Newsletter 2011

Belclare Premier Sale
At the premier sale there was strong demand with only one unsold out of 58 entries.  Results: Average price for Ram Lambs €575, Shearling Rams average €540, Shearling Ewes €300.  A top price of €1260 was paid for Declan and Joe Miley's Champion Ram Lamb from their Knockcroghery Flock, Roscommon.

From left to right:  Declan Miley, John Renehan, Liam Delaney, Michael Gottstein, Liam Dunne and Tom Flanagan

AIB National Livestock Show Belclare Volac-Jenssen Sponsored Championship

Supreme Champion went to a senior ram exhibited by Declan and Joe Miley, Knockcroghery, Roscommon and Reserve to a senior ewe exhibited by P.J. and Mary Joe O'Dea, Esker, Athenry, Co. Galway.  

Full results:
 Senior Ram, First Declan and Joe Miley; Second Liam Delaney, Ballylinan, Co. Laois; Third Liam and Eoin Dunne, Moate, Co. Offaly. Shearling Ram: First Declan and Joe Miley, Second P.J. and Mary Joe O'Dea, Third Liam Delaney.  Ram Lamb: First and Second Declan and Joe Miley, Third Liam and Eoin Dunne.  Senior Ewe: First  P.J. and Mary Joe O'Dea, Second Declan and Joe Miley, Third Liam and Eoin Dunne. Shearling Ewe:  First and Second Declan and Joe Miley, Third P.J. and Mary Joe O'Dea.  Ewe Lamb: First Declan and Joe Miley, Second Liam and Eoin Dunne, Third Declan and Joe Miley.

From left to right:  Judge T.J. Gormley; Champion Declan Miley, Knockcroghery; Reserve Champion P.J. O'Dea, Esker; Volac Representative Louella Lang

Mullingar Show Sheep Results 2011
Bimeda Sponsored Belclare Sheep Society National Championship

Class 151       Senior Ram
1st     Declan & Joe Miley, Ballyglass, Knockcroghery, Co Roscommon
2nd    Sony Jennings, Ballyglunin, Tuam, Co Galway
3rd     Eunan Bannon, Slanemore, Mullingar, Co Westmeath

Class 152       Hogget Ram & Upwards
1st     Declan & Joe Miley, Ballyglass, Knockcroghery, Co Roscommon
2nd    Tom Flanagan, Ballyroe, Kilconly, Tuam, Co Galway

Class 153       Ram Lamb
1st     Declan & Joe Miley, Ballyglass, Knockcroghery, Co Roscommon
2nd    Tom Flanagan, Ballyroe, Kilconly, Tuam, Co Galway
3rd     Sony Jennings, Ballyglunin, Tuam, Co Galway

Class 154       Senior Ewe
1st     Declan & Joe Miley, Ballyglass, Knockcroghery, Co Roscommon
2nd    Larry Barrett, Kilmeany, Co Carlow
3rd     Eunan Bannon, Slanemore, Mullingar, Co Westmeath

Class 155       Hogget Ewe & Upwards
1st     Declan & Joe Miley, Ballyglass, Knockcroghery, Co Roscommon
2nd    Larry Barrett, Kilmeany, Co Carlow
3rd     Declan & Joe Miley, Ballyglass, Knockcroghery, Co Roscommon

Class 156        Ewe Lamb
1st     Declan & Joe Miley, Ballyglass, Knockcroghery, Co Roscommon
2nd    Declan & Joe Miley, Ballyglass, Knockcroghery, Co Roscommon
3rd     Tom Flanagan, Ballyroe, Kilconly, Tuam, Co Galway

Champion Pedigree Belclare
1st     Declan & Joe Miley, Ballyglass, Knockcroghery, Co Roscommon
2nd    Declan & Joe Miley, Ballyglass, Knockcroghery, Co Roscommon

Clean sweep by Declan and Joe Miley of Knockcroghery flock, with Malcolm Lane Bimeda representative.

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