Irish Shorthorn Society - Breed Journal Vol. 10

Breed Journal

2017

(Vol. 10)

All the latest news, views, & comments!

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Chairman’s Report I was honoured to be elected President of the Irish Shorthorn Society in 2017. After the election I stated that my interest was entirely in the breed, and I hope to maintain the high standard set by my predecessors.

Secondly, there should be a big increase in members going into the Whole Herd Performance Recording program (WHPR) which has been put in place by I.C.B.F. particularly as the ‘Stock Bull Finder’ scheme is now online.

I wish to thank the Council members for their cooperation received to date. A special word of thanks to our hardworking Secretary Mary Purcell and to our diligent Treasurer John Clarke. I must also mention Mary O’Brien who gives great service in the office and has been of considerable assistance to Mary Purcell.

The Ploughing event proved to be very successful from a financial point of view, as the draw for the pedigree heifer was very well supported.

I must thank all members who sold tickets and particularly I want to thank Carmel Kelly, Colette Middleton and the junior members of the Darker and Staunton families. The changes in the stand internally added to the atmosphere. I wish to thank members who made the effort and put cattle on the stand. These members on the beef side were the Kelly Family, James & Peter Gormley, the Flatley Family and the Fox family and on the dairy side we had the Carter Family and Kenny Smyth. I also wish to thank the Commercial exhibitor Thomas Kearney who brought two lovely commercial heifers all the way from Turloughmore in Galway. A particular word of thanks to those who erected the stand internally namely Tom Ryan, Eddie Dowling, the Darker, Kelly and Middleton Families.

All committees appointed this year have been very hardworking. The Finance Committee keep a close eye on finances. The Events committee have been very active before events such as shows and sales.

The Journal committee have worked hard to publish this journal.

Last year a Shorthorn Marketing Company was established by four members of Council independent from the Irish Shorthorn Society. This company will be very important going forward in helping to expand the market for Shorthorn cattle, particularly in relation to the sale of Shorthorn bulls to the dairy market and also the sale of lesser quality weanling bulls to the commercial market. A premium of 15c/ kg is available for in spec Shorthorn and Shorthorn crossed animals.

This year we have seen an increased demand for Pedigree Shorthorn cattle with some exceptional prices being obtained. It is hoped that trend will continue.

I wish to draw member’s attention to two important points. Firstly, T.H. testing of breeding females should be completed as soon as possible, and hopefully in the near future, only TH tested females are presented at Society and Club sales.

Going forward every effort should be made to improve the breed with only the better animals being registered. All Shorthorns brought to sales and shows should be well presented, as we all accept that the Shorthorn breed stands proud. As a conclusion I wish all members and their families a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year and hope that the Shorthorn breed does us proud in the years to come.

Phil Sheedy Chairman.

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Secretary’s Report Welcome to the tenth volume of the Irish Shorthorn Society Breed Journal. As always breeders look forward to the compilation of news, show and sale results and interesting articles. Beef registrations are holding strong as is our membership and new members joining the Society remains steady with a number of new members for approval at each monthly meeting without fail. With regard to TH testing we now have just over 2000 animals tested and over 2750 declared TH Free by Inheritance in our herd book since starting the TH testing initiative in 2010.

Great progress has been made and as a final push in 2018 we would encourage our members to TH test all females (especially the oldest females) who do not have a TH status from their genomic samples. At a cost of only €5 from the genomic sample, this is a very cost effective way of increasing the number of females with a TH status in our herd book.

There were two Hall of Fame recipients since our last publication. Michael McKeon, Moygara, Gurteen, Co. Sligo breeder of the Moygara herd was the recipient in 2016 and Carmel Kelly, Ricketstown, Co. Carlow breeder of the Ricketstown herd in 2017. I would like to congratulate both Michael & Carmel on this achievement in recognition of their steadfast commitment to the Shorthorn breed.

On the show circuit we had strong numbers at all the major shows in Tullamore, Limerick and especially Strokestown for the All Ireland Calf classes. Numbers and standards are rising each year. Also there are a few new classes which we would ask breeders to support in 2018 like the Yearling bull class in Tullamore ‘Star of the future’ and the ‘Cow of the future’ in Strokestown a new class for in calf heifers. On the commercial side which would be somewhat of a new departure for Shorthorns there were a number of new classes in Tullamore Show for SHX heifers & steers and also Piltown/Iverk Show for heifers and a new Commercial Shorthorn section at Elphin Show in early September. We had Young Handler classes at Limerick and Strokestown show. I would like to congratulate our exhibitors on their achievements and thank them for all their hard work putting the breed out there, it is very hard work.

The Ploughing event was back in Screggan, Tullamore for a second year. The weather was not as kind to us in

I would like to especially thank all our members who supported the draw, without your support this event would not happen.

Our Autumn sales kicked off as usual with the Shannonside Club in Ennis in early October, followed by the Moyside/Croghan Club in Castlerea and Mt. Leinster Club in Blessington in late October. The Society’s Premier Sale in Roscommon in November is the one they all look forward to. It has developed into a key event in the annual calendar.

New Shorthorn Beef Scheme – the new scheme was launched at Tullamore Show in 2016 by the Shorthorn Marketing Company in conjunction with ABP. The scheme is a welcome development in finding a market for shorthorn heifers and steers and in time it is hoped that it will increase the demand for the Beef Shorthorn bull for use in both dairy and suckler herds.

Gene Ireland Maternal Program – this initiative from ICBF has proved very successful for the Shorthorn breed with a number of bulls going through the program. It gives exposure to commercial farmers and increases the usage of Shorthorn genetics. The latest bull to join the program is Castlehaven Rocky, his straws should be available in early 2018. Also I must mention the new WHPR (Whole Herd Performance Recording) program launched by ICBF and I would encourage breeders to join it, as well as recording your data, one of the main benefits will be the new Stockbull Finder portal on the ICBF website as this is going to become an important tool when farmers go looking for their next bull so you need to be on the radar. Reliable recorded data will go a long way in helping to sell your animals.

Finally, I would like to thank our breeders the length breadth of the country for their support and commitment to the breed. Also I want to thank our President Phil Sheedy and all our Council members for their hard work during the year. I like to thank Mary O’Brien for all her hard work in the office. I must also acknowledge and thank the regional club members for their hard work in their respective areas running meetings, sales and promoting the breed at a local level. It doesn’t go unnoticed!

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2016 National Hall of Fame Recipient

Born into a herd of Shorthorn cattle, Michael exhibited his first bull in Carrick on Shannon in April 1963.

The bull was awarded Reserve Champion Shorthorn and sold for 535gns. Shortly afterwards Michael was able to buy his first car, a new Mark 2 Cortina costing ÂŁ525.

Down the years Michael has had considerable success in the Show ring winning many All Ireland titles for both Pedigree and Commercial cattle. Michael has adjudicated at many shows all over Ireland, and in Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and France - the highlight being invited to judge at the Royal Show in Stonleigh in 2002.

The first to import Salers cattle into Ireland in 1993, Michael was founder member of the Irish Salers Cattle Society in 2000, and served as Chairman for a 10 year period until 2009. Michael served as Chairman of the Pedigree Cattle Breeders Council from 2008 until 2011. In 2011 Michael was elected to the Council of the Irish Shorthorn Society and elected President of the Society for 2013 and 2014.

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2017 National Hall of Fame Recipient

Ricketstown Shorthorns was established in 1982.

P.J. and I purchased our first Dairy Shorthorn heifer at the dispersal sale of the Moyglare Herd where my late father John Farrell managed and our second heifer was purchased from the Ballingarrane Herd the same year.

We built our herd from these two animals we milked and fed the calves and made butter with the surplus milk. My Dad John Farrell was so proud of us for carrying on where he left off after his retirement on the day of the Moyglare sale.

The R.D.S. Spring Show was the highlight of every year for myself and my three sisters when were children we were brought by our parents to this prestigious show, we all had our jobs to do both at home and on show day. The competition was very strong the competitors were Ballingarranne, Friarstown, Glounlea, Nohoval, Cloughdubh, Kilfrush, Fruitfield, Carrowhubbock, Ransboro, Ballyart, Moatfield, Grousehall, Tournant, and Loughlinstown the herd my Dad managed, I probably have forgotten some herd names!

He won many big prizes each year including twenty six Champions in forty year.

P.J. and I began showing in 1983 our first show was the R.D.S. We brought our two heifers we came home with a second prize and that was a great achievement we were very pleased with ourselves. We went to several shows from then on Dad liked to come and help and he was a great inspiration we learned everything from him, he was a hard teacher he liked everything done right. In 1988 we had an amazing year at the R.D.S we won all the major prizes which included all of the cups in the Shorthorn section, for “Pair of heifers” “Female Champion” “Best Group” and ‘’Overall Champion’’ That was the only time all the cups were won by the same exhibitor. We continued showing all over the country and enjoyed great success. In 2002 we decided to suckle our cows and in 2006 we imported four beef Shorthorn heifers from the Croxton Park Herd and a Stock Bull from the Glenariff herd in the U.K. These were the first Beef Shorthorns imported in forty years; this was the start of our Pedigree Beef shorthorn herd. Our showing success at shows throughout the country winning many top prizes and a lot of silverware- including 7 times female champion at the R.D.S and 7 times Tullamore champion, we are the only herd to win both dairy and beef at Tulla-

Carmel Kelly, cerebrating this exceptional achievement with her family.

Martin he is a very ambitious young man and is encouraged by his lovely fiancée Annie, he has already fulfilled one of his ambitions in 2016 himself and P.J. brought Ricketstown Hurricane to the Stirling bull sales in Scotland and he won first prize and sold him for €6,500 His Granddad brought the first Irish Bull “Moyglare President” to Perth in 1979 for the late Mrs Pamela Fegan. Martin has high hopes for the future and is constantly researching new blood lines and keeping up with new trends. We have sold eight Bulls to U.K. breeders in the past couple of years; we have also purchased some females in that time too.

I feel very privileged to have known so many great people involved with Shorthorns and who worked tirelessly promoting and supporting each other. As for myself I served on the Irish Shorthorn Association as Chairperson and Secretary for a short time. I also was a founder member of the South Eastern Shorthorn Breeders Club where I served as Secretary for almost the length of time the club was running with the exception of a few years.

Our club together with South Western Club introduced Shorthorns to the N.P.A. we went from strength to strength and it was a great shop window for the breed.

To finish I have to thank my family my husband P.J, my children Carol, Fiona, Nicola, Patrick, and Martin for all the help and support over the years each one played their part. Without their help there would be no Ricketstown Shorthorns. I can’t forget my grandchildren; Conor and Laura who are with us at almost every show

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Regional Clubs

Contact club Chairman or society head office for the latest news on club sales and outings.

New regional members are always welcome to join, attend our gatherings and farm visits.

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Dennis Leamy, Irish international ruby player attended the Tullamore show 2016 to launch the partnership between abp and the Shorthorn Marketing Company (SMC). This new venture is operated privately by 4 members of the Irish Shorthorn Society.

L to R Michael McKeon, (SMC) Michael Conway, (SMC) Peter Lurttell, (SMC) Owen Ryan, (abp) John Clarke, (SMC) and Stephen Connolly (abp).

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Appreciation - the Late Charlie Murphy Charlie passed away peacefully on the 21st of April 2017 in the Oak Ward, at St John’s Community Hospital, Enniscorthy, at the age of 80.

He was born in Ferns in 1936, the third eldest of ten children born to Charles and Elizabeth Murphy, he was predeceased by his wife Bridie, his brothers Jack & Martin and sisters Kathleen, Susan & Sally.

Charlie married Bridie in 1960 and they lived in Camolin until 1995 at which time they moved to Ferns Upper.

Charlie was involved in many organisations over the years from the Ferns Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes to Bothar and more recently the Irish Kidney Association.

He had the honour of being elected President of Gorey Agricultural Show in 2012.

Charlie was a great ambassador of the Shorthorn breed. Charlie took great pride in his Shiloh herd and was one of the founding members of the Mount Leinster Shorthorn Breeders Club in 2001. He always kept the Shorthorn breed up there in the Ferns area as his herd could always be viewed by people as they passed his way. Charlie always put great value on the Shorthorn Dam and her exceptional mothering abilities.

Charlie will be very sadly missed at the Mount Leinster Club meetings and social gatherings. Charlie always played a key role in the club table quiz as Quiz Master. One of life’s real gentlemen, always friendly and efficient. Always cool, calm & collected. We offer our condolences to his four children Charlie, Eileen, Geraldine and Paul and his eight grandchildren and also his surviving brothers Bernard, Aidan and Tom and his sister Betty.

Ar Dheis de go raibh a anam.

Beef shorthorn cross British Frisian progeny

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Gavan Pedigree Shorthorns

Tradition

Quality

Performance

Breeding Shorthorns with breed character and added performance for modern requirements.

Contact: J.W. Benson, Larkhill, Keash, Ballymote, Co.Sligo Tel: +353 (0) 87 271 1326

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T.H. (Tibial Hemimelia)

Since this time hundreds of calves with TH have been identified worldwide.

Let it be understood if carriers are found in any of our herds just remember it can be dealt with through watchful and planned management. There is no need to be overly alarmed.

Studying the pedigrees of the affected and unaffected cattle has led to the conclusion that TH is a recessive disorder. For the calf to be affected it must have inherited the defective gene from both parents.

So What is T.H.?

This short extract from "It's all in the genes"

by Lana Kaiser DVM may help to explain…

Genetics 101

"Genes are things that make us what we are.

We get half of our genes from our mother and half from our father. The same is true for cattle (and all other mammals for that matter).

TH- The Journey Although Dr Dave Steffens, University of Nebraska, described TH in shorthorn calves in a paper published in 2000 in veterinary Pathology, it was the efforts of Dr Chuck Hannon, Indiana, who "chased down" calves with TH and obtained their pedigrees and Dr Jonathan Beever, University of Illinois, developed a genetic test for carriers of the defective gene.

TH is a disorder of multiple congenital defects seen in calves. Translated, the name refers to absence of all or part of the tibia (tibial = the bone between the knee and the ankle in humans or the stifle and hock in cattle and hemimelia = absences of all or part of a limb) But TH encompasses more defects than the name implies. TH is lethal, as the calf may be born dead, but if not dead the condition is incompatible with life. These cattle have large abdominal hernias (weakening of the abdominal muscles that allows intestinal contents to bulge out), twisted legs sometimes with absent or deformed bones. They may be cryptorchid (undescended testicles), have a meningocele (defect in the skull with tissue coming out) and a long shaggy hair coat.

TH was first described in Galloway cattle in the 1960's and in Shorthorn cattle in 2000.

Using genetic information from affected calves and their sire and dam, Dr Beever was able to determine the genetic defect was a deletion of part of the gene (i.e. part is missing), to identify the original bull that introduced the defect and to develop a genetic test to determine if cattle carry the defective recessive gene. Knowing the TH status of our Shorthorn and Shorthorn influence cattle will allow us to make informed breeding decisions, which of course is in the best interest of the breed.

The Bottom Line Knowledge is power, and knowing the genotype of our cattle will help us make breeding decisions that are good for our operation, our calves, our bottom line and our breed. How you approach this depends on your goals plans, market and the amount of risk you are willing to take with your cow and your calves."

TH Test The only way to get this knowledge of our cattle is to test. Weatherbys have a licence to conduct tests for TH in Ireland. This can be done from a hair sample.

It was decided back in 2009 by Council for the Irish Shorthorn Society that all males must be tested and should be TH free for the 2010 mating season. It was also recommended that all females should be tested on a phased basis and it was their ambition to get all females tested over the next few years.

It was accepted that there may be carriers of TH with other excellent traits that breeders may wish to retain or not lose, hence the programme of identification and management.

12 Procedures for testing as agreed with Weatherbys 1. Testing packs are available from the society's office on request 2. Such packs to Weatherbys Scientific enclosing hair samples with completed label & fee, and the relative pedigree certificate should be sent to office for stamping.

3. On receipt of results, certificates will be stamped in the following way; T.H.F (TH Free) T.H.C (TH Carrier) and T.H Free by Inheritance may be stamped where ancestors of the animal have been tested and are TH Free 4. Results will not be published but will be retained on file in society's office 5. Status of an animal may be obtained from the office by quoting the animals number and with the prior permission of the owner (which will be verified) 6. Sales catalogues will show status of animals for buyers guidance (Note - if animal is not tested for TH. It will state TH not tested) 7. Costs - Test using pack from society office TH only €22 Test using pack from society office TH with DNA €52 Any animals genomically tested can get a TH test for €5 extra.

It should be a priority for 2018 that all animals offered for sale have a TH status on the pedigree certificate.

It is a market concern at present as potential buyers are not aware of TH (Tibial Hemimelia).We must endeavour

As breeders we should be endeavouring to improve the health status of our herds. It is in best interest of the breed that in the near future all our registered shorthorn cattle will have T.H free or T.H free by inheritance stamped on their certificates.

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Paddy O’Callaghan: Just Reminiscing “Around the fire” It was such a great pleasure for me to spend a little time recently with one of Ireland’s true Shorthorn ambassadors. Reminiscing with Paddy O’Callaghan, The Kilfrush herd, just as I asked him which way will we go from here he throws a few more blocks on the fire.

Even this is well down memory lane itself. Gathering “Around the Fire was very much part of life as I was growing up in the 30s, 40s & 50s and perhaps long before. Those of us who have notched up such years will associate fireside chats. There was a weekly programme of story telling, music and song called “Around the Fire” on Radio Eireann. Speaking of such radio it operated on two batteries, one dry which could last six months and one wet which had to be charged every few months in a garage (motor mechanic) – now its press a button.

Were such gatherings organised, how did they happen?

To answer that is best done by quoting the seanachai, who would say “In my fathers time..”, gatherings could happen at cross roads/GAA pitches and did especially in summer months, winter times would see card drives regularity in the months before Christmas for turkeys were common, occasionally for a goose or even for a pig.

Card games in houses, by invite, ending with a song and a bit of music because John Joe (or somebody) brought a fiddle, or accordion or melodeon or John Joe just happen to have a mouth organ in his pocket.

Times were different, simpler perhaps but hard, money was scarce, early 30s saw an in calf heifer sell off the land for 13 schillings, a little later a cow to the factory could make 2 pounds, however all is relative.

Any long lasting outstanding memories of your early days?

Standouts hardly, but memories of a young fellow perhaps. My birthday 1936 about to have a party, excited waiting for cousins to arrive but it was their parents (my uncles) that arrived and spoke of the death of their brother in U.S., so my party was totally saddened and ended. I could not understand. To this day I clearly recall where I was in the garden, what was on the table and more. Another vivid memory I have of 1939 my father coming into the kitchen stating the news that war had been declared – World War 2. I just could not understand what was going on let alone why, but then I was only a young fellow. However as the years of the 40s rolled on I got to understand a little of the fall out from that 1939 day. Rationing of food, clothes and more became part of life. Coupons were needed to get your allowances of such items.

Compulsory tillage was brought in, LSF and LDF were formed. I saw them one day from Limerick barracks to Kilworth camps (near Fermoy) don’t know how they got home but the script writers of the day gave us a few songs about the times that were. Here is a line or two…

Bless them all, Bless them all, The long and the short and the tall Bless DE Valera and Sean McEntee

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A regular caller to sit “Around Our Fire” went to work with British Rail in Crewe 1944 (approx.) and his letters to us would have been opened and lines cut out for security reasons and what was left made little sense.

Moving on to another and perhaps a closer topic – Shorthorn cattle – what stories can you relate?

Well in the times we have just spoken about, Shorthorns were one of the dominant breeds – they were dual purpose and were on all farms.

As my younger days I took little notice of them – cattle were cattle. I do remember bull inspections which were held in villages or again at cross roads. Fairs were on the streets in most towns and villages. Inspections were for young bulls at which they were passed for licence and more particularly given a premium. This was important because who ever had a premium bull could charge for service. If a farmer wanted to introduce new bloodlines this was his route.

Such farmers in our area were the Quane family (Deerpark) the Finnan brothers – Jack in Kilross and Paddy in Lattin, Maurice Raleigh and the Dunne brothers, Jack and Ned in Mitchlestowndown. A farmer could call on any of these breeders, but he had to walk his cow/heifer to their bull. The said walk could have a few runs through open gates or up side roads so stay within walking distance was always a priority.

All of this required inspectors and they became very much part of the farming scene and regular callers to see your cattle and perhaps a taste of whiskey stock. In most cases these men were extremely sociable and became very good friends, they too were carriers of news and views and were always on for long chats. Tommy Alymer, Dan Cummins, Bill Carlos, Paddy Sweeney, Dermot Cahill and Austen Mescal who thank god is still with us.

Should you have some attractive stock these men would guide and encourage you to go to RDS show/sales. Should you do that and we did, it entailed taking the animals to Knocklong station late afternoon, putting them into horse wagons and off to Dublin in either a goods or the nightly mail train to arrive the following morning between 4/6AM. Of course a handler had to travel in that wagon. The last stage of the

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On return to cattle days the scene was so different. Road haulage was the order. R.D.S. revisited for the Spring Show entailed arriving at the grounds on Monday evening but checking in was an ordeal. Cattle had to be inspected, paper work and ear tattoos checked before crossing Simmons court road walking to their stalls. Go back to arrival base and haul all your show gear and feed to exhibitors box if one was ordered.

Water and feed the animals and bed them down. Now its time to feed the handlers.

You are ready to start now, when do you get finished and go home?

We are in for three days and go home on Friday. While the days are busy from 6/7am doing the usual cleaning out, feeding, washing, grooming and showing there were of course some breeds and great comradery existed amongst the people. Those store boxes accommodated many a good party, sitting on top of a bag of meal. While there was a lot of hard work there was some jovial fun as well. Most evening we would go for a meal around 7pm and on the way back to digs we always called to check the cattle, had a little judging competition of our own – a few like minded cattle people, good fun and ball hoping – comradeship at its best. If the official day judge disagreed with our views – too bad.

It was so sad to see the Spring Show go. Those magnificent trophy's in their cabinets on display through the year.

While “Around the Fire” occasions may have diminished it would be a pity if the concept was totally lost in the “interest of progress” but that is the danger in the busy modern world of today. However, there were many more people who contributed a lot of their life to the Spring Show. John Farrell from Moyglass Stud, a gentleman and I benefitted greatly from his knowledge and advice. Other characters, such as Jim Norton, George Fennell from Ballinagrane, Michael O Sullivan from Cloughduv.

There are lots of stories and views of other people that we should hear but too long to put

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James Whelan | The Ballylaffin herd

James farms at Dunlavin, Co.Wicklow, along with his wife Marie, daughters and grandchildren. The origin of the herd dates back to 1944 when Michael Donovan from West Cork gave James’s father a present of a shorthorn heifer as a wedding present.

Subsequently a Shorthorn herd was established at Ballylaffin and shorthorns were milked there until 1997 when James decided to go for a less demanding lifestyle and started to breed beef Shorthorns.

Now the herd is 90% pure bred beef Shorthorn. James speaks warmly of a great bull ‘Kilkerrin Declan’that he bought from late Tom O’Brien, Labasheeda, Co. Clare which bred lovely stock for him and formed the basis of his herd today.

Today he runs a Coppertop Bull ‘Glann Thomas’, and is also very excited about a young Sprys Patents Ace Bull ‘Doon Heathcliff’ he has purchased from John Clarke’s Doon Herd.

Heifers are sold at the annual Mount Leinster Sale.

Bull weanlings are sold into the new Shorthorn Marketing Company Scheme, which James feels is a great development for the breed.

James loves the Shorthorns for their ease of calving, docility, vigorous calves and plenty of milk.

Challenges to the breed James feels are getting more people to breed shorthorn

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Catherina Cunnane (thatsfarming.com) Interviews Martin Kelly Ricketstown Beef Shorthorns

PJ, Carmel and Martin Kelly farm a herd comprising of twenty Pedigree Shorthorn cattle under the ‘Ricketstown’ prefix in Rathvilly, Co. Carlow.

The family herd dates back to 1982, however Martin’s Grandfather Jack Farrell was a herd manager for various Shorthorn herds dating back to the late 1940’s, up until his retirement in 1982.

His involvement and management of Shorthorn herds throughout the country, sparked Martin’s interest in the breed and now deems the Kelly family, third generation Shorthorn breeders.

‘I was reared in a family who always had a great interest in the Shorthorn breed, so therefore it was inevitable that my interest would develop and it did from a very young age.

My parents PJ and Carmel bought their first Shorthorn heifer in 1982 at the Moyglare dispersal sale and they also bought a heifer in the same year from Ballingarrane Estate. That particular heifer was Ballingarrane Lady Winsonia 72nd and she won the prestigious RDS Show four times.’ Martin explained.

‘Having been reared in a family which such a strong interest in the breed, I of course wanted to carry on this tradition. They are also a very docile breed and easy to work with.’ He added.

Martin’s believes that the key to producing any top-quality suckler herd is an emphasis on the breeding programme, involving the selection of the best available genetics.

‘We use selective AI in some of the early calvers, strategically picking certain bulls for particular family lines, which helps to broaden the genetic pool. Our stock bull ‘Podehole Elite’ is used on most of the herd. We are very selective in the process of choosing genetics we use mainly foreign bulls from U.K, Canada and Australia’ Martin explained.

The Kelly family commenced showing shortly after the establishment of the Ricketstown Herd and scooped the RDS Champion of Champion Awards seven times in total and were the only herd ever to win all of the cups in 1987, claiming Tullamore Supreme Champion title for a whopping seven times and Reserve Champion numerous times.

The Ricketstown Herd exhibited at a total seven shows during the Summer of 2016, taking home top honours five times and the Reserve Champion title at three shows. Scooping the All-Ireland Shorthorn, two-year-old heifer class title in Mullingar and Interbreed champion, was one of the

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The most recent venture for the Ricketstown Herd, was the exhibition of a total of five pedigree Shorthorn cattle at Tullamore Show. Continuing on their winning streak, the family took home Male and Reserve Shorthorn champion title, with the herd’s stock bull ‘Podehole Elite’ weighing a notable 1400kgs, with this being his debut show appearance. Podehole Elite, a Trojan son carries on from the glorious success of his father, who was Interbreed Champion at Yorkshire and Highland Shows back in 2011. Trojan has been renowned for siring bulls that have topped sales, securing bids of 14,000 gns.

Podehole Elite Reserve Champion Tullamore 2016

‘We crossed the border and brought a bull to Sterling Sales Scotland in February 2016. ‘Ricketstown Hurricane’ was two years old and weighed 1.080 kilos. He was deemed first prize-winning senior bull and sold for 6,100 gns.’ Martin said.

Ricketstown Shorthorns are members of the Irish Beef Shorthorn Society since 2007 and also offer animals for sale at the Annual Show and sales hosted by the Society.

‘At the Premier Sale, we have had Champion three out of the last four years. ‘Ricketstown Elijah; was Champion in 2012, he didn’t sell on the day. He was exported to a pedigree breeder in the UK. ‘Liz was champion in 2014, a daughter of Alta Ceder Samurai, she sold for the second highest price on the day. We were awarded champion title with ‘Rosette’ in 2015, a lot which was purchased by Caramba Shorthorns. On top of this ,we have exported five bulls to the UK in the past two years.’ Explained Martin.

For Martin, the highlight for him since commencing farming with Shorthorn cattle was selling a bull in, as his Grandfather brought over a bull to the same sale in 1979 and it was something that he always wanted to do.

‘We were also the first herd to import live Beef Shorthorn cattle into Ireland in 2009, which was the first time this was conducted in 40 years.’

Ricketstown Hugo

Loughlinstown Imperal

Ricketstown Goldfinger

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Port Shan Shorthorn Farm

Frank Whitney and the ‘Port Shan Herd’ We run a 25 Cow Pedigree Beef Shorthorn Herd and farm 90 acres in Leitrim Village on the banks of the River Shannon in Co Leitrim. My father Bernie, began breeding shorthorns in the early 1980's. His first pure bred shorthorn stock bull was bred by Jim Bohan and the bull was Drumrane Joxer. At the time, the herd was a Friesian Milking Herd and my father left the milking and moved to suckler farming. We started out with a lot of Angus and Blue Angus cattle as well as Blood Reds. It took a long time to come to a field of roan and red shorthorn cattle but we are now there today. Time and patience pays in the end. We like our traditional type cattle and we went with Shorthorn and have stuck with them to this day.

Over the last 30 years we had the following Stock Bulls:    

Drumrane Joxer bred by Jim Bohan - out of Tourant Sir James and a Castletroy Smasher Cow Glann Lightening bred by the Flatleys - out of Oldmill Dominic and a Ballygarrane Belgold Cow Cornee Major bred by Sean Kilraine – out of Kilkelly Major and a Newbliss Broadhooks Boy 3rd Cow Cavan Melbourne bred in Scotland

Our current bull ‘Rockville Clohessy Dice’ bred by Anthony Dockery – out of Creaga Dice and a Bushypark Enda 4th Cow. Most of our cow families are bred from our stock bulls over the years and today we currently use very little AI. In Port Shan Herd quality stock is important and 'what you see is what you get' is my motto. I don't have too much belief in the shampooing and dolling up as a good beast will show itself any day. Here we like to breed beef shorthorns that are structurally correct, displaying depth and width with good bone, head and length and economical to maintain. We like the beef shorthorn for their calving ease, motherly nature, quiet temperament, fertility levels and their size which suits northwest of Ireland farming. We are fortunate as the majority of our land is limestone, it has the ability to flesh cattle with little or no meal feeding required.

We have a good market for heifers which we sell at sales or off the land to both pedigree and commercial breeders. The bull trade is somewhat more difficult but it has improved and we sell the majority of our bulls off the field. We believe we can compete with all other breeds in the marketplace as the beef shorthorn may have a significant role to play in the future of farmers breeding plans. There is no doubt that we can serve the suckler and dairy farmers well for stock bulls but as a whole more needs to be done to educate farmers of the benefits that the breed has to offer.

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John Mullooly - Lavally Herd

Lady Amy exhibited by John at the Spring Show , RDS in 2000

Lady Jane exhibited by at Carrick-0nShannon Sale day in 1997

John Mullooly, of the Lavally Herd, has been breeding Beef Shorthorns for as long as he can remember! Based in Strokestown Co.Roscommon, John keeps purebred Beef Shorthorns along with his herd of pedigree Angus and Herefords.

While always having had an interest in the breed for their dual purpose and docile nature, his herd began after encouragement from long-time friend and well-known Strokestown breeder, Larry Lavin of the Sloehill herd, during the many trips they took together to the Kilfenora sales. It was there that Larry bought one of John’s first pedigree cows which came from well-known Irish pedigree breeder Michael O'Flaherty of the Tierlaheen herd, in Ennistymon, Co. Clare and from then on, his herd has gone from strength to strength. John has also been actively involved in the development of local and national Shorthorn clubs including being one of the founding members of the Irish Shorthorn Breed Society which was set up in 2004 when a number of Shorthorn breeders came together from all over the country.

John has had many successes over the years and although he has never kept his own pedigree Shorthorn stock bull, he has strengthened his herd with a variety of bulls including Kilfrush Vantage, Kilkelly Major, Mohill Jack, Annaly Leo and Moydrum Castle King.

He is a regular exhibitor at shows and sales and continues to show his pedigrees every summer. Being a lifelong member of the Strokestown Show Society, he has showed there every September and has had the Champion there many times. He also exhibits at many of the local shows in his area including Elphin, Castlerea and Roscommon.

Among the many prize winners, some of his best-known winners include Lavally Lady Amy, who won the senior heifer class at the RDS Spring Cattle Show in 2000.

As a member of the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society, John has sold many Shorthorns in Carrick on Shannon over the years. One of his highlights was the sale of Champion Lavally Lady Jane during the April sale in 1997, a yearling heifer sired by Newbliss Broadhooks Boy 3rd and off his first pedigree cow Tierlaheen Amy 3rd. On the same day he sold a second yearling heifer Lavally Lady Joan, a red heifer sired by Tullig Green Rover and off another of his founding stock Tierlaheen Margo 3rd.

More recently among the many Shorthorns sold, John had the Reserve Champion Male at the Premier sale held in Roscommon in November 2014 with 'Lavally Ronan' who was the first son of the imported Canadian sire Kenlene Winston to be sold in Ireland and is now breeding in the Lickeen herd in Co.Clare. At the Spring Shorthorn sale in Roscommon in April 2016, John had the male Champion, Lavally Sir James a bull by Dovea Sir James. In addition, at the recent premier sale held in November 2016 John sold the Reserve Champion heifer Lavally Katie out of Kenlene Winston.

John and family are looking forward to expanding their herd in the future, continuing to improve their Shorthorns and building on the past success of the Lavally herd.

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Glann Shorthorns

All Ireland Sr. bull calf Strokestown 2016 & Reserve “Star of the Future� Tullamore Show

Commercial Champion

All Ireland Reserve

Carrick-on-Shannon WF

Jr. Heifer calf 2017

Glann Beef Shorthorns, Kilkelly, Co. Mayo, Tel: | +353 (0)87 202 2875

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John Woods, is a Beef Shorthorn breeder from Loughlinstown, Ratoath, Co. Meath. John's interest in Shorthorns steams from his childhood memories on the farm which has been in the Woods family ownership since the 1936.

John's Grandparents Edward & Mary Kate Woods keep Shorthorn cattle, John particularly remembers his grandparents milking a Red Shorthorn cow and a White Shorthorn cow. In 2011, (as a treat to himself for his 40th birthday) John reintroduced Shorthorns to the farm and has steadily build up the herd size to 30 breeding cows. 50% are pedigree Beef Shorthorn and the remaining cows are first cross Shorthorns bred from the dairy herd. These are then crossed again with a Beef Shorthorn bull to produce a very functional cow, John's commercial breeding program is producing some wonderful commercial cows that are proving to have sufficient milking ability, with very tidy udders, they're easily calved and very docile. (most are blue roans in appearance making them exceptionally easy on the eye).

John, sells his male calf's to a local feedlot and heifers are sold as replacements into commercial / pedigree herds. John believes there is an increased realism among farming families that our stock must produce effectively and efficiently. Our cows must earn their keep, and if the end game is to produce beef, the cow on your farm has to ensure that her progeny gets the best start in life.

John's Beef Shorthorn cross breed cow will do just that and all the early indicators to John's breeding programme is proving a success.

John tells us that he will always research the pedigree bloodlines before making a purchase. Where possibly he will visit the herd from which he intends buying from. This is to establish the quality of Dam and to make a visual assessment of the maternal line which he feels is so important.

In recent years John purchased half sisters with the same maternal line from the Caramba herd at their on-line sale. John's mainly uses AI on his pedigree cows and seeks out easy calving Beef Shorthorn bulls.

Over the past 5/6 breeding seasons John has used HC Free Spirit, Spry's Patient Ace, and Kenlene Winston 16X which produced Hillberry Mike, John thought so much of Hillberry Mike and the other progeny he had seen from Kenlene Winston that he made a decision to collected semen.

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Hillberry Mike, AI code SH4139 is available fr om Dunmasc genetics at just 12.00 per str aw. The genetic mix produced a low birth weigh of 42kg, with a LWG per day of 1.5kg (verified by ICBF) and peaked at 1.8kg LWG per day. To order straws contact: Dunmasc on +353 (0)86 3607641

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Profile : Brian Daly Castlefield Commercial Suckler and Dairy Herd.

Pictured: Left is progeny from Ballinlig Kizer autumn calved 2017 and Right is Ballinlig Kizer. Both pictured in November 2017.

Brian Daly has a farm based in the heart of Ireland in Co.Westmeath located just outside the town of Moate. Brian is running a very successful family farm that has been passed down through generations within the Daly family.

The Daly farm is a medium sized farm with a mixture of both a suckler cattle and dairy cattle.

Brian’s interest in shorthorns came from Terry Middleton who worked as a helper on the farm with Brian from time to time.

Terry is a pedigree beef shorthorn breeder and Brian took keen interest in the breed when Terry bred a bull called “Ballinlig Kizer”. Terry had always informed Brian about how good the beef shorthorn breed was from being docile, healthy and easy fleshed cattle. Ballinlig Kizer caught Brian’s eye from a very young age. Brian seen Kizer regularly at shows and on the Middleton farm. When Terry mentioned he was selling Ballinlig Kizer, Brian was keen to purchase the bull which he proceeded to do so.

Brian was curious to see what this traditional shorthorn bull would bring to his Aberdeen Agnus and Dairy herd.

Brian decided that he would run the bull on the suckler herd mostly and on some dairy cows to see what his progeny would be like. Brian wasn’t long in growing his grá for the pedigree shorthorn breed when he seen the good quality cattle he was getting from this bull. Brian says that using the shorthorn bull has “kept his meal bills down!” as they are easy fleshed animals. Brian said that his steers are very easy feed. Brian also went on to say that when you go out to his herd “you can easily pick out his shorthorn cross cattle as they are the healthy, glowing and well fleshed cattle” . Brian does not regret his decision in purchasing the excellent five-star bull, which has brought a high breed status to his herd.

Brian was extremely happy with the blue colour he got from crossing the beef shorthorn bull with his Aberdeen Agnus and Dairy cows. Brian advised that the shorthorn calves are very easy calved and they rarely need assistance.

Brian now has his first generation of heifers from Ballinlig Kizer ready to calve down at the back end of this year, one of the progeny has already calved. Brian advised that the heifer that calved has a nice bag of milk and she stayed very docile even after calving and that her calf was a very healthy calf.

Brian keeps his heifers as replacements and sells his steers as store cattle. Brian went on to say “that shorthorns have a place in every herd, they are healthy fresh cattle” .

Pictured is a calf sired by Ballinlig Kizer

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Bushypark is one of the must renowned Beef Shorthorn herds in the country. John & Mary Keane's herd has enjoyed unrivaled success in both the show ring and regularly receive top prices for their award winning herd. At the 2017 RDS agriculture awards, where recognition is awarded to best livestock breeders in the country each year. The RDS Irish Shorthorn Society, Champion of Champions award went to the Its being a remarkable couple years for the Bushypark herd. As we have seen home bred cattle excel at local and national shows. Bushypark Tiger full brother to Bushypark Cherry 2nd won the Intermediate bull calf All Ireland class held at Strokestown 2016. Tiger was sold following his win to Scottish breeders Grace & Jack Ramsay of the Millerston herd.

Bushypark Cherry 2nd, Twice All Ireland Champion as a calf & yearling. The National Bred Champion at Tullamore 2016 and received the 2016 Champion of Champions award.

Roisin Keane with Bushypark Tiger: sold to Scottish breeders Grace & Jack Ramsay of the Millerston Herd at just 8 months old.

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If 2016 didn't finish on a high, 2017 near matched that years success. When Bushypark Beauty 9th secured the famous Paul Barry All Ireland yearling trophy, this was the 3rd time Bushypark has won the title, and the 1st breeder to reach this milestone which in itself highlights how difficult the Paul Barry is to win.

Bushypark Beauty 9th: Secures the famous Paul Barry & All Ireland yearling title.

It’s the 3rd time that Mary & John Keans’s Bushypark Herd has won this prestigious cup.

In the sale ring Bushypark has achieved, many top prices for their genetics and love to see their breeding go on and do well in other herds. One such success is that of Bushypark Ultra, sold to the Caramba herd off his mother. The 1st calf crop from Ultra produced the 2017 Roscommon's Premier sale male champion, The 2017, All Ireland Sr. Bull calf was won by a son Caramba Kinvara, Ultra has also sired the 2017 Northern Ireland heifer calf champion with Caramba Libby's Lady, owned by

Some herd photos taken by Alfie Shaw who purchased his new foundation female from the Bushypark herd, for his young son James and the Glebefarm pedigree herd. (photo inset)

Mary & John were delighted that their long time friend and Shorthorn mentor Paddy O'Callaghan was able to join in the celebrations at the RDS Champion of Champions awards.

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In the lush green pastures of the golden vale in Effin, Co. Limerick, lies the home of the Ballyshonakin herd of shorthorns owned and bred by John (Jack) and Nora Hudner. The story as told by Jack begins when he inherited the home farm from his father along with the herd of shorthorns that he still breeds from to this day.

Jack still remembers how back in 1948 he took a bull to a fair in Charleville on a Saturday. on this particular day he did not sell the bull so he walked home with him and a few days later he attended a sale in Killmalock. Here he was awarded a first prize cup for the bull’s excellence, as a result the bull got sold.

Jack has shown many of his herd at bull inspections in Effin, Killmalock and Charleville. Animals have never been bought into this herd, instead Jack breeds through his own dams and uses AI. Bulls used include High Field Improver & Tournant Sir James. he also used Mohill Jack and Slievebhui Prince and before all these The Deer Park Bulls but The Sir James line was his favourite.

In his herd jack keeps dual purpose shorthorns. he has won 1st and 2nd prizes for these animals at Ennis show and sale. At Killfinora mart about ten years ago , he sold a 6 month old heifer to Mr. Richard Sheehy Mountrussle (r.i.p) for £4,150 . this is the highest priced heifer that has ever been sold in Ireland which jack is very proud of and which he would regard one of his highest achievements in his herd.

As he ages he sells his stock locally at Killmalock mart in December. His cows are ready to be calved at spring time in March and April. As old tradition he still ties his cows tied up in a byre. His labour is done manually by him and his wife to maintain his bucket fed calves.

The strength of the breed, as Jack put it is longevity, docility, fertility and easy calving which he regards as the best quality. There was once a Deer Park cow in the herd that lived for a long 19 years. He maintains that a lot of good shorthorns were lost to export in the past and sees foreign breeds and competition with continentals to be the biggest threat to the breed. He holds the idea that moving from traditional breeding you will induce hard calving and that this is not what the shorthorn breed was intended for. He is not a fan of the Main Anju breed. Ease of calving is Jack’s priority, he says, “a vigorous healthy calf is always preferred to a soft sleepy lump of butter”.

Jack hopes to maintain a strong herd of Shorthorns for as long as possible. to ensure everything is up to date he keeps a little black book which he consults if he needs any of his herd details or information. In this book, you will find his cow families which are cowslip Daisy, Bessie, Tulip and more recently Anne.

Nora & Jack Hudner with fellow traditional shorthorn breeder John O’Malley. Stables still in use, & one Jack’s Ballyshonakin traditional cows.

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Ricketstown Beef Shorthorn

Spring Premier Sale 2017

Premier Sale 2016

Champion

Champion

Champions from the Ricketstown Herd

Premier Sale 2015

Premier Sale 2014

Champion

Champion

Ricketstown Beef Shorthorns Proven genetics for both Pedigree & Commercial markets.

Visitors always welcome Stirling Bull Sales Feb 2016

Tel: Martin +353 (0)87 982 1117

Class winner

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Herd Profile | Charles Farrell After retiring from a full time job, Charles Farrell owner of the Portroyal Herd started a suckler herd on his 40ha farm at Dromard in West Sligo. Shorthorn was his preferred choice of suckler cow, so he purchased his first heifer, a Shorthorn, at Manorhamilton Mart in 2000. He followed this with further purchases, of registered and commercial cattle, at the Moyside Club sales in Castlerea.

In the early years Charlie used AI, mainly Winalot Rodney and Sliabhbui Prince. He then purchased a stock bull, a son of Kilfrush Vantage 2nd in Castlerea. A Spring calving herd, Charlie sells his stock on farm and at the Moyside Club sale, where he won the Flately Shield for the best commercial heifer in 2015.

A hard worker on behalf of the breed, Charlie rarely misses a Moyside Club meeting and spends three days on the Shorthorn Stand at the Ploughing Championships talking to breeders/potential breeders as well as selling tickets.

He describes the Shorthorn cow as a hardy, easily maintained cow with plenty of milk and docile. Being disappointed with the price received for his Shorthorn bull weanlings, Charlie purchased a Charolais bull last year. However, he sees greater prospects for the Shorthorn with the new Beef Incentive Scheme. He says the better price for the Charolais X weanlings comes with the cost of extra labour when calving, and

Charlie being presented with the Flatley Shield at the Moyside Sale

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Herd Profile | Kieran Mc Allister

Kieran McAllister runs a 20 HA farm just outside the village of Aclare in South Sligo. One of the Ambassadors of the Shorthorn breed in Connacht, if not the whole if Ireland, Kieran purchased his first Shorthorn, a heifer calf named Ballinagrane Jenny Deans 15th, at the Ballinagrane dispersal sale in 1990. From this heifer calf Kieran grew his herd to the present 10 cows, all still retaining the Jenny Deans name.

The first bull he bred was exhibited at the bull sales in Carrick on Shannon where he was awarded Shorthorn Champion and sold for 1200gns. A believer in owing a stock bull rather than using AI, Kieran’s second last bull, Shoehill Roger 2nd, was purchased from the late Larry Lavin, Strokestown. A son of Mohill Jack, this bull proved an excellent purchase as he worked in the herd for eight years and sired most of the top cows in the herd today.

Kiran’s current stock bull, Bethlehem Jonny, was All Ireland calf champion in 2015 and was purchased from his breeder, Tom Fox, Glasson, Athlone at the Shorthorn Society sale that same year.

Kieran, now assisted by his son Leo, calve their cows in Spring from February onwards. He sells most of his stock on the farm, a high proportion to North of Ireland customers and the remainder at the Moyside Club’s annual sale in Castlerea.

Kieran has donated a Cup for the best pedigree bull calf in Connacht, judged annually at Bonniconlon Show. This class is keenly contested and highly valued by the winner each year. He also sponsors the Kieran McAllister shield for the Champion female at the Society’s Premier Sale in Roscommon each November.

Asked what he thought was the future for the breed, Kieran says he has attended recent sales and seen the number of customers at each sale and based on this he thinks the breed has a very bright future with interest increasing each year.

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Commercial—Beef Shorthorn crosses (SHX) Commercial driven success from the Dockery brothers Elphin, Co. Roscommon. Louie & Anthony have for years now seen the benefit of crossing their pedigree Beef Shorthorn bull to their AAX cows. Below are two exceptional examples of calves sired by Beef Shorthorn stock bull Fanore Leader 2008.

Above: SHX Bull calf, | Below: SHX Heifer calf, Photo’s taken at 10 months, both calves sired by Fanore Leader 2008

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Agri Expo Broadway Carlisle Commercial success for Rosie Leach in the Native Baby Beef competition at the Agri Expo Broadway Carlisle, Nov. 2017. Rosie’s calf Dolce is sired by Irish bred Beef Shorthorn bull Carrarock Chalkie out of a 3/4 bred SH, 1/4 bred British Blue Dam. Dolce is the first commercial progeny sired by Chalkie and she continues the very successful trend of Chalkie’s Pedigree progeny, who’s success in the show ring include All Ireland winners, Champions at Tullamore, Balmoral, & Stirling, his female progeny have sold to over 5k. Chalkie was purchased back from the Leach family after their 2016 breeding season, and is once again

Carrarock Chalkie, stock bull at Caramba and bred by Padraig Chalke.

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2016—All Ireland Showing titles

●Bonniconlon Show 2016

All Ireland Beef Shorthorn Cow, in-Calf or Calf at Foot.

1st

Creaga Gipsy

Noel and Lisa Dowd, Loughglass, Creggs, Co. Galway.

2nd

Cabra Bliss

John Clarke, Rathlee, Easkey, Co. Sligo

●Mullingar Show 2016 All Ireland - Beef Shorthorn Senior Heifer 1st

Ricketstown lovely 176

P.J./C. & M. Kelly, Ricketstown, Rathvilly, Carlow.

2nd

Blackvalley Glitter

Noel and Lisa Dowd, Loughglass, Creggs, Co. Galway.

3rd

Podehole phantasy Heidi

P.J./C. & M. Kelly, Ricketstown, Rathvilly, Carlow.

●Limerick Show 2016 All Ireland - Beef Shorthorn Yearling Heifer 1st

Bushypark Cherry 2nd

John Keane, Kilfenora, Co.Clare

2nd

Fanore Aoife

Noel and Lisa Dowd, Loughglass, Creggs, Co. Galway.

A very happy breeder!

John Keane and his yearling heifer Bushypark Cherry 2nd wins the Yearling All Ireland at Limerick 2016.

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●Mohill Show 2016 All Ireland - Beef Shorthorn Senior Bull 2016 1st

Creaga Logic

Noel and Lisa Dowd, Loughglass, Creggs, Co. Galway.

●Strokestown Show 2016 (All Ireland Calf Classes) All Ireland Beef Shorthorn Senior Female Calf 2016 1st

Bethlehem Demi

Tom Fox, Athlone, Co.Westmeath

2nd

Rockville Red Rose 366

Anthony Dockery, Elphin, Co. Roscommon

3rd

Kilbeagh Roan Princess 2nd

Joe Doherty, Charlestown, Co. Mayo

All Ireland Beef Shorthorn Intermediate Female Calf 2016 1st

Ardnaskea Angel 4th

2nd

Ardnaskea Groovy 3rd

3rd

Caramba Erin’s Kiss

Pat Hehir, Inagh, Co. Clare Pat Hehir, Inagh, Co. Clare Tom Staunton, Kinvara, Co. Galway

All Ireland Beef Shorthorn Junior Female Calf 2016

1st

Millbawn Aoife

Conor Craig, Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford

2nd

Caramba Rothes Kalon

Tom Staunton, Kinvara, Co. Galway

3rd

Annfield Caroline

J and M Kelly, Ballinlig, Moate, Co.Westmeath

All Ireland Beef Shorthorn Senior Male Calf 2016 1st

Glann Fenian 1st

Flatley Family, Kilkelly, Co. Mayo

2nd

Kilfrush Patent

Pat Hayes. Lisnagry, Co. Limerick

All Ireland Beef Shorthorn Intermediate Male Calf 2016

1st

Bushypark Tiger

John Keane, Kilfenora, Co.Clare

2nd

Creaga Malibu

Noel Dowd, Loughglass, Creggs, Co. Galway.

3rd

Bethlehem Star

Tom Fox, Athlone, Co.Westmeath

All Ireland Beef Shorthorn Junior Male Calf 2016 1st

Caramba Ultra Kebbie

Tom Staunton, Kinvara, Co.Galway

2nd

Annfield Charles

J & M Kelly, Ballinlig, Moate, Co.Westmeath

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Caramba Beef Shorthorns Tommy Staunton Kinvara, Co. Galway, Ireland Tel: +353 86 6047 333

stauntontommy Chalkie's still the boss at Caramba Would like to thank everyone for their on-going encouragement in supporting and promoting our wonderful breed. As the beef shorthorn continues to drive forward we aim to keep up and push forward the excellent pool of genetics available for us all today. Wishing you all every success for the coming year.

Caramba Hottie Koo

All Ireland winners, Lancealot, Hottie Koo, & Kinvara,

Caramba Leyenda del Norte ET

1st European progeny sired by Northern Legend 3N Dam: Diamond Hilary Susan 47H

Sire: Highlander, Calf: Hottie Lulu, Dam: Caramba Hottie, Progeny of Chalkie, also Dam to Hottie Koo

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Carrarock Chalkie

Spring of 2018 will be the 3rd Caramba Beef Shorthorn young stock breeding sale. We are very grateful for the huge support at our 1st online sale in 2016, and again in 2017. All lots sold exceptionally well, to many parts of the UK & Ireland. We’re very thankful to all sale supporters, visitors and most of all to our buyers. The 2018 sale offering will include all our females born between Jan & Apr 2017 plus a select number of our best young bulls. We welcome you to join us again in 2018, this year’s sale will be a one day only online sale, scheduled for Saturday 21st April 2018. Farm open day Saturday 14th April. However you are welcome to visit any time prior to the sale date by appointment.

This year’s sires include, Carrarock Chalkie, Heir Apparent of Longfield, Bushypark Ultra, & HC Free Spirit.

Once again we provided free transport direct from our farm to your farm anywhere in Ireland or the UK. Full details and sale schedule will be available on our Facebook page or call Tommy on +353 86 604 7333.

Lot 17

Lot 9

Caramba Leprechaun, sire Heir Apparent of Longfield.

Lot 5

Lot 6

Lot 3

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2017—All Ireland Showing titles

●Bonniconlon Show 2017 All Ireland Pedigree Shorthorn Cow-in-Calf or with 2016 born Calf at Foot 1st

Creaga Heidi

Noel and Lisa Dowd, Loughglass, Creggs, Co. Galway.

2nd

Gortnadrass White Rose

James and Peter Gormley, Ballymote, Co.Sligo

●Mullingar Show 2017 All Ireland Pedigree Beef Shorthorn Heifer born in 2015 1st

Balgay Happy Heathermaid

2nd

Fanore Aoife

P.J./C. & M. Kelly, Ricketstown, Rathvilly,

Noel and Lisa Dowd, Loughglass, Creggs, Co. Galway.

●Limerick Show 2017 All Ireland Pedigree Beef Shorthorn Heifer . Born on or between 1st January and 31st 1st

Bushypark Beauty 9th

John Keane, Kilfenora, Co.Clare

2nd

Creaga Medow

Noel and Lisa Dowd, Loughglass, Creggs, Co. Galway.

3rd

Gortnadrass Crystal

James and Peter Gormley, Ballymote, Co.Sligo

Bushypark Beauty 2nd or John Keane Overall Champion and 2 in row All Ireland titles.

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â—?Strokestown Show 2017 (All Ireland Calf Classes 2017) All Ireland Beef Shorthorn Senior Female Calf 2017 1st

Caramba Hottie Koo

Tom Staunton, Kinvara, Co. Galway

2nd

Ardnaskea Dolly 2nd

Pat and Rachel Hehir, Inagh Co. Clare

3rd

Ricketstown Lilly 224

P.J./C. & M. Kelly, Ricketstown, Rathvilly, Carlow.

All Ireland Beef Shorthorn Intermediate Female Calf 2017 1st

Glann Jane

Flatley Family, Kilkelly, Co. Mayo

2nd

Ardnaskea Mimi

Pat and RachelHehir, Inagh, Co. Clare

3rd

Caramba Erin’s Kiss -

Tom Fox, Athlone, Co.Westmeath

All Ireland Beef Shorthorn Junior Female Calf 2017 1st

Annfield Dawn

Joseph and Martin Kelly, Ballinlig, Moate,

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Glann Ruby 1st

Flatley Family, Kilkelly, Co. Mayo

3rd

Ballinlig Adeiline

Terry and Amelda Middleton,, Ballinlig, Moate,

All Ireland Beef Shorthorn Senior Male Calf 2017 1st

Caramba Kinvara

Tom Staunton, Kinvara, Co.Galway

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Ardclay Kickass

Conor Murphy, Tullow, Co. Carlow

All Ireland Beef Shorthorn Intermediate Male Calf 2017 1st

Bethlehem Hurricane

Tom Fox, Athlone, Co.Westmeath

2nd

Creaga Nord

Noel Dowd, Loughglass, Creggs, Co. Galway.

3rd

Bethlehem Wolf

Tom Fox, Athlone, Co.Westmeath

All Ireland Beef Shorthorn Junior Male Calf 2017 1st

Caramba Lancelot

Tom Staunton, Kinvara, Co.Galway

2nd

Lissarulla Earl 4th

Gerry & Karen Fox, Oranmore, Co.Galway

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The very beautiful surroundings of Mount Briscoe held its first ever Traditional Breed show. With Martin Kelly of Ricketstown shorthorns securing the day's overall champions title. What a fabulous day's entertainment for all the family, its surely a venue not to be missed in 2018!

Caramba Erin’s Kiss, Reserve

Traditional cows! Traditional dress! Milking cows!

Horned Cows! Shorthorn cows all were at Mount Briscoe in July.

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The Great Yorkshire - England's Premier Agriculture Event. Home to the Beef Shorthorn English National Show. The 2017 event was held between 11th & 13th July. Judging this years show was by Bill Landers who runs the renowned Crainsmore Herd with his wife Jane and their children Bobby & Katie. This years Overall Champion was Millerston Jester, owned and exhibited by Tracy & Mark Severn, and bred by Grace & Jack Ramsay. The Reserve Overall Champion was Podehole Gypsy Kayla, bred and exhibited by Sally & Charles Horrell.

Champion: Millerston Jester, owned & exhibited by

Reserve Champion: Podehole Gypsy Kayla, bred & exhibited by Sally & Charles Horrell.

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Show persons, owners & breeders, onlookers, rain, sunshine, we snapped Mark & Jack, Bill & George, Graham, Charles, & Ian., masters and madams, Mr & Mrs, Sally & Jane, Andrew & Lisa there were smiles all round from sirs and no sirs they were all at the Great Yorkshire!

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Bushypark Jumbo Semen available New - Beef Shorthorn bull

Exportable Semen Bushypark Jumbo, is not for the faint hear ted J umbo is an outstanding Beef Shor thor n bull br ed by Mary & John Keane of the Bushypark Herd.

If stars matter this fella has them all! Jumbo was purchased by Tommy Staunton for his Caramba Herd who has secured a limited amount of semen to offer for sale.

The first calf sired by Jumbo was born into the Caramba herd in January 2018, Caramba Mumbo Jumbo excellent quality calf, great conformation, bone and structure that is typical of animals with Bushypark bloodlines.

Bushypark Jumbo is recommended for mature cows only.

Semen is exportable to all countries.

Priced at â‚Ź50.00 per straw, Minimum 5 straws. Value packages available for 5 plus straws Contact: Tommy Staunton for distribution details.

Email: tommy.staunton@gmail.com Pedigree:

â‚Źuro-star Index (Feb 2018)

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100% Traditional Irish Pedigree Knockagarry Improver 868

Exportable Semen

Knockagarry Improver 868, br ed by Richar d Lee to secur e tr aditional Ir ish lines that ar e fast in decline here at home. Improver was purchased by John O’Malley and ran with a select group of traditional females in the Qunflo herd. Improver’s calves were born unassisted with birth weights between 35kg to 40kg.

The Deerpark genetics is possibly Ireland’s best exported line and can be found in many Canadian, USA and Australian pedigrees. We’re very grateful to both Richard & John for protecting this line and giving us the opportunity to collect semen of which we are offering a very limited amount for general sale.

Knockagarry Improver 868, is safe to use on heifers.

Priced at €50.00 per straw - Minimum 5 straws. Value packages available for 5 plus straws.

Contact: Tommy Staunton for distribution details.

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Moygara Herd / Michael & Dan McKeon Moygara, Gurteen, Co. Sligo Phone: o86 885 8052

JUST ARRIVED , our new stock bull COXHILL KARL Sire: Glengloy Callum Dam: Glenisla Flower D784Purchased privately in Scotland, Karl is a full brother to the £18,000 gns Ballylinney Glen, sold in Carlisle in 2015.”

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Instead feed it at home and have the animal carry it for you!!

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Niamh Darker, Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow winner of the Flatley Senior Young Handler Trophy Limerick Show 2017. Niamh retained the title from 2016.

Rooskey Shorthorns est. 1997 Tommy & Anne Shryane Rooskey, Ballaghaderreen,

Co. Roscommon.

Sires being used: Paintearth Rama 53U Sprys Exclusive J13 Lismacool Jerome Stoneyroyd Halcyon Matrix

Email: noreen1216@hotmail.com Contact Tommy: 087 1346835

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KILBRIDE SHORTHORNS ARDNASKEA SHORTHORNS

EST. 1991

Nationwide show winners

KIERAN MC ALLISTER

All-Ireland Prize winners Pat Hehir, Inagh, Co. Clare

100% Beef Shorthorn Herd

Contact: 0862521484

Kilbride, Aclare, Co.Sligo Tel: 071-9181052

Tintrim Anthony & Marie Mc Namara Scariff, Co. Clare

Expiration Date:

00/00/00

Email: anthonymctintrim@hotmail.com | Phone: 061 921561 or 087 9712152

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Kilbeagh Shorthorns Joe Doherty Lurga, Charlestown, Co. Mayo Contact: 087 2590112 | 094 9254633

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Premier Sale Report 2016 Courtesy of the Irish Farmers Journal - Shane The Irish Shorthorn Cattle Society held its annual premier show and sale in Roscommon livestock mart and achieved a clearance rate of almost 90% for females. While averages were back by €100 on 2015 levels, they remained relatively static at €1,770 for 30 heifers sold. However, trade continued to be difficult in the male ring, with only 50% of the bulls on offer selling on average to slightly over €1,500.

While Northern buyers were prominent for a number of the top-priced animals, exports dropped to 25% (nine animals), compared with 40% last year. This may have contributed to the slight decrease in average.

Topping the trade at €4,500 was Rockville Dainty 348 from Anthony Dockery, Elphin, Co Roscommon.

Carrying five stars on the replacement index both within and across breed, she is sired by homebred Rockville Rowanberry. She found a new home across the border at Cherryvalley Farms, Co Antrim.

In total, Anthony sold six of the seven heifers he had on offer to average over €2,250. These heifers were born between January and November 2015.

The judge on the day was John Brosnan, Killarney, Co Kerry, breeder of the Glounlea Shorthorn herd. He found his female champion in the form of Martin Kelly’s Ricketstown Belle 194.

This polled heifer is the first daughter of Nevada Nitetime to be sold in Ireland and from the same line as Ricketstown Hugo, the all-Ireland champion in 2014. Unfortunately, Belle failed to meet her reserve on the day and left the ring unsold.

Claiming reserve championship honours in the female ring was Lavally Katie from John Mullooly, Strokestown, Co Roscommon. Sired by Kenlene Winston 16x, this January 2016 heifer is out of a homebred Dovea Sir James Daughter. She sold for €2,000 to James Foley, Cornageeha, Co Sligo.

Second-top price in the females went to one of the younger animals in the sale, the February 2016-born Graigue Willow 16th, which met her reserve at €2,500. Exhibited by Alan Gibbons, Strokestown, Co Roscommon, she is sired by Glenisla Explorer 825 and was purchased by Sligo breeder Benjamin Slang.

Males In the male ring, John Brosnan awarded the champion sash to Kilfrush Patent from Patrick O’Callaghan, Co Limerick. Patent secured the reserve champion all-Ireland in the senior bull class at Strokestown in September. Sired by Sprys Patents Ace G38, he met his reserve at €2,050, selling to Mary Coleman, Co Galway.

Standing second in the class to the champion, Lismacool Oscar followed Patent all the way to the end to secure the reserve championship male sash. Bred and exhibited by local Elphin breeder Padraig Flanagan, Oscar is a September-born son of Brickeens Smasher. Meeting his reserve of €1,500, he sold across the border to Enniskillen breeder Eric Lindsay.

Topping the male section and selling for €3,000 was the 10-month-old Ballinlig William from Terry and Amelda Middleton, Moate, Co Westmeath. Bova bull Waukaru Coppertop 464 was the sire behind this one, with the dam Ballinlig Jazza Bella being a homebred Lissoy Jumbo daughter. This bull again went north, to Jim Sloan, Co Down.

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Philip & Caroline Salter, Rea, Skibbereen, Co. Cork Tel: | +353 (0)86 819 1775

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Premier Sale Report 2017 A large crowd descended on Roscommon Mart on Saturday November 11th for the Society’s annual Premier Sale. From early that morning there was a buzz with strong interest in the Show which started just before 10am. Kieran Flatley gave a commentary on the animals as the paraded around the ring. The Judge David Alexander from Ballymena owner of the Craigfaddock herd tapped out his prize winners in each class with Caramba Ultra Kern K188 a Bushypark Ultra son bred by Tom Staunton taking the Male Champion and Bethlehem Hurricane a Bethlehem Breeze son bred by Tom Fox taking the Reserve Male Champion.

There was a really strong entry of females on the day. The Female Champion was awarded to Rockville Anna 385 a Fanore Leader 2008 daughter bred by Anthony Dockery. The Reserve Champion female was awarded to Ardnaskea Dolly 2nd a Paintearth Rama daughter bred by Pat Hehir.

The sale began great excitement and prices taking off at a blistering pace. The Top priced female was Martin Kelly’s Ricketstown Milicent Kim sold to a Northern Ireland breeder Mr. Richard Henderson, Croft Shorthorns, Tyrone for €4,600. The Champion Female Rockville Anna 385 was purchased by Pedigree breeders James & Jerry Pye, Tullaghan, Co. Leitrim for €3,500. Anthony Dockery owner of the Rockville herd had seven heifers on offer and they sold for a record average of €3,085 per head ranging in age from 8 to 20 months. The top priced male on the day went to the Ballinlig herd for a second year in a row with their bull Ballinlig Buddy an April 17 born Creaga Java son bred by Terry and Amelda Middleton sold to a Northern Ireland breeder Mr. James Mc Grath, Omagh, Co.Tyrone. There Male & Female Champions / Top priced animals

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Caramba Beef Shorthorns annual sale of

breeding Heifers & young Bulls (14 homebred Heifers & 4 Bulls) Online platform: www.pedigreesales.co.uk Online Sale date: Saturday 21st April, 2018 starting at 3pm Pre-sale farm open day: Saturday 14th April 2018 Meeting location: Mother Hubbards Kilcolgan, Co. Galway 10.30am Light refreshments available.

Contact: Tommy Staunton Tel: +353 (0)86 604 7333 Email: tommy.staunton@gmail.com

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Caramba Beef Shorthorns Online Sale generates local & UK interest.

Caramba Katrina €5200.00

Caramba Rothes Kissable €5000.00

Sold to Graham Hunt UK

Sold to Cathryn Williamson UK

Caramba Keystone €4200.00

Caramba Kebbie €2500.00

Sold to Graham Towers UK

Sold to Declan Molloy Mayo

Caramba Ultra Kelt €2300.00

Caramba Clipper Koo €3000.00

Sold to Phil Sheedy Tipperary

Sold to Ciaran O’Connor Sligo

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April 2017, was the 2nd Caramba Beef Shorthorn online sale and similar to 2016 breeders from across Ireland & the UK were keen to secure Caramba genetics. Topping the trade at the 2017 sale was Caramba Katrina K171 at €5,200. This yearling heifer is sired by stock bull Carrarock Chalkie. She sold to Graham Hunt of the Sowerby Parks herd in north Yorkshire, making her one of six lots to find a new home in the UK. Following close behind was Caramba Rothes Kissable at €5,000. Another yearling daughter of Carrarock Chalkie, Rothes Kissable is a full sister to Caramba Rothes Hottie, Balmoral female champion in 2015. again going to the UK, this time to Scotland and the newly established Balnespick herd of Cathryn Williamson. Balnespick also secured Caramba Lovely Kalon K186 at €2,900.

This yearling heifer is sired by Bushypark Ultra and secured the reserve all-Ireland heifer calf championship in 2016.

Topping the male trade and selling for the next best price of €4,300 was Caramba Keystone K174. This well-made 15-month-old roan bull achieved 1.2kg liveweight gain per day since birth. Sired by HC Free Spirit 6Y, he was secured by Megan Towers of the Greenley herd in Northants, England. Towers also secured a heifer at the sale, Caramba Secret Koo, at €2,300. Sired by Caramba HaHa, a son of Carrarock Chalkie, Secret Koo’s half-sister sold to Wales at the previous year’s sale.

The 2016 all-Ireland junior bull calf champion Caramba Ultra Kebbie K190 generated local interest and a winning bid of €2800.00 secured this young bull for new breeder Declan Molloy, Co Mayo.

Caramba Clipper Koo sired by Bushypark Ultra was purchased as a foundation female by Ciaran O’Connor county Sligo for €3000.00.

Last of the bulls to sell was Caramba Ultra Kelt K187 at €2,300. Sired by Bushypark Ultra, Successful buyers here were the Sheedy brothers of Tipperary for their well-known Clashagad herd. The brothers Caramba Beef Shorthorn pre-sale on farm open day.

The 2018, Caramba online sale is Saturday the 21st April starting 3pm. Pre-sale on farm open day is Saturday 14th April. Online sales platform at www.pedigreesales.co.uk (14 yearling heifers & 4 bulls will be offered in 2018)

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The Shannonside Shorthorn Breeders Club Sale Report Ennis Mart 2017 A large crowd gathered on Saturday the 7tth of October at Ennis mart, to watch the 107 lots on offer from the Shannonside Shorthorn Breeders Club go through the ring. With the quality and numbers on offer ,buyers came from all corners of Ireland, with many lots purchased by buyers from Northern Ireland.

There were 59 weanling heifers on offer ,which were a very strong trade . Weanling heifers sold from 660 Euros to the top priced weanling heifers lot 33 Bushypark Beauty at 2200 Euro. This Rowanberry Francis daughter was purchased Cherryvale Shorthorns Co Antrim. Hot on the heels of this was lot 40 Knockature Vicky from Mr PJ Devitt Inagh Co Clare . This Bushypark Snowball daughter sold for another 2200 Euros, purchased by Mr James Muldowney Ballylehaun Shorthorns Co Kilkenny.

With a limited supply of quality weanling bulls, they sold from 550 to 920 Euros .

There was 27 Maiden Heifers on offer, they sold from 850 Euros to 1950 Euros.

The top priced maiden heifer lot 84 Ballydavid Mary Rose owned by Mr Thomas Roycroft Dunmanway Co Cork,bred by Mr Sean Kilkelly Co Galway. This Meonhill Fire Fox heifer was purchased for 1950 Euros by Mr Declan Molloy Claremorris Co Mayo.

There were 13 in calf heifers on offer they sold from 1020 Euros to top price of 2450 Euros . This heifer presented for sale by Mr Phil Sheedy and purchased by Mr Gerard Nallen Crossmolina Co Mayo.

The Shannonside Shorthorn Breeders Club , would like to thank Clare Marts at Ennis for all their help in the sale. We would like to thank our sponsors for their continued support. We would also like to thank our members for continuing to support the sale ,by supplying us with quality cattle year in year out . On a personal note I would like to thank the officers of the club and the other club members who helped at the sale. Thanks to Mr John Brosnan for judging, and for a job well done !

Finally we would like to thank our customers , and wish them well with their new purchases without you there would be no sale ,and with you in mind we strive to have a good supply of quality cattle at Ennis every October..

The next Shannonside Shorthorn Breeders Club Sale is Saturday October 6th Ennis 2018 , we hope to see you there.

Disclaimer: While the utmost care has been taken by the Irish Shorthorn Society publications committee to ensure all information is correct at time of print they are not responsible for any errors or omissions which may have occurred.

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Moyside club on tour, 2016 / Graigue & Caramba visits Moyside Shorthorn Club on tour on Saturday 3rd September 2016, We had our annual trip on this occasion . We visited two of our fellow breeders in Co. Galway, Mr. John Cronin and Mr. Tommy Staunton. We received a warm welcome from both John and Tommy and we got to see some of the finest examples of beef shorthorn cattle you could wish to see.

We started at John Cronin - Graigue Herd near Loughrea where John and Daniel showed us around their fantastic herd. We saw a fine selection of maiden heifers and then a truly special herd of cows and calves....... what a treat.

From there we travelled onto Kilcolgan where we met Tommy and had some refreshments before going to see his stock. Tommy took has around his farm where we got to see some truly exceptional shorthorns. Our host explained the various bloodlines and outcrosses he has used and still uses to achieve the results he has from his breeding and to get to the level he is at now.

We were especially pleased to see the famous' Carrarock Chalkie 'who is the foundation for a lot of 'Caramba' beauties and was bred by one of our own Mr. Padraic Chalke.

We surely had a wonderful day with John and Tommy and their families and friends while we were together as club members, The journey home seemed to fly as we had so much to talk abour after our club day out. A special mention must go to Mr. Joe Doherty of the

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Moyside club on tour, 2017 / Clashagad herd visit Moyside Shorthorn Club on tour in 2017 with a fantastic visit to the renowned herd of brothers Phil & Pat Sheedy in Co. Tipperary. We viewed fantastic cattle with very select breeding lines both Phil and Pat are dedicated to our breed and they were more that willing to share their knowledge and expertise.

CLASHAGAD HERD Sheedy Brothers Clashagad, Roscrea, Co Tipperary Contact: Phil 087 2567291 | Pat 086 1024660

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CONEY ISLAND GENETICS Fully licenced EU approved independent bull stud Do you want to collect semen from your prize winning bull?

Do you want to protect your bull’s bloodlines?

Semen collected from beef and dairy bulls

Also available; On-farm semen collection service Bull fertility testing service Contact; Brendan Regan

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Key dates for 2018

Sale Dates 

Saturday April 28th 2018

Irish Shorthorn Society Spring sale Roscommon Mart. 

Saturday November 10th 2018

Irish Shorthorn Society Premier sale

Roscommon Mart.

Important Show Dates 

Sunday July 9th 2018

Mullingar Show 2018 - All Ireland Pedigree Beef Shorthorn Heifer born in 2016 

Monday August 6th 2018

Bonniconlon Show 2018 - All Ireland Pedigree Shorthorn Cow-in-Calf or with 2017 born Calf at Foot 

Sunday August 26th 2018

Limerick Show 2018 - All Ireland Pedigree Beef Shorthorn Heifer . Born on or between 1st January and 31st 

Saturday September 8th 2018

Strokestown Show 2018 - All Ireland Pedigree Beef Shorthorn Calf Classes both Bull

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Ricketstown Millicent Kim

Ricketstown Beef Shorthorns Kelly family | Email: kelly.martin13@yahoo.com Tel: Martin +353 (0(87 9821117 | Home: +353( 0) 59 9161213 ricketstownshorthorns | Visitors welcome by appointment.

Stock bull | Podehole Elite

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Purchased by Caramba Beef Shorthorns, Stirling bull sales 2016 as the Reserve Intermediate Champion, was used on autumn calving heifers & calf’s were born without assistance. “Highlander in our opinion is a bull to make cows with a frame to calf them easily” Semen collected for Europe, UK, & World markets. Available now enquiries / distribution Contact: Tommy Staunton | Mobile: +353 (0) 86 6047333 Email: tommy.staunton@gmail.com

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