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Female sales C S C L E Female sales
Blessington &

9th November 2019 SHANNAGH CASTLEISLE
2019 ACHIEVEMENTS
Auctioneer: J P & M Doyle • Dark Diamonds 2018 Top priced female sold at

auction last year, £7000gns and top average.
he 10th Annual Production Sale of Suffolk Sheep for in lamb to the 40,000gns. Limestone Aston Martin. Richard • Top average Stirling 2019 £12,232 for 6 (3 in top 7 prices)
Annakisha/Blackwater/Clyda, Barrowlands and Castleisle/ also received 2,000gns for another Armani daughter in lamb to • Top priced ewe lamb Borderway Beauties £4100 & top average,
TShannagh with guest consignments from Glyde, Malinhead Ballynacannon Royal Flush. The Wilsons had an average of 1,400 • Champion & top average Blessington Premier €1300 for 5
and Finnvale flocks met with a very lively trade at Blessington euro for their 21 gimmers forward.
Mart when they went under the hammer of John Doyle on The O’Keeffe’s also made a worthwhile journey to Blessington
Saturday, 9th November 2019. selling their top two gimmers for 2,000gns each. Arthur’s
The quality of females on offer was testament to the high Annakisha flock received 2,000gns for a Birness Coulter daughter,
standard of sheep expected from these top flocks where the best in-lamb to Castleisle Kilteskin Prince which was purchased for
of bloodlines in the breed were on offer and proved that, despite 20,000gns at Stirling earlier in the year. The Clyda flock of Susan
the uncertainty in farming due to Brexit, there is strong demand O’Keeffe received 2,000gns for a Clyda Impeccable daughter also
amongst Suffolk breeders for quality Suffolks. in lamb to Castleisle Kilteskin Prince. This one caught the eye of
The sale topper was a strong gimmer, the property of Andrew Richard Wilson of the Shannagh flock.
Wilson, of the Castleisle flock and out of a top female line. The While European and Northern Ireland buyers were amongst the
dam is sister to the 16,000 gns ram lamb sold earlier this year to purchasers it was breeders from Southern Ireland who dominated
Birness and Strathbogie flocks in Scotland. By Lakeview Armani resulting in a buoyant trade with nearly 100% clearance with a
and scanned in lamb to the 20,000gns. Castleisle Kilteskin Prince sale average of d990. Over 20 lots sold for 1,000gns or over which
she was knocked down to Darragh McMenamin of the Mullinvale was testament to the quality of sheep on offer.
flock for 4,200gns. Andrew also received 3,200gns for another ET Top priced ewe lamb Borderway
sister in lamb to Castleisle Kilteskin Prince. This one was knocked Top priced ewe lamb Borderway Beauties 2019 sold for £4100gns Castleisle Kilteskin Prince Sold Stirling
down to Philip Lynch of the Glyde flock in Co. Louth, who earlier in The 11th Annual Sale will be held at Blessington Mart Beauties 2018 sold for £3200gns 2019 for 20,000gns
the sale sold a strong pen of gimmers. on Saturday 14th November 2020 where all sheep are
Richard Wilson received 2,200 gns for his top shearling ewe eligible for export

The National Youth

Event of Championships
ENTER
the Year Friday 17th July @ 10:30am

National Friday 17th July @ 2:30pm Castleisle Golden Balls sold 21,000gns to 16,000gns to Birness and Strathbogie flocks
National Show
Castleisle Capaldi sold Stirling 2019 for
Rookery flock Stirling 2019
Championship Society Dinner & Award of 20 Ewe lambs for sale privately from June onwards, with future flushing potential

Trophies
Recipients scanned carrying embryos from our best
Weekend National Sale Males & females available for sale privately, and for export to Europe.
Friday 17th July @ 7:00pm
families available for sale from mid-October

Saturday 18th July @ 10:30am

Phone 087 2286809 Contact Andrew:
Shannagh and Castleisle Suffolks

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