| 2013-09-25 |    |
Records were broken at Roscommon on Saturday 21st September when Clive Wardrop, Portarlington sold his 1st prize shearling Lleyn ram for €1720 to Wayne Carter, Ballyroan.
Named ‘Bod’, this Lleyn ram is bred from an Alan McDonald ram
out of a Louis Hill Ewe.
Bod the Champion Ram with Clive Wardrop
Other highlights in the rams included Clive Wardrop selling another shearling, ‘Bob’ by the same McDonald sire for €940 to Oisin Quinn, Enniscrone. C & H Long, Lifford sold the first ram into the ring for €700 to G O’Connor, Ballymote. This 2010 born ram, Mileview Torr Head, bred by C & A Kennedy was sired by N Johnston ram. Malachy Harnet, Naas sold a shearling sired by an Alan McDonald ram for €700 to C Richardson, Arvagh.
In the females, the first prize pen of shearlings from John Joe O’Neill, Athlone topped at €200/head when selling to Andrew Dodd, Calary. Clive Wardrop was last into the ring with his shearlings but also realised €200/head selling to Ray Bracken, Dangan. Alan McDonald sold the second prize pen for €190/head to Andrew Dodd, Calary. The third prize pen from Brendan Donnellan, Ballinasloe sold for €175.
In the ewe lambs, Clive & Hazel Long, Mullanbuoy topped with their first prize pen selling for €170/head to Avalon Carli, Rathangan. Clive Wardrop sold the second prize pen for €138/head to Seamus Clarke, Rathdrum. Mary Gordon, Enniscrone also sold a pen for €138/head to Declan Shannon, Kiltimagh. The third prize pen from Brendan Donnellan realised €130/head.
Averages
Ewes (5) to €92 av €92
Shearling Ewes (92) to €200 av €168.53
Ewe Lambs (177) to €170 av €109.39
Rams (11) to €1720 av €655.46 per head
Show Results
Judge: David Knowles, Kendal, Cumbria
Shearling Ewes
1st John Joe o’Neill
2nd Alan McDonald
3rd Brendan Donnellan
Ewe Lambs
1st Clive & Hazel Long
2nd Clive Wardrop
3rd Brendan Donnellan
Rams
1st C Wardrop (80)
2nd E Leonard (85)
3rd R Edwards (91)
Top Prices
Ewes
Gearoid O’Connor €92
Shearling Ewes
John Joe O’Neill €200
Clive Wardrop €200
Robin Darker €195
Alan McDonald €190
Robon Darker €190
Robin Darker €185
Brendan Donnellan €180
Brendan Donnellan €175 (x2)
Mary Gordon €172
John Joe O’Neill €170
Ewe Lambs
Clive & Hazel Long €170
Clive Wardrop €138
Mary Gordon €138 (x2)
Brendan Donnellan €130
Malachy Harney €128
Clive Wardrop €125
Robert Clarke €120 (x2)
Robert Clarke €118
Brendan Donnellan €115
Malachy Harney €115
Rams
Clive Wardrop €1720
Clive Wardrop €940
Clive & Hazel Long €700
Malachy Harney €700
Eamon Leonard €560
Clive & Hazel Long €540
Clifford Richardson €500
