The first class of the day, aged ewe, was won by Neville and Aaron Myles of the Silverhill flock with an exceptional body ewe, a daughter of Knock Crackerjack.

Next up was the Shearling ram Class, where the Greene family took first prize with Drumcon His Royal Highness, a son of Stratbogie Gypsy King.

History repeated itself in the shearing ewe class, with the O’Keeffe family picking up 1st prize with a daughter of the 1st Shearling ewe from the 2022 All Ireland and Reserve Champion, sired by Garngour Fly Half. This ewe had previously been the first prize ewe lamb at last year’s All Ireland.

The lamb classes commenced with the Novice ram lamb, where Patrick Kenny came out on top with a son of Hexel Fan Club, whose mother was purchased in Blessington last year. This lamb holds exceptional EBVs, ranking in the top 1% for terminal and 3% for maternal.

The senior ram lamb class saw the Myles family claim first and second prize with sons of Glenside Guardsman. This lamb holds double five-star ratings for both terminal and maternal and will be heading to Blessington on August 8th and 9th.

The junior ram lamb class was won by John Green with a son of the champion Drumcon His Highness, which also boasts top 1% terminal EBVs.

The ewe lamb class was claimed for the second consecutive year by the O’Keeffe family with a daughter of Kockhill Hercules.

Michael Grant took the junior ewe lamb class with a daughter of Brague Gypsy King.

Daniel Hegarty claimed the top two spots in the novice ewe lamb class with daughters of his Blessington Purchase Connemara Hennessy.

The championships kicked off with the males. Drumcon His Royal Highness from the Greene’s, a double five-star shearling ram, was crowned Male Champion and later Overall Champion. The Myles family’s ram lamb, sired by Glenside Guardsman, took Reserve Male Champion.

In the female championships, the O’Keeffe family claimed both top spots. Their shearling ewe, the same as her mother who was champion two years ago, took the Female Champion title she also went on to claim reserve overall , it was their ewe lamb that claimed Reserve Female Champion.

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Aged Ram:

None Forward

Aged Ewe:

1st Aaron and Neville Myles NVI2202502
2nd Dwayne Sheils SWF2302041
3rd William Doherty YZI2102192
4th Andrew Friel YZI2302410
5th Aaron and Neville Myles NVI2102316
6th Aaron cox

Shearling Ram:

1st John Green Drumcon His Highness
2nd Ryan Green Lynbrook Hercules
3rd Dolores mc Sherry ZNE24009246
4th Martin Walsh Frenchbrook Heads-up
5th Clara Hi Boy Andrew Friel
6th Kenny’s Hugo Boss Kieran Finnerty

Shearling Ewe:

1st A and P O Keeffe OKI2407044
2nd Jimmy Garrivan GBE2403000
3rd Aaron and Neville Myles NVI2402846
4th C and L Greene GAF2404079
5th Darragh Mc Menamin YZI 2402491
6th Ryan Green GCN2404151

Novice Ram Lamb :

1st P Kenny KXF2500160
2nd Adam Heffernan AHE2503288
3rd P Kenny KXF2500157
4th Paul Rooney PRH 2502824
5th Damien Doherty DDH2506411
6th Evan Regan KVH2500866

Open Ram Lamb :

1st Aaron and Neville Myles NVI25002977
2nd Aaron and Neville Myles NVI2502992
3rd Matthew Kenny KXF2500160
4th Jimmy Garrivan GBE2503108
5th Adam Heffernan AHE2503288
6th Willie Doherty YZI2502586

Jnr Ram Lamb :

1st John Greene GEI2505860
2nd Michael Grant MZE2500602
3rd A and P O Keeffe OKI2507221
4th A and P O Keeffe OKI2507222
5th Stephen Kilpatrick AQJ2501823
6th Dan Bonner JBF2501823

Open Ewe Lamb :

1st A and P O’ Keefe OKI2507302
2nd Jimmy Garrivan GBE2503095
3rd Aaron And Neville Myles NVI2502961
4th Aaron And Neville Myles NVI2502959
5th Willie Doherty YZI 2502587
6th Aaron And Neville Myles NVI 2502970

Jnr Ewe Lamb :

1st Micahel Grant MZE2500599
2nd Fintan Hacket FKH2500244
3rd A and P O Keeffe OKI2507270
4th John Green GEI2505849
5th Dan Bonner JBF2500650
6th P and J Murphy JPH2504350

Novice Ewe Lamb :

1st Daniel Hegarty LHH2500359
2nd Daniel Hegarty LHH2500363
3rd Michael Gilmore AYH2500572
4th Matthew Kenny KXF2500164
5th Ivor and Johnathan Kee
6th Michael Grant MZE2500575

Male Championship

Male Champion:

John Green Drumcon His Highness

Reserve Male Champion

Aaron and Neville Myles NVI25002977

Female Championship

Female Champion:

A and P O Keeffe OKI2407044

Reserve Female Champion
A and P O’ Keefe OKI2507302

Overall

Overall Champion
John Green Drumcon His Highness

Reserve Overall

A and P O Keeffe OKI2407044

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It’s was unanimous decision for the North East region to awarded the title for 2023 for the exceptional effort put into the Second Premier Sale and their promotion of their regional inlamb sale.

It wasn’t isolated to this it was noted the great moral and team sprit at the local shows that shows benefits of being a Texel breeder. It’s not just the sheep set’s us apart from the other breeds it’s the breeders too.

Well Done to the North East and we look forward to see what region sets the bar this year.

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Judge Adrian Ligget with Champion Ger Sheils and Reserve Patrick O’Keeffe with Mark O’Rurke Growvite Sponsor 

This year marked over 25 years of the sponsorship relationship of the Irish Texel Society from Univet/Growvite and it is a testament of their investment in the breed with many of the prize winners being turned out annually on Growvite.

The day was kicked off with the Aged Ram class. The top in this class was the social media famous Loosebeare Chief from a syndicate of flocks, who is flock of Stuart Doran and he is joint owned by Mark Noble, James Dunne and Michael Haverty.. This ram also carry’s double five stars in both terminal and replacement.

            
Next class of the day was the Aged Ewe. The top this time was claimed by Neville Myles of the Silverhill flock with a Mullan Armani daughter who also carry’s double five stars in both terminal and replacement.

It was then onto the class that produced the Champion, the Shearling Ram Class. Coming out top in this class was Knockhill Eagle a Midlock Dapper son who proved a wise investment for the syndicate of Dwayne & Ger Shiels, T.J. Duffy, Ciaran Heraghty and John Stewart when they purchased him from John Redmond Co Carlow at the Society Premier Sale in Blessington last year for €8,500. After going forward to be being awarded the Male Champion and Overall Supreme Champion, the winning streak for Eagle hadn’t finished there as later in the day he also went on to be awarded the Interbreed Champion of Finn Valley show.

Adrian Ligget then moved to the Shearling Ewe where top spot was claimed by A&P O’Keeffe with this lady who was also very similarly bred to the Champion by also being a Dapper daughter out of Duncryne Ubercool Mother. She later went on to claim the Female Championship and the Reserve Overall Supreme Champion. The Texel breed was again dominant in the Interbreed as she took the Reserve Interbreed title of the show.

The next class on the day was the Senior Ram Lamb Class with the stop spot this time going to Donegal breeder Rodney McLoughlin with a strong ram lamb sired by Knock Eclipse. This powerful ram lamb later went on to be Reserve Male Champion. He heads to Blessington Premier Sale later this year.

It was another Knock Eclipse lamb that took the top spot in the Junior ram lamb class exhibited by Roger Doherty, this lad also heads to Blessington later this year.

In the was in the Novice Ram Lamb Class that local Co.Donegal breeder Dan Bonner came out on top this time with a Hexel Diamond Joe son who is sure to be a lamb to look out for at Blessington Premier Sale.

It was the Donegal Larahirl flock of John Greene that was awarded the red rosette in the Senior ewe lamb class. A stylish Sportmans Batman daughter that later went on to be Reserve Female Champion.

In the Junior ewe lamb class it again proved to be a very worthwhile journey for the O’ Keeffe duo who travelled the long road from Co.Cork. This time it was their ewe lamb sired yet again by Midlock Dapper that was put forward.

Leading the Novice ewe lamb class was a sparky Teiglum Cinnamon daughter bred by Brian Connelly from Co.Galway.

Moving to our Young Handler exhibitors which always proves a tough class to select from. Coming out top of this class was local Co.Donegal breeder Anna Boal who is no stranger to the breed. Anna is part of the Boal’s flock and is also a granddaughter of Ronnie Edwards who runs one of the longest established Texel flocks in the breed. Anna was awarded the Gemma Doyle Memorial Cup for 2022.

Aged Ram
1st Stuart Dorran Loosebeare Chief
2nd Flor Ryan and Billy Carey Larhirl Dick Van Dyke
3rd Mervyn and Anna Boal Whitepark Dizzy Rascal
4th Ciaran Heraghty Larahirl Dazzler

Aged ewe class.
1st Neville Myles IJS1802746
2nd John, Colm & Ml McHugh HUI2006834
3rd John Greene HAK1901419
4th Dwayne Shiels GGH1909045.
5th Willie Doherty WWB1901398
6th Christine Gibson LVF2002004

Hogget Ram:
1st Dwayne Shiels Knockhill Eagle Purchased Blessington premier 2021!
2nd Hillswood Emerald Star for Sale Blessington 2022!
3rd Shane McHugh Greenhill Ectasy Purchased Blessington Premier 2021!
4th Flor Ryan Lawn Eyecatcher for Sale Blessington 2022!
5th Johnny Ryan Agricare Eminem Purchased Blessington Premier 2021!
6th Michael Quinn Knockport Ezra

Hogget Ewe:
1st A&P O’Keeffe OKI 2106389
2nd Willie Doherty YZI2102194
3rd John Greene GEI 2104473
4th Tom Kenny KTE2103604
5th Paul & Aaron Murphy PRQ2101848
6th John Greene GEI2104473

Senior Ram Lamb Class

1st Rodney McLaughlin
2nd A & P O’Keeffe
3rd Neville Myles
4th John Greene
5th Brian Divilly
6th Dwayne Shiels

Junior Ram Lamb Class:
1st Roger Doherty
2nd John Greene
3rd Justin Porter
4th D&E McManamon
5th Dwayne Shiels
6th J & I Kee

Senior Ewe Lamb Class:
1st John Greene
2nd A & P O’Keeffe
3rd Tom Kenny
4th John Greene
5th D&E McManamon
6th Dwayne Shiels

Junior Ewe Lamb Class
1st A&P O’Keeffe
2nd Dwayne Shiels
3rd Willie Doherty
4th Ger Shiels
5th Marty Bonner
6th Dan Bonner

Novice ram lamb:
1st Dan Bonner
2nd Thomas Kenny Jnr
3rd Brian Connelly
4th Michael Grant
5th Fintan Hacket
6th Peter McLaughlin

Novice Ewe Lamb:
1st Brian Connelly
2nd Patrick & James Murphy
3rd Michael Grant
4th Michael Grant
5th Nicola Featherstone
6th Ryan Doherty

Young Handlers
Anna Boal Co. Donegal

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After months of planning the highlight of the Texel calendar did not disappoint. The judge on the Friday was Aaron Myles of the renowned Silverhill flock in Donegal. To ensure the  safety of the members and customers alike Aaron selected his top choices from the pens and reviewed the sheep out of the pen. The day kicked off with the Shearling ewes and coming out in the top spot  was a stylish daughter of the 2015 All Ireland Champion and she was sired by Garngour Bladerunner from the Derrylahan flock owned by Brothers Daire and Enda Mcmanamon. This stylish ewe went on to be Aarron’s pick for the female championship. This ewe was not only the judges pick, she was also Garrett Murphy’s pick for of the Garavilla flock for €2,800gns, Garrets agreement with the judges choices did not end there with him buying up the top 4 placed shearling ewes.

Overall and Male Champion Greenhill Dance Monkey 

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Female Champion. Click Here for Full Pedigree 

The next class was the ewe lamb class. His choice this time was a classy ewe lamb from the Ballypierce flock of Clive Rothwell. She is sired by a homebred ram Ballypierce Champion and out of a homebred ewe.  This ewe lamb also boasted exceptional stars with 5 stars for replacement and 4 for terminal. She heads to the renowned show flock of Aidan and David Craig Co Meath.

Reserve Female Champion. Click Here for Full Pedigree 

The open ram class then followed with the largest entry of the day. Coming out in top spot here was John Greene of the renowned Larahirl flock with a son Procters Cocktail. This lad headed home with new breeder Mick Hoey and Martin McGuinness for €2,400gns.  His full brother also sold for €3,000gn to D. Sheils, C. Hegarty and John Stewart.

Left Reserve Champion:  Click Here for Full Pedigree Brother sold for 3,000 right Click Here for Full Pedigree

The last class of the day was the LambPlus Class and it is where Aaron found his champion. The judges choice on this occasion was Greenhill Dance Monkey a double five star ram, from the McHugh family Co Monaghan. It showed the next day how much judge thought of the Champion when he purchased him for the top price of the day at €6,500gns. Dance Monkey is sired by last year’s sire of the year Kilclamon Brody and out of aThornville Alberto ewe. Both purchased in Blessington.

The McHugh family outfit didn’t stop there, selling a further three rams for €2,600, €1,500 and €1,500. Hitting the upper of these was another son of Brody, this time going back to an Anglezarke Uno ewe.

Silver Hill Doughlas 6,000 Click Here for Full Pedigree

Taking home a price of €6,000 was Neville Myles of the Silver Hill Flock in Ballyshannon, Co Donegal. Unable to be shown due to Neville’s son Aaron judging, this didn’t stop people from seeing the potential. Born March 2020 the ram lamb is sired by Sportsman A Star and out of a sister of the 15,000gns Bushtrucke. Myless’ also sold a January born lamb by Auldhouseburn Capaldi for €1,600.

Tullyhill Desert Eagle Click Here for Full Pedigree

Ciaran Heraghty secured a bid of €4,200 for his ram lamb Tullyhill Desert Eagle. This son of Garngour Alabama is out of a homebred ewe sired by Fordafourie Windfall. This lamb heads to Mayo with Martin Walsh.

Next in the prices was Emlach Derrick from Fergal Ó Sé. A son of Straghbogie Ya Belter with the dam an ET brother to the 2017 reserve national champion. He sold to the Springhill flock for €3,800.

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Emlach Derrick Click Here for Full Pedigree

Sold just before Derrick, was Emlach Demophan, for €1,700. This one was a son of Sportsman Belter and out of a Teiglum Young Gun.

Annaghdown Diego Click Here for Full Pedigree

Next was new breeder Brian Divilly, Co Galway with Annaghdown Diego. This March born ram lamb is a son of Garngour Aerosmith and out of last years premier sale female champion purchased from the Annakisha flock. He was sold for €3,200.

Kilcurley Dawson Click Here for Full Pedigree

Robert Walker then secured a bid of €2,000  for his ram lamb Kilcurley Dawson. This 15,000gns Harestone Commander son is out of a Springwell-bred ewe and stood second in the LambPlus class. This lamb also heads to Springhill flock.

Michael Power exhibited his first ram at the premier with the help of April and secured €1,900  . His February 2020-born ram, Ballyhibben Dancing Brave, was sired by Sportsman A Star was snapped up by Walter Brennan.

Thornville Double O Seven Click Here for Full Pedigree

Thornville Double O Seven who hit the market at €1,800. This ram lamb came fourth in the LambPlus class and is a son of Knock Bantastic heads back to Wexford with Anne Murphy of the Foundry flock.

Shearling Rams:

Topping this section was Danny Murray taking home €2,000gns for his shearling ram sired by Quarry House Baby Guinness who was purchased in Blessington 2018.

First prize in the shearling ram class went to Flor Ryan with Lawn Cracker Jack. This five star terminal ram is a son of Derrylahan Big Balls with the dam a daughter of Baileys One & Only.

Next was Daire and Enda McManamon with Derrylahan Chancer. This Clarks Bolt son hit the market at €1,600.

Derrylahan Chancer Click Here for Full Pedigree

Second prize winner in the shearling ram class was Rower Colby from Kate Purcell, Co Kilkenny. Sired by a Milnbank ram by  Straghbogie Yes Sir, he was knocked down at €1,500.

Rower Colby Click Here for Full Pedigree

Females

One of the first ewes into the ring from Johnny Ryan got the sale off to a flying start when she sold for €2,800. This double five-star shearling from the Graigues flock is a daughter of Speenogue Alonso.

In directly after her and securing a bid of €1,600 was another from Graigues flock. This March 2019-born ewe again has five stars on the terminal and replacement indices and is a daughter of Foundry Achilles.

Flor Ryan was also in the money when he sold a daughter of Kilclammon Branston for €2,200. From the Lawn flock, this shearling is out of a homebred ewe by Pairc Aird Titmus.

Just before that, Flor’s third prizewinning shearling hit the market at €1,800. This daughter of Derrylahan Big Balls is a full-sister to a ewe sold at the Premier in 2017 for €4,200.

VRI1903640 Sold for €2,800 to Garrett Murphy Click Here for Full Pedigree 

FRI1902942 Sold for €2,200 to Garrett Murphy Click Here for Full Pedigree 

FRI1902914 sold for €1,800 Click Here for Full Pedigree 

Second prize in the shearling ewe class went to Robert Walker for a ewe from his Kilcurley flock. This five-star terminal ewe is a daughter of Hartside Assassin and hit the market at €2,000.

RWE1904145 Click Here for Full Pedigree 

Walker’s ewe directly after this, another Assassin daughter, sold for €1,600.

RWE1904217 Click Here for Full Pedigree 

Neville Myles’s Silver Hill flock in Co Donegal got two shearling ewes away, at €2,000 and €1,400 respectively. Hitting €2,000 was a double five-star ewe by Stringwell Abu Dhabi, while selling at €1,400 was a daughter of Milnbank Ally-Cat out of a Knock Trident-bred ewe.

Meath breeder Jackie Ryan got into four-figure sums with two of her Rotsee flock shearling ewes. First up at €1,600 was a daughter of Derrylahan Big Balls, while at €1,400 was a Speenogue Alonso daughter.

John Neville of the Thornville flock got his two top ones into €1,100 and €1,000. At the upper price was a daughter of Plausucha Commander, while the second was a Plasucha All Star-sired ewe.

UVI2001481 Click Here for Full Pedigree 

In the ewe lamb class, the third prize winner from Fergal Ó Sé’s Emlach flock sold for €2,000. This daughter of Deveronvale Aftershock is out of the same dam as the champion at last year’s sale.

FSE2001213 Click Here for Full Pedigree 

Hitting the market at €1,800 was a ewe lamb from Ryan Doherty’s Hill View flock in Co Donegal. Sired by Procters Cocktail, who also sired the reserve supreme champion this year, she is out of a Straghbogie Yabba Dabba Do-bred ewe.

RYE2012326 Click Here for Full Pedigree 

Hitting 1,400 and 1,100 was father and son duo Neil and John Kidd with their Knock Bantastic daughters.

ZNE2008194 Click Here for Full Pedigree 

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As a Society, we believe that the sheep that keeps winning show after show deserves additional recognition!

The points for the Show Flock of the Year  can be collected and accumulated at the regional shows listed (noted below) and the only major change for the competition this year is that there is also points collectable at the All Ireland.

The points will be allocated to individual sheep and the prize will be awarded to the owner of the sheep at the time of the presentation at the 2019 AGM and awards night.

This is the chance to show the consistency and  ability to successfully compete under a variety of Judges.

Each regional winner  will be awarded a €100 voucher towards the cost of an advert in the 2020 yearbook, with the Overall and Reserve getting an additional €100 each. To receive this voucher you must be present at the awards night.

Points:

Regional Shows

Champion 3

Reserve 2

1st 3

2nd 2

3rd 1

All Ireland

Champion (Overall) 3

Reserve (Overall) 2

1st 6

2nd 5

3rd 4

4th 3

5th 2

6th 1

Classes

Aged Ram

Shearing Ram

Ram Lamb

Aged Ewe

Shearling Ewe

Ewe Lamb

Overall

Reserve Overall

Please note this does not change the current points structure for the show flock of the year!

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The competition will be broken up into two age categories – 16 and under, and 17 to 23 years. (Depending on Number of Entries)

The prizes for each group are vouchers to spend at the Irish Texel Premier Sale (vouchers are non-transferable and have to redeemed in person). The sale takes place on 9 and 10 August in Blessington, Co Wicklow, where there will be more than 300 sheep to choose from. First prize gets a €300 voucher, €200 for second and €100 for third.

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1. Two Shear Ram and Upwards 

2.Two Shear Ewe and Upwards 

3. Shearling Ram

4. Shearling Ewe 

5. Ram Lamb Born Before the 1st March 

6. Ewe Lamb Born Before the 1st March 

7. Ram Lamb Born Before on on or after the 1st March 

8. Ewe Lamb Born Before on on or after the 1st March 

9. Novice Ewe Lamb 

10. Novice Ram 

Novice classes are for people who have never won a first prize at the All Ireland or Premier Sale.

Most importantly Jnr Stockperson under the age of 16- Entries Taken on the Day 

The Texel society appreciate people that take the time to view and participate so refreshments will be provided.

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Reserve Supreme Champion 2017

Reserve Male Champion

Reserve Female Champion

Aged Ram

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