The Galloway Cattle Club of Ireland and the Belted Galloway Cattle Club of Ireland are delighted to be co-hosting the 1st Irish Premier Show and Sale of Galloway Cattle at Ballymena Livestock Mart on Friday 6th September.
This event promises to showcase the calibre of our locally produced Galloway cattle. With some of the top breeders and bloodlines in NI already putting forward cattle, this promises to be a great opportunity to market top quality pedigree Galloway cattle.
There will be five show classes for pedigree registered cattle per club to include:
- Cow in calf or with calf at foot born on or before 31/08/2021
- Heifer born on or after 01/09/2021 and on or before 31/08/2022
- Heifer born on or after 01/09/2022 and on or before 31/08/2023
- Bull or Heifer born on or after 01/09/2023
- Bull born on or before 31/08/2023
Helen Ryman of the North Kildarroch Herd – Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway, has kindly agreed to be the judge on the day.
There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes per class, a championship cup and reserve prize for each breed.
In addition to pedigree cattle, we welcome non-registered Galloways and beef bred Galloway crossbreds to the sale.
Both clubs are calling on all breeders to get involved in the sale by entering a few animals.
Black Galloway Ballymena Sale Entry Form 2024
Belted Galloway and White Galloway Ballymena Sale Entry Form 2024
Online Bidding available at: https://ballymena.marteye.ie/auctions/XtBREKSa1ZDeNo6Z5CSk
Details
- Address
- Ballymena Livestock Mart
1 Woodside Rd
Ballymena
BT42 4QJ - Closing Date
- 09/08/2024
Show Schedule
DownloadThis year seen an additional fixture to the show and sale calendar here in Ireland. Along with the Galloway Cattle Club of Ireland, we co- hosted our first show and sale of Galloway Cattle at Ballymena Mart last Friday.
The support from local breeders was phenomenal with 67 heads put forward for sale. Of those 44 were Belted Galloways plus a single White Galloway entry.
Our judge on the day, Judith Cowie, a renowned Belted Galloway and Galloway breeder from Kirkcudbrightshire, had the difficult task of judging both breeds. The senior heifer class was so well supported that the decision was made to split the class.
Full Show Results
Cow in calf or with calf at foot born on or before 31/08/2021
1st Glensbrae Fiona – Laurence & Colm O’Neill
Heifer born on or after 01/09/21 and on or before 31/08/22 (Split Class)
1st Gruige Niamh – Dessy Henry
2nd Glensbrae Aideen – Laurence & Colm O’Neill
3rd Broomhill Golden Fairy – Brian Edgar
4th Glensbrae Aine – Laurence & Colm O’Neill
Heifer born on or after 01/09/21 and on or before 31/08/22 (Split Class)
1st Broomhill Fancy That – Brian Edgar
2nd Burkes Iriswall – Harry Burke
3rd Broomhill Golden Fabulous – Brian Edgar
4th Burkes Ruby Caroline – Harry Burke
Heifer born on or after 01/09/22 and on or before 31/08/23
1st Briglands Juno – Brian Moorhead
2nd Briglands Jupiter – Brian Moorhead
3rd Burkes Zandra – Harry Burke
4th Tardree Robyn – Harry Irvine
The Overall Champion Cup was awarded to Broomhill Fancy That- a super heifer from Brian Edgar’s herd who had placed at Ballymoney and Antrim Shows this summer.
The Reserve Champion spot went to Gruige Niamh from Dessy Henry’s herd who also had a fantastic summer on the show circuit.
We’d like to thank our judge, Judith Cowie, for making the trip over and to those who volunteered their time to get this show and sale up and running. Finally a special thank you to everyone who entered, showed or purchased cattle on the day for their support.
