One of the cattle breeds returning to the National Ploughing Championships this year was the Irish Aberdeen Angus Association for its Univet all-Ireland finals.
The show took place on Tuesday 16 September, with judge Ewen Campbell from Scotland taking the centre of the ring.
Just over 110 cattle battled it out for the elusive All-Ireland Cup across 12 classes, with the majority of cattle just attending for the day.
Keeping the crowd entertained and commentating on the show throughout the day was Toplines and Tales inventor Andy Frazier.
Sligo cow
It proved a special day for Sligo breeder Bernard Kerins, as he received the nod from Campbell for his senior cow and calf outfit Kerins Riokemi and her six-month-old heifer calf Kerins Brambellemi.
A massive crowd watched on as the pairing withstood the challenge of the senior bull to lift the overall senior championship, before the Scotsman awarded the Ballymote-based herd the supreme all-Ireland title for the very first time.
Commenting on his champion, Ewen said: "I like to see my females working hard and this cow is working really hard, rearing a lovely heifer calf."
Sired by Luddenmore Fionn, Riokemi is a seven-year-old cow going back Aynho Rossiter Eric, while her daughter Brambellemi is sired by Bova's Ballyart Trade Secret.
The pair has enjoyed a fantastic run this year, achieving a number of breed and interbreed titles along the way.
Liss outfit
Much to the delight of Meath breeders John and Sean McEnroe, Liss Minree U799 - along with her seven-month-old bull calf Liss Megastar B417 - followed Riokemi right the way through to win the reserve senior championship and ultimately the reserve all-Ireland title.
Liss Minree U799, reserve senior and reserve overall champion, shown by John and Sean McEnroe, Christopher Clinton and Niamh Sullivan. \ MacGregor Photography
A daughter of Liss Marty P417, this seven-year-old cow was described by the judge as "another hard-working cow with a great bull calf at foot".
Her calf Liss Megastar is a stylish seven-month-old son of the herd's Netherton Americano-bred stock bull Liss Dingle.
Mogeely cow
Following on from her success at Tullamore in August where she clinched the overall championship, the €18,300 Mogeely Elana Z895 accompanied by her young bull calf took home the overall intermediate title.
Mogeely Elana Z895, overall intermediate champion, shown by Paul McNulty. \ MacGregor Photography
Just over 30 months old, the impressive Elana is a daughter of Drumbeera Everest U241 and Tomriland Elana R287.
Standing in reserve to Elana was the April 2024 Luddenmore Ellen Erica for Limerick breeder Michael Sheahan.
This powerhouse of a heifer is a daughter of Drumhill Exeter and the Friarstown Evolver-bred dam Luddenmore Ellen Erica T315.
Impressive Luddenmore
The Limerick man had a brilliant day out overall, as he went on to scoop the overall junior all-Ireland title with Luddenmore Faeroe B688.
This impressive seven-month-old bull calf is a son of the herd's UK-bred stock bull Carruthers Earl and Luddenmore Fleur P236, going back to the famous Fleur line at Netherton.
Luddenmore Faeroe B688, overall junior champion. \ MacGregor Photography
And it didn't stop there for Sheahan, as he also took home the reserve junior title with Luddenmore Fleur A663. From the same cow family as Faeroe, this 13-month-old heifer is sired by Luddenmore Ebony Boy.
Flying the flag for the reds was Leo McEnroe from Virginia, Co Cavan.
He stood top of the line in the best pair of animals with his senior red stock bull Dairemor Red Tulip and the freshly calved red cow Lisduff Red Miss T511.
Earlier in the day, Meath girl Cliodhna Smith won the senior young stockperson class, while Diarmuid Mullanney from Co Roscommon came out on top in the junior category.
Read all about the Irish Aberdeen Angus all-Ireland finals in next week's Irish Farmers Journal.
One of the cattle breeds returning to the National Ploughing Championships this year was the Irish Aberdeen Angus Association for its Univet all-Ireland finals.
The show took place on Tuesday 16 September, with judge Ewen Campbell from Scotland taking the centre of the ring.
Just over 110 cattle battled it out for the elusive All-Ireland Cup across 12 classes, with the majority of cattle just attending for the day.
Keeping the crowd entertained and commentating on the show throughout the day was Toplines and Tales inventor Andy Frazier.
Sligo cow
It proved a special day for Sligo breeder Bernard Kerins, as he received the nod from Campbell for his senior cow and calf outfit Kerins Riokemi and her six-month-old heifer calf Kerins Brambellemi.
A massive crowd watched on as the pairing withstood the challenge of the senior bull to lift the overall senior championship, before the Scotsman awarded the Ballymote-based herd the supreme all-Ireland title for the very first time.
Commenting on his champion, Ewen said: "I like to see my females working hard and this cow is working really hard, rearing a lovely heifer calf."
Sired by Luddenmore Fionn, Riokemi is a seven-year-old cow going back Aynho Rossiter Eric, while her daughter Brambellemi is sired by Bova's Ballyart Trade Secret.
The pair has enjoyed a fantastic run this year, achieving a number of breed and interbreed titles along the way.
Liss outfit
Much to the delight of Meath breeders John and Sean McEnroe, Liss Minree U799 - along with her seven-month-old bull calf Liss Megastar B417 - followed Riokemi right the way through to win the reserve senior championship and ultimately the reserve all-Ireland title.
Liss Minree U799, reserve senior and reserve overall champion, shown by John and Sean McEnroe, Christopher Clinton and Niamh Sullivan. \ MacGregor Photography
A daughter of Liss Marty P417, this seven-year-old cow was described by the judge as "another hard-working cow with a great bull calf at foot".
Her calf Liss Megastar is a stylish seven-month-old son of the herd's Netherton Americano-bred stock bull Liss Dingle.
Mogeely cow
Following on from her success at Tullamore in August where she clinched the overall championship, the €18,300 Mogeely Elana Z895 accompanied by her young bull calf took home the overall intermediate title.
Mogeely Elana Z895, overall intermediate champion, shown by Paul McNulty. \ MacGregor Photography
Just over 30 months old, the impressive Elana is a daughter of Drumbeera Everest U241 and Tomriland Elana R287.
Standing in reserve to Elana was the April 2024 Luddenmore Ellen Erica for Limerick breeder Michael Sheahan.
This powerhouse of a heifer is a daughter of Drumhill Exeter and the Friarstown Evolver-bred dam Luddenmore Ellen Erica T315.
Impressive Luddenmore
The Limerick man had a brilliant day out overall, as he went on to scoop the overall junior all-Ireland title with Luddenmore Faeroe B688.
This impressive seven-month-old bull calf is a son of the herd's UK-bred stock bull Carruthers Earl and Luddenmore Fleur P236, going back to the famous Fleur line at Netherton.
Luddenmore Faeroe B688, overall junior champion. \ MacGregor Photography
And it didn't stop there for Sheahan, as he also took home the reserve junior title with Luddenmore Fleur A663. From the same cow family as Faeroe, this 13-month-old heifer is sired by Luddenmore Ebony Boy.
Flying the flag for the reds was Leo McEnroe from Virginia, Co Cavan.
He stood top of the line in the best pair of animals with his senior red stock bull Dairemor Red Tulip and the freshly calved red cow Lisduff Red Miss T511.
Earlier in the day, Meath girl Cliodhna Smith won the senior young stockperson class, while Diarmuid Mullanney from Co Roscommon came out on top in the junior category.
Read all about the Irish Aberdeen Angus all-Ireland finals in next week's Irish Farmers Journal.
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