The Black Beauties Suffolk Female Sale takes place at Blessington Mart on Saturday 14 November, commencing at 1pm with over 100 lots catalogued.
The sale will feature 84 in-lamb shearling ewes, 15 ewe lambs and two recipient ewes, with females consigned from some of Ireland’s leading Suffolk flocks.
The offering includes a strong selection of females from flocks with established records in the show and sale rings.
Among the larger consignments are award-winning Annakisha, Blackwater and Clyda Flocks owned by the O’Keefe family, Mallow. Their entry includes a full sister to the Supreme Champion at the 2025 South of Ireland Championships.
Also featuring prominently are the Castleisle and Shannagh Flocks owned by the Wilson family of Raphoe.
They will be joined by an impressive line-up of entries from leading flocks, including Malinhead, Finnvale, Ballinatone, Glyde, Screen, Railstown, Bonyglen and Barrowlands.
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Making their debut at the sale are Western Suffolks, who will offer for sale their supreme champion from the West of Ireland Championships.
The catalogue features an impressive line-up of leading sires, both among the females on offer and the service sires. These include breed record holder, 200,000gns Salopian Solid Gold (sold at Lanark Auction Mart 2021), Limestone Springbok and 2025 sire of the year; Malinhead Cannonball.
Also represented are Ballinatone BT Buddy, 2023 sire of the year; Blackbrae AB President, current sire of the year; Castleisle Dancing Brave, Limestone Dream Maker (reserve Irish sire of the year 2026) and Forkins Dark Eye.
The Black Beauties sale will offer a tremendous selection of Suffolk females for both established breeders looking to further their genetics and new breeders looking to establish flocks with top quality bloodlines from proven flocks.
All lots consigned are Bluetongue vaccinated and export eligible. Online bidding is available on MartEye.
Online bidders can register to bid by contacting JP & M Doyle on 00353 4903201 or Mart Office on 00353 45865107. Assistance with transport for online bidders will be available.
Sale begins at 1pm with viewing available on the morning of sale.
