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Last Saturday 15th May saw the Irish Limousin Cattle Society’s final spring sale held at Roscommon mart . With an entry of 60 bulls with some very good quality animals on offer, buyers had a good selection to choose from.
Top price of the day €3700 went to Gerry Walsh, Ballina for Crillaune Dakota who had earlier in the pre sale show been selected Male Champion by the judge Mr Declan Griffin , Doonbeg Co Clare. This Ronick Hawk son out of a Grahams Samson dam was bred by Pat Kenny Castlebar. Dakota has a five star suckler beef value along with a five star milk value and was purchased by Mary Gately , Curraghboy, Athlone.
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Crillaune Dakota
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Next highest price of €2700 was achieved by Patrick Mc Keon for the Reserve Male Champion Currane Darragh a son of Ronick Iceman and by an Imperial dam. Darragh heads up to Agharahan, Co Fermanagh to the herd of Mr PJ McGurn.
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Currane Darragh
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Two bulls were sold at €2400 the first being Mount Scott Edward, a son of Redstone Rossini from the Aheybridge herd of Michael Sexton selling to Patrick & Rose Farmhill , Laytown Co Meath.
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Mount Scott Edward
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The second bull selling at €2400 was Drumgooland Elmo an Ampertaine Brigadeer son bred by Jane Patterson Carrigallen Co Leitrim. Elmo was purchased by David Condon, Mitchelstown, Co Cork
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Drumgooland Elmo
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Other leading prices:
- €2300 Sheemore Elvis bred by Paddy Farrell,Ballinawing Leitrim sold to Padraig Hallinan, Drum Athlone,
- €2150 Currane Dexter bred by Patrick Mc Keon Ballyvary sold to Simon Carty Ballygar
- €2000 Ballinascraw Deco bred by John Lynch Ballinalee Co Longford sold to William Tully Knockcroghery
In a small entry of heifers the top price of €2600 was achieved by the Champion Heifer Clew Bay Celia bred by Padraig Golden. This Ionesco heifer in calf to Milbrook Tanko was purchased by Michael Gethin Riverstown Co Sligo.
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Clew Bay Celia
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Aheybrige breeder Michael Sexton received € 2400 for Mount Scott Delta a Gamin heifer in calf to Neuf. Delta was purchased by PJ Condron, Cloverhill, Roscommon.
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Mount Scott Delta
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Pat Bruen received € 1950 for Carrowreagh Duchess a Grahams Samson heifer incalf to Requin. Duchess was purchased by Michael Kenny Ferbane Co Offaly.
The average price for bulls was €1865 with a 49% clearance.
Heifers had a 50% clearance with an average of €1950 up €493 on the average price with the corresponding sale last year.
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