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DUNGANNON SALE
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AUGUST
MATT’S FLOCK DOUBLE WHAMMY
Matt’s Flock was High & Mighty at the Irish Beltex Sheep
Breeders Club’s annual Dungannon Show and Export Sale,
taking home both the Champion and Reserve Champion
spots on Monday, 28 August, at Dungannon Farmers’ Mart.
The Champion was a shearling ewe, Matt’s Hailey, from Matthew
Burleigh’s Kinawley-based flock. Her dam is Matt’s Enzo, who
was the virtual Balmoral Show Beltex Champion in 2020, and
she is sired by Buckles Fizzy Pop, a purchase for the flock from
Carlisle Premier Sale in 2021.
It was a family affair as the Reserve Champion, Matt’s High &
Mighty, is a full brother to the Champion. The shearling ram sold
for 800gns to John Robinson, Ballywalter. This was the second
consecutive successful Dungannon event for the Fermanagh
breeder, having won the Championship in 2022 where he also
achieved the top price with Matt’s Giro.
Trade was strong and the two top priced Beltex were both
shearling rams from Edward and Shirlee Nicholson’s Derryogue
Flock, Kilkeel. Both males made 1600gns in the ring, with
Derryogue Hercules ET heading to Thomas Newell, Kilkeel, and
Derryogue Honker going to Douglas Nisbet, Loughbrickland.
The Nicholsons had a clean sweep, selling the top five priced
animals on the day.
The top priced female at 720gns, was a shearling ewe from
Hugh and Eddie O’Neill’s Lagyveagh Flock, Glenarm. That was
Lagyveagh Harp, who won her class and was Reserve Female
Champion. The Reserve Male Champion was Bodoney
Highlander ET from Andrew and Jamie McCutcheon’s Bodoney
Flock, Trillick. The shearling ram was also among the top prices
on the day, making 800gns and heading to B Mathews, Co.
Offaly.
Reserve Supreme and selling for 800gns was
Matt’s High & Mighty from Matthew Burleigh
Two from Edward and Shirlee Nicholson – Derryogue Hercules and Derryogue Honker – both sold for 1600gns
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Females reached 720gns for the Reserve Female, Lagyveagh Harp
from Hugh and Eddie O’Neill