The Mulligan and Parke families took home the big prizes at the Irish Aberdeen Angus national calf show at the showgrounds in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim, on Saturday.
There were nearly 70 calves catalogued and the judge was Dallas Allen of the Stouphill herd in Northumberland. While a relatively new herd, it has progressed massively in a short period of time and produced a bull which was purchased by Irish AI centre Dovea Genetics last February.
Male champion
He found his male champion in the form of the Mulligan family’s Clooncarne Rossiter. This November 2018-born bull is sired by Westellen Diego and goes back to a homebred dam by Clooncarne Frank. The Mulligans are coming off a strong year of showing including taking the junior championship at this year’s Tullamore Show.
The reserve spot went to the second prize-winner of the same class Drumbeera Everest U241. This November 2018-born bull also claimed a number of top accolades in the summer. Sired by Caurly Nationwide, Everest was bred by Thomas and Patrick Beirne but was secured not too long ago by breeder Albert De Cogan.
Female champion Coolmoney Rosita V924.
In the female championship, Dallas tapped forward Coolmoney Rosita V924 as the overall champion. Bred by the northern Ireland-based Parke family, this heifer was reserve junior champion at this year's Clogher Valley show.
Sired by Aynho Rossiter Eric, the March 2018-born heifer is out of a homebred dam by Coneyisland Legend.
Standing reserve female champion was Molloy Sheena from Brian Faughan. Born January 2019, she is a daughter of Rawburn Enigmatic and out of a Rosemead Karona-bred dam.
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The Mulligan and Parke families took home the big prizes at the Irish Aberdeen Angus national calf show at the showgrounds in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim, on Saturday.
There were nearly 70 calves catalogued and the judge was Dallas Allen of the Stouphill herd in Northumberland. While a relatively new herd, it has progressed massively in a short period of time and produced a bull which was purchased by Irish AI centre Dovea Genetics last February.
Male champion
He found his male champion in the form of the Mulligan family’s Clooncarne Rossiter. This November 2018-born bull is sired by Westellen Diego and goes back to a homebred dam by Clooncarne Frank. The Mulligans are coming off a strong year of showing including taking the junior championship at this year’s Tullamore Show.
The reserve spot went to the second prize-winner of the same class Drumbeera Everest U241. This November 2018-born bull also claimed a number of top accolades in the summer. Sired by Caurly Nationwide, Everest was bred by Thomas and Patrick Beirne but was secured not too long ago by breeder Albert De Cogan.
Female champion Coolmoney Rosita V924.
In the female championship, Dallas tapped forward Coolmoney Rosita V924 as the overall champion. Bred by the northern Ireland-based Parke family, this heifer was reserve junior champion at this year's Clogher Valley show.
Sired by Aynho Rossiter Eric, the March 2018-born heifer is out of a homebred dam by Coneyisland Legend.
Standing reserve female champion was Molloy Sheena from Brian Faughan. Born January 2019, she is a daughter of Rawburn Enigmatic and out of a Rosemead Karona-bred dam.
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Reduction sales for Angus and beef Shorthorn herds
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