Massive crowds filled the show grounds in Augher for the 102nd Clogher Valley Show this week, as hundreds of entries of cattle and sheep went before the judges throughout the day.

One sheep judge from County Wicklow remarked on the high quality of sheep exhibits and was delighted to be part of the successful show.

One of the new cattle breeds at the show were Dexters and the championship went to Peter McAreavey with the reserve going to the Bloomer family.

In the dairy cattle classes there was keen interest in the judging of the £1,000 dairy championship sponsored by Fane Valley but the result was not available at the time of going to press.

See next week’s Impartial Reporter for a full round-up of remaining results.

Result;

CATTLE

Beef shorthorn

Bull – 1 Leanne Green

Female born before January 1 2019 – 1 James Porter; 2 Leanne Green; 3 Edward Green

Female born in 2019 – 1 James Porter, 2 William and James Gott;

Female born in 2020 – 1 James Porter; 2 Thomas Madden ; 3 William and George Gott

Female born between January and August 2021 – 1 William and George Gott; 2 William and George Gott; 3 Percy Lindsay

Female born after September 2021 -1 Tommy Jackson

Pairs- 1 James Porter; 2 James Porter

Champion – James Porter

Reserve Champion William and George Gott

Hereford

Cow or heifer – 1 James Graham

Heifer born 2020; 1 Tracey Morton

Heifer born in 2021; 1 Ciaran Kerr; 2 David Wilson; 3 Tracey Morton

Heifer calf – 1 James Graham;

Bull – 1 Ciaran Kerr; 2 James Graham

Bull born in 2021 – 1 Nathaniel Shaw; 2 David Wilson; 3 Nathaniel Shaw

Bull calf – 1 Mark Moore

Pairs – 1 Ciaran Kerr; 2 James Graham; 3 Mark Moore

Champion – Ciaran Kerr

Reserve Champion – Tracey Morton

Charolais

Cow – 1 Sean McGovern; 2 J.A Watson and Son

Heifer born in 2020 – 1 Harry Herron ; 2 Harry Herron; 3 Liam Roddy

Heifer born in 2021 – 1 George Hadnett; 2 Joe Kelly; 3 Harry Herron

Bull born before January 2021- 1 Harry Herron

Bull born in 2021 – 1 W.D and J.A Connolly; 2 Malachy Connolly; 3 Devine Brothers

Bull or heifer calf born in 2021 – 1 Sean McGovern; 2 Gordon Elliott; 3 J.A Watson and Son

Champion George Hadnett

Reserve Champion W.D and J.A Connolly

Traditional and Rare Breeds

Bull over one year – 1 Arnold Pearson; 2 Thomas Madden

Female between one and two years old; 1 Tracy Smyth

Female over two years – Arnold Pierson

Commercial Cattle

Suckler heifer calf – 1 Robert Miller; 2 Noel Willis;

Store heifer- 1Christopher McCrea; 2 Robert Miller; 3 Stephen Murray

Beef heifer – 1 Laura Ervine

Suckler male calf – 1 Robert Miller; 2 Robert Miller; 3 Lily Neill

Store bullock – 1 Fergal Gormley

Commercial Male Championship; 1 Fergal Gormley; 2 Robert Miller;

Commercial Female championship; 1 Christopher McCrea; 2 Robert Miller

Overall commercial cattle championship- Christopher McCrea; 2 Robert Miller

Beef young handlers

Junior Handlers- 1 Owen Farrell; 3 Ethan Lynd

Senior Handlers – 1 Serena Murphy ; 2 Peter McAreavey; 3 Thomas McAllister

SHEEP

Textel

shearling ram- 1 Adrian Liggett

Ewe two shear having produced a lamb in 2022- 2 Jacob Henry; 3 Mark Breen

Pure bred Ewe- 1 Adrian Ligget; 2 Adrian Liggtt; 3 Mark Breen

Ram- 1 Marcus Johnston; 2 Adrian Liggett

Best Pure Bred ram lamb- 1 Marcus Johnston; 2 Adrian Liggett

Best Pure Bred Ewe lamb – 1 M McConville; 2 M McConville

Champion – M McConville

Reserve Champion Adrian Liggett

Blue Textel

Ram, two shear and above- 1 Thomas Kerr

Shearling ram; 1 Shannen Vance

Ewe having produced lamb in 2022- 1 Shannen Vance

Shearling Ewe – 1 Thomas Kerr

Ewe lamb- 1 Thomas Kerr

Champion Thomas Kerr

Reserve Champion Thomas Kerr

Charollais

Ram two shear and above – 1 Jim Bell

Two shear and produced a lamb in 2022 – 1 Jim Bell; 2 Jim Bell

Shearling ewe – 1 Jim Bell; 2 Jim Bell

Ram Lamb – 1 A&P McLaren; 2 A&P McLaren

Ewe Lamb – 1 William McAllister; 2 Jim Bell, 3 William McAllister

Champion Jim Bell

Reserve William McAllister

Hampshire Down

Novice Class; 1 Colin Irwin

Two Shear and above; 1 Stirling Manson

Shearling Ram; 1 S&G Doyle; 2 Colin Irwin; S & G Doyle

Ewe ; two shear and above having reared lamb in 2022 – 1 Colin Irwin; 2 Stirling Manson; 3 Stirling Manson

Shearling Ewe – 1 Stirling Manson

Ram Lamb - 1 S&G Doyle;2 Rodney Wilson; 3 Colin Irwin

Ewe Lamb – 1 Peter Lawson; 2 Rodger Laird; 3 Peter Lawson

Ile de France

Ram two shear and above-1 Rodney Balfour; 2 David Mulligan; R& G Mullign

Shearling Ram; 1 Rodney Balfour; 2 R & G Mulligan; 3 David Mulligan

Two shear and above having produced lamb in 2022- 1 R& G Mulligan; 2 Rodney Balfour; 3 Rodney Balfour

Shearling Ewe; 1 David Dalzell; 2 David Dalzell; 3 R&G Mulligan

Ram Lamb – 1 Rodney Balfour; 2 Rodney Balfour; 3 David Dalzell

Ewe Lamb –1 David Mulligan; 2 R&G Mulligan

Champion Rodney Balfour

Reserve Champion David Mulligan

Zwartbles

Shearling Ram- 1 Rachel Pollock

Ewe, two shear and above having produced lamb in 2022; 1 Rachel Pollock

Ram lamb; 1 Orlagh McParland

Ewe lamb; 1 William Jess, 2 Orlagh McParland

Champion William Jess

Reserve Champion Orlagh McParland

Kerry Hill

Ram two shear and above – 1 Cochrane and McCauley; 2 J&N Colhoun; 3 Dale Wylie

Shearling Ram – 1 J&N Colhoun; 2 Dale Wylie

Two shear and above having produced a lamb in 2022 – 1 J&N Colhoun; 2 Glen Latimer; 3 Cochrane and McCauley

Shearling Ewe; 1 Jamieson family; 2 J&N Colhoun; 3 Cochrane and McCauley

Ram Lamb 1 Dale Wylie; 2 Dale Wylie; 3 Cochrane and McCauley

Ewe Lamb – 1 Dale Wylie; 2 Dale Wylie; 3 Cochrane and McCauley

One Ram, One Ewe and One Lamb; 1 Dale Wylie; 2 J&N Colhoun; 3 Cochrane and McCauley

Champion – J & N Colhoun

Reserve – Cochrane and McCauley

Jacob

Ram, Two Shear and above; 1 Colhoun Family; 2 James McGrath; 3 Ann Moore

Shearling Ram – 1 Colhoun family;

Shearling Ewe, two shear and above having produced a lamb in 2022 – 1 Colhoun family; 2 Ann Moore; 3 Colhoun family

Shearling Ewe – Jonathan Harkness; 2 Colhoun family ; 3 James McGrath

Ram lamb – Adrian Hamilton; 2 Ann Moore; 3 Colhoun family

Ewe lamb – Colhoun family; 2 Adrian Hamilton; 3 Ann Moore

Champion – Colhoun family

Reserve - Colhoun family

Cross Breed

Butcher’s lamb; 1 Zara Hamilton; 2 Phillip Crawford

Ewe lamb suitable for breeding; 1 Phillip Crawford; 2 Ellen Crawford; 3 Zara Hamilton

Champion 1 Phillip Crawford

Other breeds contential

Shearling Ewe; 1 Zara Hamilton; 2 Zara Hamilton

Ewe lamb – 1 Nuala Robinson; 2 Sophie McAllister; 3 Andrew McCutcheon

Champion – Sophie McAllister

Reserve – Zara Hamilton