BALLYMENA SALE August
Double Delight for Doyle Family
Sean & Gillian Doyle’s Loughbrae flock exhibited the show champion and achieved the top price at the Hampshire Down premier show and sale held in Ballymena Livestock Market last week.
The Loughbrae flock had tremendous success winning the shearling ram, ram lamb and the signet recorded ram lamb classes. Judith Galbraith selected the shearling ram as her champion ahead of the reserve champion, a ewe lamb from the Ballycreelly flock of Kevin and Anna McCarthy. Judith Commented “ The shearling ram had even width from his shoulder to his back end along with a great gigot, ideal for producing top carcass grades”. The Doyle’s first placed ram lamb by Loughbrae Black Knight topped the sale at 550 guineas selling to new owners L & M Ligget, Omagh. Females were in strong demand with a ewe lamb from the Dunraven flock of Graham & Stirling Manson selling at £420 and ewe lambs averaging £338. The Hampshire Down breeders Association of Ireland would like to thank show sponsors Danske bank and Ballymena Livestock Market. The next sale of Hampshire Down in lamb ewes, ewe lambs and rams is on Monday 7th October at Ballymena Livestock Market, sale starts 7pm.
Show Results:
Judge: Judith Galbraith
CHAMPION Sean & Gillian Doyle LOUGHBRAE Shearling Ram sired by Ashley Black Jack out of a homebred ewe
RESERVE CHAMPION Kevin & Anna McCarthy BALLYCREELLY Ewe Lamb sired by Yarcombe Flashman out of a homebred ewe
SHEARLING RAM
1st Sean & Gillian Doyle LOUGHBRAE
2nd Allen & Vicky McFadden ASHLEY
3rd Graham & Stirling Manson DUNRAVEN
RAM LAMB
1st Sean & Gillian Doyle LOUGHBRAE
2nd Kevin & Anna McCarthy BALLYCREELLY
3rd Peter Lawson GLENBROOK
PERFORMANCE RECORDED RAM LAMB
1st Sean & Gillian Doyle LOUGHBRAE
2nd Kevin & Anna McCarthy BALLYCREELLY
3rd Peter Lawson GLENBROOK
SHEARLING EWE
1st Kevin & Anna McCarthy BALLYCREELLY
EWE LAMB
1st Kevin & Anna McCarthy BALLYCREELLY
2nd J, A & J Fletcher LOUGHAN MOSS
3rd J,A & J Fletcher LOUGHAN MOSS
PAIR OF EWE LAMBS
1st J, A & J Fletcher LOUGHAN MOSS
2nd Graham & Stirling Manson DUNRAVEN
GROUP OF THREE RAM LAMBS
1st Kevin & Anna McCarthy BALLYCREELLY
2nd Peter Lawson GLENBROOK