Greenvale Sponsored 2015 All Ireland Championships

The Irish Charollais Sheep Society held it’s Greenvale Feeds sponsored All Ireland Championships at Sheep2015 in Athenry on Saturday 20th June. The honour of judging this event fell to Mr. Robin Darker (Darker Flock), Blessington, Co. Wicklow. A total of 108 sheep were catalogued with only a few not turning up on the day.

The first class of the day was the senior ram with the red rosette going to `Ballyhibben Olympic Gold` owned by Sarah O’Neill, Camolin Co. Wexford for the second consecutive year. Liam Conway, Caltra, Ballinasloe took second place with `Doughry Michelin Man`.

Next class was the hogget ram class in which Liam Conway took the red ribbon with a home bred ram sired by `Botera Magnificant’ while the Co. Cork duo of Jim and Fram Jeffery, Midleton took the blue and yellow rosettes with home bred sons of ‘Logie Durno Real McCoy’. White’s Cross , Co. Cork came to the fore in the next class with Albert Ferguson winning the ram lamb class with a son of ‘Glynn Coch Ogi Ogi Ogi’. Kevin Brady, Killeigh, Tullamore took second with a son of ‘Lisfuncheon Star’ while Eddie and Paul O’Gorman, Ballyporeen, Co. Tipperary took third with a son of ‘Carnew One & Only’. Now came the turn of the ladies, all turned out to perfection! First class was senior ewe with last year’s second placed hogget ewe sired by ‘Powerview Jolt’ taking the red rosette for Albert Ferguson. Sarah O’Neill’s’ Bolinaspect Boxer’ daughter was placed second. Liam Conway with a ‘Duiske Uisce’ daughter was third.Next came the teenager class – hogget ewe with the first place going to the West to Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon to Mark, Declan and Joe Miley with their imported ewe ‘Logie Durno Oprah’ who is sired by ‘Rutland Humdinger.’ The Rebel county were not left behind as Jim and Fram Jeffery’s ‘Bawnard the Beast’ sired ewe took the blue ribbon while Sarah O’Neill stayed in contention with a ‘Bolinaspect Boxer’ daughter in third place. Finally came the turn of the ‘juniors girls’. The first place honour of the ewe lamb class went to Richard Allen, Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow with a ‘Ballyhibben Kickstart’ daughter, Albert Ferguson in second with a ‘Glyn Coch Ogi Ogi Ogi’ daughter and Co. Tipperary being represented by Eddie and Paul O’Gorman, Ballyporeen in third with a ‘Rainbow Lindisfarne’ daughter.

Now for the finale, The Coillcuill Cup which is presented to the Supreme Champion went West to Knockcroghery to the Miley family with their hogget ewe. Next decision was Reserve Supreme, down South to Midleton, Co. Cork it went to Jim and Fram Jeffery’s second placed hogget ewe. The final decision of the day was the recipient of The Riverdale Cup which is presented to the opposite sex sheep to the Supreme Champion. Now was the turn of the males to shine and shine the Rebel County did with Albert Ferguson’s ram lamb taking the accolade.

Senior Ram

Hogget Ram

Ram Lambs

Senior Ewe

Hogget Ewe

Ewe Lamb