Blessington Texel Inlamb Sale – December 7th, 2024
It was a great day for the Texel breed in Blessington with the sale being held despite the storm Darragh! But the storm didn’t stop the demand for the Texel breed, with the top price coming from Donegal from the Shannagh Flock of Andrew & Richard Wilson.
Their leading price was for a 5-star Terminal and 4-star rated replacement ewe scanned carrying 2 lambs by AHB Fancy Pants (Fancy Pants sired lambs to 100,000gns at Lanark in 2023 and is also a double five-star ram). This ewe was sired by Harestone Eldorado and her dam was by Sportsmans Cannonball. She sold to Fintan Hackett for 4200gns.
The next highest price was Lot 51 from the Ryan Flocks. This naturally born and reared double 5-star ewe sold scanned carrying 2 lambs to Connemara Hennessy. She was sired by Kilduff Flash and her dam was sired by Hillcrest Yeovil. She sold to John Tuke.
The next highest at 2800gns was from the O’Keeffe Family, Lot 28, a 4-star Terminal rated ewe scanned carrying 1 lamb to Knockhill Hercules. She was sired by Garngour Flyhalf and her dam is by Midlock Dapper, who has sired numerous show winners for the O’Keeffe Family in recent years.
Next up was Lot 6, a shearling ewe from the Silverhill Flock of Neville & Aaron Myles, selling at 2000gns to David Barrett. She is a double 5-star ewe by Hexel Fan Club and her dam is by Mullan Armani. She sold scanned carrying 3 lambs to Glenside Guardsman.
Topping the ewe lamb trade was Lot 80 from Anthony Donnelly’s Flock, selling to Pat & Barry Farrell, Co. Meath. This March-born ewe lamb is sired by Claybury Dunkirk and her dam was Oberstown Gucci, who was Champion Female at the Blessington Premier in 2023. This lamb’s full brother was sold at the premier sale for €15,000.
There was exceptional demand throughout the sale for quality lots. This sale was another testament to the demand for Texels. There was 100% clearance in the shearling ewes, which averaged 1125gns, and 6 out of the 10 ewe lambs were forward.
