Jerry bowls them over with his Friesians

IT’S been a very good July for Church Cross, Skibbereen dairy farmer Jerry Hegarty. A couple of weeks ago he won his second All-Ireland Intermediate Road-bowling title in a titanic man-to-man struggle with Ulster champion Harry Toal.

Thu, 28 Jul, 2005 - 01:00
Stephen Cadogan

It was a bit easier last week leading his contented Friesians around the parade ring at Carbery Show in Skibbereen, but the win was no less impressive.

The Carbery Group dairy class seeks out the best group of three females from the herds which supply Carbery’s 320 million litres of milk per year from west Cork pastures.

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CourtsPlace: Church CrossPlace: SkibbereenPlace: West CorkPlace: MohanaghPlace: Ilen RiverPlace: BaltimorePerson: JerryPerson: Jerry HegartyPerson: Harry ToalPerson: David BoydPerson: John O’GradyPerson: John KennyPerson: PeterPerson: Marian O’ConnellPerson: MallowPerson: Declan FahyPerson: Denis DulleaPerson: BandonPerson: CarberyPerson: Pat BlakePerson: KilkeePerson: Co ClarePerson: Dan KearneyPerson: Patrick HennessyPerson: TimoleaguePerson: Tina MurphyPerson: BallinascarthyPerson: Jim KingstonPerson: KillountainPerson: HourihanePerson: O’DriscollPerson: Barthy ScullyPerson: John BurchillPerson: SkibbereenPerson: Ray CahalanePerson: Aoife DesmondPerson: Emma Nixon GreyPerson: Kevin O’DonovanPerson: Regina DalyPerson: Ann Marie PrendergastPerson: CrowleyPerson: Albert de CoganPerson: JimmyPerson: Linda O’DonovanPerson: John O’CallaghanPerson: FarnivanePerson: JohnPerson: KillamuckeyPerson: Tom RyanPerson: ThurlesPerson: MidletonPerson: Andrew NiblockPerson: Ann StouttPerson: Denis O’LearyPerson: Marie CollinsPerson: Tim SeymourPerson: Karen KingstonPerson: Marie ConnollyPerson: Bebeanne CareyPerson: Stefanie ThomsonPerson: BantryPerson: Elizabeth FitomEvent: All-Ireland Intermediate RoadEvent: Carbery ShowEvent: Cork County Beef Bull ChampionshipEvent: Macroom Mills Pedigree Simmental Calf ChampionshipsEvent: Cork County Yearling ChampionEvent: Irish Draught Mare ChampionshipEvent: Boland Memorial ChampionshipEvent: HORSESEvent: Half-BredEvent: Irish Draught MareEvent: Somerville CupEvent: Brood MareEvent: James Gorman CupEvent: Florence Wycherley CupEvent: Diarmuid Dineen CupEvent: Church Restaurant CupEvent: Dr Moynihan CupEvent: William Shiely CupEvent: Burke CupEvent: SheehyEvent: Fiat Motors CupEvent: Cork Marts CupEvent: CowEvent: Charolais Club CupEvent: Bradfield CupEvent: Southern Simmental Club CupEvent: Charolais Society CupEvent: Limousin CupEvent: R W Nixon CupEvent: Irish Examiner Cup forEvent: Hickey CupOrganisation: UlsterOrganisation: Carbery GroupOrganisation: Irish Holstein Friesian AssociationOrganisation: Union HallOrganisation: CharolaisOrganisation: HerefordOrganisation: Drinagh
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