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dungannon autumn sale 2008
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Dungannon SaleSaturday 25th October 2008 Record Smashed at Dungannon, with
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| Faughanvale Champion from Oliver McGuinness, sold for 7,300gns |
This tone of the autumn sale was set, with the first animal entering the ring, out of the Chatham stable of Anne, Jack and David Morrison, attracting feverish bidding, from a packed ringside, to be knocked down for one of the leading prices of the day at 3,600gns. Chatham Bob, a June ’06 son of the Morrisons’ stock bull, Lenborough Oliver found a new home with Mr. L Wilson, Doagh, Co. Antrim.
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| Feverish Bidding |
Judge, Dr. Miles McDermott, from Co. Carlow, had a very difficult task before him, finally putting up Knockagh Be Good ET, from Northern Ireland Club Chairman, Jim Ervine, as Supreme Champion and Champion Female. Be Good, an October ’06 born heifer, was sired by Cajoleur De Rettingny out of their homebred cow, Knockagh Vapour. She went to Southern buyer, Mr. T Jackson, Co Wicklow, for a very respectable 4,400gns.
The Reserve and Champion Male Droit Brutus ET, from Richard Mowbray was out of Springfield Ulanda, sired by the widely used sire Nonours De Wihogne and was knocked down at 2,800gns to Mr. G Heffernan, Co. Galway.
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| Jim Ervine, Newtownabbey owned the Overall Supreme Champion and Edmund Lowe, Agri Business Manager, Northern Bank is pictured presenting the prize while looking on is Myles McDermott, Co Carlow, Judge of the event. |
Auctioneer, Trevor Wyllie commented “There was a lively trade for power and style.” This came to fruition when, Oliver McGuinness took the highest price of the day at 7,300gns for his January ’07 born bull, Faughanvale Champion ET, a stylish, dark blue & white son of Blak Du Baty D’Eprave and out of the imported cow Jeune 9843 Chardeneux. After spirited bidding, Mr. WM Adams, Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone was the purchaser.
He also took home, from the same stable, the Reserve Female Champion, Faughanvale Catherine, a March born daughter of Lukeroyal Snort, out of the homebred dam, Faughanvale Ursla for 3,600gns.
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| Bidding for the Champion Knockagh Be Good, from Jim Ervine |
Sean Daly sold his young September ’06 born bull, Gortin Batman Et, for 2,800gns. Batman was sired by Chatham Van out of Reinbeck Polly. He found a new home with Mr. Hawthorne, Co Down.
Southern buyers were in their dominance, taking home with them, in total, 15 lots.
The day concluded with bulls averaging £2472 and females averaging £2,100, apart from a handful of females, there was a near full clearance of stock.
Leading
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Bulls
Lot 15 ~ Faughanvale Champion ~ 7,300gns
Lot 2 – Chatham Bob ~ 3,600gns
Lot 1 – Droit Brutus ~ 2,800gns
Lot 7 – Gortin Batman ~ 2,800gns
Lot 16 – Droit Clayton ET ~ 2,500gns
Lot 6 – Gortin Bulldozer Et ~ 2,300gns
Lot 14 – Rorysglen Crackerjack ~ 2,300gns
Lot 4 – Springhill Banker ~ 2,200gns
Females
Lot 38 – Knockagh Be Good ~ 4,400gns
Lot 41 – Faughanvale Catherine ~ 3,600gns
Lot 43 – Droit Carly Et ~ 2,100gns
Lot 36 – Glencloy Blacknose ET ~ 2,000gns
Lot 42 – Baronagh Blues Cherry Et ~ 2,000gns
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| Watching the Show |
Show Results: -
Class 1: Bulls born 13/5/06 – 23/9/06
1st – Droit Brutus – Richard Mowbray
2nd – Gortin Batman – Sean Daly
3rd – Springhill Banker – Martin Bros
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| Class 2 winner, Ballydonaghy Boy |
Class 2: Bulls born 2/10/06 – 22/12/06
1st – Ballydonaghy Boy – Joe Mulholland
2nd – Glencloy Brent – Mrs M E Graham
3rd – Knockagh Ben – WJ Ervine
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| Class 3 winner, Droit Clayton |
Class 3: Bulls born 16/1/07 – 16/6/07
1st – Droit Clayton – Richard Mowbray
2nd – Faughanvale Champion – Oliver McGuinness
3rd – Rorysglen Crackerjack – Victoria Workman
Class 4: Females born 8/3/01 – 6/12/04
1st – Seygorry Tara – Sam Milliken
2nd – Springbank Wilma – Corrina & Ivan Gordon
3rd – Bessy Bell Winnie – Noel Gilchrist
Class 5: Females born 15/5/06 – 2/10/06
1st – Knockagh Be Good – WJ Ervine
2nd – Greenfield Baroness – Basil Dougherty
3rd – Glencloy Beauty – Mrs ME Graham
Class 6: Females born 7/3/07 – 25/10/07
1st – Faughanvale Catherine – Oliver McGuinness
2nd – Droit Carly – Richard Mowbray
3rd – Meadowview Blues Casey – William Hetherington
Champion Male – Droit Brutus
Reserve Male – Droit Clayton
Champion Female – Knockagh Be Good
Reserve Female – Faughanvale Catherine
Supreme Champion – Knockagh Be Good
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| Watching the judging in progress |
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| Tara O'Brien from Donegal exhibits her Blue |
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| Cattle on show |
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| Myles McDermott from Co Carlow picks his winner |
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| Edmund Lowe, Agri Business Manager, Northern Bank, sponsors of the Northern Ireland Blue Cattle Club Autumn Show and Sale chats to Diane Hayton, Society Administrator and John Fleming, Secretary, British Blue Cattle Society. |
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| Edmund Lowe, Agri Business Manager, Northern Bank makes a presentation to Laura Ervine, Newtownabbey for her father Jim's Overall Supreme Champion. Pictured at the halter along with Jim is Myles McDermott, Co Carlow, Judge of the event. |
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| The Reserve Supreme Champion was Droit Brutus ET owned by Richard Mowbray, right, Newtownstewart. Edmund Lowe, Agri Business Manager, Northern Bank is pictured presenting the prizewinning rosette. |
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| The Reserve Supreme Champion at the Northern Ireland Blue Cattle Club Autumn Show and Sale was Droit Brutus ET owned by Richard Mowbray, right, Newtownstewart. Edmund Lowe, Agri Business Manager, Northern Bank is pictured presenting the prizewinning rosette. |
Photographs John Fleming & Columba O’Hare – 077541 71130 fotacol@newry.info
Auctioneers Dungannon Farmers Mart 028 8772 2727
