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       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
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                                                      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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