105th Dungarvan Show a phenomenal success
The Irish Shows Association and Dungarvan Show Three-Year Old Filly All Ireland Championship, sponsored by Liberty Blue Estate Agents, Darragh O’Connor, Regina Mangan, John Walsh (winner).
The 105th Dungarvan Show was held on Sunday, July 14, at Ballygagin, Dungarvan, in a beautiful setting under glorious sunshine to the delight of the huge crowd.
Lots of entertainment was on offer, including a passenger train that travelled around the show field, a great display of classic and vintage cars and farm machinery, including steam engines, tractor pulling and an interactive blacksmith demo and mobile forge.
The dog show had lots of entries as always and gave away lots of wonderful treats.
The new seating proved a great hit located in front of the stage where live music and sensational line dancing got everybody involved!
The visit from An Taoiseach Simon Harris was the icing on the cake. The Taoiseach allowed plenty of time for people to come and chat and he even joined in the line dancing where the local dancers demonstrated the moves!
In the ridden hunter ring, Brian Murphy took the Championship and was best four-year-old on his grey middle weight owned by Glen Knight; the four-year-old lightweight winner was Princess, owned by Brendan Tobin and ridden by Rosemary Connors.
Champion working hunter went to Claire O’Rourke and Stephanie Moore was reserve. Champion Young Horse went to Patrick Cotter for his winning three-year-old and Henry Carey’s two-year-old gelding went reserve. John Hyde had the champion brood mare. The Irish Shows Association three-year-old filly All Ireland Championship, sponsored by Liberty Blue Estate Agents, went to John Walsh from Dunmanway, Co Cork. The Champion Ridden Pony was ridden by Cian Cusack and his brother, Conor, filled the reserve spot.
The show jumping entries were up hugely on previous years and didn’t disappoint. Seamus Hayes jumped to victory in the Connolly Red Mills Munster Grand Prix, ahead of brothers, Tadhg and Paul Beecher, who fought it out for 2nd and 3rd respectively.
The 4th leg of the Mackey Ireland Waterford SJI A & AA Amateur league sponsored by NutriScience Equine was won by Shauna Furlong ahead of Sharon Power with local rider, Heather Ahearne taking third.
Gary Flynn won the AA section with Hannah McNiven in 2nd and Derrik Burke in 3rd.
Josephine Townsend claimed top spot in the Carleton Stable/Munster Region 1.15m League sponsored by George Corbett Motors and Andrew Hodgins took pole position in the Sweet Oak Farm/Munster Region 1.25m League sponsored by Fennels Garage & Phelan’s Fuel and Hardware.
Wonderful to see so many children taking part in the jumping classes and coming up through the ranks.
The dairy classes this year were a great success. Class 1 had 16 fabulous dairy calves on show. The popular winner Bourkeholme Lambda was exhibited by the Bourke family from Cork.
Class 2 showed us a lovely selection of in calf dairy heifers with the winner coming from Laois, Seanacourt Jean. Class 3, our super cow class, had five fantastic dairy cows on display and was a tightly fought race with Archersrath Atwood Gremlin winning it for the Roche family from Kilkenny.
The beef classes were as always well supported. The Hereford section had some remarkable animals on show with the overall champion going to Cloncaugh Robbie for the Behan family from Kilmacthomas, closely followed by the Barrett family with their young bull Gurtaleen Inchvale Rebel.
The Aberdeen Angus classes were a masterclass for J & A de Cogan winning overall Aberdeen Angus and Beef champion with Corlismore Tomahawk.
The Limousin winner Aglish Tara was a very popular local winner, exhibited by Chloe Moore.
The Pat Denn class was a spectacular selection of beef cattle with first and second going to the Herefords. The winner was exhibited by the Behan family with Cloncaugh Robbie.
The Junior Stock Person class had 13 entries all showing excellent displays of handling and exhibiting their animals. Georgina Hynes was the winner giving a masterclass in handling and showing her heifer calf. It was great to see so many young exhibitors and hopefully they will continue to support and participate in the show in the years to come.
The organisers were thrilled with how the event went.
"Overall, it was a terrific display of animals and great day all round, our sponsors are fantastic, and we appreciate their support. We would like to thank everyone who supports and helps with the cattle section of the show," they said.
"We are thoroughly indebted to our wonderful landowners, the Broderick, Queally, Shanley and Whelan families, sponsors, judges, stewards, hospitality helpers and volunteers who help with setting up, parking and closing down the show.
"Thank you to all for attending the show and making it an incredible success. The show now in its 105th year is a testament to everyone involved and we welcome anyone interested in coming on board and joining our 'Show Family'. Contact us through our Facebook page for more information. We look forward to welcoming you all to next year’s show."
1st Tadhg Bourke “Bourkeholme Lambda Trinity”
1st Denis Donohoe “Seanacourt Jean”
1st Roche Family Archersrath Atwood Grremlin”
1st Michael Barrett “Gurtaleen Inchvale Rebel”
1st Michael Barrett “Gurtaleen Inchvale Ellie 3rd”
1st Vincent Behan “Cloncaugh Robbie”
Vincent Behan “Cloncaugh Robbie”
Michael Barrett “Gurtaleen Inchvale Rebel”
1st J & A de Cogan “Mogeely Frog”
1st J & A de Cogan “Mogeely Lady Hazel
1st J & A de Cogan “Mogeely Elana”
1st J & A de Cogan “Mogeely Paula”
1st J & A de Cogan “Corlsmore Tomohawk”
Aberdeen Angus – Munster Bovine
J & A de Cogan “Corlsmore Tomohawk”
Aberdeen Angus – Munster Bovine
J & A de Cogan “Mogeely Paula”
1st Brian Moore “Aglish Tara”
J & A de Cogan “Corlismore Tomahawk”
Reserve Overall Beef Champion - Tírlan
Vincent Behan “Cloncaugh Robbie”
1st J & A de Cogan
1st Vincent Behan “Cloncaugh Robbie”
1st Georgina Hynes
1st J & A de Cogan “Mogeely Elana”
1st Billy Fraher
1st John Walsh
1st Pat Whyte
1st Billy Fraher
1st Gillian Hennebry
1st Billy Fraher
1st Billy Fraher
1st Charlie Whyte
Gillian Hennebry – Class 5
Gillian Hennebry (Class 5)
Billy Fraher (Class 4)
Class 1 Heavyweight Hunter – AIB Dungarvan: 1st Seana Devlin 'Delightful Gerry'
Class 2 Middleweight Hunter – Bank of Ireland Dungarvan: 1st Brian Murphy 'Farmhill Inspirational Alex'
Class 3 Lightweight Hunter – Jennifer Maher Solicitors: 1st Brendan Tobin 'Princess'
Class 4 Small Hunter – Deise Veterinary Group: 1st Aobhinn Ruane 'Ballarin Bada Bing'
Championship: 4-Year-Old: Brian Murphy with 'Farmhill Inspirational Alex'
Woodfield Cup Ridden Hunter champion: Brian Murphy with Farmhill Inspirational Alex
Bellard Cup Reserve Champion hunter: Brendan Tobin’s Princess
Class 5 Ladies Hunter Side-Saddle Class– Rosemary & Claire Connors, Clodagh Connors Memorial Trophy: 1st Laura Hyde 'Corran Emperor'
Class 6 The All Ireland Open Racehorse to Riding Horse Championship – Waterford & Tramore Racecourse: 1st Vincent Phelan 'Ask for Big Money'
Class 7 Ridden Cob – West Pharmaceutical Products: 1st Vincent Phelan 'Master Riff Raff'
Class 8 Large & Small Riding Horses - FBD: 1st Emma Hayward 'Islander Prince'
Class 9 Coloured Ridden Horse Class – West Pharmaceutical Products: 1st Sharon Hallahan 'SBS DeVinci's'
Class 10 Amateur Class Confined to Amateur Riders who do not derive their living from horses – TRM: 1st Vincent Phelan 'Master Riff Raff' Class 11 Registered Irish Draught – Lanigan & Curran Solrs: 1st Sean Looney 'Savannah Herself'
Class 12 Amateur Working Hunter Class Confined to Amateur Riders who do not derive their living from horses – TRM: 1st Martine Nolan 'Quite Content'
Class 13 Working Hunter – MBF Sporthorses: 1st Claire O’Rourke 'DOD Field Master'
Champion: Claire O’Rourke’s DOD Field Master
Stephanie Moore’s Dynamite Replay
Class 13 Half-bred Yearling – Jenny Hunt: 1st John Roche 'Assagart Legacy'
Class 15 Two-Year-Old – Old Bank Restaurant, Dungarvan: 1st Henry Carey 'Mozzie Sexton' Waterford Hunt Cup
Class 16 The Redmills Non-Thoroughbred Two-Year Old Colt/Geldings All Ireland Championship Qualifier: 1st Henry Carey 'Mozzie Sexton'
Class 18 Three Year Old Colt, Gelding or Filly – Fitzgerald Family: 1st Patrick Cotter 'Béal na Bláth'
Champion: Patrick Cotter’s Béal na Bláth
Fitzgerald's of Shanbally Bronze Reserve: Henry Carey’s Mozzie Sexton
Class 19 – Half Bred Broodmare in Foal, not suckling a Foal - Dungarvan Transport: 1st Kelsie Montague 'Longacres Special Effects'
Class 20 – Half Bred Broodmare with Foal at Foot – Dungarvan Observer: 1st John Hyde 'The Bally Girl'
Champion Brood Mare Champion: John Hyde’s The Bally Girl - Observer Cup
Class 21 Half Bred Colt Foal – Pat Cunningham: 1st John Roche, Unnamed
Class 23 Half Bred Filly Foal – Pat Cunningham: 1st John Hyde 'Summer'
Class 25 Thoroughbred Broodmare Stinted in Foal or Foal at Foot – Beeches Stud: 1st Paddy McCarthy 'Merramar'
Class 26 The Irish Shows Association Three Year Old Filly All Ireland Championship - Sponsored by Liberty Blue Estate Agents: 1st John Walsh 'Gatsby Girl' - Liberty Blue Estate Agents Crystal
Class 27 – Open 153cms – The Country Store: 1st Conor Cusack 'Crafty Tim Hunt'
Class 28 – Open 143cms – Michael Carroll, Dungarvan: 1st Aoife Brennan 'Elouise'
Class 29 – Open 133cms – Pat Moloney Furniture: 1st Cian Cusack 'Eden Mist Bob’s Your Uncle'
Champion: Cian Cusack’s Eden Mist Bob’s Your Uncle
Ita Carroll Cup Reserve: Conor Cusack’s Crafty Tim Hunt
Class 30 – Open Show Starter Stakes – not exceeding 133cms – David Walsh Supplies: 1st Jack Fitzpatrick 'China Doll'
Class 31 Open Show Hunter Pony First Ridden – Comeragh Oil: 1st Penny Toomy 'Rooker Haribo'
Class 32 – Leading Rein Class – not exceeding 123cms – Raymond Beresford: 1st Millie Toomey 'Rookery Haribo'
Penny Toomy’s Rooker Haribo - Devereux Menswear Champion Trophy
Reserve: Jack Fitzpatrick’s China Doll
Class 33 – Leading Rein confined to Co Waterford – Five Naughts Stud, Colligan: 1st Casey May Rohan 'Ferrymount Prince Sion' - Bobby Kennedy Cup
Class 34 Junior Side Saddle – Frances Carroll: 1st Laura Burke 'Hattie'
Class 35– Unregistered Ponies – Confined to Co Waterford - Harry & Gwen Gray: 1st Amy Kenneally 'Brewin Up A Storm'
Class 36 – Unregistered Ponies – Confined to Co Waterford – Gray Bros Agri: 1st Ravey Joyce 'Imagine Tahiti'
Champion: Ravey Joyce’s Imagine Tahiti
Eamon Dwane Construction Trophy Reserve: Amy Kenneally’s Brewin Up A Storm
Class 37 Connemara Mare or Gelding – Ridden – Brian Gleeson: 1st Joe Widger 'Skellorn Prairie Starlight' - Cunningham Cup
Class 38 Ridden Connemara Mare or Gelding – Pat Moloney Furniture: 1st Aine Brennan 'Knockmenagh Elouise'
Class 39 Connemara Working Hunter – Niamh Melody: 1st Conor Cusack 'Carramore Boy'
Emily Widger’s The General
Mary Cunningham Cup Reserve: Joe Widger’s Skellorn Prairie Starlight
Class 40 Open 153 Working Hunter Pony – David Walsh Office Supplies: 1st Cheryl Cusack 'Krafty Tim Hunt'
Class 41 Open 143 Working Hunter Pony – John Halpin: 1st Norma Lucey 'Brandonwell Jack'
Class 42 Open 133 Working Hunter Pony – Nugent's Centra, Abbeyside: 1st Rory Fitzgerald 'Kilmolash Peter Pan'
Class 43 Open Working Starter Stakes – Curran Foods Ltd, Waterford: 1st Charlotte Crowley 'Tobergregan Brownie'
Cheryl Cusack’s Krafty Tim Hunt
Lenihan Challenge Cup Reserve: Norma Lucey’s Brandonwell Jack
. Prizes for top three five year olds, kindly sponsored by George Corbett Motors: 1st Josephine Townend's One Lucky Strike (Josephine Townend)
. Prizes for top three 6 year olds, kindly sponsored by Fennels Garage & Phelan's Fuel and Hardware: 1st John Glynn's Shanaclough Luichew (Andrew Hodgins)
Prizes for top three 7 year olds, kindly sponsored by O'Flynn Meats: 1st Seamus Hayes' Clarton Clazou Z (Seamus Hayes)
- Wat/Tipp, Mackey Amateur League sponsored by Nutriscience, incorp Orchard Equestrian and Naps League - Prizes in kind kindly sponsored by Nutriscience: 1st Shauna Furlong's Clogrennane Diva (Shauna Furlong)
includes under 10's Nat Dis Qualifier Divided between Edwina Finn's Ballynoe Izzy (Edward Ladd finn), Ciara Fahy's Clashreagh Juliet (Eoin Fahy), Paula Widger's Creevelea Midnight Radar (Colm Widger), Richard Cotter's Kildun Cloud (Aoife Cotter), Dorothy Cavanagh's Last Resort (LH) (Lauren Woods), Desmond Stafford's Red Hot Patootie (Louise Flynn), Ian Hannon's Snowy Little (Miss Lucy Hannon).
Duffy Group and Elite Equine National Discovery League Divided between Paula Widger's Creevelea Midnight Radar (Colm Widger), Richard Cotter's Kildun Cloud (Aoife Cotter), Dorothy Cavanagh's Last Resort (LH) (Lauren Woods), Aileen Goff's Lotso (Nessa Goff), David Russell's Maybrock Dolly Mixture (Finn Russell), Caroline Widger's Pineview Rainbow Amara (Tosh Widger O'Riordan), David Russell's Shine Bright Like A Diamond (Lily Russell), Paula Widger's Thornberry Skylark (Colm Widger), Trade Horse Ltd's Tobergregan Brownie (Charlotte Crowley).
- Under 10s - Bob Sweeney Future Champions Series: 1st Ritchie Fitzgerald's Piltown Dapper (Josh Fitzgerald)
- Bob Sweeney Future Champions Series: 1st Orla Boyle's Milos (Lucy Kent)
- Divided between Dorothy Cavanagh's Ardville Red Robin (Lauren Woods), Anne Marie Higgins' Beechfield Lass (Grace Higgins), Eleanor Odonnell's Kinlough Lad (Mia O'Donnell), Derek Mahony's Nells Baby (Alison Goff), Paula Widger's Poynstown Penny (Sam Widger).
Duffy Group and Elite Equine National Discovery League - Divided between Edwina Finn's Annaveigh Aaron (Dawn Ladd Finn), Caroline Widger's Grantstown All Action (Tosh Widger O'Riordan), Heather Kent's Lulu Princess (Lucy Kent).
Bob Sweeney Future Champions Series: 1st Caroline Widger's Grantstown All Action (Tosh Widger O'Riordan)
: 1st Garry Aherne's Ballinacarras Prince (Billy Aherne).
: Divided between Kay Kennedy`s Golden Galaxy (Laura Kennedy), Richard Cotter`s Kevah (Ava Cotter).
Duffy Group and Elite Equine National Discovery League - Divided between Thomas J O'Riordan's Grantstown Dazzle (Sam Widger), Billy O keeffe's Mountbolton Ted (Yelena O'Keeffe), Kay Kennedy's Golden Galaxy (Laura Kennedy).
Bob Sweeney Future Champions Series: 1st Thomas J O'Riordan's Grantstown Dazzle (Sam Widger)
- sponsored by Colligan Equestrian Centre - Divided between Matt Gleeson's Bisto (IHR) (Sarah Gleeson), Aisling O'Shea's Seaview Aztec (Caoimhe O'Shea), Buddy (Lilly Kiely), Rachel Kiely, Smokey (Charles Collender) Mary Collender, Snowy Call (Robin Crowley), Hazel Crowley, Snowey Call (Annabelle Crowley), Hazel Crowley
- Sponsored by Colligan Equestrian Centre - Divided between Matt Gleeson's Bisto (IHR) (Sarah Gleeson), Kay O'Gorman's Buckland Cappuccino (Ellen O'Gorman), Georgina OConnor's Holestone Maverick (Harvey Cunningham), Michael Walsh's Millbrae Wendy (Katie Walsh), Georgina O'Connor's Zebedee 2 (Harvey Cunningham).
- Sponsored by Colligan Equestrian Centre - Divided between Kay O'Gorman's Anvil Lodge Bubbles (Ellen O'Gorman), Richie O'Hara's Dreamer (HPA) (Georgia Barron), Georgina OConnor's Holestone Maverick (Harvey Cunningham), Michael Walsh's Millbrae Wendy (Katie Walsh), Georgina OConnor's Zebedee 2 (Harvey Cunningham).
- Two Phase Modified, kindly sponsored by Crest Cleaners - Divided between Johanna Gattermann's Ohio S (Johanna Gattermann), Veronica McNamara's Prince Bailey (Veronica McNamara).
– kindly sponsored by J & A Fitzgerald haulage - Divided between Edwina Finn's Ballydoyle pepsico (Dawn Ladd finn), Lucy Reaney's Ballyvaloon Cassanova (Shauna Reaney), Rachel Walsh's Glencrue Pennyroyal (Keely Dalton), Hannah Doyle's Metalbridge Gracie (Hannah Doyle), Keely Dalton's SBH Diamond Touch (Keely Dalton), Johanna Gattermann's Shielbaggan Ophelia (Johanna Gattermann), Sarah Kearney's Sir Jimmy Gibbs (Sarah Kearney), Lucy Reaney's Valentino Patches (Lucy Reaney).
- kindly sponsored by iEye Opticians - Divided between William G Ryan's Constellation Ted (William G Ryan), James Cliffe's Finnisk Ulysses (Gemma Phelan), Rory Costigan's GRC Vogue (Gemma Phelan), Aoife Lanigan's My Buddy (Aoife Lanigan), Gillian Bond's Vicomte DH Z (Niall Browne).
kindly sponsored by Cleanzone Technology: DIV Vivienne Digby's The Best of Luck (Gemma Phelan); 2, Vivienne Digby's The Best of Charisma (Gemma Phelan); 3, John Lawler's JM Louisiana (David Lawler); 4, Shauna McEvoy's Killamuck Lady (Shauna McEvoy).
