Congratulation to all the buyers at the Foherish Dispersal Sale. The stock were a credit to Jerome, who has a keen eye for livestock. Top price went to Lot 89 Foherish Uix Aria purchased by John Leahy, Co Kerry you just pipped an online UK bidder.
Her dam Lot 27 Foherish Rubicon Aira VG87 sold for €3,500 to the Laurlemore Herd.
Lot 9 Foherish G Cairnbrae Sold for €2,200
Lot 13 Foherish Mauie 8 (VG87) Sold for €2,600
Lot 19 Foherish Doorman Rhonda(VG87) sold for €2,300
Lot 83 Foherish Doorman Mandy sold for €2,600
Lot 87 Foherish Crayon Mavie sold for €2,400
Lot 90 Foherish Mau Sold for €2,000
Lot 115 Foherish Atwood Ambrosia Sold for €2,800
Lot 118 Foherish Atwood Ambrosia2 selling for €2,100
There was an 87% clearance on the day with all unsold animals being retained on the farm for the new operator. 4 animals sold to the UK. We had 20% of all animals sold online.
I would like to thank Paul Murphy and his team Brendan Greenan and Christy McCarthy for preparing the animals. I would like to thank all Jerome’s neighbours and friends for helping make the sale run smoothly. I would like to thank Micheal & Breda for all their hospitality. I would like to thank Jerome for choosing us to conduct the sale, all be it a bittersweet occasion.
On a personal note, I would especially like to thank Martin O’ Donnell (now with Worldwide Sires) for his trojan work in pulling everything together.
Denis Barrett Auctions / Pedigree Sales are now looking for a new member to join our growing team! We are looking for enthusiastic Sales Representative, to inform & assist framers wishing to use our Dairy / Beef Pedigree and Prime Commercial Breeding Online Video Auctions along with our weekly commercial sales which will be introduced in the coming week to assist farms while Marts are closed until June 8th. We recognise this is a hard time for many, but our online sales are more popular than ever! They will protect both the buyer/seller by creating an open transparent market place, but most importantly protect us all by complying with government/ WHO guidelines in these unprecedented times.
If you think you have what it takes and have an interest in this area please get in touch by emailing [email protected] for more information.
Experience/knowledge of livestock essential (additional knowledge of equine & sheep a bonus).
We are seeking interest from all 32 counties, the UK and Mainland Euro.
Not only do we set records, but we also break them as well.
Congratulations to everyone involved in setting breaking records on Saturday, October 24th, 2020 Clonagh Lucky Explorer who set a new Irish Simmental Society breed record and in fact an Irish record for any breed when selling for €52,000 to join the Pope’s Herd of the Wood family near Preston in the UK. The bull was sold by Garrett Behan, Ballyfin, Portlaoise, Co Laois. It was a privilege to be the auctioneer for such a special occasion. Contact us for all your sale requirements, whether Live Auction, Live Simulcast or Online Only Auctions, we have a solution for you anywhere in Europe.
To best understand the variety of the auctions Denis A. Barrett Auctions, cater for, please take a look at our auction calendar which details the names and dates of all our sales and will advise you on how you can request or download a catalogue.
Covid 19 continues to impact marts, in order to ensure everyone’s safety we held our final spring sale of 2020 Online on 23rd May, this sale would historically be held in Roscommon mart.
Vendors each submitted video clips of their lots which could be viewed on our website.
Many thanks to all bidders at this auction, thanks also to Denis and his team. We would like to wish all purchasers the very best with their new livestock.
Topping the sale was the first lot on offer AMMAGHMORE NUTCRACKER from the herd of Sean Garrett, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo. Nutcracker is a son of Haltcliffe Dancer and the Nenuphar dam Ammaghmore Candy. He has a Terminal index of €118 and has high star ratings in Docility, Carcass weight and Carcass conformation. Nutcracker was purchased for €3,000 by a county Cavan based purchaser.
AMMAGHMORE NUTCRACKER – €3,000
Also reaching the €3,000 mark was the multi-starred Bavardage son FERMOYLE NINO. This September born bull was bred in Broadford, Co. Clare by Enda Moloney. Nino’s dam is a homebred Wildoge Cerberus daughter Fermoyle Hilda. Nino boasts five star ratings in Replacement index, Terminal index, Docility, Carcass weight, Carcass conformation and Daughter milk. Nino was the choice of a county Monaghan based farmer.
FERMOYLE NINO – €3,000
Also heading to county Monaghan is MILAN NEPTUNE who sold for €2,900. Neptune has Derriaghy Enfield, Ionesco and Ferry in his sire stack. He has high star ratings in Replacement index, Terminal index, Carcass weight and Carcass confromation. Neptune was bred by Donie and Maura McKeon, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo.
MILAN NEPTUNE, €2,900
The Bavardage son QUILTY LIMOUSINS PUNK sold for €2,700 to a county Limerick based farmer. Punk was bred by Martin McGannon, Quilty, Co. Clare. Multi-starred Punk was born in April 2019. His dam is the Jockey daughter Bohomore Heather.
CLEW BAY PAT was the pick of a Galway based farmer for €2,400. Pat has Ampertaine Foreman, Sarkley Ragtime, Malibu and Tehix in his lineage. He has five star ratings in most traits including Terminal index at €132. Seventeen month old Pat was bred by Padraic Golden, Westport, Co. Mayo.
CLEW BAY PAT, €2,400
Thomas Feehan, Westport, Co. Mayo accepted €2,200 from a Kerry farmer for his October 2018 born bull CROSS NATON. This bull has Ampertaine Commander, Grahams Apache and Rocky in his sire stack. Naton boasts five star ratings in Replacement index, Terminal index, Docility and Carcass conformation.
A Westmeath based farmer picked eighteen month old COOLCHOLLY NOEL and purchased him for €2,200. Noel has Keltic Handsome, Malibu and Ferry in his lineage. He has high star ratings in Replacement index, Terminal index, Carcass weight, Carcass conformation and Daughter calving interval. Noel was bred in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal by Martin S. Donagher.
COOLCHOLLY NOEL, €2,200
Pat Bruen, Elphin, Co. Roscommon sold his Goldies Jackpot bull, CARROWREAGH PROFESSOR, for €2,200 to a Galway based farmer. Professor’s dam is the homebred Scorboro Regius daughter Carrowreagh Fortune. January 2019 born professor has high star ratings in Replacement index, Terminal index, Carcass Weight, Carcass conformation and Daughter milk.
Also finding a new home in Galway is the Usse son ALOOR NATO sold for €2,100. Nato’s dam Aloor Kamron is a daughter of Fieldson Alfy. Nato has a Replacement index of €122 and a Terminal index of €129. Born in September 2018, Nato was bred by Patsy Creighton, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon.
The year old Castleview Gazelle daughter WOODVIEW PATRICIA sold for €1,800. This heifer was bred by David Abbott, Killeshandra, Co. Cavan. She has five star ratings in Replacement index, Carcass weight, Carcass conformation and Daughter calving interval.
Bertie Mannion of the well established Ballyline herd which is based in Curraghboy, Co. Roscommon offered a number of homebred incalf heifers for sale. Topping these was the Goldies Jackpot daughter BALLYLINE NORA for €2,250. Nora sold scanned incalf to Mereside Godolphin. Her dam is the Gleannari Everest daughter Ballyline Ita. Nora has five star ratings in most traits. She was the pick of a Limerick based purchaser.
BALLYLINE NORA, €2,250
BALLYLINE NORMA, a March 2018 daughter of Goldies Jackpot sold for €2,050 to a Galway based farmer.
BALLYLINE NANCY, a daughter of Tomschoice Imperial sold for €1,800 to a Cavan based farmer.
Congratulations to all exhibitors and buyers, in today’s Irish Limousin Society Premier Online Video Auction.
There was a good trade with the sale-topping out at €8,000 for Lot 42 Liverpool Pirate selling to well known Mark Philip’s or his the UK AI company, Limousin Genetics, in partnership with A & G J Ogg & Messrs D & M L P Woolhouse.
Lot 6 from Ardlea created one of the early battles of the auction, with the bidding already well commenced, reserves already met and surpassed prior to the live auction starting, eventually falling to a buyer in Co. Cavan for €6,100.
Lot 32 – Liverpool Peter was purchased by Limousin genetics acting on behalf of their client J & S Ward for €3,500.
Lot 17- sold for €3,300 to a buyer Longford.
Lot 11 – sold to a Buyer in Wales for €3,000.
Lot 33 – sold to a buyer in Galway for €2,950.
The female trade was lead by Lot 45 from Garret Mcguinness and sold to a buyer in Tipperary for €4,300, followed by the Lot 47 selling to Castletownbere, Co Cork for €2,300 and lots 52 & 54 selling for €2,200 each to a buyer in Tralee, Co Kerry.
We had 230 registered bidders, with 110 of those actively bidding. We broke our previous record of guest viewers for an online livestock auction topping at 728 people watching the auction online! It was great to see registrations come in from all 32 counties in Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales, as well as international bidders, logging on! If you were unfortunate enough to miss your bull today, there are some left, please contact us on 0864109848 and we will endeavour to help you out. Again thank you to all of today’s buyers and sellers, we hope to see you logging on for some more of our upcoming sale’s.
Congratulations to all exhibitors and buyers, in the Irish Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society sale, full online video auction. There were 2 bulls that made €3,200 (1 Selling to Northern Ireland) and the sale averaged €2,850. We had 104 registered bidders, with 80 of those active. We had a record number of 300 people watching the auction online! It was great to see registrations come in from all 32 counties in Ireland along with some international bidders logging on! If you were unfortunate enough to miss your bull today, there are some left, please contact us on 0864109848 and we will endeavour to help you out. Again thank you to all of today’s buyers and sellers, we hope to see you logging on for some more of our upcoming sale’s, starting sales starting with the Irish Limousin Society Premier Sale, next Monday the 4th of May at 2 pm. Again check out www.denisbarrett.com for further information.
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