or Heifer born on or after 01/09/17 1.

‘Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 941’ – DOB 10/10/17 | Sire: Cill Cormaic Leo Dam: Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 524 | Owner: Sean McKiernan, Corlismore, Co. Cavan.

2.

‘Millbawn Branson’ – DOB 01/04/18 | Sire: Millbawn Winston Dam: Millbawn Holly 1 ET | Owner: Sandra Bogan, Virginia, Co. Cavan.

3.

‘Ardmulchan Clover 785’ – DOB 14/02/18 | Sire:

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Champion ‘Corlismorepoll 1 Syndey 941’ and Judge Cathal McCormack on right.

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MOUNT BRISCOE RARE & TRADITIONAL BREEDS SHOW 2018

Mount Briscoe Rare & Traditional Breeds Show

Michael Molloy, Clonlyon, Glebe, Belmont, Birr, Co.

celebrated its second year promoting the diversity of our

Offaly

native, rare and traditional breeds of farm livestock on

2.

“Clonleam Delightful 133” – DOB 27/02/18 | Sire:

Sunday 22nd July. A fine display of Herefords were on

Allowdale Ribstone 436 ET Dam: Clonleam

show for the six classes scheduled for the event. Judge

Delightful 71 | Owner: Christine Drumm,

Joe Deverell from the well established Ballyaville Herd

Crowenstown, Delvin, Co. Westmeath.

selected Christine Drumm’s “Allowdale pretty Maid 557” as his Champion within the Hereford ring which later

3.

“Crowenstown MacArthur” – DOB 02/01/2018 | Sire: Allowdale Ribstone 436 ET Dam: Crowenstown

went on the win Interbreed Champion which was

Arabella Ivy | Owner: Christine Drumm,

selected by Interbreed judge Trevor Chadwick. Mervyn

Crowenstown, Delvin, Co. Westmeath.

Parr’s “Tourtanepoll 1 Sunshine” took home the reserve

4.

champion rosette after winning the heifer 2017 class.

“Crowenstown Pretty Maid 1” – DOB 01/04/2018 | Sire: Haven Kingpin Dam: Allowdale Pretty Maid

Judge: Joesph Deverell

557 | Owner: Christine Drumm, Crowenstown, Delvin, Co. Westmeath.

SHOW RESULTS CLASS 1: COW or HEIFER born on or before 31st

CLASS 5: BULL born on or after 1st January 2017

December 2015 in calf or with calf at foot 1.

1.

“Moyclare Quincy” – DOB 17/08/2017 | Sire:

“Allowdale Pretty Maid 557”- DOB 24/06/15 | Sire:

Church Hill Nigel Dam: Moyclare Rose 20th |

Border Rory Dam: Allowdale Pretty Maid 275 |

Owner: Michael Molloy, Clonlyon, Glebe, Belmont,

Owner: Christine Drumm, Crowenstown, Delvin, Co.

Birr, Co. Offaly

Westmeath.

2.

“Grianan Orange K589” – DOB: 03/03/2011 | Sire:

CLASS 6: Young Exhibitor Handling Class

Grianan Highflyer ET Dam: Grianan Orange 409 |

Sisters Tara & Elisa Drumm both took home a Red

Owner: Mervyn Parr, The Orchard, Clough,

Rosette for the Junior and Senior sections of the above

Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny

class.

CLASS 2: HEIFER born in 2016 1.

“Tourtane Princess 1000” – DOB 11/03/2016 | Sire: Glaslough Napoleon Dam: Tourtane Ivy | Owner: Mervyn Parr, The Orchard, Clough, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny

CLASS 3: HEIFER born in 2017 1.

“Tourtanepoll 1 Sunshine” – DOB 14/07/2017 | Sire: Gageboro Morgan Dam: Tourtanepoll 1 Zara 930 | Owner: Mervyn Parr, The Orchard, Clough, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny

CLASS 4: HEIFER or BULL born on or after 1st January 2018 1.

“Moyclare Royal” – DOB 03/03/2018 | Sire: Free

Hereford and Interbreed champion “Allowdale Pretty Maid 557” led by Christine Drum with daughters Elisa & Tara along with Show Stewart & Interbreed judge Trevor

Town Nadal Dam: Moyclare Rose 27th | Owner:

Chadwick.

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Henry Parry with his Reserve Champion “Tourtanepoll 1

Winner of the Cow & Calf class went “Allowdale Pretty

Sunshine” along with Hereford judge Joe Deverell.

Maid 557” - Owner: Christine Drumm.

Michael Molloy with his young bull calf “Moyclare Royal”

Sisters Tara & Elisa Drumm both took home a Red Rosette

winner of the class beside Judge Joe Deverell.

for the Junior and Senior sections of the class.

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MOATE SHOW 2018

Champion: Moyclare Quinlan with owner Michael Molloy presented with the Champions Cup from a member of the Moate

Reserve Champion: Noel Farrell’s Brocca Ryan that won Reserve Champion at the event.

Show Committee with Judge John Beirne on left.

Class 1 1.

2.

Ciaran Kinahan, Kilcurley, Tubber, Moate, Co.

Katie Brady, Waterloo, Bailieboro, Cavan |

Westmeath | Tullyview Tinkerbell Orange ET | Sire:

Waterrock Bobby Bullet | Sire: Solpoll 1 Kentucky

Cill Cormaic Kasper, Dam: Grianan Orange K 581

Kid, Dam: Waterrockpoll 1 Polly

3.

Niall Daly & Lisa Holloway, Rossa, Horseleap, Moate,

Class 2

Co. Westmeath | Gageboro Sophie | Sire: Border

1.

General V85, Dam: Gageboro Oblige

Tom & Anselm Fitzgerald, Glebe House, Mount Temple, Moate, Co. Westmeath | Griananpoll 1

4.

Orange 829 | Sire: Solpoll 1 Kentucky Kid, Dam:

Co. Westmeath | Gageboro Sonata | Sire: Boyanna

Griananpoll 1 Orange M 640 ET 2.

Oyster, Dam: Gagaeboro Opinion

Seamus O’Neill | Gerrardstwon, Garlow Cross,

5.

Navan, Co. Meath | | Sire: Mara Kestrel, Dam: 3.

Storm, Dam: Castledaly Lolly Class 5

Dam: Tourtanepoll 1 Sally

1.

Class 3

2.

Tourtanepoll 1 Sally

Dam: Moyclare Pansy 16th

Class 6

Noel Farrel, Castledaly, Moate, Co. Westmeath |

1.

Tom & Anselm Fitzgerald, Glebe House, Mount

Brocca Ryan | Sire: Haven Kingpin, Dam: Brocca

Temple, Moate, Co. Westmeath | Griananpoll 1 Ted |

Rebecca

Sire: Solpoll 1 Kentucky Kid, Dam: Griananpoll 1 Orange M661

Class 4 1.

Davina Lewis | Glosterbeg, Brosna, Birr, Co. Offaly | Glosterbegpoll 1 Suzie | Sire: Trillick Hotspur , Dam:

Michael Molloy, Clonlyon, Glebe, Belmont, Birr, Co. Offaly | Moyclare Quinlan | Sire: Church Hill Nigel ,

Michael Farrel, Kilcleagh, Castledaly, Moate, Co. Westmeath | Castledaly Francesca | Sire: Cave Hill

Davina Lewis | Glosterbeg, Brosna, Birr, Co. Offaly | Glosterbegpoll 1 Sheeba | Sire: Glosterbeg Dave ,

1.

Niall Daly & Lisa Holloway, Rossa, Horseleap, Moate,

Joe O’Connor, Riverview, Sharavogue, Birr, Co.

2.

Hugh P. Murray, Main Street, Kilbeggan, Co.

Offaly | Boveen Stately 30th | Sire: Haven Kingpin,

Westmeath | Curraghmeelagh Contador | Sire:

Dam: Boveen Stately 27th

Gageboro Morgan, Dam: Cill Cormaic Marvel

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SOUTH LEINSTER SHOWS 2018 OSSORY SHOW 2018 There was flowing rounds for the Irish Hereford Young

was safe to say that Judge Martin Murphy had his work

Handlers competition that took place Sunday the 22nd at

cut out for him. All of the Young Handlers were under 15

the Ossory/Rathdowney agricultural show in Co Laois.

years of age and showed great skill while parading

With eight competitors all showing quality Herefords it

around the ring.

In first place was Colin Bourke, New Inn Co. Tipperary, second place was Conor Jones from Clonroe Herefords

Tom Brennan with his first prize heifer 'Balleen Pride'

and third was Glen Lewis from Glosterbeg Herefords.

IVERK SHOW 2018 Iverk show, the oldest agricultural show in the country at

summer season which has been highlighted by her 1st

almost 200 years in existence, held its annual event in

prize win at the National Hereford Show in Tullamore and

South Kilkenny amidst glorious summer sunshine over the

her supreme breed championships at Nenagh,

last weekend in August with large crowds of spectators

Cappamore and Iverk during the month of August alone.

around the ring. The Hereford section boasted an

The Dudley family also won three of the five classes on

impressive prize fund with €250 up for grabs in each of

the day, with second prizes in the remaining two

the five classes which helped to attract a top quality entry

categories to ensure plenty of rosettes traveled home to

of cattle. Judge for the day, Irish Hereford Breed Society

Kilsunny.

President, Mr. Martin Murphy of the Toureenbrien

The reserve Hereford championship went to Messers

Hereford Herd thanked the show for inviting him to judge

Curtis & Jones, Knockduff, Bree, Enniscorthy, Co.

this year’s cattle classes and complimented the exhibitors

Wexford with their senior heifer, Knockduffpoll 1 Golden.

on the incredibly high standard of stock that were

This September 2016 born heifer is sired by the hugely

paraded around the ring.

popular AI bull, Kilsunny Goliath and is out of the former

The supreme Hereford breed championship was awarded

National Hereford Female Champion, Knockduffpoll 1

to Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny House, Dovea, Thurles, Co.

Daisy. This one won the senior heifer calf class at last

Tipperary with his senior cow, Kilsunny Lass Lily. This

year’s National Hereford Show in Tullamore and was a 1st

three year old cow has put together an unforgettable

prize winner at Tullow Show also.

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 The young handlers class, which was kindly sponsored by

Heifer born on or between 01/07/17 to 30/09/18

the South Leinster Hereford Branch, saw Padraig Jones

1.

from Pallas, Gorey, Co. Wexford emerge as the eventual

Trevor Dudley – Kilsunny Lass Orchid | 23/07/17 | Sire: Glaslough Judge / Dam: Kilsunny Lass Glitter

winner with older brother Conor following closely behind in 2nd place.

2.

Niall Jones – Macmine Mai | 03/12/17 | Sire: Baltymore Ginger / Dam: Grianan Cooperrobin

Other 1st prize winners on the day included Eamon &

3.

John McKiernan’s Knockmountagh Mozart and Trevor

John Jones – Clonroe Gina | 01/09/17 | Sire: Gageboro Morgan / Dam: Clonroe Deidre

Dudley’s Kilsunny Lass Orchid & Kilsunny Oscar.

Hereford Cow or Heifer born before 01/07/16

Young Handler

1.

Trevor Dudley – Kilsunny Lass Lily | 18/10/2014 |

1.

Padraig Jones

Sire: Glaslough Judge / Dam: Kilsunny Lass Gem

2.

Conor Jones

2.

Niall Jones – Grianan Cooperrobin N679 | 15/09/2013 | Sire: Grianan Firecracker / Dam:

Report & Photos:

Grianan Cooperrobin 584 ET 3.

Edward Dudley and Pat Jones

Mervyn Parr – Grianan Orange | 03/03/2011 | Sire: Grianan Hyflyer / Dam: Grianan Orange 409

Hereford Heifer born between 01/07/16 to 30/6/17 1.

Curtis & Jones – Knockduffpoll 1 Golden ET | 15/08/16 | Sire: Kilsunny Goliath / Dam: Knockduffpoll 1 Daisy

2.

Trevor Dudley – Kilsunny Lass Nector | 02/7/16 | Sire: Glaslough Judge / Dam: Kilsunny Lass Glitter

3.

John Jones – Clonroe Fairy | 01/09/16 | Sire: Baltymore Ginger / Dam: Clonroe Lize

Bull/Heifer Born 01/10/17 to 31/03/18 1.

Trevor Dudley – Kilsunny Oscar | 14/10/17 | Sire: Clooncullane King / Dam: Kilsunny Lass Josslyn

2.

Matthew Goulding – Gouldinpoll 1 Double Decker |

Hereford Champion ‘Kilsunny Lass Lily’ with Susan Dudley.

15/12/17 | Sire: Goulding Poll 1 Captain / Dam: Gouldingpoll1 Fanny 621 3.

Niall Jones – Macmine Mao | 03/12/17 | Sire: Baltymore Ginger / Dam: Grianan Cooperrobin

Bull born on or between 01/07/17 to 30/09/18 1.

Eamon & John McKiernan – Knockmountagh Mozart | 06/07/17 | Sire: Gageboro Morgan / Dam: Knockmountagh Sorca

2.

Trevor Dudley – Kilsunny Ozzy | 24/07/17 | Sire: Cill Cormaic Kasper / Dam: Kilsunny Lass Lily

3.

Fiona Jones with Reserve Champion ‘Knockduffpoll 1

John Jones – Clonroe Ginger George | 02/09/17 |

Golden ET’

Sire: Baltymore Ginger / Dam: Clonroe Lize

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Edward Dudley receiving the Tourtane Cup from Heather & Henry Parr sponsor of cup, Judge Martin Murphy & Iverk show representatives for his winner of the cow class

Padraig Jones winner of the young handlers class.

and overall Hereford Champion ‘Kilsunny Lass Lily’

Niall Jones with his winner of the above class and overall Reserve Hereford Champion ‘Knockduffpoll 1 Golden’.

THE 83rd TINAHELY AGRICULTURAL SHOW The 83rd Tinahely agricultural show was held on the

2nd John Jones – Clonroe Fairy

August Bank Holiday Monday with the Hereford entry on

3rd John Jones – Clonroe Fiona

par with other breeds. John Jones ‘Clonroe Deirdre’ continued on her winning streak from Gorey and

Class 2: Bull born after 1/07/17

Mullingar taking first place in the cow class. Niall Jones

1st John Jones – Clonroe Ginger Ger | Sire Baltymore

from Macmine herd took 2nd place with ‘Grianan

Ginger & Dam Clonroe Linda | DOB: 01/10/17

Cooperrobin N679’ and Mervyn Parr’s ‘Grianan orange

2nd John Jones – Clonroe Ginger George

589’ came 3rd in what was a tough class.

CHAMPION: MACMINE COOPERROBIN owned by Niall Jones RESERVE: CLONROE DEIRDRE owned by John Jones

Class 3: Heifer born after 1/07/17 1st Niall Jones – Macmine Mai | Sire Baltymore Ginger & Dam Grianan Cooperrobin | DOB: 03/12/17 2nd John Jones – Clonroe Gina

JUDGE: DEREK LOVELL

3rd Mervyn Parr Tourtanepoll 1 Sunshine

Class 1: Heifer Born after 1/07/16

Young Handler

1st Niall Jones – Macmine Cooperrobin | Sire Rathcor

1st Conor Jones

Ranger & Dam Grianan Cooperrobin | DOB: 06/09/16

2nd Padraig Jones

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Tinahely Show: Champion Macmine Co-Operation

Tinahely Show: Denis Jones with his Reserve Champion

owned by Niall Jones

‘Clonroe Deirdre’

70th TULLOW SHOW - 2018 The 70th Tullow show was held on Sunday 19th August in good weather conditions with a good turn out of spectators and exhibitors.

Judge for Hereford section was Mr. Terence O’Brien who chose ‘Grianan Cooper Robin’ as his champion from the Macmine herd of Niall Jones and Mervyn Parr’s Grianan Orange as his Reserve Champion.

Mervyn Par with his Reserve Champion ‘Grianan Orange’.

2.

Mervyn Parr | Grianan Orange k 589 03/03/2011 | Sire: Grianan High-flyer ET Dam: Grianan Orange 409

3.

Baltymore Ginger 379 Dam: Clonroe Josie

Niall Jones & Judge Terence O’Brien with the Hereford Champion ‘Grianan Copper Robin’ and ‘Macmine Mai’ winner of the young heifer class with handler Michael Jones.

John Jones | Clonroe Deirdre 01/09/2014 | Sire:

Bull born after 01/7/2017 1.

John Jones | Clonroe Ger 01/10/17 | Sire: Baltymore Ginger Dam: Clonroe Linda

Cow or heifer in calf or with calf at foot 1.

2.

Mervyn Parr | Tourtanepoll 1 Levi 18/11/2017 | Sire: Balleen General 862 ET Dam: Tourtanepoll 1

Nial Jones | Grianan Copper Robin 03/03/2011 |

Diamond

Sire: Grianan Fire Cracker Dam: Grianan Cooperobin 584 ET

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Heifer born after 01/07/2016 to 30/06 /2017 (St.

1.

Niall Jones | Macmine Mai 3/12/17 | Sire: Baltymore

Mullins Cup)

Ginger Dam: Grianan Cooperrobin

1.

Sire: Kilsunny Goliath Dam: Knockduffpoll 1 Daisy

2.

John Jones | Clonroe Gina

3.

Mervyn Parr | Tourtanepoll 1 Sunshine 14/07/2017 |

2.

John Jones | Clonroe Ginger Fairy 02/09/16 | Sire: Baltymore Ginger 379 Dam: Clonroe Lizi

Sire: Gageboro Morgan Dam: Tourtanepoll 1 Zara 4.

Curtis & Jones | Knockduff poll1 Golden 15/08/16 |

James Whelan Young Handler 1.

Conor Jones

2.

James Whelan

CLONASLEE SHOW - 2018 The summer show circuit came to an end after a busy few months on the road at Clonaslee Show. The show is staged near the Laois/Offaly county border and master judge for the day’s proceedings was Mr. Ger O’ Brien, an ICBF linear scorer from Callan, Co. Kilkenny. One of the smaller rural shows on the summer calendar, this year’s entry attracted a total of six different exhibitors with several of them competing at the show for the very first time.

Trevor Dudley & Family, Kilsunny House, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary rounded off an exceptional show season for the Kilsunny show team in some style, clinching the supreme breed championship with Kilsunny Lass Orchid.

Supreme Hereford Champion, ‘Kilsunny Lass Orchid’.

This 13 month old yearling heifer was the reserve Munster junior female of the year at Cappamore last month and has collected five red rosettes over the summer.

First time exhibitor at Clonaslee, John Johnston, Toomevara, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary took the reserve championship with his bull calf, Farney Osmondo. John, Mary & Rebecca Johnston have enjoyed a triumphant return to the showing scene in 2018 and have collected several prizes and championships with this particular calf over the summer, including the reserve championship at Cappamore and Limerick shows just last month.

Other class winners included Davina Lewis, Glosterbeg, Brosna, Birr, Co. Offaly who won the senior heifer class

Reserve Hereford Champion, ‘Farney Osmondo’ with John, Mary & Rebecca Johnston.

with Glosterbegpoll 1 Suzie (who was also a class winner at Moate Show) and Trevor Dudley, Kilsunny House, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary who won the cow class with Kilsunny Doreen’s Jasmin.

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1. Dunsinane Herd Glen Jacob, Dunsinane Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford Tel: 05392 33208 or 087 6786895 2. Udel Polled Herefords David & Daithi Carroll, Coole Campile, New Ross, Co. Wexford Tel: 087 2495762 or 087 2346310

3. Clonroe Herd John & Norah Jones, Pallas, Gorey, Co. Wexford Tel: 053 942 8283 or 087 6922551 4. Knockduff Herd Curtis & Jones, Knockduff, Bree, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford Tel: 05392 47762 or 087 8173450 5. Air Hill Herefords J. W. & D. J. Johnson, Tomagaddy, Gorey, Co. Wexford.

Tel: 086 2326151

6. Ballydowell Herd Joe Maher, Ballydowell Rathmoyle, Co. Kilkenny.

Tel: 056 7767844 or 087 2731021

9. Bawngarrif Herd Christy Finn, Bawngarrif, Ballcallan, Kilkenny.

Tel: 056 7762156

10. Knockfin Herd Francis Scott, Knockfinn, Rathdowney, Co. Laois.

Tel: 0505 4623 or 086 8302911 11. Coolnacritta Herd Sean Shiel, Coolnacritta, Rathdowney, Co. Laois.

Tel: 087 2687142

12. Ballyraggan Herd James Thompson, Ballyraggan, Rathvilly, Co. Carlow.

Tel: 059 9161132 or 086 3629202

13. St. Mullins Herd Tom Murphy, Ballynock, St. Mullins, via Carlow Co. Kilkenny.

Tel: 051 424840 or 087 9413680 15. Chatsworth Herd Tom Hennessy, Chatsworth, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny.

Tel. 086 1505574 or 056 4442192

8. Tourtane/Tourtane Poll Herd 16. Kiltennel Polled Herefords Henry Parr, Tourtane, Castlecomer, Mr. John Murphy Co. Kilkenny.

7 Main St., Gorey, Co. Wexford.

Tel: 056 42158 or 087 7583820 087 7717515

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17. Darver Herd Mrs. Eva Holmes Darver House, Suttonsrath, Jenkinstown, Co. Kilkenny.

Tel. 086 8072040 18. Macmine Herefords Mr. Niall Jones Knockduff, Bree, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford 087 6136285 19 Muileann Polled Herefords Eamonn & Margot Delahunty, Portascully Mills, Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny.

087 - 1250138 or 051 - 895004 20 Clonbrook Herd Richard Wallace, Clonbrook, Crettyard, Co. Laois.

Tel. 056 444 2137 21 Morell Herd Frank Daly, Blessington Road, Naas, Co. Kildare.

Tel. 086 856 8266

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CONNAUGHT SHOWS 2018 MOHILL SHOW 2018

Receiving the cup for his Champion Hereford is Coote

Reserve Champion went to Shane Kilrane with

Geelan with his “Mountwilliams Kevin”.

“Drumboy Rachel”.

Mohill Celebrated its 91st annual show with a turnout of

Class 5: Hereford bull calf born 1st Jan. to 31st March

45 Hereford cattle across the classes.

1.

Katie & Ann Brady

Champion: Coote Geelan with “Mountwilliams Kevin”

2.

Mattie Moran “Tyrawley Jumbo”

Reserve Champion: Shane Kilrane with “Drumboy

Class 6: Hereford heifer Calf born 1st Jan. - 31st Mar.

Rachel”

1.

Mark Hyland “HillockPoll 1 Hannah”

2.

Sean Kilrane

Class 1: Hereford Bull born prior to 1st January 2018

3.

Coote Geelan

1. Coote Geelan “MountWilliams Kevin”

Class 7: Hereford calf male or female born after 1st

Calf Champion: Mark Hyland “HillockPoll 1 Hannah”

2. Michael Lynch “Shroid Tiger” 3. Paddy Farrell Class 2: Pedigree Hereford Cow 1.

Sean Kilrane “Drumboy Rachel” 18-3-2011

2.

Sean Kilrane “DrumboyPoll 1 Shonagh” 1-6-2013

3.

Coote Geelan “DERNAROY 1 GEORGINA”

April 2018 1.

David Faughnan

2.

Sean Kilrane “Drumboy Nawty”

3.

Coote Geelan

Class 3: Hereford heifer born prior to 1st September 2016 1.

Coote Geelan “Baltymore Ann 486, 5th Jun 2016

Class 4: Hereford Heifer born between 1st Sept and 31st Dec 2017 1.

Mark Hyland “HillockPoll 1 Dorothy” 28-1-2017

2.

Sinead Conry

3.

Coote Geelan “Baltymore Thora 499”, 9th Nov

2016

Mark Hyland’s Champion Heifer.

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Mohill Show: Son Aodhan Kilrane with the Cup for Champion Hereford Female on the day.

CLOONE

Gary McKiernan recieving the cup for his Champion

Reserve Hereford Champion went to McKiernan’s

Reserve Interbreed - Shiloh Farm Dynamite

Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney.

Sinead Conry’s bull who came 1st in his class.

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152nd STROKESTOWN SHOW 2018 The 152nd Strokestown show took place on Saturday 8th

4.

Sinead Conry, Rathnollag, Ballinagare, Castlerea,

September, with a strong turn out of exhibitors in the

Co. Roscommon | Rathnollag Ruby 814 – DOB:

Hereford section. A long established and well run event,

10/06/2017 | Sire: Trillick Hotspur / Dam:

Strokestown show usually marks the end of the showing

Castleroberts Stephanie

season for many Hereford breeders until the start of the Society Autumn sales, which are scheduled for October

Heifer born between 1st July 2017 & 31stDecember

next.

2017 (Sponsored by John B. Gunn)

Judge Martin Murphy judged the event for a second year

1.

Padraig McGrath, Cloonshanagh, Elphin, Co.

in a row, tapping forward Christine Drums Allowdale

Roscommon | Kye Holly 794 – DOB: 10/07/2017 |

Prettymaid as Champion, a cow that has enjoyed a great

Sire: Free Town Hotspur / Dam: Kye Sorcha 4th

deal of success at many of the shows she attended this

2.

year followed by Mark Hylands very stylish heifer

Roscommon | Kye Katecand– DOB: 02/09/2017 |

Hillockpoll 1 Michaela taking the Reserve Champion.

Sire: Free Town Hotspur / Dam: Kye Hidi 585

Judge: IHBS President – Martin Murphy from the Toureenbrien Herd

Heifer calf born on or after 1st January 2018 – Michael

Champion Hereford: Christine Drum, Crowenstown,

Campbell Perpetual Cup (Sponsored by Irish Hereford

Delvin, Co. Westmeath | Allowdale Prettymaid 557

Society)

Hereford Reserve Champion: Mark Hyland,

1.

Corrawalleen, via Cavan, Co. Leitrim | Hillockpoll 1

Balleen General 862 ET / Dam: Hillockpoll 1 Ann 2.

Cow in milk or in calf (Sponsored by Irish Hereford

Padraig McGrath, Cloonshanagh, Elphin, Co. Roscommon | Kye Holly 818 – DOB: 04/01/2018 |

Society)

2.

Mark Hyland, Corrawalleen, via Cavan, co. Leitrim | Hillockpoll 1 Hannah – DOB: 16/01/2018 | Sire:

Michaela

1.

Padraig McGrath, Cloonshanagh, Elphin, Co.

Sire: Free Town Hotspur / Dam: Kye Sorcha 3rd

Christine Drum, Crowenstown, Delvin, Co.

3.

Elisa & Tara Drum, Crowenstown, Delvin, Co.

Westmeath | Allowdale Prettymaid 557 – DOB:

Westmeath | Clonleam Delightful 103 – DOB:

24/06/2015 | Sire: Border Rory / Dam: Allowdale

27/02/2018 | Sire: Allowdale Ribstone 436 ET / Dam:

Prettymaid 275

Clonleam Delightful 71

Coote Geelan, Cloonagher, Dromod, Co. Leitrim |

4.

Coote Geelan, Cloonagher, Dromod, Co. Leitrim |

Dernaroy 1 Georgina – DOB: 13/03/2010 | Sire:

Baltymore Alexandra – DOB: 17/03/2018 | Sire:

Lowesmoor 1 Entertainer / Dam: Dernaroy 1

UNKNOWN / Dam: Baltymore Alexandra 412

Waterworld 3.

John Mullooly, Lavally, Stroketown, Co. Roscommon | Cloonfree Rosie – DOB: 20/01/2010 | Sire:

Bull born prior to 1st July 2017 (Sponsored by Pat Brogan Tractors)

Glaslough Esquire / Dam: Cloonfree Mabel

1.

Roscommon | Kye Harry 789 – DOB: 22/04/2017 |

Heifer born prior to 1st July 2017 (Sponsored by

Sire: Trillick Hotspur / Dam: Kye Patty 586

Padraig McGrath) 1.

Padraig McGrath, Cloonshanagh, Elphin, Co.

2.

Michael Conroy, Clooncullane, Elphin, Co.

Mark Hyland, Corrawalleen, via Cavan, Co. Leitrim |

Roscommon | Delafield Danny – DOB: 20/05/2017 |

Hillockpoll 1 Michaela – DOB: 11/01/2016 | Sire:

Sire: Kye Hotspur 708 / Dam: Delafield Patricia

Solpoll 1 Handsome / Dam: Hillocpoll 1 Ann

3.

Coote Geelan, Cloonagher, Dromod, Co. Leitrim |

2.

Coote Geelan, Cloonagher, Dromod, Co. Leitrim |

Mountwilliams Kevin – DOB: 19/09/2016 | Sire:

3.

Mark Hyland, Corrawalleen, via Cavan, co. Leitrim |

Mawarra Sentimental / Dam: Mountwilliams Grace

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Michael Conroy, Clooncullane, Elphin, Co.

Bull calf born on or after 1st January 2018 (Sponsored

Roscommon | Delafield Donie – DOB: 22/05/2017 |

by Irish Hereford Society)

Sire: Kye Hotspur 708 / Dam: Delafield Lucy

1.

Christine Drum, Crowenstown, Delvin, Co. Westmeath | Crowenstown MacArthur – DOB:

Bull born between 1st July 2017 & 31stDecember

02/01/2018 | Sire: Allowdale Ribstone 436 ET / Dam:

2017 (Sponsored by Marie Connellan Solicitors)

Crowenstown Arabella Ivy

1.

2.

2.

Padraig McGrath, Cloonshanagh, Elphin, Co.

Avril Crowe, Mohill, Co. Leitrim | Aughakil 1 Luigi

Roscommon | Kye Gerard 793 – DOB: 08/07/2017

422 – DOB: 16/03/2018 | Sire: Trillick George / Dam:

Declan Lavin, Lacken, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon

Ardmulchan Clover 651

| Forestview Doughlas – DOB: 28/07/2017 | Sire: Cill 3.

Cormaic Kasper / Dam: Knockfin Emily 851

€50 for best pair of Herefords, male or female,

Eoin & Liam Reilly, Drumgowla, Gorvagh, Co.

exhibited by the same owner

Leitrim | Bridge House Robert – DOB: 23/10/2017 |

1.

Sire: Moyclare Lieutenant / Dam: Beihy Helena 4.

Padraig McGrath, Cloonshanagh, Elphin, Co. Roscommon

Sinead Conry, Rathnollag, Ballinagare, Castlerea, Co.

2.

Roscommon | Rathnollag Harry 817 – DOB: 04/09/2017 |

Michael Conroy, Clooncullane, Elphin, Co. Roscommon

Sire: Free Town Hotspur / Dam: Kye Rina 711

Elisa & Tara Drum with their Hereford Champion

Mark Hyland took Reserve Champion for his cow

‘Allowdale Prettymaid 557’

‘Hillockpoll 1 Michaela’

Padraig McGrath won the July heifer class with ‘Kye Holly 794’

Mark Hyland continued his winning streak, claiming the red rosette in the junior heifer calf class with ‘Hillockpoll 1 Hannah’

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Moving on the younger bull class (born between July –

Kye Harry 789 went on to win the July bull class

December) Padraig McGrath left the ring yet again with a

– owned by Padraig McGrath.

red rosette for his very stylish ‘Kye Gerard 793’.

ELPHIN

Cow class - Paddy McGrath Memorial Cup

Padraig McGrath with Hereford Champion Kye Harry 797

1st prize winner Kye Holly 818 with handler Sinead Conry

Kye Holly 794 - 1st in her class with handler Sinead Conry - owner Padraig McGrath.

Right: Sinead Conry’s Rathnollag Harry 817

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ULSTER SHOWS 2018 ARVA Champion Hereford: Sean McKiernan, Corlismore House, Corlismore, Co. Cavan Best Hereford Cow in calf or milk 1.

Basil Arnold, Mullaghdoo, Killeshandra, Co. Cavan

2.

Coote Geelan, Cloonagher, Dromod, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim

Best Hereford Bull, born before July 1st 2017 1.

Sean McKiernan, Corlismore House, Corlismore, Co. Cavan

2.

Thomas Plunkett, Castletown, Finea, Co. Westmeath

3.

Melvin Lang, The Bank House, Drumkeelwick,

Gary McKiernan with his Champion Shiloh Farm Dynamite

Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim Best Hereford Heifer, born before July 1st 2017 1.

Basil Arnold, Mullaghdoo, Killeshandra, Co. Cavan

2.

Ivor & Colin Anderson, Derrylane, Killeshandra.

3.

Mark Hyland, Corrawallen, Via Cavan, Co. Leitrim

Best Hereford Bull, born after July 1st 2017 1.

Melvin Lang, the Bank House, Drumkeelwick, Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim

Best Hereford Heifer born after July 1st 2017 1.

Sean McKiernan, Corlismore House, Co. Cavan

2.

Basil Arnold, Mullaghdoo, Killeshandra, Co. Cavan

3.

Basil Arnold, Mullaghdoo, Killeshandra, Co. Cavan

Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 941, July class winner - Reserve Champion at Arva Show with owner Gary McKiernan

Best Hereford Male, born after January 1st 2018 1.

Stephen & Avril Crowe, Curraun, Mohill, Co. Leitrim

2.

K & A Brady, Waterloo, Bailieboro, Co. Cavan

3.

Ivor & Colin Anderson, Derrylane, Killeshandra.

Best Hereford Female, born after January 1st 2018 1.

Mark Hyland, Corrawallen, Via Cavan, Co. Leitrim

2.

Coote Geelan, Cloonagher, Dromod, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim

Best Hereford Heifer, born before September 1st 2016 1.

Coote Geelan, Cloonagher, Dromod, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim

2.

Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 876 - winner of the senior

Sean McKiernan, Corlismore House, Co. Cavan.

heifer class.

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FINN VALLEY

Tom & Cara Eaton with Hereford Champion Beltany Klopp - Finn Valley

TYDAVNET

Gary & Evelyn McKiernan with Tydavnet Hereford Champion Shiloh Farm Dynamite.

Reserve Champion - Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 941, July class winner - Reserve Champion at Tydavnet show with Gary & Evelyn McKiernan.

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VIRGINIA SHOW Pure-Bred Hereford Bull, over one year.

Champion Hereford

1st: Sean McKiernan, Corlismore House, Corlismore,

Champion: Sean McKiernan, Corlismore House,

2nd: Coote Geelan, Cloonagher, Bornacoola, Dromod,

Corlismore, Co. Cavan Reserve: Sean McKiernan, Corlismore House, Corlismore,

Carrick-On-Shannon, Leitrim 3rd: Thomas Plunkett, Castletown, Finea, Westmeath

Co. Cavan

Pure-Bred Hereford Cow or Heifer 1st: Sean McKiernan, Corlismore House, Corlismore, Co. Cavan 2nd: Christine Drumm, Crowenstown, Delvin, Westmeath 3rd: Coote Geelan, Cloonagher, Bornacoola, Dromod, Carrick-On-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.

Pure-Bred Hereford Bull Calf, born on or after 1st July 2017 1st : Val Ledwith, Rathregan, Batterstown, Meath Pure-Bred Hereford Heifer Calf, born on or after 1st

Virgina Show Champion “Shiloh Farm Dynamite” with

July 2017

Gary & Evelyn McKiernan.

1st: Sean McKiernan, Corlismore House, Corlismore, Cavan 2nd: Philip Lynch, Carrick, Finea, Co. Cavan 3rd: Coote Geelan, Cloonagher, Bornacoola, Dromod, Carrick-On-Shannon, Co. Leitrim

Corlismore did the double with their heifer

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather

“Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney” winning Reserve Champion,

Humphreys meets 2018 National Hereford Champion

with Evelyn McKiernan.

Shiloh Farm Dynamite and owner Gary McKiernan.

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Cedar Liam

Proven sire - now 9 years old

Cill Cormaic Nevada

Cill Cormaic Pius

N. Ireland Bull of the Year 2018 in Herd’s competition.

Sold to Drumatee Herd.

First Prizewinner at Tullamore Show. 2nd highest price Premier Autumn Show & Sale.

Cill Cormaic Prince 2

First Prize and top price Premier Spring Sale 2018.

Sold to Ardstewart Herd.

Dam: Cill Cormaic Lavinia (by Cedar Liam); Sire Blackwater Lad.

Top Price 5,000 Gns.

Cedar Liam daughter successes

Cill Cormaic Lass - Dam of Shiloh Farm Dynamite (Tullamore Show Champion) Cill Cormaic Kirsty - Dam of Grianan Parker - Herd Sire Grianan Cill Cormaic Kerry - Dam of Glosterbeg Dave - Herd Sire Glosterbeg

David Larkin

The Hermitage, Kilcormaic, Birr, Co. Offaly. Tel. 086 339 7810

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Cill Cormaic Lincoln

Sire: Cedar Liam Dam: Cloon Bracken Eithna

Cill Cormaic Padraig Pearse

Cill Cormaic Orson

Sold to Philip Lynch, Carrick Herefords

Cill Cormaic Perseus

First progeny of Lincoln sold in 2018

Champion Nenagh Show & Sale, May 2018.

Cill Cormaic Perseus

Champion Autumn Premier Show & Sale 2018 and top price.

Top price, sold to Clondrina Herd.

Cill Cormaic Ocean - Sold to Moyclare & Kilfoylan Pedigree Herds Cill Cormaic Owen - Sold to Sandymount Pedigree Herd

Thank You to all our customers in 2018 - Visitors Welcome

David Larkin

The Hermitage, Kilcormaic, Birr, Co. Offaly.

Tel. 05791 35368 / Mobile: 086 339 7810 email: davidmichaellarkin@gmail.com

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Trillick Herefords Horned and Polled

A Herd to take stock off!

Champion Hereford at Premier Sale, Tullamore

Elite Production Sale of Heifers

from Trillick Herd in conjunction with Balleen & Corlismore Herds

on Saturday 31st August, 2019 in Tullamore Mart

Thank you to all our customers in 2018 Young stock always for sale - Visitors welcome

J . J . & C . Fa r r e l l

Trillick-A-Temple, Longford, Co. Longford. N39 F728 Tel. 043 33 41976 Mobile: 086 8329436 email: trillickherefords@gmail.com Find us on facebook “Trillick Herefords�

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2018 HEREFORD BURSARY COMPETITION Winners received 5 x €1,000 Hereford Agricultural Education Bursaries

T

he Irish Hereford Breed Society, in collaboration with

carried out by Matt Dempsey (Chairman of the Agricultural

Slaney Foods International & Lidl Ireland have

Trust) who is very well known and highly regarded within the

awarded 5 bursaries of €1,000 each to 5 successful

Irish Agricultural Sector.

candidates. The activity was supposed to be held at the 87th

The winners of this year’s 5 X €1000 Hereford

National Ploughing Championships but unfortunately had to

Agricultural Education Bursaries are:

be relocated to the Tullamore Court Hotel shortly after it was

•

Anna Jacob – Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford

announced that the Ploughing Championships were

•

Ciaran Moore – Tullamore, Co. Offaly

•

Diarmúid McDonald – Barntown, Co. Wexford

•

Eoin McCormack – Donaskeigh, Co. Tipperary

•

Niall Woods – Drogheda, Co. Louth

cancelled on Wednesday. The programme, which was launched earlier in the Spring, created wide interest from prospective and aspiring agricultural students wishing to go to Agricultural College or study Agriculture at 3rd level in the Republic of Ireland this year. Participants had to submit

Well done also to the 5 runners up:

an assignment entitled:

•

Aideen Barry – Carlow, Co. Carlow

Young Farmers’ Challenges & Opportunities in Beef

•

Eugene Costello – Moate, Co. Westmeath

Farming.

•

Neil Maher – Birr, Co. Offaly

A team of adjudicators selected ten qualifiers to attend for

•

Orla Hayes – Kanturk, Co. Cork

an interview yesterday at the Irish Hereford Breed Society

•

Sarah Donnelly – Stradone, Co. Cavan

Stand. Despite the Ploughing Championships being

“Together with our partners we are very pleased with the

cancelled, all 10 finalists together with their families arrived

response to the competition and with the efforts of the

at the Tullamore Court Hotel for their interviews. These

young aspiring agricultural enthusiasts who participated. We

interviews and the selection of the final 5 winners was

wish the five winners and the five runners up all of whom

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 reached a very high standard every success in their chosen

are many and varied depending on where in the world food

career path.” commented Henry Dudley – Vice President of

is produced and where the world’s population is

the Irish Hereford Breed Society.

concentrated. We are confident that this competition has

The challenges arising for agriculture into the future will

succeeded in highlighting the great need for further

require increased education particularly in Agricultural

education in agriculture to meet the needs of a growing

Science. The environmental challenges facing the industry

population.

Front Row L to R: Orla Hayes, Aideen Barry, Anna Jacob, Sarah Donnelly, Diarmuid McDonald, Neil Maher.

Back Row L to R: Eugene Costello, Ciaran Moore, Niall Woods, Eoin McCormack.

Front Row L to R: Orla Hayes, Aideen Barry, Timmie O’Sullivan (Hereford Council), Anna Jacob, Henry Dudley (Hereford President), Sarah Donnelly, Diarmuid McDonald, Neil Maher, Eoin McCormack.

Back Row L to R: Betty Deacon (Slaney Foods), Pat McCarthy (Hereford Council), Ciaran Moore, Denis Brennan (Slaney Foods), Matt Dempsey (Chairman of the Agricultural Trust), Eugene Costello, Niall Woods, Enda Rabbitte (Hereford Society).

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Recipes Catalan Beef Casserole

How to Cook the Perfect Steak

Ingredients / Serves 4: •

250 g Onions

•

600 g Hereford Stewing Beef

•

1 packet Mixed Pepper deseeded and cut into thin strips

•

1 piece Garlic peeled, halved and thinly sliced

•

75 g Chorizo

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2 tbsp Spicy Tomato and Red Pepper Relish

•

75 ml Olive Oil

•

1 tbsp Paprika

•

1 tsp Sugar

•

1 splash ROSSO Vinegar

•

KANIA Salt & Pepper

Ingredients / Serves 2

Cooking Instructions (Cooking time: 80 Min.)

•

454 g Deluxe Irish Hereford Rib Eye Steak

1.

Preheat your oven to 170°C

•

1 tbsp Olive Oil

2.

Splash some olive oil into a medium sized pan.

•

1 dash Salt & Pepper to season

3.

When it's smoking lightly, carefully add the beef and colour (this might take a little longer than you think).

4.

Cooking Instructions (Cooking time: 4 Min) 1

someone olive oil over a medium heat.

Remove the steaks from the fridge 30 minutes before

5.

cooking.

2

Pat the steaks dry with kitchen paper.

3

Just before cooking, generously rub steaks with 1-2

5

6.

7.

Heat a heavy-based pan over a high heat until very

Add the tomato relish, paprika, sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper.

hot.

8.

Carefully place the steaks in the hot pan and cook

Serve with some mash or rice.

crust has developed that the steaks no longer stick to the pan. Flip and cook on the other side for 1-2 minutes. Continue cooking and flipping until cooked to your liking.

Transfer the steaks to a plate, tent loosely with foil and allow to rest for 6-8 minutes.

7

Add the sliced peppers and onions and cook for 5 minutes on the hob.

without moving for 1-2 minutes, or until enough of a

6

Add your garlic and cook for 2 minutes until it starts to turn golden.

tbsp olive oil & season with salt and black pepper.

4

Remove the beef, give the pan a wipe and add

If desired, transfer the steaks to a cutting board and thinly slice across the grain. Serve immediately, drizzled with the pan juices or your sauce of choice.

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Cover and put in the oven for 1hr 15 mins.

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Rib-eye steak sandwich, balsamic glazed fried onions

and peppers and a spicy chilli garlic mayonnaise sauce A great recipe for sharing with friends, using rib-eye elevates these sandwiches to something really special. This comes from Irish Foodie, Vinny’s Food.

INGREDIENTS •

4 Irish Hereford Rib-eye steaks

•

4 baguettes

•

1 - 2 heads of baby gem lettuce cleaned & sliced into strips

•

2 white onions

•

⅔ - 1 red bell pepper

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½ teaspoon of thyme

•

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

•

Sea salt and pepper

•

4 teaspoon of oil (olive, peanut, rapeseed

4. Heat a cast iron grill pan to a medium high temperature. Using the remaining oil, rub the

oil are all good) •

100ml mayonnaise

•

1 teaspoon of your favourite hot sauce

•

1 large garlic clove

oil into the meat then season the steak well with sea salt. Cook on both sides until your preferred doneness. Season with pepper and remove from the heat and rest for a couple of mins.

Slice against the grain before serving.

METHOD

5. To assemble the steak sandwich: Place the

1.

baguette on a flat work surface and slice it in

For the chilli garlic mayonnaise: Mince the

half lengthwise. Spread the inside of the

garlic clove (you can use a box grater to

2.

do this) and mix it with the 100 ml of mayonnaise. add

bottom half of each with 1 tbsp of the chilli garlic

1 tsp of hot sauce, mix until combined.

mayonnaise. Then add a layer of lettuce followed by a

Slice the onions into halves and then into thin half

tbsp of the onions and peppers mix spread out over the lettuce. Then add the sliced steak over the top of the

circles. Next slice the pepper in half and remove the

filling next put on the top half of the sandwich, slice in

membrane and seeds then slice into quarters and cut

half and continue the process with the rest of the

into thin 2cm long slices. Heat a pan to a medium high

ingredients until the assembly is complete. Serve and

temperature then add 1 teaspoon of oil.

3.

enjoy.

Add the sliced onions to the pan and sauté for about 10 mins, stirring and preventing them from burning, they should be brown. Next, add the sliced pepper and cook for about 5 mins then add the ½ tsp of thyme.

Then add the tbsp of balsamic vinegar stir through the

Link to Website: https://bestofbeef.com/recipes/rib-eye-

onions and peppers cook until the vegetables absorb

steak-sandwich-balsamic-glazed-fried-onions-and-peppers-

the vinegar then season lightly with a small pinch of salt.

and-a-spicy-chilli-garlic-mayonnaise-sauce.

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Gurteragh Herefords

Aristocrat 758

Starlet 762

Sire: Balleen Bonus

Supreme Male Champion National Hereford Calf Show 2018

Sire: Gurteragh Justice

Reserve National Hereford Heifer born on/after 01/12/2017 National Hereford Show 2018

Top Quality Stock Always For Sale Semen for sale from Gurteragh Justice 5-Star for replacement and terminal Enquiries: Michael O’Keeffe Gurteragh, Newmarket, Co. Cork.

Mobile: 087 925 3369

www.gurteraghherefords.com

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NATIONAL HEREFORD CALF

particularly the Edinburgh Show back in 1971 where Williams father was

SHOW 2018

judging Herefords at the event –

The annual Irish Hereford Calf Show enjoyed its fifth

the same shows stick that

installment on Sunday 11th November with spectators

William himself had at this years

flooding the ring to view the 120 animals entered for the

calf show.

event. The mild weather conditions allowed for much more

Championships

comfort in comparison to last years event, where temperatures felt well below zero. This years calf show enjoyed the newly created “Calf of the Future” class meaning there was five classes for both bulls and heifers. As usual the young handlers got the proceedings underway

presented with a show stick after

Taking home the Supreme Male Sash was this year’s Senior Male Champion “Gurteragh Aristocrat” owned by long time breeder Michael O’Keeffe from Newmarket, Co. Cork.

Reserve Supreme Male Champion was Michael Molloys Junior Male champion “Moyclare Royal”. Two smashing

with Joe Deverell inspecting their stockmanship skills.

bulls that impressed many there and will no doubt impress

Judging the pedigree classes at this years event was Mr.

again in 5 months time at the Spring Premier sale dated for

William Smith from Oldcastle, Co. Meath. William is a

March 31st.

prominent Limousin breeder who has enjoyed great success

Moving on to the females, Padraig McGraths “Kye Holly

over the years at various shows and sales around the country and across water with many animals from his ‘Milbrook Herd’ achieving top honours wherever they entered. William also received many compliments from numerous people in the audience on his judging skills with many praising the short briefing he gave after each class, which acted as a superb pedagogy for both young and old.

818” impressed more than just the judge as one spectator approached Mr. McGrath to try and purchase the animal shortly after she won her class. Padraig was hesitant to part ways with his very stylish heifer but its understood that a substantial fee of €4,000 secured the transfer for the new owner. “Kye Holly 818” didn’t stop there however as the judge tapped her froward as the Supreme Female

William also mentioned that he was involved in breeding

Champion shortly after she had just won Junior Female

Hereford cattle with his father many years ago, with his

Champion. Taking the Reserve Supreme Female was the

father too having judged at many well established shows,

Senior Female Champion “Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 941”

Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 owned by Sean McKiernan. “Sydney” enjoyed a formidable show season achieving top honours at many of the shows she attended and will no doubt develop in to a terrific cow for the Corlismore Herd.

Class Results Class 1: Young Handler –Junior (Sponsor: Irish Hereford Breed Society & Alison Beatie – Farm Wardrobe) 1.

Paula McNamara

2.

Elisa Drumm

3.

John Angland

4.

Tara Drumm

5.

Bryan Farrell

Judge William Smith 4.

Class 2: Young Handler – Senior (Sponsor: Irish Hereford

17, Clipston Squire, Corlismore Echoe 591

Breed Society & Alison Beatie – Farm Wardrobe) 1.

David Kenny

2.

Lesley Lewis

3.

Sinead Conry

4.

Sarah Murray

5.

Mark Hyland

Class 5: Heifer Calf born in January & February 2018(Sponsor: Irish Hereford Breed Society) 1.

2.

372219778791714, 4th Feb 18, Glaslough Judge, 3.

4.

5.

372214481650958, 11th Feb 18, Cill Cormaic Leo,

372214481650941, 10th Oct 17, Cill Cormaic Leo,

Corlismore Tara 618 4.

372219639840490, 20th Jan 18, Glosterbeg Dave,

18th Oct 17, Blackwater Lad, Lislaughtin Alma 9

Tourtanepoll 1 Sally

Nigel Heatrick – Glaslough Trudy, 372222650051277,

5.

372219778711707, 21st Jan 18, Glaslough Judge,

Niall & Lisa Daly – Gageboro Sonata,

Kilsunny Lass Fluffy

372223754821026, 3rd Sep 17, Gageboro Opinion,

Class 6: Heifer Calf born in March or April 2018 (Sponsor:

Boyana Oyster

Hereford Prime)

Gerry McNamara – Churchcross Petulla,

1.

Christine Drumm – Crowenstown Auriella Ivy, 372223810270006, 3rd Mar 18, Cave Hill Storm,

(Sponsor: Greenvale Animal Feeds)

Kilsunny Doreens Ivy 2.

Sean Mc Kiernan – Corlismore Amber 977,

Philip Smyth –A rdmulchan Clover 776,

372214481680977, 16th Apr 18, Shiloh Farm

372214429550776, 7th Nov 17, Church Preen Galileo,

Dynamite, Rossmore Amber

Ardmulchan Clover 456

3.

Trevor Dudley – Kilsunny Lass Olympia,

13th Oct 17, Ballyaville Ger, Glaslough Jewel

Class 4: Heifer Calf born in November & December 2017

2.

Davina Lewis – Glosterbegpoll 1 Sheeba,

E & R Jones – Keenagh Novea, 372222238110343,

IE131418960909, 9th Sep 17, Steil Gerard, Fortfarm Kitty

1.

Sean Mc Kiernan – Corlismore Tara 958,

Sean Mc Kiernan – Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 941, Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 524

3.

Trevor Dudley – Kilsunny Doreens Omega, Kilsunny Doreens Jasmin

(Sponsor: Hugh Mulvihill [Auctioneer] & GVM)

2.

Padraig Mc Grath – Kye Holly 818, 372214969270818, 4th Jan 18, Freetown Hotspur, Kye Sorcha 3rd

Class 3: Heifer Calf born in September & October 2017 1.

JJ Farrell – Trillick Lily, 372213272041931, 15th Dec

3.

T & A Fitzgerald – Grianan Orange S847,

Nigel Heatrick – Glaslough Trisha, 372222650011281,

372223154920847, 15th Apr 18, Grianan Parker,

17th Nov 17, Ballyaville Ger, Glaslough Newlook

Grianan Orange H629

Dermot Whelton – Hazel Grove Damzel,

4.

Sean Mc Kiernan – Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 972,

IE141322310011, 13th Nov 17, Gageboro Morgan,

372214481630972, 10th Mar 18, Normanton 1 Laertes

Newstar Autumn

ET, Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 594

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T & A Fitzgerald – Grianan Cooperobin S842, 372223154960482, 15th Mar 18, Grianan Parker, Grianan Cooperobin M652

Class 7: Heifer Calf of the Future – born from May 1st onwards (Sponsor: Progressive Genetics) 1.

Davina Lewis – Glosterbeg Erica, 372219639890504, 2nd May 18, Glosterbeg Dave, Glosterbeg 245th

2.

Sean Mc Kiernan – Corlismore Sally 980, 372214481630980, 20th May 18, Shiloh Farm Dynamite, Corlismore Sally 722

3.

372218952750160, 15th Jun 18, Solpoll 1 Kentucky

Supreme Male Champion & Senior Male

Kid, Castledaly Crystals

Champion:“Gurtergah Aristocrat” with owner Michael O’Keeffe and Judge William Smith.

Michael & Grainne Farrell – Castledalypoll 1 Hannah,

4.

John Neenan & Tommy Cregan – Tullaha Buttercup 353, 372217610370353, 4th May 18, Gageboro Morgan, Tullaha Buttercup

5.

John Canty – Port 1 Tina, 372215916181125, 20th Aug 18, Balleen Revival, Port 1 Tina

Class 8: Commercial Hereford sired calf, Male or Female not weighing over 450kg (Sponsor: Hereford Prime) 1.

Hynes Family – PJ, 372223754841044, 22nd Dec 17, Gageboro Morgan, IE301207220839

2.

Hugh P Murray – Lilly, IE212246280205, 1st Feb 18, Romany 1 Lawbreaker, IE182026730288

3.

Louis Feeney – Bulldozer, 372224771320745, 12th Mar 18, Mr Ever Ready, Rose 646

Reserve Supreme & Junior Male Champion: “Moyclare

4.

Royal” with owner Michael Molloy and Judge William Smith.

Hugh P Murray – Mick, IE212246260211, 30th May 18, Church Hill Nigel, IE301221780485

5.

Michael O’Keeffe – Gurteragh Black Beauty, 372213625360767, 1st Mar 18, Gurteragh Oakley, HEX

Class 9: Bull Calf born in September & October 2017 (Sponsor: Hugh Lakeland Dairies) 1.

T & A Fitzgerald – Grianan Showman, 372223154910821, 4th Sep 17, Grianan Parker, Grianan Orange O725

2.

Michael O’Keeffe – Drominarigle 1 Special 744, 372213625380744, 26th Sep 17, Gurteragh Oakley, Drominarigle 1 Sydney 611

3.

Liam & Eoin Reilly – Bridge House Robert, 372219607370100, 23/Oct/17, Moyclare Lieutenant, Beihy Helena

Reserve Senior Champion & Winner of the People’s

4.

12th Oct 17, Clooncullane King 322, Kilsunny Lass Josslyn

Champion Competition: “Grianan Showman” with owner Anselm Fitzgerald.

Trevor Dudley – Kilsunny Oscar, 372219778711665,

5.

Tadhg Fogarty – Kilkeary Brian, IE331124080391, 3rd Oct 17, Cill Cormaic Marvel, Balleen Pride 776

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1.

(Sponsor: Slaney Meats) 1.

July 18, Balleen Revival, Port 1 Isobel

Michael O’Keeffe – Gurteragh Aristocrat 758,

Peoples Champion Competition

372213625350758, 25th Nov 17, Balleen Bonus,

Reserve Senior Champion “Grianan Showman” owned by

Gurteragh Fantasy 367 2.

Michael Dullea – Deelish 1 Turbo, 372214011950738, 14th Dec 17, Dendor 1 Kohinoor PP, Tanavalla Jemma

3.

Padraig Farrell – Cave Hill Harry, 372216463520390,

the most votes from viewers present on the day with Tommy Creegan, from Charleville being announced as the winner. the day, we hope you enjoyed the show. A special thanks

Padraig Mc Grath – Kye Harry 812,

to the North Leinster Branch, they put a huge amount of

372214969210812, 20th Dec 17, Freetown Hotspur,

work in the weeks running up to the show ensuring

Kye Sheila 572 5.

Tom & Anselm Fitzgerald, Moate, Co. Westmeath attracted

Huge thanks to all our sponsors and those who attended on

3rd Nov 17, Trillick Hotspur, Cave Hill Hermione 4.

John Canty – Port 1 Adam, 372215916111110, 29th

everything was in order and last but not least we would like

Timothy Breen – Coisceim King, 372226375390015,

to extend our appreciation to Mr. William Smith for Judging

15th Dec 17, Gurteragh Justice, Gurteragh Linsey

the proceedings. William is truly a great stockman and is a credit to any breed society.

Class 11: Bull Calf born in January & February 2018 (Sponsor: Animax) 1.

Christine Drumm – Crowenstown MacArthur, 372223810260005, 2nd Jan 18, Allowdale Ribstone 436 ET, Crowenstown Arabella Ivy

1.

John Appelbe – Appel 1 Paddy, 372214625761604, 9th Jan 18, Moeskaer Pacman, Appel 1 Molly

Class 12: Bull Calf born in March or April 2018 (Sponsor: Dovea Genetics) 1.

Michael Molloy – Moyclare Royal, 372223914630443, 3rd Mar 18, Free Town Nadel, Moyclare Rose 27th

2.

Nigel Heatrick – Glaslough Transformer, 372222650011298, 2nd Apr 18, Ballyaville Ger,

Reserve Junior Male Champion: “Glaslough Transformer”

Glaslough Joyce 3.

with owner Nigel & Theola Heatrick.

T & A Fitzgerald – Grianan Snoopy, 372223154920839, 2nd Mar 18, Grianan Parker, Grianan Cooperobin 584

4.

Michael Dullea – Deelish 1 Davinci, 372214011950770, 11th Mar 18, Graceland 1 Giovani, Ballinaught Penny

5.

Joe Deverell – Ballyaville Lonny, 372215622142189, 12th Apr 18, Corran Hill Countryboy, Bally-aville Rnay

Class 13: Bull Calf of the Future – born from May 1stonwards (Sponsor: ABP) 1.

John Neenan & Tommy Creegan – Tullaha Carter, 372217610390355, 22nd May 18, Clondrina 1069th, Tullaha Kora

2.

Gerry McNamara – Churchcross Hurler, 372213997020924, 7th Jul 18, Panmure 1 Henry,

Champion & Junior Female Champion:“Kye Holly 818” with ownerd Padraig & Catherine McGrath and Judge William

Allowdale Serena

Smith.

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Reserve Supreme Female Champion & Senior Female Champion: “Corlismorepoll 1 Sydney 941” with owner

Junior young handler winner – Paula McNamara.

Gary & Evelyn McKiernan and Judge William Smith.

Reserve Senior Female Champion: “Ardmulchan Clover

Senior young handler winner with 2018 bursary winner Anna

776” with owner Catherine Smyth.

Jacob.

Reserve Junior Female Champion: “Glosterbeg Erica” with

North Leinster Branch Chairman Niall Daly presents Joe

owners Davina & Lesley Lewis.

Deverell with a gift for judging of the young handlers.

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The Hynes family with their winner of the Commerical class with Sponsor Nigel Heatrick (Board Member of Hereford Tommy Cregan with his Bull Calf of the Future “Tullaha

Prime).

Carter”.

North Leinster Branch Chairman Niall Daly and Secretary

Commerical class judge – John Canty.

Robert Jones make Presentation to William Smith for his expert judging skills at the event.

Christine Drumm with her winner of the above class

Christine Drumm’s winner of the young heifer class

“Crowenstown MacArthur”.

“Crowenstown Auriella Ivy”

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Moyclare Herefords (Estd. 1952)

MOYCLARE QUINLAN SIRE: CHURCHILL NIGEL - DAM MOYCLARE PANSY 16th Reserve Overall Champion & Junior Bull champion at Hereford National Show Tullamore 2018 Supreme Champion & Reserve Interbreed Champion at Moate Supreme Champion in both Mullingar & Trim Shows Supreme & Interbreed Champion in Fingal Show Has since been sold to Free Town Herefords & Dieulacresse Herefords, UK

Moyclare Quality

Reserve Champion Autumn Premier Sale Tullamore 2018

Moyclare Royal

Reserve Overall Male Champion , National Calf Show Tullamore 2018 First son of Freetown Nadal DOB 03/03/18

SIRES USED: Freetown Nadal, Churchill Nigel & Cill Cormaic Ocean

Micheal Molloy, The Glebe, Belmont, Co. Offaly

R42VF43

mickmolloy1@gmail.com Tel. 086 816 8924 139

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Calf Promotions

Hereford Prime Sponsored Carrigallen Calf Promotion April 2018 Left: Coote Geelan of Irish Hereford Prime with Tom Reynolds (center) of Bornacoda who received 2nd prize for his Hereford cross heifer calf which made €285 on the day. On the right is Hugh Lynch of Arva, Co.Cavan with his 2nd prize winning Hereford cross bull calf, it made €330 in the ring.

Left: Padraig Mulligan with his first prize winners in the Irish Hereford Prime sponsored Bull calf and Heifer calf classes at GVM Carrigallen on Saturday. The bull calf made €445 & the heifer made €360 in the ring.

Castleisland Mart 9th April 2018

Heifer Calf €445 owner Alan Lynch

Bull Calf €365 owner Matt Dillane, Glin.

L to R: John O'Mahony, Timmie O'Sullivan IHBS and

L to R: Matt Dillane, Timmie O'Sullivan IHBS, Buddy

Buddy Kelliher, judge.

Kelliher, judge.

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Listowel Mart 11th April 2018

Heifer Calf €320 owner Tadhg Foley, Ballylongford

Bull Calf €415 owner Michael Woods, Glin

L to R: Buddy Kelliher, judge, Tadhg Foley and

L to R: Buddy Kelliher, judge, Michael Woods and

Timmie O'Sullivan IHBS.

Timmie O'Sullivan IHBS.

Gortatlea Mart 12th April 2018

Bull calf €375 owner Diarmuid O"Sullivan

Heifer Calf €370 owner Diarmuid O'Sullivan

L to R: Timmie O'Sullivan IHBS, Diarmuid O'Sullivan,

L to R: Timmie O'Sullivan IHBS, Diarmuid O'Sullivan,

Pat O'Keeffe and Buddy Kelliher, judge.

Pat O'Keeffe and Buddy Kelliher, judge.

Abbeyfeale Mart 7th April 2018 Left: Bull Calf

Left: Heifer Calf

€450 owner Pat

€375 owner

Cunningham

Bernard Leahy

L/R: Pat

L/R: Bernard

Cunningham,

Leahy, Denis

Denis Lane,

Lane, mart

mart manager

manager and

and Timmie

Timmie

O'Sullivan IHBS.

O'Sullivan IHBS.

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Hereford Stand at the N.P.C The Hereford stand attracted large crowds

throughout the week of the Ploughing despite the tough weather conditions.

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TULLAHA HEREFORDS (Estd 1970)

ROSSMORE NELSON MANDELA Stock Bull at Tullaha Herefords First Prizewinner at Charleville Show 2018

MALE & FEMALE STOCK FOR SALE

Enquiries and visitors welcome

John Neenan Tel. 086 878 8762 Tom Cregan Tel. 087 211 1819 Tullaha, Broadford, Charleville, Co. Limerick email:johnneenan@yahoo.ie 143

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Hereford Society calling all farmers to register sires during calving season

O

Ireland can act as a data collector to help contribute vital

cattle breeding to the next level, extra data is required to be

information to databases. Recording data may initially seem

recorded by farmers. The long term benefits will far

like extra hassle amongst an already busy schedule of work,

outweigh the initial time invested in such an exercise.

but it will undoubtedly prove to be a worthwhile investment

Being able to identify the sire of an animal is vitally

in the long term. Comprehensive levels of accurately

important from a genetic evaluation point of view. Sire

recorded data being fed into the ICBF database will result in

recording helps herd owners to avoid inbreeding and make

more reliable genetic indexes being achieved in a shorter

genetic gain in their herd which equates to more profit.

period of time. Farmers will then be better equipped to

Without a recorded sire, ICBF is unable to fully use an

make more informed and profitable decisions when

animal’s performance in genetic evaluations. The sire of a

n-farm recorded data is a vital element of the Irish

amounts of information to the ICBF database but a little

genetic evaluation process and the creation of the

more will make a huge difference. In order to improve the

Euro-Star and EBI indexes. Every herd owner in

reliability of genetic indexes and subsequently take Irish

choosing stock to breed from as a result of high reliability

calf (stock/AI bull) can be recorded quickly and easily when

indexes.

registering a calf on the AgFood web site, farm software, or

Farmers are obliged to submit certain details when

through the Animal Events book. A sire is the most

registering calves. Data such as date of birth, sex and dam

important piece of data that can be recorded on any animal.

tag number are compulsory for calf registration. This data is

It is very important to record the calving difficulty, as it allows

transferred to ICBF via the Department of Agriculture’s AIM

databases to build a profile of the calving difficulty of bulls.

system. When farmers sell animals in the mart, ICBF receives

The more calving surveys received on a bull the more

weights and prices with similar data being transferred to

reliable his calving difficulty figure will become. By having an

their database when an animal is slaughtered such as carcass

accurate calving index available, farmers can make better

information. So farmers are already contributing vast

decisions when choosing bulls to use in their herds. Calf vigour gives an indication to the animal’s ability to get up and suck at birth.

There is some evidence that there is a genetic component to calf vigour and this information will be used to develop an index for this trait.

In order to realise the full genetic potential of the Irish Beef and Dairy herd, increased data recording is essential. Farmers are encouraged to get in to a habit of recording data at regular intervals, no matter how small your

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section for a calf in the Animal Events book without ever

suckler cows can contribute as much as 200 individual data

having properly allocated HE1234 as the short code for the

records to the database. Finally it is of paramount

bull then the sire won’t be added and there will be an Error.

importance that you only record accurate data. If you are

Also Farmers need to consistently use the short code they

unsure of the sire of a calf, do not record the sire. This will

assign or the full tag number. If they assign HE1234 but then

lead to inaccurate data which is worse than no data at all as

start recording variations of that (HE234, 1234, 234 or HE34

it is misleading.

etc.) then there will be errors.

If you have a stock bull, you may allocate a short code to the bull and use this when registering the sire of the calf. It is recommended that you use the breed of thebull and the last four digits of the animals IE or 372 tag prefix (eg. HE1234).

This short code only needs to be allocated once in a bull’s lifetime, most online options have a mechanism for retaining the tag number of the sire for multiple calf registrations. There is also a more detailed example of how to create a short code for a stock bull on the inside cover of the latest version of the Animal Events book.

A short code must be allocated properly before it can be used for a calf registration. For example if a farmer just put down HE1234 in the sire

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A Miracle Bull of the Breed

A

t the February sale in Hereford

1952,

Eaton

Crusader

(by

Wetmore Emblem) owned by

Mr. O.S. Hellyer won 1st prize and was sold for the second highest price of the sale, 1,200 guineas, to Mr. A.E. Everall.

Mr. Everall sent him to the November sale in 1954 where he won 2nd in the old bull class and was bought by Mr. S.K. Brabazon

of

Churchtown,

Ballinea,

Mullingar for 460 guineas.

Crusaders son, Churchtown Miracle made his first public appearance at Mullingar Show in 1956 where he was bull calf champion (Miracles full brother Churchtown Norman was Champion in 1957 at Mullingar and a half brother Churchtown Nightwalker

Not since 1919 had a bull made 1,000 gns at the RDS. A bull

was 2nd in the baby class). Miracle went on to the RDS Bull

called Gladiator reached four figures then and was sold for

Show & Sale in 1957 where he was awarded yearling and

export to Argentina where he doubled his money. The RDS

Grand Champion. He went on to sell for 1,000 guineas to

at the time was the principal centre in Ireland for selling bulls

Department of Agriculture for their leased bull scheme.

in 1957 when Miracle was Champion. 361 Hereford bulls

Bulls were purchased by the Department and leased to

were sold for a average of 128 guineas that year.

breeders who allowed other breeders to have their cow

Miracle with C. Major and C. Manager, his half brother won

served thereby enabling smaller breeders to access top class

the award for best group of 3 at the RDS. Major sold to the

bulls at reasonable rates in the pre AI era.

O’Morchoe for 840 gns and Manager for 520 gns to the Countess of Granard. Shortly after Mr. Brabazon bought Crusader, Mr. Everall sold his son Sherlowe Lawless at the January sale 1955 in Hereford for 6,000 gns to Mr. J. Schofield for export to Argentina. In late 1956 Mr. Brabazon agreed to let Mr. Everall have Crusader back – he returned to Engalnd having left a

great

legacy

behind

in

Ireland.

Churchtown Miracle was leased to Mr. & Mrs. T. Scott of Knockfin, Rathdowney and so began an exceptional breeding career.

For example, Montfarrell Miracle, Reserve Grand Champion sold for 1,500 gns to the Department of Agriculture and Knockfin Pirate 570gns to the Misses McCabe both at the RDS 1960 exhibition.

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 At the 1963 bull sale two bulls sold for 400 gns and over followed by 38 bulls for 200gns or over, all of which were sons or grandsons of miracle. Knockfin Pirate went on to sire Beaghmore Pirate who was bought by Larry Lavin and became a very successful bull, serving cows for a large number of breeders. He bred a number of Champions & Reserve Champions at the RDS including perhaps the most successful, Kye Playboy, Champion in 1969 and sold to Mr. John P. McKiernan for 1,100 gns.

The Reserve Champion at this sale was also

by Beaghouse Pirate, the second time that his progeny had scored the double. Kye Playboy also served cows very successfully for a large number of breeders.

Timothy Scott of Knockfin Herefords pictured right with Churchtown Miracle – Photo Credit: www.irishphotoarchive.ie

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Country Reports 15th European Hereford Conference Hungary

T

his is an informal gathering of Hereford breeders and

thriving and many students from across Europe are travelling

associates which is hosted by a different European

to the city to further their education. The countryside,

country every four years. At the conclusion of the very

farmland and road structure is also much improved though the

successful 14th European Hereford event in Switzerland in

effects of the summer drought was very noticeable.

2014 Hungary was selected as the venue for the 15th European Hereford Conference to be held in 2018. The conference last autumn was hosted by the Hungarian Hereford, Angus, and Galloway Association which manages the affairs of all three breeds in Hungary under the direction of Dr Istvan Marton Ph.D. A very familiar figure at European and World Hereford events for many years now Dr Marton was during the conference congratulated on his contribution to the breed and also celebrated what was for him a significant birthday.

Hungary last hosted the European Hereford event in 2008. At that time the country was in quite a difficult situation and still financially recovering from the Soviet occupation. The grandeur of Budapest the capital and second city of the

IHBS Secretary Larry Feeney, Chairman William Branagan

former Austro Hungarian Empire was then easily visible under

and President Martin Murphy enjoying some refreshments.

years of grime and lack of maintenance and crying out for some investment and TLC. Much of the city had been severely damaged during World War 2 and came under Soviet control at the end of that devastating event. An uprising in 1956 led to additional control by the Soviets. The vast numbers of Hungarians deported to labour camps and who died there never to return to their homeland during this period did nothing to enhance relationships. The last Soviet troops withdrew from Hungary in June 1991 leaving the country to start a new era and to rebuild the country and the lives of its people.

The strides the country has made in the intervening period since 2008 are quiet dramatic. Huge investment has been

Chairman William Branagan, Council Member Eric

made in the capital Budapest which has made significant

Humphreys and President Martin Murphy enjoying the view

progress in refurbishing the city and its buildings. Tourism is

at Lake Balaton.

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 Attendees at the event included representatives from several

how many donkeys were on the farm with a mischievous grin

European countries and also from, Canada, Australia, New

said 100 but now that you have had lunch its just 99. While

Zealand, Kazakhstan and Uruguay. Reports of Hereford

Hungary’s agriculture output has risen by 3%, livestock or

activities across the globe varied quite a bit being influenced

cattle production is but a small part of that. Cattle numbers

by domestic demand, by weather and by economics. Ireland

stand at 800,000 with sheep numbers similar and about

was pleased as was the UK to report very positively on home

100,000 goats. Pigs number almost 3 million while chickens

demand and on the development of certified Hereford beef

are 30 million with ducks and geese also produced in

brands. Worldwide the breed is in a strong position

significant numbers. It is clear from these figures that beef is

particularly in the major cattle producing countries in North

not a regular meal choice and that pork and poultry top the

America, South America and Australia.

menu on most occasions.

A significant portion of the event included visits to a number of Hereford producing farms. The first of these was a very large former collective farm of approx. 6,500 hectare at Mezofalva. The farm manager who greeted the visitors, dressed in traditional garb following a folk music session and some welcome refreshment, gave a comprehensive report on the farms activities which in addition to the 150 cow Hereford program included a large dairy unit of 1,000 cows, 1,200 hectare of forestry and a huge cropping area mostly of sunflower and maize. This herd had some excellent cows and a number of very useful stock bulls running with the herd.

Amongst the penned animals it was nice to see some useful and familiar bloodlines in Glaslough Esquire and Free Town Baron.

Following this visit the visitors were taken to overnight at Balatonfured on the shores of Lake Balaton. The largest freshwater lake in Europe it is a popular holiday destination for many Hungarians and was even more so in former Soviet times when travel was restricted. The overnight stay was followed by a brief stop off at the picturesque village of Tihany with its traditional thatched cottages overlooking the lake with its ancient Benedictine Abbey and Museum on a peak of the

President Martin Murphy getting a history lesson on the Hungarian culture and their traditional garments from farm manager Mezofalva.

peninsula providing a magnificent view of the lake and surrounding countryside. The monks departed the Abbey when it became the property of the state on the arrival of the Soviets. The monks at the time moved to California where the congregation still have a presence. A group of monks returned from there to the Abbey on getting the property back in 1993.

Much of the valuables left behind at the time of their departure had been saved and hidden by the local people who valued the presence of the monks whose congregation had been in the village for almost a thousand years. These too were restored to the monks on their return. The village has now become a very busy tourist attraction.

A short ferry trip from Tihany across the lake to SzĂĄntĂłd led to the University farm at Boszenfa. This stop had more deer and donkey on display than Herefords. The farm guide when asked

Martin Murphy (IHBS President) presents Istvan Martin with a gift as token of gratitude for organising such an enjoyable

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 The picturesque university city of Kaposvar was selected as the venue for the business section of the event and provided an opportunity for the host country to inform those visiting of the various research and its results on Hereford cattle in Hungary. Given the wealth of research available to us here in Ireland at Teagasc I guess there was little presented that was new but it was clear that their researchers are working in a similar direction to ourselves to improve output while keeping a close eye on the environment. Event Chairman Professor Dr Szabo Ferenc a veteran of the agricultural scientific circuit and

Irish Genetics serving Hereford Breeders well in Hungary

a close friend of highly respected and recently retired Teagasc specialist Gerry Keane gave a very interesting account of recent and past Hereford research carried out at the University of Kaposvar. Following comprehensive reports on the fortunes of the Hereford from the countries represented, the New Zealand representatives presented an inviting presentation on their plans which were well advanced for the next World Hereford Conference to be held in NZ and based in Queenstown from 9th – 13th March 2020. (Details elsewhere and on www.nzwhc.co.nz now is the time to plan and book your trip) In the afternoon a further farm visit was arranged.

This herd is a “small” young developing 40 cow herd recently established at Hedrehely. The Hungarian born owner found the post war situation less than satisfactory and not very welcoming for a large land owner given the arrival of the soviet system of sharing. He with his family at the time moved to a new home in the Netherlands. Together with his family he has

- this bull is sired by Glaslough Esquire. abundance were suffering greatly from the drought as there had been no rain in the region since April. The herd here at Sarospatak was also showing signs of the grass scarcity arising from the lack of moisture. Not used to seeing such large herds of Hereford this was quite a sight to behold. Various breeds including Wagu are performance tested here in open sheds with a walk out area. Maize is the dominant feed. Some useful bulls were on display many with names which were both difficult to pronounce and or to spell.

Sincere thanks is offered to the Hungarian hosts who did everything possible to provide an informative event while giving those in attendance a genuine Hungarian welcome which included the best of Hungarian food together with enjoyable displays of Hungarian folk traditions and its Herefords.

now returned to his homeland reclaiming part of the family’s

France has been selected by agreement as the venue for the

heritage and expanding it through the purchase of additional

next European event which will be held in 2022.

holdings in the vicinity.

The final farm visit included a herd of some 450 Hereford cows in mid calving season with 350 calves at Sarospatak. The farm also had a bull test station with accommodation for 40 to 50 bulls. We here in Ireland had experienced an extremely dry

Martin Murphy

summer compared to that which we have come to expect.

with Dr. Szabo

Hungary had experienced a similar dry period though they are

Ferenc who

given their geographical position more accustomed to less

was the

rain than we are. It was very apparent travelling from place to

Chairman of

place that crops of maize and sunflower which were in

the conference.

A sea of red and white.

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Northern Ireland 3 at 3,000 guineas at Hereford sale

Hereford bulls enjoyed a sharper trade and a good clearance of the stock on offer at the Elite Breeders Sale in Dungannon market. The top price of 3,000 guineas was paid on three occasions and the average price for 11 animals sold was just Sponsor, Richard Primrose of Bank of Ireland, Judge, Michael

under £2,600.

Champion on the day was Mark Moore’s “Annaghbeg Domino” sired by the home bred Annaghbeg Bruno. No

Smith, Mark Moore with his champion, Mervyn Richmond’s Reserve Champion led by Courtney Halliday and sponsor Jane Bond of R & J Lyness Feeds.

stranger to red rosettes - Domino had enjoyed a successful show season, taking breed championship awards at Omagh and Enniskillen shows on his way to the coveted Horned Bull of the Year award. His entry into the sale ring brought a keenly contested battle of bids with the final call at 3,000 guineas.

Following closely behind were the two entries from the Graceland herd of Robin and James Irvine, both sired by Fisher 1 Jubilee. “Graceland 1 Nigel” - a superior carcass sire who had stood second to the champion in the judges line-up was knocked down at 3,000 guineas to join a leading beef suckler operation in Co Tyrone. Next to reach the 3,000 guinea mark was “Graceland 1 Pilgrim” whose scale and muscling impressed the packed gallery.

“Fingerpost Panache” from Adrian and Sandra Irvine was another to attract favourable comment – sired by Trillick

Supreme champion, Corraback Domino from Mark Moore –

Hotspur he took second place in his class before going on to

selling for 3,000 guineas.

sell for 2,800 guineas. First time consignor to the Elite sale – Mrs K Greenaway had a good day at the office – realising 2,700 guineas for “Hilltop 1 Sunny” by Graceland Giovani. The reserve champion, “Corraback Larry” - a stylish young bull from Mervyn and Henry Richmond and out of their successful stock bull Mara Flook sold for 2,400 guineas.

Mervyn Richmond of the Elite Breeders group said the sale had produced a very satisfactory result and expressed his appreciation for support from Bank of Ireland, R & J Lyness and W G Mills.

Graceland I Nigel - 1 of 2 bulls from the Graceland herd to sell for 3,000 guineas.

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Courtney Halliday with the Reserve Champion exhibited by

Bradley Graham of Richmount Herefords with Richmount 1

Mervyn and Henry Richmond.

Peppermint - National Show winner and Northern Ireland Bull of the Year.

NIHBA Bull of the year 2018

The Northern Ireland show season was keenly contested as always but the stand-out animal and eventual winner of the prestigious Bull of the Year title staked his claim early on, taking the Junior Bull Championship and Reserve Male at the Balmoral Show. Richmount 1 Peppermint from James and Bradley Graham's herd at Portadown went from strength to strength

as

the

season

progressed

taking

breed

championships at Saintfield, Antrim, Enniskillen and at the National Hereford Show in Omagh under the judgement of Society president Jonathan Moorhouse.

Peppermint is sired by Richmount 1 Hermes (himself a Bull of the Year in 2013) and he has been sold as a herd sire to one of the leading polled herds in the South of England. The Richmount herd were also successful in winning the progeny pair award based on points accumulated throughout the season.

Native Breeds Sale in Dungannon Herefords to 5,100 guineas Hereford bulls topped the trade at last February’s Native Breeds sale in Dungannon. The top call of 5,100 guineas was paid for Solpoll 1 Powerhouse from father and son partnership, William and John Mc Mordie from Ballygowan.

Sired by the Danish born Moeskar Mentos, Powerhouse boasted outstanding performance figures for both growth and muscle and is eligible for the Superior Carcass Sire incentive funded by the Hereford Cattle Society. He joins a newly established suckler beef enterprise in Co Londonderry.

It was a good day at the office for Mark and Laurence Moore from Aughnacloy - selling at 3,500 guineas for Annaghbeg Eli

The Female of the Year award was also won by a father and

– a well-muscled son of Guteragh Gladiator.

son partnership with Bertie and Greer Watson from Crossgar

Pick of the bunch for judge Michael Molloy was Mervyn and

claiming the top prize. This years Horned Bull of the Year

Henry Richmond’s Corraback Lenny who took the red rosette

produced a tie, and was won jointly by Glen Morton and

in the intermediate class before going on to win the Supreme

Eamon McCorry. Mervyn and Henry Richmond are always

Championship. This is another good son of the very successful

competitive in the female classes and this year was no

Mara Flook and he was much admired when displayed on the

exception with the Corraback herd taking both first and

Hereford Breeders stand at the recent RUAS Winter Fair. He

second place in the Horned Female section.

sold for 3,000 guineas.

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The average price for 11 bulls sold was a healthy £2,825.

Hereford Association chairman Adrian Irvine was delighted with the demand – “I think we had a lot of good bulls on offer with power and quality and this is reflected in the prices with both top price and the average significantly better than last year”. “ We’ll be back with another strong line-up on 23rd April for the Association’s Spring Show and Sale said Adrian”.

The Supreme Champion at the Premier Show and Sale of Hereford bulls was exhibited by Henry Richmond and went on to sell for 3,000 guineas.

Solpoll 1 Powerhouse from John and William Mc Mordie sold for 5,100 guineas at the Hereford Association’s Premier Show and Sale in Dungannon.

Jack Wilson with his second prize winning Lisrace Lumberjack, selling for 2,900 guineas.

Annaghbeg Eli sold for 3,500 guineas for Mark Moore from Aughnacloy.

Hereford judge Michael Molloy ponders on another difficult decision at the Native Breeds Sale in Dungannon.

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KNOCKMOUNTAGH (H)/KNOCKMANTA (P) HEREFORDS Established 1981

Knockmountagh Homer 2 Sire: Haven Kingpin

Selected by the Irish Hereford Society & Hereford Prime for Teagasc Dairy-Beef Project at Johnstown Castle.

Now standing in Dovea Genetics.

AI Code: HE4602

Knockmountagh Mozart Sire: Gageboro Morgan

Prize winner at numerous Summer shows.

Reserve Junior Bull Champion at Trim Show when sold to John & Darren Hayes of Curraghliffe Herefords.

We are very thankful to all our valued customers at home and abroad and wish them every success.

Young Stock Usually For Sale - Visitors Welcome

Eamon & John McKiernan Newtown, Monasterboice, Drogheda, Co. Louth.

Tel. 041 98 26362

Mobile: 087 2217201 / 087 9666189

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U.K. The UK Hereford Cattle Society have announced the

appointment of David Deakin to the position of Breed Secretary.

In a statement by Robin Irvine, Chairman of the Society’s ruling Council commented – “Since joining the Society in 2005, David has been a major driver behind the remarkable growth in popularity that the Breed has enjoyed in recent years. His work in promoting the Breed and the Hereford Beef Brand through modern media and in building relationships along the supply chain have been key to this success. We are pleased that David has taken up the challenge of leading the Breed in the coming years.

He will have the full support of Council in bringing innovation and new technologies to the Society while further developing the role of the Hereford in profitable beef production, and as a premium food brand.

Philip Allman, Vice-Chairman of the UK Hereford Cattle

The appointment took place in June 2018, with David being

Society congratulates David Deakin on his appointment.

based at the Society’s Headquarters in the City of Hereford.

David is a familiar face amongst Irish breeders at this stage,

all duties associated with the role to a very high standard. The

serving as the Breed Promotion & Development Manager for

Irish Hereford Breed Society would like to take this

numerous years prior to his promotion as Secretary, which will

opportunity to congratulate David and wish him the best of

provide the necessary experience to allow David to perform

luck in the future.

The group of Irish Hereford enthusiasts that made the trip over to the UK Calf Show.

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Tullamore Show Committee with main sponsor FBD launching the 2018 National Livestock Show - join us at the Hereford Ring for the 2019 Show on Sunday 11th August.

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RATHREGAN HEREFORDS

Kings in Grass Over the past 35 years Rathregan Herefords have obtained and used the very best Hereford bloodlines. The top Hereford bulls in the world have been used in creating the current progeny.

Above - a selection of 15 month old heifers, granddaughters of Mawara Sentimental now in calf to our young stock bull Suarez, pictured below.

Rathregan Suarez, grandson of Sarabande Zippy - UK Champion Bull at Tenbury 2006 and Kilsunny Goliath winner at Beef Expo 2010.

Suarez is great grandson of supreme champion Tullamore and last champion of RDS, Ballinalick Robin.

Rathregan Herefords always have a nice selection of male and female calves for sale

Thanks to all our customers in 2018 - Visitors always welcome Val Ledwith 086 255 6618 or email: valledwith@gmail.com

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U.S.A. National Western Livestock Show Results GEN-LOR Reba E14 Title: Grand Champion Junior Polled Female DOB: March 25, 2017 Sire: STAR SJS DOM Perignon 24Z ET Registration: 43862817 Bred By: Lucas Stumpf, Columbia, IL Owned By: Cory, Logan and Lucas Stumpf, Columbia, IL

T/R Elsie E118 ET

Grand Champion Horned Bull

Title: Reserve Grand Champion Junior Polled Female DOB: March 5, 2017 Sire: CRR 719 Catapult 109 Registration: 43850188 Bred By: T/R Cattle Company, Glenco, OK Owned By: Beau Ann Graves, Chillicothe, MO

B&C Ms Mighty 8017F Title: Grand Champion Junior Horned Female

Grand Champion Polled Bull

DOB: April 1, 2018 Sire: NJW 79X 22X Mighty 49C ET Registration: 43954103 Bred By: Austin Lane Breeding, Miami, TX Owned By: Blayke Breeding, Miami, TX

JCS Miss Buttercup 7296 Title: Reserve Grand Champion Junior Horned Female DOB: April 15, 2017 Reserve Grand Champion Horned Bull

Sire: JCS 88X 5847 ET Registration: 43823807 Bred By: Copeland & Sons LLC, Nara Visa, NM Owned By: Kynsleigh and Sage Krebs, Gordon, NE

Reserve Grand Champion Polled Bull

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Lil’ Bill defies the odds with help from MSU-CVM necessary to keep him alive!

“The calf’s owners really wanted us to save him, and I think they really wanted to keep him, but he was in really tough shape with a lot of respiratory issues when he came to us,” said Dr. Grissett, explaining that just like with premature babies, it is very common for premature calves to not have matured lungs.

When it was time for treatment options to be discussed, the owners decided to treat him initially and then take a wait-andsee approach before electing to pursue further care. Although Lil’ Bill began to improve-- and has done so considerably over the course of the last month—according to Dr. Grissett, he still isn’t out of the woods, and his owners came to the realization

Lil' Bill (Photos by Tom Thompson)

they couldn’t properly care for him. Therefore, they allowed

Lil’ Bill, a calf born weighing less than one-tenth of what most

the CVM to adopt him.

calves weigh, has a story unlike any other. Delivered on Oct. 27, at what veterinarians guesstimate to be about a month premature, Lil’ Bill has already defied the odds by staying alive. He is thought to be the world’s smallest bull, and is currently under the care of the bovine experts at the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine (MSU-CVM) in Starkville, MS. Lil’ Bill came to the MSU-CVM after his owners discovered him in their pasture and had attempted to care for him for a couple days. As a family with much cattle experience, having raised commercial cattle for many years, Lil’ Bill’s owners knew he was in need of advanced care and sought help from the MSU-

Dr. Grissett with Lil' Bill

CVM on Nov. 1. They had brought cattle to MSU-CVM before,

At this point, Lil’ Bill is being carefully monitored, 24/7, and

but this situation was unlike any previous visit.

his prognosis is undetermined. He is no longer on therapeutic oxygen; his feeding tube has been removed, and subsequent radiographs and bloodwork show that his lungs have improved. However, there are still some unknowns about his actual condition.

Normally, calves weigh around 50-80 pounds at birth, depending upon their breed. With that said, it’s obvious that Lil’ Bill, weighing just 7.9 pounds when he was first brought in, is far from the norm. Dr. Grissett and her team have ordered extensive DNA tests, believing that the calf may have some form of dwarfism, in addition to being premature.

Because he was born too early, Dr. Grissett explained that the team is also having to carefully monitor his joints. “Right now, Dr. Grissett replaces bandages on Lil' Bill's legs

Lil’ Bill’s bones are not fully developed so we have his legs

Lil’ Bill was having trouble breathing, so Dr. Gretchen Grissett

splinted to provide adequate support. Allowing too much

and her veterinary team sprang into action, doing what was

activity on his joints could lead to long-term orthopedic issues

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Lil' Bill with splints to provide adequate support. for this little guy,” she said. “Many of the issues we are facing with him are, in fact, very similar to those experienced with premature babies. It often takes them months to grow and become as strong as they should have been at birth, and they commonly face development delays and other such Veterinary medicine students that were on rotation to help

problems— if they’re fortunate enough to survive.”

with Lil Bill.

There is some good news, though, according to Dr. Grissett.

As Lil’ Bill continues to grow and get stronger, he is behaving much like a typical calf. “Other than sleeping a lot, which is

Lil’ Bill may still have a long road ahead of him, but with the

normal for preemies, Lil’ Bill behaves much like most five-week

advanced care provided by the MSU-CVM, the odds are in his

old calves,” she said. “Once awake, he trots around looking

favor! And, he certainly isn’t lacking for fans to provide well

for attention, often head-butting team members to demand

wishes. In addition to all the TLC he’s receiving from MSUCVM students, the tiny calf has garnered more than 100,000

more milk!”

“likes” since his debut on social media, and he has also been featured on FOX News and The Sun.

Dr. Grissett poses with Lil' Bill “I’m feeling much more confident that he will make it, but we definitely still have some hurdles to jump over for him to make

So, “moooove over and make room, Bully; Lil’ Bill just

a full recovery,” Dr. Grissett said. “We’ll know much more

might be here to stay!”

when we have the results of the genetic testing and the other detailed lab work we completed.”

“Most of the time, calves more than three to four weeks

For updates on Lil’ Bill’s progress, visit

premature, don’t have a great chance of survival,” Dr. Grissett

www.facebook.com/MSUCVM1/.

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Australia Dubbo BUYERS PUSH CARCASE GENETICS TO

The February 2016 drop bull had a BREEDPLAN estimated breeding value of +4.1sqcm for eye muscle, intramuscular fat

$32,000 AT DUBBO NATIONAL A son of super carcase sire Allendale Anzac E114 has topped the 57th annual Herefords Australia National Sale at Dubbo on $32,000.

Held at Dubbo on June 5, the National drew 65 registered buyers to clear 44 bulls from the 95 offered for a gross of $350,500 and average of $7965.

Steve and Debbie Reid, Talbalba Herefords, Millmerran, Qld, in partnership with Mark and Nikita Duthie, Callaway Poll Herefords, Irvingdale, Qld, outlaid the top price of $32,000 for Lot 77, Ravensdale Guardian M222, sold by Brian Burgess, Ravensdale Poll Herefords, Holbrook, NSW. The August 2016 drop son of Allendale Anzac E114 weighed 884kg, and scanned with an eye muscle area of 129sqcm, P8

percentage of two and birthweight of +4kg.

Ravensdale Poll Herefords averaged $15,500 for their team of four bulls, following on from a strong average at Wodonga for a catalogue of 17 bulls.

Mr Burgess said the market acceptance was a vote of confidence in the stud’s breeding program.

“We’ve harvested and placed over 1000 embryos to get genetic gain every year – it’s been a big cost but we’ve got a great foundation,’’ he said.

The Yavenvale Jibber J424 son, Kerlson Pines Keystone M004 was offered by Mark and Anita Wilson, Kerlson Pines Poll Herefords, Keith, SA, and bought by Curracabark Herefords, Gloucester, NSW, and Dalkeith Herefords, Cassilis, for

of 18mm and rump fat of 10mm.

$22,000.

On BREEDPLAN, Guardian had a 600 day weight of +110kg,

The April 2016 drop bull weighed 998kg, and scanned

an eye muscle area of +3.8sqcm and intramuscular fat of 1.2

135sqcm on the eye muscle, 21mm at the P8 and 13mm on

per cent.

the rump, with a 42cm scrotal circumference.

Steve Reid said Guardian matched good performance data

Continuing the success of South Australian studs on the day,

with an attractive phenotype.

Kerlson Pines averaged $9000 for four bulls, while Minlacowie

“He was correct, sirey and had some style about him with

averaged $9000 for two bulls and Allendale averaged $9250

growth figures in the top one per cent, positive calving ease

for four bulls.

and marbling in the top five per cent, all combined with a

Rayleigh Monument M50 was sold by Jeff and Robyn

proven pedigree,’’ Mr Reid said.

Holcombe, Rayleigh Poll Herefords, Burren Junction, NSW, for

John Settree, Landmark Stud Stock Dubbo, said dry seasonal

the third top price of $20,000 to the Jeffery family, Eathorpe

conditions had impacted the sale with a lack of commercial

Poll Herefords, Armidale, NSW.

underpinning, creating a select market on the day.

Weighing 1008kg, the June 2016 drop bull was sired by

“It was an opportunity sale, it was a good draft of cattle and I

Mountain Valley Karabar K203, had a BREEDPLAN 600 day

congratulate the (vendors) in what they’ve done in getting the

weight of +110kg and had a scrotal circumference of 46cm.

bulls to Dubbo, but it’s been a trying season conditionally,’’

Overall, Rayleigh averaged $14333 for their team of three

Mr Settree said.

bulls, with senior champion, Rayleigh Magnum M009, making

“It was a hard day and the sale result didn’t reflect the quality

$16,000.

that was here.’’

South Australian vendors Alastair and Jayne Day, Bordertown,

The second top price of $22,000 was reached twice with

sold Allendale Heidelberg M061, a son of Allendale J1

another Ravensdale entry, Ravensdale Westward M035 selling

Freeway K28, for $16,000 to Lachie and Lou Day, Days

to Marc Greening, Injemira Beef Genetics, Book Book, NSW.

Whiteface, Bordertown.

Sired by Otapawa Spark 3060, Ravensdale Westward M035

The National’s grand champion bull, Lachdale Mindblower

weighed 896kg, scanned at 127sqcm on the eye muscle area,

M003, was sold by Greg and Lachie Scurr, Lachdale stud,

and had a 40cm scrotal circumference.

Texas, Qld, for $10,000 to M & D Leader, Binnaway, NSW.

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 Among the volume buyers on the day was the Lethbridge family, Warren Point Pastoral, Mitchell, Qld, with five bulls to a top of $11,000.

Chris Lethbridge said improved seasonal conditions in Queensland had enabled Warren Point Pastoral to take advantage of the sale prices at Dubbo.

Lot 36: Kerlson Pines Keystone M004 sold for $22,000 to Curracabark Herefords, Gloucester and Dalkeith Herefords, Cassilis. Pictured with Stuart Addlington, Kerlson Pines, James Higgins, Curracabark, and Mark Wilson, Kerlson Pines.

Lot 1: Ravensdale Westward M035 sold for $22,000 to Injemira Beef Genetics. Pictured with Brian Burgess, Ravensdale Poll Herefords, Marc Greening, Injemira, with Jess Hobbs and Jenny Adams of Ravensdale.

Lot 42: Champion supermarket index bull Allendale Heidelberg M061 sold for $16,000 to Days Whiteface, Bordertown South Australia. Pictured with Lachy Day, Days Whiteface, and Alastair DAy, Allendale.

Lot 10: Senior champion bull Rayleigh Magnum M009 sold for $16,000 to CT Merriman and Son, Bourowa NSW. Lot 77: Ravensdale Guardian M222 was the top priced bull at the 2018 Dubbo National Hereford Sale, selling for $32,000 to Steve and Debbie Reid, Talbalba Herefords, Millmerran, Qld, in partnership with Mark and Nikita Duthie, Callaway Poll Herefords, Irvingdale, Qld. Pictured with Jenny Adams and Brian Burgess of Ravensdale, John Settree, Landmark Dubbo, Mark Duthie, Callaway, Stuart Hobbs, Ravensdale, and Steve and Deb Reid, Talbalba.

Lot 19: Rayleigh Monument M050 sold for $20,000 to Eathorpe Poll Herefords, Armidale. Pictured with Jeff Holcombe, Rayleigh Poll Herefords, Burren Junction, and Chelsea and Oliver Jeffery, Eathorpe Poll Herefords.

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Wodonga BULLS TOP AT $38,000 AND AVERAGE

The second top price bull at $34,000 was the intermediate champion EDR Mojo, bought by Anthony Bailleau, Western

$8183 AT WODONGA NATIONAL

District Pastoral, Willaura, Vic, and Graham Newham, Cara

The whiteface breed flexed its muscles to post a solid average of $8183 and gross of $1.2 million at the 53rd Herefords Australia National Show and Sale.

Held on May 17 at Wodonga, the National sale drew 148 registered bidders and was interfaced with AuctionsPlus.

Billed as one of the largest multi-vendor sales in southern Australia, it catered for 55 vendors from five states, and featured yearling bulls for the first time.

Overall, 147 bulls sold from 183 offered for an 80 per cent clearance, gross of $1,203,000 and average of $8183.

In the breakdown, six Top of the Drop bulls sold to a top of $14,000, gross of $50,000 and average of $8333.

Of the junior bulls, 75 sold under the hammer to a top of $26,000, gross of $542,000 and average of $7226, while 66 senior bulls sold to $38,000, a gross of $611,000 and average of $9257.

National Sale committee chairman Alvio Trovatello said the inclusion of Top of the Drop, or yearling bulls, was well received by buyers.

Mr

Trovatello

was

appreciative

of

the

commercial

Park Herefords, Delungra, NSW, from David Russell, EDR Herefords, Wynyard, Tasmania.

The 24-month-old bull weighed 944kg, was sired by Yarram Unique F107 and had BREEDPLAN figures of +4.1kg for birthweight, +23kg for milk and +5.0sqcm for eye muscle area.

Western District Pastoral and Yarram Park Herefords manager Jeremy Upton said the bull’s balance, structural correctness, depth, thickness and good shoulder set appealed.

“This bull is a total outcross for us on the dam’s side so we can fit him into our breeding program very well,’’ Mr Upton said.

“It was a strong line-up of bulls today and one of the better top ends we have seen for a while, so we thought it was good value for money.’’

Vendor David Russell said widespread autumn rain had buoyed confidence among Tasmanian buyers.

He described the sale as tough in parts, reflecting seasonal conditions on the eastern seaboard.

“Overall, it was a good strong showing of cattle, unfortunately the prices just weren’t were everyone would’ve liked it, but we can’t help the conditions,’’ Mr Russell said.

Ross Smith, Glenellerslie Herefords, Adelong, outlaid $30,000

underpinning from Gippsland and Victorian high country

for WRL Makka, a 990kg son of Mawarra Black Heart, from

producers.

WRL Herefords, Dalby, Qld.

He said despite dry seasonal conditions in NSW, bulls had sold

Mr Smith also paid $16,000 for the Yarram Storm son, Kaludah

well into the New England and northern region.

Stormboy M579, from Pam Shelley, Kaludah Herefords,

“To sell 147 bulls in the current climate was pretty good,’’ he

Cooma, NSW.

said.

Ensay breeder, Barry Newcomen, Newcomen Herefords,

Long time purchaser at the Wodonga National, Vern

couldn’t go past Mawarra Prime Time at $26,000 from Peter

Robertson, McCooey Herefords, Goulburn, NSW, snapped up

and Deanne Sykes, Mawarra Herefords, Longford, Vic.

the top price bull and senior champion, Glendan Park Maddox

Mr Newcomen said the homozygous polled bull appealed for

M024, for $38,000 from Alvio Trovatello, Glendan Park

balance, eye setting, depth and temperament.

Herefords, Kyneton, Vic.

He said the sale had yet again received strong support from

A new client for Glendan Park, Mr Robertson was impressed

Victorian high country producers.

with the bull’s carcase, length, soundness and overall sire

“They pick a type – mostly horned bulls with frame, good skins

appeal.

and doing ability to suit the mountains,’’ Mr Newcomen said.

The 26-month-old bull was sired by Injemira Anzac AI J188

“We recently had (62mm) with the country just starting to turn

and out of Glendan Park Marinda J063.

green but there is a long feeding job ahead of us into the

Maddox weighed 1096kg and scanned with an eye muscle

winter.

area of 144sqcm, rump fat of 25mm, rib fat of 15mm and a

“There is a lot of hay and cubes coming into the area.’’

scrotal circumference of 43cm.

Mr Newcomen said senior bulls had sold well, raising the sale

The bull had estimated breeding values of +115kg for 600 day

average.

weight, +6.3sqcm for eye muscle area and +1.1 per cent for

“Considering the conditions everywhere, it turned out a

intramuscular fat.

reasonable sale,’’ he said.

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 Vendor Deanne Sykes was thrilled with the sale result, with the Mawarra team averaging $13,670 for nine bulls.

Fred Starr and daughter Anne Starr, Foxforth Herefords, Guyra, NSW, paid $26,000 for Glendan Park Megastar M026, a 1162kg son of Yarram Unique F107, from Glendan Park.

“The sale was good considering the seasonal conditions on the eastern side of the country – there was value buying today,’’ Ms Starr said.

Leeway Maximise M008, a 1040kg son of Glendan Park Empire E002, was sold

by Leeway Herefords, Ootha, NSW, for $22,000 to Mark and Wendy Campion, Amos-Vale Herefords, Glen Innes.

Toby and Jane Nixon, Wallan Creek Herefords,

Drillham,

Qld,

The Herefords Australia National Sale at Wodonga sold 147 bulls for a gross of $1.2 million and average of $8183.

bought

Kerlson Pines Major M013, a June 2016drop son of Kerlson Pines Jumbuck J116, for $20,000, from Kerlson Pines Poll Herefords, Keith, SA. The Pearce family’s Yavenvale stud, Adelong, outlaid $20,000 for Sugarloaf Maison M134 from Andrew and Serena Klippel, Sugarloaf Creek Herefords, Corryong.

Calf champion, Centennial Jetfire N002, sired by Dunoon Jet J172, was offered by Paul and Nola Rogers, Centennial Herefords, Holbrook, and sold via AuctionsPlus for $14,000.

Grand champion bull Kymarney Majestic was sold by Scott Lewington, Uranquinty, for $7000 to Bernard Hore, Rotherfield stud, Mullengandra, NSW. Among the top end commercial buyers was Scott Reardon, Rockford Pty Ltd, Bothwell, Tasmania.

The $26,000 Glendan Park Megastar M026 is flanked by handler Andrew Green, buyers Anne and Fred Starr, Foxforth Herefords, Guyra, NSW, and vendor Alvio Trovatello, Glendan Park Herefords, Kyneton, Vic.

He picked up Hylands Constable M722 for $16,000 from Geoff and Margaret Larsen, Hylands Herefords, Cootamundra, and was the underbidder on the $22,000 Leeway Maximise.

Mr Reardon was fresh from selling Santa Gertrudis-Hereford cross steer weaners, 330kg, for 423c/kg or $1410 at Powranna.

The heifer portion made $1200 or 400c/kg.

“I was looking for good growth for age – when you are getting good money for the calves, the bulls soon pay for themselves,’’ he said.

Among the volume buyers were Oakview Pastoral, Collector, NSW, with seven bulls to a top of $7000, Springfield Pastoral, Culcairn, NSW, four bulls to $11,000 and the Webb family, Adelong, NSW, four bulls to $5000.

Handler Andrew Green, buyer Vern Robertson, McCooey Herefords, Goulburn, with vendor Alvio Trovatello, Kyneton, and the top price bull at $38,000, Glendan Park Maddox M024.

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Handler Andrew Green, buyers Anthony Bailleau, Jeremy Upton and Nick Petersen, Western District Pastoral, and vendor David Barry Newcomen, Newcomen Herefords, Ensay, with stud

Russell, Wynyard, Tas, with $34,000 bull, EDR Mojo.

manager Mat Marshall, and handler Brandon Sykes with the $26,000 Mawarra Prime Time.

The Mawarra Herefords team, the $10,000 Mawarra Fire Power The $30,000 WRL Makka is held by Ryan Bajada, and flanked

held by Brandon Sykes, the $26,000 Mawarra Prime Time held

by buyers Alicia, Ross and Blake Smith, Glenellerslie Herefords,

by Taylah Sykes, the $12,000 Mawarra Florida held by Logan

Adelong.

Sykes, with Deanne, Peter and Helen Sykes, Longford, Vic.

The perfect breed for training them in young!

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New Zealand

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Canada Local bull tops sales at Agribition 2018

A local ranch recently pulled in the top sale at the Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. Harvie Ranching, which is located between Olds and Didsbury, did very well winning the premier exhibitor prize, five division champions and 10 banners, as well as setting the top sales mark for the show.

“We’ve taken cattle there for as long as I can remember,” said Jill Harvie. “It’s the biggest cow show in Canada. It’s very

Harvie OVHF Empower ET 5F is shown off by owners from

prestigious. We usually have one or two in the sale. We were

Harvie Ranching. Empower was named champion Hereford bull

very successful this year. This year was a very, very good year.”

in the President's Classic and the senior bull calf champion at

Harvie Ranching is owned and operated by Ian, Marlene, Cole

the National Hereford show at the Canadian Western Agribition

and Jill Harvie and has been in business for over 40 years. The

held in Regina. Empower was also the top selling bull calf at the event selling for $37,000.

farm has 250 purebred polled Herefords and Charolais.

“This year we took 10 head of cattle (to the Canadian Western Agribition) and returned with 10 banners,” said Jill Harvie.

“This particular bull (Harvie OVHF Empower ET 5F) was named champion bull in the President’s Classic and was named Senior Bull Calf Champion at the National Hereford show.

“The evening before that the national Hereford sale took place and he sold for $37,000 to Torchview Cattle Company from Saskatchewan and the Empower Syndicate.”

At $37,000, Empower was the highest selling animal at the Agribition this year. Harvie said the reason the prize bull was

Grand Champion Horned Bull - GH 542S MR. EXPLOSION ET

so successful was due to his strong genetic stock.

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“He has very good genetics,” she said. “He had a high

Sire: MH 9126J DOMINO 382 1ET | Dam: GH-ADAMS

potential to win and he did. He has a very strong phenotype

STONETTE 542S

(the way he looks). Other Hereford breeders from across the country and U.S. wanted to be in on it. They want to have his genetics in their herd. He has nice power; wide over the top.

Lots of extra muscling”.

His full sister (Harvie OVHF Reisling ET 3F), another Hereford calf, was named National Reserve Champion Female, which was sold privately.

Grand Champion Polled Bull - MLL 10Y ROCKY ET 225D Sire: NJW 73S HOMETOWN 10Y | Dam: MJT MISS POLLY 125S.

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Tom Farrell

Obituaries

Hugh Lynch

Tom Farrell died peacefully on June 8th 2018, after a long battle

Hugh Lynch’s sudden death at

with illness. A quiet, unassuming man, Tom continued the long

his home last November came

established and successful Boyanna herd, founded by his father

as a great shock to his family

Tom Senior, in the 1960’s

and friends. From Kilgolagh,

Tom was passionate about his Herefords and was a regular

Finea

on

the

Cavan/

attendee at shows and sales around the country, where he

Westmeath border ‘Hughie’ as

enjoyed the friendship and conversations with his fellow breeders.

he was better known as was in

Tom is sadly missed by his brothers, sisters, nieces, and nephews

great form for a man of 90

who wish to extend their sincere thanks to all the Society

years of age and was enjoying

members who attended his funeral and burial.

all life had to offer.

Highly respected within the Hereford community, Hughie was a renowned Hereford breeder who was recognised for producing quality, which was clearly demonstrated in the many animals he entered at various society sales and summer shows across the country which claimed top honours on numerous occasions.

Husband to his late wife Margaret, he will be sadly missed by his children Margaret, Roisín, Philip, Annmarie, and Hugh, grandchildren Killian, Caoimhe, Raymond, Sinead, Lily, Amy,

Tom Farrell receiving the Loughgur Trophy from past Society Chairman Stanley Heaslip for his Champion Boyanna Oliver at the 1991 Moate Show. Judge Tom Brennan and brother Aidan

Niamh, Niall, Arran, Katie, Ava, and Devin, brother Pat, sisters Joan and Pauline and neighbours and friends.

Farrell in back.

Jan Wills

had a lot of support and could not have done it on my own. I’ve

supported me in our endeavors on behalf of NZ Herefords. I have

Hereford Prime director and Hereford breed stalwart Jan Wills

been very lucky to have the support that I’ve had from fellow

passed away at the end of February 2018. She will be deeply

NZHA councillors and the continued support of Hereford Prime

missed by so many members of the New Zealand Hereford

directors.”

Association and Hereford breeders around the world.

It would be fair to say that one of Jan’s main supporters has been

Her dedication to the sector has included voluntary roles not just

husband Barrie. Without his unwavering support of Jan, the

on the national stage but on the global stage too. Jan was elected

industry projects and roles she has undertaken the landscape of

World Hereford Council Secretary General for two terms (eight

the Hereford community and beef sector might not be what it is

years) and was the first chairwoman of the NZ Performance Beef

today.

Breeders. She spent 20 years serving as a councillor of the NZ

The Irish Hereford Breed Society passes on their most sincere

Hereford Association, five years as a director of PBBnz (was

sympathy to Barrie and the family.

elected chair of both boards) and was instrumental in establishing Hereford Prime in the 1990s, of which she was still on the board at her passing.

Jan Wills, left with NZ Governor General Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Gerry

Jan said when being presented with her insignia by the Governor

Mateparae at an investiture

General she greeted him with “it’s an honour to meet you sir”.

ceremony in Wellington in

He quietly told her she was an inspiration to women in agriculture

recognition of her NZ

and that she has acted as a great role model. Jan said “It was a privilege to accept the honour on behalf of all those who have

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Irish Hereford Prime Farmer of the Year 2018

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elebrating its second year, the Irish Hereford Prime Farmer of the Year Award is headed to the north of the

country for 2018. This prestigious award was presented

to Sam Cargill of Glaslough, Co Monaghan. Sam farms a mixed enterprise of beef, sheep and dairy, and has a particular love for Hereford cattle. A wealth of knowledge on the agricultural industry, Sam’s talent in producing Hereford stock is second to

none.

Streets Ahead Having tried numerous breeds, Hereford genetics come out on top for Sam as they “suit the dairy farmer.” He crosses his own dairy cows to a pedigree Hereford bull to produce calves for home rearing. Sam, who has kept Herefords all of his life, favours the docility of the animals as well as the ease of finishing, which

Irish Hereford Prime Farmer of the Year 2018 Sam Cargill

gives him the opportunity to increase stocking rates on his farm.

presented by Irish Hereford Prime’s Vice Chairman Nigel

Sam finishes 60 Hereford crosses annually from grass, ensuring

Heatrick.

sustainability is to the fore. His heifers reach a carcass weight of 280kg on average, while bullocks reach between 350 and 380kg.

He has provided ABP Clones with high quality animals for the past 20 years and has shown great loyalty to Irish Hereford Prime since its inception.

He allows that he will always have time for the beef sector as it is an essential component of the Irish agricultural industry.

Team Work Behind every good operation is a loyal team of hard workers. Sam credits much of the farms success to his wife Lorna and three sons;

Bright Future Sam has a belief that the future is bright for Herefords and that their popularity in the Irish beef industry will continue to grow from strength to strength. “With the increase in dependence of the beef industry on the dairy herd, Herefords are a great breed to use. They are very easy on the cow, in that they calve easily and go back into milking quickly with a good, strong and sturdy animal on the ground,” says Sam.

Stephen, Philip and Andrew.

“I am delighted to be awarded Farmer of the Year, it is nice for our family to be acknowledged for the work that goes on behind the scenes”. In time, Sam hopes to pass his agricultural legacy on to his sons, who play an active role in the farms running.

Irish Hereford Prime is pleased to present Sam Cargill with the award for Farmer of the Year 2018.

Irish Hereford Prime beef being discussed with Pallas Chef Colin Greensmith.

This was in the Ardilaun Galway. This was one of many food

Fire Restaurant on Dawson St, Dublin hosted a Pallas

shows held

Foods beef & lamb club in October. It was a great

locally by

chance to meet some of our customers and discuss

Pallas.

the reasons why Hereford is the best of beef.

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EAMON CORCORAN Balancing a Hereford calf to finish beef system, a dairy farm and lecturing, our Monitor Farmer Eamon Corcoran shows us that time management is the key to success.

E

amon Corcoran has entered a partnership with his

took the first cut, but it will come right again soon with a third-

father Edward on their dairy farm in The Rower, Co

cur scheduled in mid-September”

Kilkenny. Having reared the progeny of their dairy cows

and forward sold steers for a number of years, the Corcoran’s

Grassland Management

decided to begin finishing their own Herford crosses in 2015.

For grassland management, Eamon has divided the farm into

“This is our fourth year with Irish Hereford Prime,” Eamon

three blocks. Each block is soil tested and reseeded over three

remarks. “We were selling out animals at 580kg live, so we

years, with a break taken on the fourth. Care is taken to ensure

said we might as well push them on and finish them

that soil fertility is of the highest standard, providing the best

ourselves.”

quality grass for his animals.

“At the moment we have 12 acres sprayed off for reseeding.

Calves

It has been ploughed, cultivated and limed. Dung has also

When rearing their 60 calves on the Corcoran farm, it is a

been applied and ploughed in - so it is ready to go,” Eamon

highly efficient process with no expense spared. “Every calf

explains. “We need to have the grass in top shape as we finish

here gets whole milk from the farm for 10 to 11 weeks live

our cattle off it.”

weight dependent and ad lib concentrates from two weeks

Grass is measured and managed on the farm. Calves are put

old,” Eamon explains. “They peak at 8L/head, which is a lot

on low covers of 1100kg DM/ha and are moved quickly

of milk, nearly eight to nine thousand euros worth. But they

through paddocks. Eamon finds that though these covers are

thrive on it.”

low, calves thrive off of them. Steers are placed into heavier

Eamon’s Hereford bull calves are weighing in at 254 Kgs on

covers of 1300-1600kg DM/ha, where Eamon finds they clear

30th August 2018 and heifers are 209 Kgs average weight.

paddocks well.

Heading into their first winter, calves will be fed a diet of concentrates and silage. Beet will be introduced after this. Last year, 2kg of concentrates were fed due to poor silage quality.

“They were getting 5kg of fresh beet and 2kgs of concentrates and silage. Hopefully they will be getting less concentrates this year,” Eamon says.

Silage Silage is tested on the farm annually. Unfortunately due to poor weather, last year’s quality was down to 62 DMD. Protein was low and reaching between 11 and 12%. This was sufficient for calves as they were on a 16% protein nut at the time.

“We were hoping to have our second cut in the pit and have testing done by now, however we were forced to zero-graze this In order to feed the dairy herd during July” Eamon remarks. “We haven’t had substantial rainfall here since we

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019 Finishing Stock No animal over two years old is kept on the Corcoran farm. Last year saw Eamon finishing all animals off grass in November, with an average age of 20.5 months for his Herefords. Going to slaughter, the animals were 677kg, on average, with the heaviest reaching 740-750kg at 21 months. The average carcass weights were 291kg for heifers and 328kg for the steers.

“The Herefords have a great square shape and frame. Last year they were absolutely bursting, they were on grass and they were flying it!” he says. “Some have smaller frames, but it only means they are easier to finish. The Herefords are good solid animals.”

Eamon hopes to hold off feeding his finishers nuts as long as possible. With a slaughter date of November 10 and feeding for 100 days, he works backwards from there.

Weighing Eamon is an advocate of weighing his stock.

This is his first year with his own scales, having

used

Irish

Hereford

Prime’s

complimentary service until now.

“The joy of weighing cattle is that you get to see exactly how they are performing and if you are doing something right… or wrong,” he laughs. “The Herefords make weighing much easier because they are so docile. The get so used to it after a while that they would nearly be walking on to it themselves!”

All finishing animals will remain outdoors on grass until

“If you weigh your animals, then you have to act on it. If not,

slaughter and will be weighted before, during finishing and

it’s the doing a soil test and still using the same fertiliser

prior to slaughter.

regime – useless!”

Autumn re-seeding has been finished as of 3 August, with aim

Going Forward

November before housing weather permitting.

All animals destined for slaughter in November have begun

All Hereford crosses (0 to 1 year olds) will continue to receive

to receive concentrate feeding, Heifers will begin on a

1.5 kg of 16% protein concentrate until housing. They will also

stepped feeding programme. They will receive 2 kg for two

receive Bovipast RSP in mid-September and IBR marker live,

weeks, then 4 kg for two weeks and finally 6 kg for remainder

followed by a booster shot of Bovipast RSP prior to slaughter.

of the finishing period.

Grassland will begin to be closed off for spring grazing from

to graze with female Hereford crosses (0 to 1 year olds) in

Steers will also begin on 2 kg for two weeks, then 4 kg for two

mid-October depending on growth during this month This

weeks, upgrading to 6 kg for two weeks and finally 8 kg + for

aims to extend the grazing season without impacting the

remaining period.

closing cover so as not to affect spring grazing in 2019.

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Irish Hereford Yearbook 2019

Flavours of Fingal is a family orientated fun, foodie and farming based two day event that is held on the grounds of Newbridge House & Farm, Co. Dublin. A huge attendance of people got to taste our juicy Irish Hereford Prime striploin cooked up beautifully on our stand in the walled garden by chef Maria.

A really enjoyable day was had at Clonmel Show on Sunday 1st July 2018. We had a visit from Darina Allen (top photo) who as always had great praise for our farmers and plenty of valuable pointers. The tastings of our striploin steaks (bottom photo) went down a treat and hopefully showed consumers the excellent Irish Hereford Prime beef that is available from the Signature Tastes range in SuperValu stores across Ireland.

Cappamore Show 2018 saw Irish Hereford Prime beef being cooked for all present on the day to sample.

Top photo: Our chef on the day Gustavo cutting up some Irish Hereford Prime striploin for tasting at Cappamore Show.

Bottom photo: Hereford breeder Hannah Quinn-Mulligan with IHBS President Martin Murphy and her Grandmother Mrs. C.

Hereford cross steer being weighed for a farm to farm sale – Don’t forget that all Irish Hereford Prime members can avail of our free on farm weighing service.

Quinn pictured just before tasting our succulent beef.

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Certified Irish Hereford Prime A farmer led, farmer run organisation

Irish Hereford Prime was established by pedigree Hereford breeders and beef producers in 1997 with a very clear objective - to expand the market at home and abroad for Certified Irish Hereford Prime beef. With over 4,000 members throughout the country, Irish Hereford Prime has a bonus scheme in place that ensures our members get the best possible prices at market.

From more information please visit the website below.

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