The thronged ringside burst into applause on Friday afternoon when the judge Ms. Teleri Thomas stepped forward and tapped Ardlea Tammy as her choice of 17th National Limousin Champion. This was the first time the Ardlea herd of Dan Tynan, Mountrath, Co. Laois achieved this remarkable achievement, it was fitting that Ardlea Tammy who has collected many prizes over the past few years was to collect the most coveted prize in Irish Limousin showing. Ardlea Tammy an October 2002 born cow shown with her bull calf at foot won the Senior Cow Class, Senior Female Champion, Overall Female Champion before being crowned Overall Limousin Champion by judge Ms. Teleri Thomas who described her choice of champion as ‘very feminine, in excellent condition, rearing a very good calf, a truly amazing female that I’d love to have in my own herd’. A home bred heifer she is a daughter of herd stock sire Lino and her dam is a French imported cow Lilas. Her win at the National Limousin Show was the highlight of an illustrious show career including Senior Female of the Year 2005, Junior Female Champion at European Show in Paris 2005, Female Champion & Reserve Overall Limousin Champion at National Livestock Show in Tullamore 2005. The good news for anybody interested in top class genetics is that Ardlea Tammy will be offered for sale at the Ardlea Production Sale on farm next Saturday 7th October.
The Reserve Overall Limousin Champion was the Male Champion Pacha 08 from the Donal Moloney/Jim O’ Neill partnership. This was his second year in a row winning the male championship at the National Limousin Show. A November 1999 son of Jacky he was bought in France in 2003 by the Moloney/O’ Neill partnership being a former Paris Champion before winning on Irish soil.
The Reserve Male Championship went to Liscarn Astrix from Phillip Dunne, Bailieboro, Co. Cavan with his May 2005 born son of Ocean out of a French imported dam Pouponne. It was Phillip’s first time exhibiting at a National Show, a tremendous achievement going home with a First Prize, Reserve Senior Male & Reserve Overall Male Champion. This muscular bull was a prize-winner at many summer agricultural shows now heads to the Autumn Premier Show & Sale in Roscrea on 10 th October 2006
The Reserve Female Champion went to Pelletstown Vanessa from Roger McCarrick, Drumree, Co. Meath with his February 2004 daughter of herd stock sire out of a homebred dam Pelletstown Naomi. A first prizewinner in a strong Senior Heifer class she went on win Reserve Senior Female and Reserve Female Champion. This heifer is heavily incalf to Ronick Iceman.
The other major prize-winners were
Junior Male Champion: Ardnacrusha Brian 3 from Donal Moloney, Ardnacrusha, Co. Clare
Reserve Junior Male Champion : Carrickmore Avenis from Connell Bros., Oldcastle, Co. Meath
Junior Female Champion : Ardlea Anable from Dan Tynan, Mountrath, Co. Laois
Reserve Junior Female Champion : Baileys Aubergine from Tom Bailey, Batterstown, Co. Meath
Best three animals owned by same exhibitor : Tom Bailey, Batterstown, Co. Meath
Best pair owned by same exhibitor : Brendan Clancy, Mullagh, Co. Clare
Best three animals by same sire was won by the Pelletstown Newman group
Runners Up Special was won by Ollie Byrne, Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
The excellent show of over 100 pedigree Limousin cattle was watched by thousands of visitors to the Ploughing Championships over the four days. The strength in depth particularly in the female’s classes showed the quality of Irish Limousin and what the breed has to offer to commercial beef producers.
Class Results
Class 1: Senior Bull born before 1st May 2004 Sponsored by A.I.B. Bank
Place:
Name:
Exhibitor:
1st
Pacha 08
Donal Moroney & Jim O’Neill
2nd
Parisien
John C. Quinn & Martin Davis
3rd
Tatar B
Dan Tynan
Winner of Class 1 Pacha 08
Class 2: Junior Bull born on or between 1st May 2004 and 31st March 2005 Sponsored by Fingleton Peters & Tyrrell
Place:
Name:
Exhibitor:
1st
Drumeel A342
John Moroney
2nd
Carrowreagh Vandenberg
Shane Quilligan
3rd
Baltray Alex
P.J Mc Donnell
Winner of Class 2 Drumeel A342
Class 3: Bull born on or between 1st April 2005 and 31st August 2005 Sponsored by Gabriel Printers
Place:
Name:
Exhibitor:
1st
Liscarn Asterix
Philip Dunne
2nd
Pelletstown Alex
Roger Mc Carrick
3rd
Belingham Ashley
Garreth Mc Guinness
Winner of Class 3 Liscarn Asterix
Class 4: Bull born on or between 1st September 2005 and 30th November 2005 Sponsored by Allied Print
Place:
Name:
Exhibitor:
1st
Carrickmore Avensis
Connell Bros
2nd
Wood Road Alex
Noel Fennessy
3rd
Baileys Ard Ri
Thomas Bailey
Winner of Class 4 Carrickmore Avensis
Class 5: Bull born after 1st December 2005 Sponsored by National Cattle Breeding Centre
Place:
Name:
Exhibitor:
1st
Ardnacrusha Brian 3
Donal Moroney
2nd
Elite Batty
Bernadette Tynan
3rd
Moloskey A428
Brendan Clancy
Winner of Class 5 Ardnacrusha Brian 3
Class 6: Senior Cow incalf or in milk born before 1st January 2003 (calf born after 1st Jan. 2006) Sponsored by Christies Direct
Place:
Name:
Exhibitor:
1st
Ardlea Tammy
Dan Tynan
2nd
Marlhill Tess
Tom Bailey
3rd
Pelletstown Selene
Roger Mc Carrick
Winner of Class 6 Ardlea Tammy
Class 7: Junior Cow incalf or in milk or Uncalved Senior Heifer born in 2003 (calf born after 1st Jan. 2006) Sponsored by Irish Limousin Cattle Society
Place:
Name:
Exhibitor:
1st
Ardnacrusha Unice
Donal Moloney
2nd
Wood Road Uma
Noel Fennessy
3rd
Ballynerrin Unbelievable
Donal Moloney
Winner of Class 7 Ardnacrusha Unice
Class 8: Uncalved Senior Heifer born on or between 1st January 2004 and 31st August 2004 Sponsored by Keenan’s
Place:
Name:
Exhibitor:
1st
Pelletstown Vanessa
Roger Mc Carrick
2nd
Bremore Victoria
Bobby Jones
3rd
Ardlea Victoria
Dan Tynan
Winner of Class 8 Pelletstown Vanessa
Class 9: Heifer born on or between 1st September 2004 and 31st December 2004 Sponsored by Weatherbys Ireland
Place:
Name:
Exhibitor:
1st
Roundhill Vanya
Tim Corridan
2nd
Bremore Vine
Bobby Jones
3rd
Moloskey V377
Martin Mulcahy
Winner of Class 9 Roundhill Vanya
Class 10: Heifer born on or between 1st January 2005 and 31st August 2005 Sponsored by Greenvale Animal Feeds
Place:
Name:
Exhibitor:
1st
Ardlea Anabel
Dan Tynan
2nd
Baileys Aubergine
Tom Bailey
3rd
Bova Altesse
Tom Bailey
Winner of Class 10 Ardlea Anable
Class 11: Heifer born on or between 1st September 2005 and 30th November 2005 Sponsored by R & L Grooming
Place:
Name:
Exhibitor:
1st
Lackamore Aero
Michael O’Gorman
2nd
Drummin Alison
John McInerney
3rd
Moloskey A417
Brendan Clancy
Winner of Class 11 Lackamore Aero
Class 12: Heifer born on or after 1st December 2005 Sponsored by Southern Milling
Place:
Name:
Exhibitor:
1st
Clonlara Beauty
Colin Hogg
2nd
Ardnacrusha Barbara
Pat Judge
3rd
Moloskey B437
Brendan Clancy
Winner of Class 12 Clonlara Beauty
Class 13: Best pair owned by same exhibitor
Place:
Name:
Exhibitor:
1st
Moloskey Herd
Brendan Clancy
Winner of Class 13
Class 14: Best group of three owned by same exhibitor
