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Moira Female Sale
16th December 2006

On Saturday 16th December 2006, following the absence of a Female Sale in 2005, Irish breeders were determined to promote the growth of the breed on home soil, and a small select entry of top quality females were presented for the Scrapie-Monitored Sale at the Pedigree Sales Arena, Moira.

Top price of the day was 550gns, and the first sheep to sell for this price was a Scrapie genotype group one shearling gimmer, scanned carrying twins, from the Lagyveagh flock of Hugh & Eddie O’Neill. Lagyveagh Jasmine, from the O’Neill’s flock at Dickeystown Road, Glenarm, Co. Antrim, was served in October to Gritter Van de Rozenweide, a group 2 Belgian imported ram, owned jointly with Banbridge breeder Brendan McQuaid, which had been shown successfully in 2006. The March 2005 gimmer is by the Belgian sire Cannon V/D Drie Musschen from the DePuydt flock – the O’Neill’s stock ram since 2000, and out of Ardstewart Fraggle, bred by Donegal breeders Wade & Alison McCrabbe and purchased at Dungannon Premier Sale in 2003. Purchaser was Mr Joe Brunton, Draperstown, Co. Londonderry, who made several purchases for his Labby Vale flock.

Hugh & Eddie O’Neill with their in-lamb gimmer, Lagyveagh Jasmine, which sold for 550gns to fellow breeder Joe Brunton

Irish Club Chairman Kevin McCarthy received the joint top price of 550gns for a Scrapie group 2 ewe lamb from his Ballycreelly flock at Mossbank Farm, Comber, Co. Down. Ballycreelly Keep Sake is sired by Headlind Joy-Ride bred in Biggar, Lanarkshire by Mr Alan Jackson, and out of a home bred ewe with bloodlines from V/D Drie Musschen. She sold to Donegal breeder Wade McCrabbe who purchased a total of 6 lots to add to his Ardstewart flock at Raphoe, Lifford.

Wade’s purchases included the second highest priced ewe lamb at 400gns also from the Ballycreelly flock, this time Ballycreelly Kloe. This group 2 lamb was from the same Headlind sire, and another Ballycreelly home bred ewe with DePuydt bloodlines.

Also off to the Ardstewart flock in Donegal was the top entry from Thomas & Hester Palmers Burnside Flock at Dickeystown Road, Glenarm, Co. Antrim. At 480gns, Burnside Janice, a Scrapie group 2 gimmer, was served in October to the Belgian group one imported stock ram Just-in-time from the Baele flock, and scanned in lamb with twins. This March born gimmer is by the Belgian sire Firestone - the Palmers stock ram since 2002, and out of an imported ewe.

Beverly Palmer with in-lamb gimmer, Burnside Janice, which sold for 480gns to fellow breeder Wade McCrabbe

T& H Palmer, worthy winners of the Club’s Inaugural Flock Competition in November, paid 400gns for the top entry from the Fort View flock of Brendan McQuaid. Fort View Jasmine, from the flock at Lisnaree Road, Banbridge, Co. Down, a Scrapie group one gimmer, and was served in October to Hugo V/H Hoveke the Belgian group one imported stock ram from the Stragier flock which sired prize winning ram lambs in 2006. The February born gimmer is by a Belgian sire from the Blanchaert flock and out of an imported ewe, and was scanned in lamb with twins.

The top price aged ewe was an entry from the Lagyveagh flock of Hugh & Eddie O’Neill. At 300gns, Lagyveagh Heidi, a Scrapie group one ewe, was served in October by an imported group one ram and was carrying a single lamb. The February 2004 ewe is by the Belgian sire Foks V/D Vosseberg from the Segaert flock, and out of a home bred daughter of the DePuydt ram.

Leading Prices:
Lot 27 (shearling gimmer) H & E O’Neill, 550gns to Mr J Brunton
Lot 61 (ewe lamb) K & A McCarthy, 550gns to Mr W McCrabbe
Lot 40 (shearling gimmer) T & H Palmer, 480gns to Mr W McCrabbe
Lot 36 (shearling gimmer) B McQuaid, 400gns to T & H Palmer
Lot 57 (ewe lamb) K & A McCarthy, 400gns to Mr W McCrabbe
Lot 13 (aged ewe) H & E O’Neill, 300gns to Mr J Brunton
Lot 32 (shearling gimmer) H & E O’Neill, 280gns to Mr J Brunton
Lot 33 (shearling gimmer) A Lecky, 270gns to Mr F Coulter
Lot 35 (shearling gimmer) B McQuaid, 260gns to Mr M Burleigh
Lot 10 (aged ewe) A Lecky, 240gns to Mr W Davidson.

Averages: 11 aged ewes - £201.60; 12 shearling gimmers - £283.50; 10 ewe lambs - £225.75.