Map: how many suckler cows are in your county?

Can you guess which county has the most suckler cows in Ireland?

12 May 2018

Suckler numbers have dropped in 21 counties.

Beef cow numbers per county. / ICBF

County Galway has the highest number of beef cows in Ireland for the second year running, according to the latest statistics from ICBF.

In total, the tribe county has 103,449, which is 25,000 higher than Co Mayo, which had the second highest beef cow population.

The five counties with the highest numbers were:

Galway – 103,449

Mayo – 77,397

Clare – 72,335

Cork – 70,001

Tipperary – 56,734

Overall, suckler numbers dropped in 21 counties in Ireland, falling by 10,400 between 2016 and 2017.

It marks a worrying trend, given that beef calf registrations to date have also dropped in 2018.

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