Home-bred qualifier wins top title
The reserve champion in the prestigious Limerick Show equine feature was Gorey Show qualifier Mildred, a chestnut filly by Powder Blade out of Never Walk Alone, exhibited by Cecilia Delaney, Colbinstown, Co Kildare, and bred by Michael Kenny in Carnew, Co Wicklow.
Michelle McNamara, Shinroe, Birr, Co Offaly, won the Limerick Matron prize, with her exhibitor-bred four-year-old bay by Lady Lariat, by Golden Lariat out of Surprise Lass.
Peggy Gordon, Ballintubber, Ballina, Co Mayo, took the Matron reserve rosette with her four-year-old grey, I’m Irish, by King’s Master out of Carragh Lake, bred by Mossie White, Wellington Bridge, Co Wexford.
Both the Limerick Lady and Matron classes were sponsored by the Traditional Irish Horse Breeding Society. The aim of these long established championships is to encourage farmers to keep the right type of half-bred two-year-old fillies as potential brood mares.
Rhian Fitzgerald, Model Farm Road, Cork, won the prize for the champion hunter, with Freelander 11.
There were big entries in the horse and cattle classes at the show, which cost €100,000 to stage at Limerick Racecourse.
William R Gubbins’s All- Ireland Non-Pedigree Calf Championship win completed a commercial cattle double for the Kilfinane farmer, who had won the big prize three days earlier at Cappamore.
The other main championship winners were as follows.
Shorthorn — J and L O’Donovan, Schull, Co Cork (Reserve — Michael Manley, Edenderry, Co Offaly).
All Ireland Shorthorn Heifer — M and K Flatley, Kilkelly, Co Mayo (Noel Dowd, Creggs, Co Galway).
Irish Champion Holstein Friesian Heifer — Tom Lynch, Ballingarry, Co Limerick (Reserve — Tom Lynch).
2010 All-Ireland Pedigree Holstein Friesian Heifer Calf Championship — Dermot McCarthy, Rathcannon, Kilmallock (D and K Neville, Croagh, Rathkeale.
Jersey Champion — Patrick Aherne, Rylane, Co Cork (J M N Collins, Newcastle West).
All Ireland Dairy Dry Cow Class open to all dairy breeds — Salesian Agricultural College, Pallaskenry (Ricky Barrett, Ballinhassig, Co Cork).
Angus — Dr Michael Sheahan, Grange, Kilmallock (Albert de Cogan, Castlemartyr, Co Cork).
Hereford Female Champion — Matthew Goulding, Ballyduff, Co Kerry (E and T Dudley, Dovea, Thurles, Co Tipperary).
Hereford Male Champion — Michael O’Keefe, Newmarket, Co Cork (E and T Dudley).
Irish Junior Hereford Heifer of the Year – John Neenan, Broadford, Co Limerick.
Simmental — Tony O’Leary, Ballincollig, Co Cork (Joe McGarry, Caldra, Co Longford).
Charolais — JJ Melody, Bunratty, Co Clare (Martin Ryan, Cabra, Thurles).
Limousin – Tim Corridan, Fedamore, Co Limerick (Dan Tynan, Mountrath, Co Laois).
Suckler Cow and Calf — McGuinness Brothers, Drogheda (Irwin Stanley, Ballacolla, Co Laois).
Commercial Champion – McGuinness Brothers (Brian McKinney).
2010 All-Ireland Baby Beef Championship — Sean O’Brien, Burnfoot, Co Donegal (Garvin Milligan, Raphoe, Co Donegal).
2010 All-Ireland Non-Pedigree Calf Championship — William R Gubbins, Kilfinane, Co Limerick (Sean O’Brien)
Highest Placed Filly by an Irish Draught — Derek Joyce, Turloughmore, Co Galway.
Best 3-year-old — Richard Drohan, Rathcormac, Co Waterford.
Best Turned out Handler and Matron — Hughie Murphy, Swinford, Co Mayo.
Best Turned out Handler and Filly — Nick Wheelan, Adamstown, Co Wexford.
Foal — Margaret Jeffares, Drinagh, Co Wexford.
Irish Draught 2-year-old Filly championship — John Butler, Rathmoyle, Co Kilkenny (Padraig Bohan, Mohilll, Co Leitrim).
Champion Filly of the Show — Anthony Gordon, Ballina, Co Mayo.
Young Horse — Tom Casey, Kiladysart, Co Clare.
Brood Mare — Luke Morley, Claremorris, Co Mayo.
Working Hunter — Joanne and Tara Rocca, Ballyhahill, Co Limerick.
Heavy Weight Hunter — Val Hyde, Ballymacoda, Co Cork. (Angus McDonnell, Kilbride, Co Wicklow).
Light Weight Hunter — Rhian Fitzgerald, Model Farm Road, Cork (Tim and Laura O’Brien, Adare, Co. Limerick).
Small Hunter — Joanne and Tara Rocca (Belinda Johnston, Granagh, Co. Limerick).
Champion Hunter — Rhian Fitzgerald.
Hunter Pony — John Wixted, Sixmilebridge, Co Clare.
Show Pony — Marian Judge, Aughmore, Co Sligo.
Working Hunter Pony — Gillian McNamara, Crecora, Co Limerick.
