Texel Premier Show & Sale 2007
Blessington Mart 10th & 11th August 2007
L to R: John Doyle (Auctioneer), John Greene (Larahirl Flock, Culdaff, Co.
Donegal) with his son Ryan exhibiting the Champion Ram which went on to sell
for 4,500gns, with Gordan Gray (Judge).
Ian McKeague (Knock Flock, Culdaff, Co. Donegal) showing the 1st Prizewinning
Shearling Ram and also top price which sold for 5,200gns to Sire Reference
Group Premier Irish Texels.
L to R: John Doyle (Auctioneer), John McHugh (Greenhill Flock, Carrickmacross,
Co. Monaghan) exhibiting the Reserve Champion Ram which sold for 4,000gns, with
Gordan Gray (Judge).
The Texel Premier Sale held on Saturday 11th of August at Blessington Mart in
Co. Wicklow was described by John Doyle auctioneer in charge of the sale as a “flyer of a sale”. The sale had an 80% clearance across both ewes and rams. Both commercial and pedigree breeders were very plentiful at the sale with many
commercial farmers buying 4/5 rams each.
The show was judged by Gordan Gray from Scotland and the Champion Ram of the
sale was John Green’s (Larahirl Flock) from Culdaff, Co. Donegal. The ram lamb was a genotype 2 son
of Glenside Lord of The Ring and sold for 4,500gns to Pat & Barry Farrell (Oberstown Flock), Tara Co. Meath. The Reserve Champion Ram was a
genotype 1 son of Roughan Laptop shown by John & Colm McHugh (Greenhill Flock), Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan and went on to sell
for 4,000gns to Mark Geoghegan (Newtown Flock), Newtowncunningham, Co. Donegal.
The first prizewinning shearling ram, a son of Silver Hill King, shown by
McKeague Brothers, Culdaff, Co. Donegal, sold for the top price on the day at
5,200gns to the Sire Reference Group Premier Irish Texels.
Champion Ewe, a daughter of Top Hill Joe, was shown by John Kelly (Bothair Bui
Flock), Ballina, Co. Mayo and sold for 1,800gns to Jeff Green. The Reserve
Champion Ewe, a daughter of Cowal Maverick, was exhibited by a new breeder
selling for the first time at the Premier Sale, Nicholas Byrne (Weststar
Flock), Oughterard, Co. Galway, this ewe lamb sold for the top ewe price on the
day at 3,000gns to Alistair Gault.
Some other high prices on the day included Padraic Niland’s (Chessy Flock), Kinvara, Co. Galway, 3rd prize winning genotype 1 ram lamb, son of Ballybrooney Maradona, selling for
4,200gns to John & Colm McHugh (Greenhill Flock), Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan. Anne Murphy’s (Foundry Flock), Gorey, Co. Wexford 2nd prize winning genotype 1 ram lamb, son
of Foundry Ketchup, selling to Premier Irish Texels for 4,000gns. Ronan Gallagher’s (Enniscrone Flock), Enniscrone, Co. Sligo, 2nd prize winner in the open ram
lamb class genotype 2 sold to Owen Donohoe for 3,000gns. Eamon &Liam Walsh’s (Ballybrooney Flock), Ballina, Co. Mayo, 6th prize winner in the LMI class
genotype 1 sold for 2,800gns to Paul Coyne (Miller Flock), Tuam, Co. Galway. Ellen Bailey (Baileys Flock), Batterstown, Co. Meath, 6th prize winner in the
open ram lamb class genotype 1 sold for 2,600gns to Sean Brennan (Lisgobbin
Flock), Lisgobbin, Co. Roscommon.
Overall in the sale 26 sheep sold over 1,000gns, 60 ewes averaged €565, shearling rams averaged €605 and ram lambs averaged €875 and in total 207 sheep were sold.
Some top averages;
John Green, Larahirl Flock, 4 Ram Lambs – €2,255
Ellen Bailey, Baileys Flock, 2 Ram Lambs – €2,200
Anne Murphy, Foundry Flock, 6 Ram Lambs – €1,905
Padraic Niland, Chessy Flock, 6 Ram Lambs – €1,490
E & L Walsh, Ballybrooney Flock, 4 Ram Lambs – €1,365
Mc Keague Bros, Knock Flock, 6 Rams – €1,345
Ronan Gallagher, Enniscrone Flock, 5 Ram Lambs – €1,165
J & C McHugh, Greenhill Flock, 10 Ram Lambs – €955
Ewe averages:
John Green, Larahirl Flock, 2 ewes – €1,520
J & C McHugh, Greenhill Flock, 5 ewes – €725
Anne Murphy, Foundry Flock, 3 ewes – €700
L to R: John Doyle (Auctioneer), John Kelly
(Bothair Bui Flock, Ballina, Co. Mayo) exhibiting the Champion Ewe which sold
for 1,800gns, with Gordan Gray (Judge).
L to R: John Doyle (Auctioneer), Nicholas Byrne (Westar Flock, Oughterard, Co.
Galway) exhibiting the Reserve Champion Ewe and top price ewe which sold for
3,000gns, with Gordon Gray (judge).
Anne Murphy exhibiting a ram lamb at the Texel Premier Show and Sale which sold
for 3,500gns to John Stewart, Roughan Flock, Ramelton, Co. Donegal.
Padraic Niland (Chessy Flock, Kinvara, Co. Galway) with his 3rd Prizewinning Ram
Lamb which sold for 4,200gns to John & Colm McHugh, Greenhill Flock, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan.
Ann Murphy (Foundry Flock, Gorey, Co. Wexford) exhibiting the 2nd Prizewinning
Ram Lamb in the LMI class which went on to sell for 4,000gns to the Sire
Reference Group Premier Irish Texels.
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Contact: Jim Walker, Secretary, Irish Texel Sheep Society, Ballybrennan, Killinick, Co.
Wexford, Ireland.
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