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Angus
The Aberdeen Angus classes saw the most entries of all at this year’s Oldcastle Show. The McEnroe family secured the top place on the day as Liss Myrlo with her March calf at foot (pictured above) impressed judge Albert De Cogan.
Bred by John and his family only a stone’s throw from the showgrounds, the winning cow was sired by stock bull Mogeely Lord Harrow and has already picked up a number of rosettes this year including a first prize at the Aberdeen Angus all-Irelands in Newry.
A yearling heifer from the McEnroes’ outfit (pictured above) also went on to claim the reserve Angus championship.
John’s Angus champion later went on to secure the show’s supreme championship when all of the day’s champions were pitted against each other.
Dairy
Patrick Gaynor from Mullaghlands, Mullagh, Co Cavan, went home claiming the supreme dairy champion of the show. His best dairy cow in calf or milk winner and overall champion had the dam Talent Red Susie and the sire Razel Missed.
Gaynor also claimed the reserve dairy champion rosette, this time with his class-winning best dairy heifer with no more than two teeth. The sire of this heifer was Lad P Red and it is a half-sister of the overall champion in the dairy section.
Commercial
Clive and Roy Stevenson, Aughtiard, Letterkenny, Co Donegal, claimed the top spot in the commercial ring. The Donegal family impressed the judge with their Limousin heifer (pictured below).
Sired by Furey Action, the winner was also the champion at the Finn Valley Agricultural Show.
Coming in second place, and behind the Stevensons, was Jason Teague. Jason who travelled from Tenelick, Co Longford, got the reserve champion title with his Charolais cross heifer (pictured below).
Simmental
Sarah and Hugh Murray impressed judge Michael Oliver in the Simmental ring. The Murrays, from Parkwood, Moate, Co Westrmeath, saw red with their Shilo Jackpot Simmental (pictured below). The winner had the dam Glen Cait and the Sire Kilbride Farm Delboy.
Coming in second was also a male calf from the Murrays’. Born after the 1 September 2016, he was out of dam Race View Royal Bounty and sired by Kilbride Farm Bantry.
Charolais
The champion Charolais animal at the Louth Show reappeared at the Oldcastle Show to claim another title for its herd.
Martin Clyne from Coolarty, Edgeworthstown, Co Longford, displayed his Charolais male calf ‘Cassina Nelson’ (pictured above) and claimed the red rosette again. Richard Poyntz guided the animal to victory around the ring.
John and Paul Kingham from Culloville, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, came second with their Charolais heifer (pictured below).
The reserve champion was sired by Allanfauld Bagabond and with the dam Derry Harney Outstanding.
Hereford
Awarded the champion Hereford title were T & A Fitzgerald, Glebe House, Mountemple, Moate, Co Westmeath. The female Hereford champion was from the Grianan herd and the impressive cow with calf at foot (pictured below) had the sire Nationwide.
Coming in to claim the reserve rosette was Sean McKiernan, Corlismore House, Corlismore, Co Cavan. McKiernan also impressed the judge with his herd’s cow and calf at foot.
Limousin
Meath man Gareth McGuinness from Julianstown secured the supreme Limousin title with his Limousin heifer Elite Kiah (pictured below).
The winner had the dam Carwin Hillary and the sire Aultside Hulk.
Claiming the second-place prize was William Smith. From Millbrook, Oldcastle, Co Meath, William came second with his pedigree calf born after 1 August 2016 (pictured below).
Belgian Blue
A long journey for Clare man, Thomas O’Doherty, was made worthwhile after he won the supreme champion in the Belgian Blue ring.
Sired by Kantona, the champion (pictured above) was from the Doc’s Blues herd, situated in Mullagh, Co Clare.
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