The Irish Blue Texel Sheep Society held its annual premier show and sale last Saturday (August 20) in Carrick-On-Shannon, with 131 sheep catalogued.

Judge on the day was Ian Lammie of the Cairnrock Blue Texels in Scotland. Ian worked his way through some very large classes, choosing the overall Blue Texel champion from a large class of over 40 ram lambs.

Bred by Clive and Sandra Barnett from Raphoe, Co. Donegal, the champion was a March-born lamb Valleyview Greyson, a Beili Euphoric son out of a Derg ewe.

He sold for €2,600.

Overall champion Blue Texel Valleyview Grayson bred by Sandra and Clive Barnett Raphoe, Co. Donegal went on to sell for €2,600. Image source: A Moore Media

The second-highest-priced male of the day also came from the Barnetts in the form of Valleyview Griffith again by Euphoric. He sold for €1,750.

The reserve champion male, bred by Martin McLaughlin Co. Donegal, was Lot 73, Cashelview Garrison, another lamb bred by Beili Euphoric. He sold for €1,000.

The reserve overall champion and female champion Blue Texel award went to Nigel Hogan’s Diamond flock, and his ewe lamb by Stockram Derg Flintstone who sold for €1,000.

Female champion and reserve overall champion from the Diamond Flock of Nigel and Patrick Hogan Co. Carlow, who sold for €1,000. Image source: A Moore Media

Also selling for €1,000 was a February-born ewe lamb by Cleenagh Dominator, from Francis and Jennifer Donohoe’s Johnstown flock. She had earlier been tapped out as reserve female champion.

Reserve female champion Blue Texel from the Johnstown Flock property, of Francis and Jennifer Donohoe Mullingar, Co. Westmeath sold for €1,000 on the day. Image source: A Moore Media

The first-prize winning shearling ram went to Cracking FreddieDodge from Declan Mccaffrey’s Cracking Flock. By the now well-proven Carly’s Blues Captain and out of an imported ewe, Cracking FreddieDodge sold for €920.

Shearling ram first-prize winner from the Cracking flock of Declan McCaffrey sold for €920. Image source: A Moore Media

Lot 57, Swifts Golddust, a full brother to last year’s sale topper Swifts Fantasy who sold to a UK buyer for €3,000, was purchased by Co. Cork-based breeder Frank Buckley for €1,250.

Dassenkop

In the Dassenkop section, the overall champion and reserve overall titles went to two full sisters, Powerful GoGo girl and Powerful Gorgeous. These two ewe lambs sold for €1,900 and €1,500 respectively.

Reserve overall champion Dassenkop, Powerful Gorgeous sold for €1,500. Image source: A Moore Media

Other prize winners in the Dassenkop section

Shearling rams:

  • First: Malcolm and Hilary Workman;
  • Second: Malcolm and Hilary Workman.

Ram lambs:

  • First: James Higgins;
  • Second: Andrew Lucas.

Male champions Dassenkop:

  • Overall male: James Higgins, Hurricane Gingerbread man;
  • Reserve male: Andrew Lucas, Barnstone Guinness.

The next society sale takes place in Athenry on Saturday, September 17, followed by a sale in Carnew on Friday evening, September 30.

Overall and reserve Dassenkop champions. Image source: A Moore Media
IRISH BLUE TEXEL SHEEP SOCIETY PREMIER SALE