The proceeds of the 12th Castledermot threshing and vintage working day will go towards sending a team of four Irish shearers to the world championships in France.
The world shearing championships are to be held in Le Dorat, France, in July 2019. \ Philip Doyle
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A fundraiser is to be held in Kildare on 30 September in aid of the Ireland sheep shearing team heading to compete in the world championships.
The proceeds of the Castledermot 12th annual threshing and vintage working day will go to the team, as they prepare for the competition in Le Dorat in France in July 2019. Admission is €5 for adults and kids go free.
The team
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Machine
Ivan Scott: Guinness world record holder for fastest time to shear a sheep (37.9s).
Denis O’Sullivan: Irish U-21 eight-hour lamb record (384).
Blade
Peter Heraty: Five All-Ireland titles in a row and Irish nine-hour ewe blade record (326).
Martin Hopkins: This is his first world championships having started blade-shearing at age seven.
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A fundraiser is to be held in Kildare on 30 September in aid of the Ireland sheep shearing team heading to compete in the world championships.
The proceeds of the Castledermot 12th annual threshing and vintage working day will go to the team, as they prepare for the competition in Le Dorat in France in July 2019. Admission is €5 for adults and kids go free.
The team
Machine
Ivan Scott: Guinness world record holder for fastest time to shear a sheep (37.9s).
Denis O’Sullivan: Irish U-21 eight-hour lamb record (384).
Blade
Peter Heraty: Five All-Ireland titles in a row and Irish nine-hour ewe blade record (326).
Martin Hopkins: This is his first world championships having started blade-shearing at age seven.
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