Roscommon - October 10th 2006 Herfords sell to 6500 at Premier autumn sale
Demand for Herefords at the Irish Hereford Society's premier autumn sale at Roscommon exceeded expectations. Strong demand from at home Northern Ireland and the UK ensured a very good clearance of both bulls and heifers. The day's top price was reached when the Deverell Family Geashill Co. Offaly secured Churchill Storm son Corlismore Swampy from Co. Cavan breeder Sean Mc Kiernan at a cost of 6500 as herd sire for their Ballyaville herd. The days Champion Castlepoll 1 Superstar by Sollpoll 1 Ultimate was exhibited by C & M Beatty and Son Dungannon Co. Tyrone. Though bid to 3600 he failed to reach his reserve possibly due to the fact that under current requirements the bull would have to be permited back to Northern Ireland, remain for 30 days and be permited south again to its new owner. Second highest price of the day 4000 went to T & A Fitzgerald Mount Temple Co. Westmeath for Yarram Pompeii son Grianan Emperor sold to Brian Clarke of Carnaross Co. Meath. The Fitzgerald's also sold Grianan Dynamite by Churchill Storm out of Drumakeenan Orange 49 th for 2900 to Martin Delahunty Freshford Co. Kilkenny. Mr. Richard Mann of the Spinney herd at Leamington Spa Warwickshire UK purchased Trillick transformer by Knockmountagh Cosmo at 3500 from JJ. Farrell Trillick Longford. He also sold Trillick Bob by the same sire at 3000 to a Galway dairy farmer. This is the second Hereford bull to sell to the UK in recent weeks. John Holloway Gageboro Moate purchased Portnabob Max by Clashagad Ben at 2800 from J &J Canty of Moyrath Kildalkey Co.Meath. Heifers met very good demand with Trevor Dudley of Dovea Thurles securing the Female Championship and top price for this twenty month old heifer Kilsunny Kathy's Beauty by herd sire Glaslough Ruskin with a bid of 4000 to Noel Hartnett of Listowel. He equaled the price with a further 4000 for Kilsunny Lass Champagne an eleven month old heifer by the same sire to Henry Dudley who recently exported his ten month old Lakelodge Storm to the UK at 5000. Other principal prices included Phil Smyth's twin heifers Ardmulchan Clover 35 th and Clover 34 th at 3800 to Sheedy Bros Roscrea and Thomas Mc Geough of Co Louth at 2900. These heifers are by Clashagad Ben bred by the Sheedy Bros. George Durnin Drogheda paid 2900 for Kilsunny Doreen's Bliss again from Trevor Dudley's herd and by his stock sire Gleaslough Ruskin. Res. Champ Glaslough Dusty bred by S& N Heatrick Glaslough Co. Monaghan by Glaslough Knight and exhibited by J.J Mc Cormack Tulsk Co.Roscommon sold at 2800 to Michael Comey. Mr. Mc Cormack sold lot 77 Steil Dana by Yarram Pompeii VO55 prior to the sale at the recent national ploughing championships for 3500 to society chairman J.J Farrell Trillick Co. Longford. Mountrath John a two year old bull by Dovea sire and top Tully performer Lisnalurg Vincible (LVL) also exhibited by Charlie Peavoy Mountrath on the society stand at the NPC sold to Albert De Cogan Castlemartyr at 5000. Overall average of 2520 for bulls and 2375 for heifers.
The society has a further sale this autumn at Kilmallock on Oct 20th .
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