2023 Limousin Annual Journal

Best team in the beef team competition, continental
breed - Champions: Drumhilla Superstar, Charlotte’s
Sapphire, Derriaghy Rosie, Jalex Riri and Jalex Resta.
It was also a great day for the breed as Limousin sired
cattle reigned Overall and Reserve Overall Champions in
the Commercial Classes judged by Dafydd Lewis, Wales.
JCB commercials won Overall Commercial Champion
with Totally Illegal, a black March 2021 born crossbred
Limousin heifer sired by Mereside Lorenzo. Overall
Reserve Commercial Champion went to Duffton, Small
and Wilkinson with a February 2021 born Limousin heifer,
sired by Ampertaine Elgin.
June 2022
At the Royal Highland Show JCB Commercials won
Overall Commercial Champion with Fifty Shades of Grey,
an Ampertaine Elgin sired heifer.
July 2022
After an absence of three years the Club’s N.I. Limousin
Championship was held on Saturday 23 July 2022 at
Randox Antrim Show in the beautiful setting of Shanes
Castle Estate, Antrim.
With the judging in the very capable hands of renowned
Irish breeder Karol Connell from the Carrickmore Herd,
Co Meath the Overall Champion, Female Champion
and Intermediate Champion was Deerpark Saffron
bred by Connor and Ryan Mulholland. Born February
2021 Saffron is by Gerrygullinane Glen and out of the
homebred dam Deerpark Masie.
As well as winning Overall Limousin Champion Saffron
stood top of the line against heifers from all breeds in the
Beef Derby class later in the day and was also crowned
Beef Interbreed Champion.
Male Champion and Reserve Senior Champion was
Knockcroghery Scatdaddy exhibited by James Alexander.
This January 2021 born bull is sired by Derrygullinane
Kingbull.
The Junior Champion was Birchwood Superb home bred
by Marty & Ronan McGurk. Born August 2021 Superb is
sired by Lodge Hamlet.
Senior Champion was Glenrock Inclusive exhibited by D
G Green & Sons. Born November 2013 Inclusive is by the
Nenuphar son Bremore Artist and out of the renowned
Glenrock Spangle.
The Limousin Commercial Championship, for heifers
and steers sired by a Limousin bull took place after the
pedigree judging. Winning Commercial Champion was
Whitney, a Lodge Hamlet daughter born January 2021
from Neil Megarry.
BLCS held a special 50 th anniversary National Sale at
Borderway Mart on Friday 29 th July and of the fourteen
pre-selected lots forward N. I. breeders achieved the top
prices on the day.
Leading the trading at 26,000gns was the November
21 born bull calf Jalex Superb from James Alexander.
Superb is by the noted Derrygullinane Kingbull and out
of Jalex Missy.
Next to hit the highlights at 22,000gns was Trueman
Serenata, an April 21 born heifer from Henry Savage and
Sons and by the herd’s stock bull Telfers Munster.
Achieving 16,000gns was Charlottes Sapphire, a further
consignment from N.I. and home bred by Charlotte
Martin. Born April 2021 Sapphire is by Elite Forever Brill
and out of an Irish dam Roundhill Kmelodie1595.
The Yorkshire show in July saw the title of Overall
Commercial Champion go to Black Magic, a 21 month
old limousin x heifer exhibited and owned by Blair
Duffton, Gareth Small (N.I.) & Beth Wilkinson.
August 2022
Matthew Jordon of the Longhirst Herd, Northumberland
very kindly accepted our invitation to judge this year’s
Pedigree Herd Competition. 28 herds participated and
we are very grateful to Matthew for taking the time to
spend a week in N.I. visiting all the herds.
Extra Small Herd - 1 st Claragh Herd, John & Paul Rainey,
2 nd Gorrycam Herd, Stephen Reel, 3 rd Kilclass Herd,
Dermot McCusker
Small Herd - 1 st Glenmarshal Herd, Trevor Shields, 2 nd
Deerpark Herd, Connor & Ryan Mulholland, 3 rd Derriaghy
Herd, David Green & Sons
Medium Herd - 1 st Bernish Herd, Kieran McCrory, 2 nd
Pointhouse Herd, Michael & Kile Diamond, 3 rd Slieve Herd,
John & Shane McGeehan
Large Herd - 1 st Ampertaine Herd, W J & James McKay,
2 nd Trueman Herd, Henry Savage & Sons, 3 rd Lynderg
Herd, Jim Quail
Best Group of Calves born in 2022 - 1 st Ampertaine Herd,
W J & James McKay, 2 nd Glenmarshal Herd, Trevor Shields,
3 rd Gorrycam Herd, Stephen Reel
Best Group of Calves born in 2022 by a Stock Bull -
Trueman Herd, Telfers Munster, Henry Savage & Sons, ]
Best Cow Family - Claragh Herd – Haltcliffe Avon, Claragh
Lily & Claragh Tigerlily, John & Paul Rainey,
Best Cow with Calf at Foot - Trueman Herd – Trueman
Layla & Trueman Tapiola, Henry Savage & Sons,
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