Vintage tractor collectors will have an opportunity to get their hands on some rare and beautifully restored vintage tractors at an auction in the yard of the late Richard S Moynan, at Woodview House, Ballacolla, Co Laois on Monday next December 8. The auction aims to sell 25 of the late Richard’s impressively restored tractors, all running and in fully restored condition. There will also be some unrestored tractors, in a unique event of its kind.
There will be a wide range of other vintage items included in the auction by Richard Malone, auctioneers based at Templemore, Co. Tippeary and Athy, Co. Kildare. These range from some very interesting and rare tractor and horse drawn implements, many of which are in good condition, while others are ripe for a restoration project.
Among the machines to be auctioned will be Ferguson and Massey Ferguson vintage tractors, petrol, TVO and diesel. The gem of the auction is a rare Ferguson Brown tractor from the 1935’s, which is running as sweetly as the day it left the tractor factory.
On the Ford side there will be a Fordson Super Dexta and Pre-Force 2000 included. There will be a number of early David Brown tractors in the auction, ranging from a VAK model to the most recent, a red David Brown 900 model.
Other interesting tractors to be auctioned on the day include a single cylinder Steyr, which was a locally worked tractor. All of the tractors in the auction were locally sourced and all were restored by the late Richard S Moynan, over many dedicated years.
The auction location is Moynan’s yard just off the M8 motorway at junction 3 taking the Rathdowney direction.
A video of the tractors including the Ferguson Brown running sweetly can be seen on www.farmersjournal.ie/tv. We will bring you the auction results in next week’s Journal.
Chris Young – an appreciation
The death occurred recently of Chris Young, who had a lifetime career in the Irish farm machinery industry. Chris, who was originally from Silvermines in North Tipperary, began his farm machinery career at Sherrards of Santry, Dublin in 1958, when the Cork-based DH Sherrard Ltd opened its first branch.
Chris was manager at Sherrards until it closed in 1981, during which time he saw the introduction of the John Deere ranges of tractors to Ireland in 1966, followed by John Deere combine harvesters one year later. He later joined Harvest Machinery Ltd as general manager and was a significant driving force behind the current success of the Claas Jaguar self-propelled silage harvesters in Ireland.
Chris was president of the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association from 1976 to 1978, where he made a strong impression on behalf of the Irish farm machinery industry at the CLIMMAR, European dealers association meeting in 1977. He was a far-seeing man with a very pleasant disposition, always easy to engage in conversation and always good company to be with.
To his wife Mary and family Samuel, John, Christopher, Miriam and Tadhg, we extend our deepest sympathy.
MM
50 years ago: the Irish Farmers Journal in 1964
As I looked through the Irish Farmers Journal of November 25 1964, some notes struck me. The headlines over those November weeks included some of the following:
Provision for the “daughter at home” Succession Bill.Southern Co-ops to federate.NFA and ICMSA unity talks at standstill.Wheat growers move towards peace with millers.So what’s changed, you might ask. One interesting note of change was that Lough Egish Co-op was pioneering a move to bulk milk collection. The co-op was preparing to invest in a 3,500 gallon (15,750 litre) capacity bulk milk tanker costing £5,000 in order to reduce the cost of milk collection. In time, the tankers heralded the demise of the 78 strong fleet of tractors and trailers used for milk collection by the co-op.
Other snippets included comments from the then Minister for Agriculture, one Charlie Haughey, who told the Dáil in a debate about the Land Bill that he had “passion for home-made bread.” Two weeks later, he was at the dinner following the National Ploughing Championships which were held on Edward Walsh’s farm at, Danesfort, Kilkenny. He is reported as having danced with the Queen of the Plough, a young Eileen Brennan, and told her that he, “hoped to handle her as well as she handled the plough.”
In the small ads pages, Atkins of Cork were advertising a French-made Buisard cab for tractors for £33, while a Lambourn tractor cab cost £23. A secondhand TVO Fordson Major was being offered for £100, while a Ferguson 20 TVO tractor, in running order, was offered for £50.
Other interesting adverts included four Friesian heifer calves for £30 each and 13 shares in the Roscrea Bacon factory, about which the advertiser, with the then popular advertising box number, was open to offers.
Irish Farmers Journal Vintage Diary
Date Event Location Contact
8 December Richard Malone Vintage Auction, Ballacolla Laois 086-2559842
10 December Over the Water Vintage Club Road Run Wexford 085-1740984
13/14 December Durrow Diecast Model and Toy Show Laois 086-8860598
27 December Sixmilebridge Christmas Road Run Clare 086-3746944
27 December Anglesboro Community Council Tractor Run Cork 086-2549014
27 December Ballynahinch Vintage Ploughing Event Down 028/048-90813225
28 December Barney Greene Tractor Run, Man O’War Dublin 086-0813725
Vintage tractor collectors will have an opportunity to get their hands on some rare and beautifully restored vintage tractors at an auction in the yard of the late Richard S Moynan, at Woodview House, Ballacolla, Co Laois on Monday next December 8. The auction aims to sell 25 of the late Richard’s impressively restored tractors, all running and in fully restored condition. There will also be some unrestored tractors, in a unique event of its kind.
There will be a wide range of other vintage items included in the auction by Richard Malone, auctioneers based at Templemore, Co. Tippeary and Athy, Co. Kildare. These range from some very interesting and rare tractor and horse drawn implements, many of which are in good condition, while others are ripe for a restoration project.
Among the machines to be auctioned will be Ferguson and Massey Ferguson vintage tractors, petrol, TVO and diesel. The gem of the auction is a rare Ferguson Brown tractor from the 1935’s, which is running as sweetly as the day it left the tractor factory.
On the Ford side there will be a Fordson Super Dexta and Pre-Force 2000 included. There will be a number of early David Brown tractors in the auction, ranging from a VAK model to the most recent, a red David Brown 900 model.
Other interesting tractors to be auctioned on the day include a single cylinder Steyr, which was a locally worked tractor. All of the tractors in the auction were locally sourced and all were restored by the late Richard S Moynan, over many dedicated years.
The auction location is Moynan’s yard just off the M8 motorway at junction 3 taking the Rathdowney direction.
A video of the tractors including the Ferguson Brown running sweetly can be seen on www.farmersjournal.ie/tv. We will bring you the auction results in next week’s Journal.
Chris Young – an appreciation
The death occurred recently of Chris Young, who had a lifetime career in the Irish farm machinery industry. Chris, who was originally from Silvermines in North Tipperary, began his farm machinery career at Sherrards of Santry, Dublin in 1958, when the Cork-based DH Sherrard Ltd opened its first branch.
Chris was manager at Sherrards until it closed in 1981, during which time he saw the introduction of the John Deere ranges of tractors to Ireland in 1966, followed by John Deere combine harvesters one year later. He later joined Harvest Machinery Ltd as general manager and was a significant driving force behind the current success of the Claas Jaguar self-propelled silage harvesters in Ireland.
Chris was president of the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association from 1976 to 1978, where he made a strong impression on behalf of the Irish farm machinery industry at the CLIMMAR, European dealers association meeting in 1977. He was a far-seeing man with a very pleasant disposition, always easy to engage in conversation and always good company to be with.
To his wife Mary and family Samuel, John, Christopher, Miriam and Tadhg, we extend our deepest sympathy.
MM
50 years ago: the Irish Farmers Journal in 1964
As I looked through the Irish Farmers Journal of November 25 1964, some notes struck me. The headlines over those November weeks included some of the following:
Provision for the “daughter at home” Succession Bill.Southern Co-ops to federate.NFA and ICMSA unity talks at standstill.Wheat growers move towards peace with millers.So what’s changed, you might ask. One interesting note of change was that Lough Egish Co-op was pioneering a move to bulk milk collection. The co-op was preparing to invest in a 3,500 gallon (15,750 litre) capacity bulk milk tanker costing £5,000 in order to reduce the cost of milk collection. In time, the tankers heralded the demise of the 78 strong fleet of tractors and trailers used for milk collection by the co-op.
Other snippets included comments from the then Minister for Agriculture, one Charlie Haughey, who told the Dáil in a debate about the Land Bill that he had “passion for home-made bread.” Two weeks later, he was at the dinner following the National Ploughing Championships which were held on Edward Walsh’s farm at, Danesfort, Kilkenny. He is reported as having danced with the Queen of the Plough, a young Eileen Brennan, and told her that he, “hoped to handle her as well as she handled the plough.”
In the small ads pages, Atkins of Cork were advertising a French-made Buisard cab for tractors for £33, while a Lambourn tractor cab cost £23. A secondhand TVO Fordson Major was being offered for £100, while a Ferguson 20 TVO tractor, in running order, was offered for £50.
Other interesting adverts included four Friesian heifer calves for £30 each and 13 shares in the Roscrea Bacon factory, about which the advertiser, with the then popular advertising box number, was open to offers.
Irish Farmers Journal Vintage Diary
Date Event Location Contact
8 December Richard Malone Vintage Auction, Ballacolla Laois 086-2559842
10 December Over the Water Vintage Club Road Run Wexford 085-1740984
13/14 December Durrow Diecast Model and Toy Show Laois 086-8860598
27 December Sixmilebridge Christmas Road Run Clare 086-3746944
27 December Anglesboro Community Council Tractor Run Cork 086-2549014
27 December Ballynahinch Vintage Ploughing Event Down 028/048-90813225
28 December Barney Greene Tractor Run, Man O’War Dublin 086-0813725
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