nehfbc directory 2016

Chairman’s MessagePassion, dedication and enthusiasm are some of the attritubes that have driven the North Eastern Holstein Friesian Club to its 40th Anniversary celebration.

Over the last 40 Years the NEHFC Club has had a pivotal role in leading the way from the establishment of milk recording, the promotion, sale and export of world class genetics and have beens hosts to 4 IHFA Open Days. Its with great pride to have been a NEHFC Chairman, working with such a great bunch of dedicated committee and mem-bers.

The NEHFC supports varying pedigree systems from high EBI, spring grass-based systems or high input/output and these key aspects of membership diversity, the club welcomes. The club are focused on knowledge sharing to help improve each members businesses. Being part of the club has given members the opportunity to network with other like-minded breeders to share valuable knowledge on breed improvements through stockjudging, herd management meetings and through herd and silage competitions.

Throughout the Directory, the investment of cutting-edge genetics is evident for developing solid foundation families within herds and also as a revenue stream through the sales of embryos, freshly calved heifers or bulls. We would like to thank all who have supported the Directory from our NEHFC Members to all the commercial advertisers. A special mention to Glanbia and Lakeland for the kind agreement to distribute this publication to the North Eastern region.

Norris Beattie

Chairman North Eastern Holstein Friesian Club 2015

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Dear Members and FriendsIt is both a privilege and honour for me to be presi-dent of this great club during the celebrations of its 40th anniversary.

I can still recall the first time I got involved with the NEHFC many years ago at a field evening in north

county Dublin in Clonswords. I remember being so impressed with the quality of the stock, that it led to me purchasing my first Friesian bull - Clonswords Master.

Over the years I have attended many wonderful and memorable evenings on different farms throughout the North East. It’s the knowledge and education I received from these events has helped to guide my breeding policy and has lead me to where I am today.

I would like to thank all the various people who worked on the committee and behind the scenes over the years. It is their hard work and dedication that has made the club the success it is today. A club like ours couldn’t survive without its dedicated members and their families and I would like to pay a particular thank you to the families who have been involved since the club was set up.

Finally I would like to congratulate the stock judging teams that were victorious at the national open day last year.

To the future!Robbie Moore

President’s Message

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YMA Time Jack Mennis Tom Daly Paul Flanagan

1. What’s your favourite part of YMA & Why?Jack: My favourite part of the yma is the annual calf show. I enjoy the preparations and hard work in getting the animals ready for the show and I like the competitive vibes when I am in the ring. I also got to work for Tom Kelly at his Monamore Cream Of the Crop Sale which wouldn’t have been possible

without the North Eastern YMA.Thomas: There is so much good about the YMA when you are starting off your farming career.At the time it was prob-ably organising the club calf show and going to the nationals with the team. I really enjoyed my time on the steering committee and being involved in organ-ising the National Calf show too getting to know people from different parts of the country.But my favourite part was definitely the stock judging... Paul: Favourite part is (i) watching and listening to the kids getting excited and talking enthusiastically about which calves they are going to show; and (ii) preparing the calves for the show - watching calves months beforehand, trying to figure out which of them are going to make the grade, getting them trained and looking good for the show.

2. What skills can you acquire through YMA that can be used in every-day life?Jack: The main skill aquired from the YMA is communication I got this from the

reason giving to the master judge at the IHFA open days for the placement of the cows in that class.

Thomas: Probably helped tune in my organising skills. There was alot of work as a young person in their early 20’s in organising the calf shows and helped build confidence of dealing with people who at the time one would have thought were so old but were probably my age now.....You definitely had to learn to deal with people from all ages and it will definitely help your interpersonal skills. As the years have rolled by it is now that you see the network of people that you would have built up from your time in the YMA .Paul: Interacting with other people in the Club who have the same interest and on a national level you meet kids from all over the country. You form friendships for life. You also learn how to prepare animals for a show and be responsible for their care. It gives you focus at a young age and teaches you to be patient!

3. What is/was your greatest achievement from YMA? Jack: My greatest achievement from the YMA was winning the Fr. Patrick Collins Memorial Perpetual Trophy at the 2015 IHFA open day at Paul Hannon’s farm in co. Limerick. From winning this trophy I was asked to represent Ireland along a few others from different parts of the country at the HYB rally in Wiltshire UK!Thomas: Being on the YMA team with Joe and Dave Healy that won the national stock judging 3 years in a row.

As I would not be an experienced calf handler coming 4th and 3rd in two consec-utive years at the Nationals probably were the proudest moments for me.Paul: Greatest achievement is to have a successful Club Calf Show every year

and to always represent the Club well at National level be it showing animals or stock-judging. Personally, my greatest achievement was having Champion and Honourable Mention calves as well as several class winners at the YMA National Calf Shows over the years.

4. What advice would you give someone thinking of joining the North East YMA?Jack: My advice for any newcomers would be to get stuck in in as many activi-ties within the club as possible and to seek some knowledge from the older breeders in the club.Thomas: Get involved with everything that the YMA runs, which will mean a big commitment from your parents too. If you are new to showing ask for advice and help if you want to bring a calf to the shows. As you get older get involved with the running of the organisation. It is a great way to build up some great friends and to get to know other people around the country. I have made some really good friends through the YMA that probably the bond would not have been as strong otherwise.Paul: Get involved and speak with people already involved in the YMA as it is a really enjoyable experience.

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PRESIDENTS1977- Noel Lambert 1987 - Bro. Brendan Garry 1997 - Peter McCulloch 2007 - Andy Feeney1978 - Jack McCulloch 1988 - Bob Rochford 1998 - Shaun Lynch 2008 - Gerry Brennan1979 - Noel Hayes 1989 - Michael Keaveny 1999 - Tom Daly 2009 - Bernard Macken1980 - Seamus Kelly 1990 - Malachy Tuite 2000 - Tom Kelly 2010 - Alec Love1981 - Alfred Schmidt 1991 - Jill McCulloch 2001 - Tom Cannon 2011 - Leo Collins1982 - Maurice Kellet 1992 - James Taaffe 2002 - Paddy Jordan 2012 - Richard Feeney1983 - Noel Hayes 1993 - Denis O’Sullivan 2003 - Kevin Keaveny 2013 - John Daly1984 - Vincent Eivers 1994 - Kathleen Hand 2004 - Brendan Hand 2014 - Robbie Moore

1985 - Pat McCullough 1995 - Pat Fullam 2005 - Harry Kellett 2015 - Robbie Moore1986 - Tom Clarke 1996 - Peter Flanagan 2006 - Tom Stafford 2016 - Rita Eivers

Thank You Office Bearers

club chaIRmEN1977- Noel Hayes 1987 - Peter Flanagan 1997 - Paddy Jordan 2007 - Richard Whelan1978 - Noel Hayes 1988 - Shaun Lynch 1998 - Andy Feeney 2008 - Jim McGrane1979 - Peter McCulloch 1989 - Shaun Lynch 1999 - Andy Feeney 2009 - Jim McGrane

1980 - Peter McCulloch 1990 - Kevin Keaveny 2000 - Aiden Butterly 2010 - Leo Nulty1981 - Denis O’Sullivan 1991 - Kevin Keaveny 2001 - Aiden Butterly 2011 - Leo Nulty1982 - Eamon McCullough 1992 - Tom Kelly 2002 - Dessie Dunleavy 2012 - Gerard Caffrey1983 - Eamon McCullough 1993 - Tom Kelly 2003 - Dessie Dunleavy 2013 - Gerrard Caffrey1984 - James Taaffe 1994 - Tom Daly 2004 - Pat Tuite 2014 - Norris Beattie

1985 - James Taaffe 1995 - Tom Daly 2005 - Pat Tuite 2015 - Norris Beattie1986 - Peter Flanagan 1996 - Paddy Jordan 2006 - Richard Whelan 2016 - Brendan Clarke

club SEcRETaRIES1977- Bill Doran 1987 - Kathleen Hand 1997 - Helen Stafford 2007 - Mark Bennan1978 - Bill Doran 1988 - Vera Kelly 1998 - Helen Stafford 2008 - Mark Brennan1979 - Thomas Maguire 1989 - Rosemary McDonnell 1999 - Brendan Mennis 2009 - Mark Brennan1980 - Thomas Maguire 1990 - Rosemary McDonnell 2000 - Brendan Mennis 2010 - Mark Brennan1981 - Tom Cannon 1991 - Rita Eivers 2001 - Aileen Muldoon Byrne 2011 - David Moore1982 - Tom Cannon 1992 - Rita Eivers 2002 - Aileen Muldoon Byrne 2012 - David Moore1983 - Tom Cannon 1993 - Pam Crinion 2003 - John Daly 2013 - David Moore1984 - Rosemary McDonnell 1994 - Pam Crinion 2004 - John Daly 2014 - Linda Walsh

1985 - Rosemary McDonnell 1995 - Helen Stafford 2005 - John Lawlor 2015 - Linda Walsh1986 - Kathleen Hand 1996 - Helen Stafford 2006 - Mark Brennan 2016 - Linda Walsh

NEhFc Presidents 2001 above: (back) malachy Tuite, Peter Flanagan, Jim Taaffe, Noel lambert, bob Rochford,

Seamus Kelly. (Front)Noel hayes, Kathleen hand, micheal Keaveny and Jill mcculloch.

NEhFc chairmen 2001 below: (back) Noel hayes, Tom Kelly, Jim Taaffe, Shaun lynch, Peter Flanagan Peter mcculloch. (Front)Eamon mccullough, Paddy

Jordan, Seamus Kelly, Kevin Keaveny.

NEhFc Secretaries 2001 below: (back) bill Doran, Tom cannon, harry Kellett. (Front) Kathleen hand,

helen Stafford, Vera Kelly, Pam crinion

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MR NORRIS BEATTIEDelasheenBallinn HouseDelvinCo WestmeathTel: 087 2386 722

EAMONN F BRAYAshlawnAshlawnBallyhealy, DelvinCo WestmeathTel: 087 2510 863

MESSRS G & M BRENNANPepperstownPepperstown HouseArdeeCo LouthTel: 086 8135 416

MR OLIVER BURNS 2 Sandpitt CottagesCastleknockDublin 15Tel: 087 9742 420

FRANK & AILEEN BRYNEGlenrowanArdcathSlaneCo MeathTel: 086 3867 535

MR TOM BURKEWyndaleWyndaleAllenstown, KellsCo MeathTel: 086 1610 212

MR SEAMUS BYRNE BoliesgreatCoolforeArdcath, GarristownCo MeathTel: 086 2764 302

MR TOM CANNONHydrosLismullenGarlow Cross, NavanCo MeathTel: 086 0154 484

MR GERARD CAFFREYMillstreamClatterstownDuleekCo MeathTel: 087 6501 919

MR KEVIN CLAREGreenhillsGreenhillsDrumconrathNavanCo MeathTel: 087 2766 672

MR BRENDAN CLARKE LissispinMullenstownArdeeCo LouthTel: 087 9147 793

MESSRS SEAN & DECLAN COLLIERRinglesRinglestownKilmessanCo MeathTel: 086 3846 708

MR LEO COLLINS JNROldroseBalgeethArdcath, GarristownCo MeathTel: 087 9873 555

MR PATRICK CONNOLLY LongwoodBallymahonLongwood, EnfieldCo MeathTel: 086 3707 361

MR KENNETH CONROYMaplespringsPalmerslandKnockbridge, DundalkCo louthTel: 087 6193 429

MR AIDAN CONROYShaleywoodTullageeKnockbridge, DundalkCo LouthTel: 87 8194 882

MR JAMES CONROY KnockbridgeCarrickmullenKnockbridge, DundalkCo LouthTel: 087 6554 024

MR TONY CORBALLYBrownstownNavanCo MeathTel: 086 8144 464

MR MICHAEL COYNECrowenstownCrowenstownDelvinCo WestmeathTel: 087 6753 474

MR RORY CRINIONRushweeRushweeSalneCo MeathTel: 086 2111 567

MR FRANK CRINION JNRGlandoreGlandore HouseBeauparc, NavanCo MeathTel: 086 8321 3357

MR VINCENT CUNNINGHAM MeathClondaleeHill Of DownCo MeathTel: 086 3098 764

MR RICHARD CONNELLHartstownHartstownKilskyre, KellsCo Meath Tel: 086 2076 239

MR THOMAS DALYCairnuaMooretown HouseNavanCo MeathTel: 087 2637 827

MR ALAN DORIANPhillipstown FarmBallymakenny RoadDroghedaCo LouthTel: 086 8520 952

MR JAMES DUNGANYellowvillaYellow VillaBallyboughalCo DublinTel: 086 8162 983

TONY & ELLEN DALYCurtlesKilmainhamKellsCo MeathTel: 086 2190 791

MR DESSIE DUNLEAVYThe TwentiesDroghedaCo LouthTel: 087 6846 951

MR WILLIAM EIVERSRoristownWilderwoodRoristownTrimCo MeathTel: 086 1981 768

MR RICHARD FEENEYBallivorGlackBallivorCo MeathTel: 086 8292 698

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TONY & TRACEY FINNEGANBaltrasnaArdeeCo LouthTel: 087 6435 939

MR PAUL FLANAGANTubbertobyStrand RoadTermonfeckinCo LouthTel: 086 8681 392

MR JOE CONNELLKnockmoulesGrangeBallyboughal, Co DublinTel: 086 3235 346

MR PADRAIGH FLOYDHaypitcherKellystownSlaneCo MeathTel: 086 8123 497 MR ANDREW FEENEYBallyvoreBig BallivorCo MeathTel: 86 8298 084

MR DENIS GUILFOYLEProgressive GeneticsPo Box 131Kilmore Road, BluebellDublin 12

MR JOHN GREHANPrienstownPriestlawnArdcathCo MeathTel: 087 6498 605

MR DAVID HANNONTirnariDerrypatrickDrumreeCo MeathTel: 086 81400?

MR JOHN HATTONDoolystownDoolystownTrimCo MeathTel: 086 6000 566

MR JOHN HENNIGANGlanbiaDublin RoadDroghedaCo Louth

MR PATRICK HAYDENOakstown HouseDunshaughlinCo MeathTel: 087 2592 5

MR MARTIN HEANEYMerrywellCastletown HouseKilberryNavanCo MeathTel: 086 2318 174

MR MAL HICKEYKarmalBrownstownNavanCo MeathTel: 086 2834 401

MR JAMES HOWELLKellystownKellystownGrangebellawDrogheadCo LouthTel: 087 2668 590

MR TOM KELLYMonamorePhilipstownBallymakennyDoghedaCo LouthTel: 086 2309 392

MR JOHN KEALYRandalstownRandalstownSlaneCo MeathTel: 087 8329 527

MR MICHAEL KIERANSKnockcaisRooskeyDrumconrathNavanCo MeathTel: 087 7604 174

MR TREVOR KELLET HoneyfarmThe GraigsNavanCo MeathTel: 086 2549 883

HARRY & MICHELLE KELLETHoneylandsTissington HallDunderryNavanTel: 086 3015 551

MR BERNARD KEOGHANOberstownRathfeighCo MeathTel: 087 6624 483

MESSRS DERMOT & FRAN LALLYKilcooleyTribleyKilmessanCo MeathTel: 087 2491 198

MRS JOAN LAMBERTBaltreacy HouseMaynoothCo KildareTel: 087 2698 618

MR STEPHEN LAWLORBrowstown BrownstownNavanCo MeathTel: 087 9252 243

MR KEVIN LOUGHLINRathollandBellewstownCo MeathTel: 086 2538 116

MR JOHN MAGUIREWintergrassWintergrassBellewstownDrogheda, Co LouthTel: 086 3330 35

MRS JILL MCCULLOCHKilronanBallyboughalCo Dublin

MR PAUL MCCULLAGHBawnroadPierstownDrumconrathNavanCo MeathTel: 086 3845 984

MR MICHAEL MCDONNELL CannontownCannontown FarmTermonfeckinCo LouthTel: 087 2548 214

MESSRS JONE & MICHAEL MCDONNELLFanevaleKnockbridgeDundalkCo LouthTel: 087 2508 040

MR SEAMUS MCDONNELLSpringloughBallinloughenKnockbridgeDundalkCo LouthTel: 087 2860 589

MR PATRICK MCEVOYPavimeTubbertobyTermonfeckinCo LouthTel: 087 2649 207

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MR FERGAL MCEVOYPriorstownPriorstwonTermonfeckinCo LouthTel: 087 2305 031

MR JOE MCKEEVERHarmanstown HouseStackallenSlane,Co MeathTel: 087 1704 812

MR CON MCMANUSLadyrathLeggaghCastletownNavanCo MeathTel: 087 2969 901

MESSRS BRIAN & SEAN MCKEONArdkillKilskyre, KellsCo MeathTel: 086 1730 657

MR JOE MCCULLENSilverspringHartlandsClonmellonNavan, Co MeathTel: 086 2335 884

MR JIM MCGRANEKnowthfarmKnowthSlaneCo MeathTel: 086 3891 037

MR BRENDAN MEADEStamullenWhiteleasStamullenCo MeathTel: 087 2533 113

MR JOE MEEGANHallmarkSeaview HouseClogherheadCo LouthTel: 086 8388 020

MARY & THOMAS JOHN MEEGANMuntaDunbinKnockbridgeDundalkCo Louth Tel: 087 8183 062

BRENDAN MENNISBoynevaleDunmoeNavanCo MeathTel: 087 2581 455

MR BRENDAN MOHANDowdstownDowdstown FarmSt ColumbansNavanCo MeathTel: 087 9172 230

MR ROBERT MOORE FowlerstownFowlerstownStamullenCo MeathTel: 087 2196 281

MR PAT MURRAYCluainailbheThe VicarageClonalveyCo MeathTel: 087 9404 544

ME LEO NULTYBryanstownBryanstownSlaneCo MeathTel: 086 8228 482

MR PADRAIG O’SCANNAILLRathbealeNew Dairy LaneRathbealeSwordsCo DublinTel: 087 2274 431

MR DOMIINIC O’HALLORANLoughbrackenKilgriffinDrumconrathCo MeathTel: 087 2478 680

THOMAS & ANGELA O’HALLORANRodstonRodstonKellsCo Meath

MR PATRICK PENTONYGallruaGalroostwonTermonfeckinCo LouthTel: 086 3848 887

MR ANDREW PURCELLTermonKillutra FarmTermonfeckinCo LouthTel: 086 8524 891

MESRS PETER & GERRY REYNOLDSCardiffstownCardiffstownKilmessanCo MeathTel: 086 1730 655

MR ANDREW REVINGTONBrookfieldStonestownDelvinCo WestmeathTel: 087 2619 870

MR GLEN RUSSELLSheepsgrangeSheepgrangeSlaneCo Meath

MR NIGEL ROWNTREELetreeLetachmentTierworkerKellsCo MeathTel: 087 6779 079

TOM & HELENA STAFFORDKilskyreClonmellonNavanCo MeathTel: 087 2522 753

MR PAT SMITHClonwoodCloneeCastlerickardLongwoodCo MeathTel: 086 8932 347

MR PETER TAAFFEKnockmaroonKnockmaroon EstateKnockmaroonClondalkin, Dublin 22Tel: 087 7724 793

PATRICK & JILL TUITEMaurillArdcathGarristownCo MeathTel: 086 2516 814

MR BRIAN WALSHFairviewDrishogueOldtown Co DublinTel: 086 8863 571

MR KEVIN WALSHArtnalaveryArdeeCo LouthTel: 087 2601 526

MR RICHARD WHELANLumvilleClonardEnfieldCo MeathTel: 086 3457 969

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1976. It was a year that none of us lucky enough to be there will ever forget. Summer began in June and blazed away until September. We experienced the worst drought seen since 1720. Temperature records were made with 32.5 de-grees in Offaly that July. U2 were formed and Dublin beat Kerry for the second time in the All Ireland by 7 points. In the early months of 1976 members of the British Friesian Cattle Society living in Counties Meath, Louth, Dublin, North Wicklow, Kildare, Longford and Westmeath received a letter from Noel Hayes inviting them to a meet-ing in Slane in May to discuss setting up a club for pedigree Friesian breeders in the North East of Ireland.Ireland was recognised as a “club” of the British Friesian Cattle Society in 1923 and became the Irish Friesian Breeders Association in 1927. Ireland remained a constituent “club” of the BFCS until 1965 with the appointment the late Brendan Dunleavy as secretary. British Friesian Cattle Society headquarters were based in Scotsbridge House, situated in the sedate London suburbs of Rickmansworth. Birth notification cards were held in an enormous, but efficient, filing sys-tem consisting of small card index drawers. A separate section in each card index drawer was reserved for every registering herd. All a far cry from computer databases and bar coded ear tags!

The first meeting of the North Eastern Friesian Breeders Club was held on 17th May 1976 in the Conyngham Arms Hotel in Slane. Noel Hayes and Hugh Magee, both coun-cil members of the BFCS and the IHFA, along with Brendan Dunleavy, IHFA Secretary, were in attendance. Hugh Magee told the meeting that the IHFA had set up seven electoral areas in Ireland in 1972 which led to the possible formation of clubs within each of the areas. He was chairman of the very successful Cork club at the time. 50 BFCS members attended and from club records all present signed up to become members of the proposed North Eastern Friesian Breeders Club on the night. The names elected to the steering committee ring many bells with our present day committee. The success of the club has been in the involvement of families all through its 40 year history. The first committee meeting of the club was held a week later on the 24th May 1976. Noel Hayes was appointed chairman and Bill Doran secretary.Such was the enthusiasm in the new club that a succession of events fol-lowed in 1976. First off was a very well attended field day in Warren-stown Agricultural

College, a breeders forum followed in the Ardboyne Hotel that evening. The club joined with Cork on a visit to herds in England at a cost of £67 each (€82 !) to include flight, coach, food and accommodation.

The first of the legendary Pattons sponsored meet-ings followed in late Sep-tember that year. David Patton Ltd produced the “Rolls Royce” of dairy rations in the north east. Their club evening was on the same high standards. They treated up to 200 customers and club members to drinks and dinner first and then a presentation on dairy management and nutrition. In the first year of the club,1977, there were 11 events organised. Among the events were a very well attended dinner dance, Pattons sponsored night, a club show and sale in Ashbourne with Messrs Ganly Craigie, thanks to committee member Eoghan Ganly. In 1978 club activities expanded further to include a trip to Northern Ireland and a trip to Wales. This year saw the first Herds Competition with David Gribbon of the Shar-come herd in Somerset judging. Herds compe-titions were a very new concept to the majority of members in 1978 and there were many amusing stories of David Gribbon’s visits. Along with the usual welcomes by irate bulls was one instance of judging 50 cows in a 40 acre field.

From NEFC to NEHFCAn epic 40 year journey by Tom Cannon

Jill McCullochAn Appreciation

On the 14th March 2016 as the final preparations for this anniversary journal were in progress the sad news reached us of Jill McCulloch’s passing. Jill was one of the greats of our club from its founda-tion and in the many accounts of those 40 years her name is remembered in every facet of our activi-ties.Jill was born Jill Vaughan in the Dublin sub-urb of Dundrum. She trained as a nurse and was working in London where she shared a flat with Peter’s sister. Jill first met Peter when he travelled to London to visit his sister. In the years that fol-lowed in Clonswords, along with rearing six sons, Jill played an integral in the success of both their herd of pedigree Friesians and the flock of pedigree Suffolk sheep in Ballyboghill. Jill was always at the ringside and more often than not was in the ring wearing a white coat in charge of a Clonswords en-try. Jill along with Peter was a founder member of the North Eastern Friesian Breeders in 1976. In the 40 years of the club Jill served as President in 1991 and subsequently was honoured by being elected IHFA president in 1995. This was an unique hon-our as it marked the year in which Ireland estab-lished our own independent herd book. Thanks to Jill, along with the late Bob Rochford, golf was introduced the NEHFC. Jill’s contribution to the NEHFC was acknowledged by the presentation to her of the Maurice Kellett Memorial Trophy. Along with her work in Holstein Friesian breed-ing Jill was an accomplished breeder and exhibi-tor of Suffolk sheep and served for many years as the South of Ireland council member of the Suf-folk Sheep Society in Malvern. She also served as Chairman and Secretary of the South of Ireland Branch of the Suffolk Sheep Society.Along with her deep involvements in Holstein Friesian and Suffolk breeding Jill played a very active role in her com-munity over the years. She was a past lady captain of Balbriggan Golf Club, a leading member of the local Irish Countrywomen’s Association and was also involved in the local bridge club, choir and flower arranging. To add to all this, because of her proximity to Dublin Airport, Jill was always avail-able to collect overseas cattle and sheep judges and entertain them in Clonswords when they attended Irish shows. In remembering Jill’s enormous life-time contribution we extend our sympathies to her family, Peter, Pete, Barry, Graham, Raymond and Andrew and her many cherished and deeply loved grandchildren. Our sympathies also to her sister Nives and brother Michael and to her extended family and many friends.

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In the years that followed 1978 the Herds Competition rapidly developed to become the flagship club event that it now is annu-ally. Only one year has been missed since then due to Foot and Mouth in 2001. Ini-tially herds were placed in four categories, large and small pedigree and large and small commercial. In 1978 many herds were not milk recorded and for those that were recording, average yields had to be calculated manually by Den-is O’Sullivan and Noel Hayes. Com-pleted yield certif-icates were up to three years late and many yield certif-icates were miss-ing. All of this was against a national situation where only 5% of all cows were milk record-ed and less than half of pedigree cows had milk re-cords. By 1985 the categories in the competition had become most con-fusing. A “large” herd could be one with 50 cows, while a “pedigree” herd was one where more than 50% of the herd was registered. On the suggestion of John Crosier and John Mallaber, who judged the 1986 Herds Competition, the pres-ent day league format was adopted by the club. The format exists largely unchanged to this day. It has been used as a format in Herds Competitions, not only across Ireland, but in Europe as well. Over the 38 years of the Herds Competition many names have come to the fore. Initially these were the established herds such as Seamus Kelly’s Moneymore, Baron Ga-bor Kende’s Robertstown, Peter McCull-och’s Clonswords, Tom Kelly’s Monamore to name just some of the principal ones. Over the years that followed graduates of the league system moved up to the elite section and a considerable number have

won the overall title. The most spectac-ular of these is probably Pat Fullam of Lusk. Pat’s dairy farming career began with a herd of second hand Short-horns in the early 1960’s. He bought his cows in the Dublin cattle market and milked them until they went dry. They were sold when fat and another replacement was bought. Gradually Pat moved to Friesians and

breeding his own replacements. Pat’s gen-erous feeding regime was rewarded with copious amounts of fat being produced by his cows. Sadly the fat was not butter-fat! Pat persevered, changing to Holstein breeding and especially the extensive use of the great Holstein bull, Bridon Astro Jet. By 1991 Pat had a herd average of over 10,000 Kg, leading all others on produc-tion, and beautiful dairy cows of excellent confirmation. Bill Telfer, who judged that year, had no hesitation in awarding Pat the overall award. The cheer that went up in the hotel that night when Pat was an-nounced as the overall winner was some-thing that will never be forgotten. There have been many other instances of grad-uates of the competition moving upwards through the ranks as Pat did. Winners of

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club Herds Competition have gone on through the years to win at national lev-el with Tom Kelly and Richard Whelan being notable examples. Over the years the Herds Competition, while retaining the basic format, evolved to in-corporate judges from France, Holland and Germany. Categories were also included for spring calving herds. Another factor which added greatly to the herds competition’s prestige was the in-volvement over many years of our neighbour-ing clubs, Kildare and

Breffni Oriel. Perhaps the greatest development

evident in the competition has been the growth in Milk Recording. This growth has been made possible initially through bodies such as the Dublin District Milk Board, the Irish Dairy Records Company and Progressive Genetics but the greatest factor of all has been the development of computer technology. We have come from a time of overdue and incomplete hand computed records to the present where every herd has monthly rolling herd av-erages after each recording date, projected 305 day yields after a couple of recorder visits, SSC counts, etc. all instantly avail-able. This perhaps is one of the most out-standing developments of the last 40 years.

The Silage competitionsThe first silage competition was held in 1991 with over 90 entrants. The presentation that year had Con Hurley, then a columnist with the Irish Farmers Journal, as guest speaker. Over the years guest speakers Des Keegan and Bennie Keogan of Teagasc contributed enormously with their assessment of the samples. One great consistent winner, Paddy Jordan, cut his silage every year in the first week of May. DMD values of Paddy’s samples often hit 80. This year will mark the 25th year of the club silage competition.

HERDSCompetition

Herds Competition 1992 (Back Row) Shaun Lynch, Gerry Brennan, Tom Cannon, Patrick Tuite, Jim Keane AIB (Front Row) Bill Telfer (Judge) Pat Fullam & Percy Telfer (Judge).

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ShowsIn the second year of the club mem-bers were invited to participate in Dundalk Show. Thanks to the work of James Taaffe and his family Dun-dalk Show became one of the premier shows in the North –East. Cattle came from as far as Longford and Northern Ireland and some of the leading Eng-lish breeders were invited to judge in the beautiful setting of Bellingham Castle. The club was asked to nomi-nate representatives on the Trim show committee shortly after its founda-tion. Noel Hayes, Denis O’Sullivan, Vincent Eivers and Bob Rochford along with numerous fellow club committee members served on the Show committee over a number of years helping to bring Trim show to enor-mous success. One feature at both Dundalk and Trim was a calf class for junior members. These calf classes led to the first calf show held on Bernard Macken’s land in Slane. In the first three years of the club a number of sales were organised by the club in Ashbourne Sales Yard. In 1983 at the instigation of Noel Hayes the club launched an au-tumn dairy show in Navan. To the credit of all involved the show was a very well organised and significant event. Noel was helped in this by club stalwarts, Maurice Kel-lett, Anna Kellett, Sean Lynch and Bob Rochford along with the majority of the committee members. After four

years in the Navan Exhibition Centre it was decided to discontinue the venture. A similar dairy show in Cavan attracted attendances in the region of 20,000 each year where Navan struggled to attract 2,000 visitors. In the years from 1976 to 1993 the highlight of the IHFA year was the RDS Spring Show each May and the RDS Bull Show until February 1980. Club members were always to the fore on both occasions.

GolfIn 1991 Bob Rochford introduced our club to golf. The first outing was in Ardee Golf Club. In the years that followed golf outings were held in Balbriggan, Black Bush, Royal Tara, Headfort, Navan and, most especially of all, in the Meath Golf Club in Trim. Along with Bob Rochford organisers through the years included Jill McCull-och, Rita Eivers and Kay O’Sullivan. The ladies of Trim Golf Club provided enormous support and many enjoyable days and nights were had by all who took part. Notable graduates of the NEHFC include past secretary, Helen Stafford, who went on to fame and fortune in Headfort Golf Club as past secretary and lady captain. Another is Paddy Jordan, past club chairman and president who remains hopelessly addicted to this day despite (or because of) no longer having to curtail his golf in order to milk cows three times each day. Sadly golf outings ceased in 2007.

Our SponsorsThe 40 years of success that the club has enjoyed was made possible by the generous and unstinting support of our spon-sors over all that time. First sponsors were David Patton Ltd. of Monaghan. Within three months of the club’s foundation they sponsored their first night. Such was their generosity that at a day seminar in the Conyngham Arms, following a very gener-ous lunch and drinks beforehand for 50, one attendee noticed that he was one of only two awake during an enthralling pres-entation on the nutritional requirements of the dry cow. Next sponsor was Allied Irish Banks whose generous support made the herds competition the massive event that it became. Bank of Ireland sponsored the field evenings and provided the prizes for the judging competitions on each night. Sponsorship when successful is unique in that it benefits both donor and recipient. One bank manager in the Meath – Louth area commented that the most respected account holders in most of their branch-es were dairy farmers. The majority of these were in addition members of our club. Down the years the club appreciates and has benefitted from the generous backing provided by FBD, Lakeland Dairies, Joe and David McAuley, Maizetech, ACC, The Dublin District Milk Board (now Progressive Genetics) among a host of firms working with our members. A sincere thanks is due to everyone. We hope that you in turn have benefitted from the experience. Thanks are due also to Teagasc, in particular Des Keegan and Bennie Keogan, and to Department of Agriculture personnel down the years.

OUR People

Our SponsorsThe 40 years of success that the club has enjoyed was made possible by the generous and unstinting support of our spon-sors over all that time. First sponsors were David Patton Ltd. of Monaghan. Within three months of the club’s foundation they sponsored their first night. Such was their generosity that at a day seminar in the Conyngham Arms, following a very gener-ous lunch and drinks beforehand for 50, one attendee noticed that he was one of only two awake during an enthralling pres-entation on the nutritional requirements of the dry cow. Next sponsor was Allied Irish Banks whose generous support made the herds competition the massive event that it became. Bank of Ireland sponsored the field evenings and provided the prizes for the judging competitions on each night. Sponsorship when successful is unique in that it benefits both donor and recipient. One bank manager in the Meath – Louth area commented that the most respected account holders in most of their branch-es were dairy farmers. The majority of these were in addition members of our club. Down the years the club appreciates and has benefitted from the generous backing provided by FBD, Lakeland Dairies, Joe and David McAuley, Maizetech, ACC, The Dublin District Milk Board (now Progressive Genetics) among a host of firms working with our members. A sincere thanks is due to everyone. We hope that you in turn have benefitted from the experience. Thanks are due also to Teagasc, in particular Des Keegan and Bennie Keogan, and to Department of Agriculture personnel down the years.

I once commented that our club is made up of people. Friesian, now Holstein Friesians, have been the cement that has held us together. Of all club members pride of place must go to the late Noel Hayes.

Noel Hayes was the instigator of Friesian Clubs in Ireland. In 1976 he was a council mem-ber of the British Friesian Cattle Society. All credit

is due to him for his foresight in pressing for the development of the Irish Friesian Breeders Association. This was done against a degree of

resistance and suspicion from the BFCS hierarchy who correctly sensed a move for Irish independence. His support and enthusiasm for the club carried us through the first 25 years and laid the foundation for the enormous success that the club became.Noel as already mentioned was a BFCS council member in 1976. Through time he was elected president of the Pedigree Cattle Breeders Council, served as a council member of the first Charolais Cattle Society, council member and office holder of IHFA. He arrived in Townley Hall on the Boyne in the late 1960’s as farm manager on the Trinity College Dublin farm. Townley Hall was home to the very successful Kellsingram Herd of pedigree Friesians. Prior to Townley Hall Noel had completed a degree in agriculture in Trinity and then spent a period as manager on the Farm of St, Ita’s Psychiatric Hospital in Portrane. A predecessor in St. Ita’s as farm manager was Paddy O’Keeffe who spent many years as editor of the Irish Farmers Journal. After the sale of Townley Hall, Noel along with three colleagues was allocated 200 acres of the farm where he continued to run a herd of 100 cows into the 1970’s. He was a true polymath who had the ability and genius to succeed at anything he took on. Following the end of his dairy farming Noel edited the Meath Chronicle farming supplement. He was also a keen bridge player and played a significant role in the Irish Beekeepers Association. It is fair to say that without Noel Hayes there would be no North Eastern Holstein-Friesian Club today.

Denis O’Sullivan was, along with Noel Hayes, one of the great founders of NEHFC. He was once described as everyone’s favourite Kerryman. It was a very apt description of a quiet spoken and very genial man. Denis was one of a farming family of eight. His early years were spent in Killorglin where he told me that he had once “snigged turnips” in the field where the Europa Hotel now stands outside Killarney. After school he spent a year in agricultural college in Pallaskenry where he came to the attention of the legendary Fr. Dan O’Mahoney. After his year’s course he was asked by Fr Danno to look after a herd of 45 cows in Pallaskenry. In this time he met Kay, a native of Pallaskenry, who was his partner over all the years that followed. This was the beginning of a career in dairy farming that brought him first to Wales and then to County Meath where he worked with the Williamson family and helped set up a herd of cows. He then moved to Carrollstown in the late 1960’s where he became manager and set up five herds of 100 cows in Trim and Ardbraccan outside Navan. A great manager of both cows and men Denis once told me that he could perform a caesarean section on a cow from start to stitching and washing up, all in less than an hour. As he described it “from wake up call to back to bed in an hour”. Denis and Kay were great club enthusiasts and were responsible for the club’s success in the first 25 years. Carrolstown ceased dairy farming in the 1990’s. Denis passed away suddenly before his time 16 years ago.

Peter and his father Jack McCulloch of Clonswords, Ballyboghill in North County Dublin were also part of a great dynasty in Irish farming and Friesian breeding. Jack and his brother Robert were owners of the adjoining farms of Gerrardstown and Clonswords. Both bred excellent herds of Friesian cattle and flocks of Suffolk sheep. My first meeting with Peter was when he visited Caulstown with his father to inspect an ASR cow of mine in the mid 1960’s. We were both starting our farming careers at the time. Peter with the expert help of Brian Casey ran an iconic herd. Clonswords was always to the fore at RDS Bull Shows and Spring Shows and

down the years won the overall award in the club herds compe-tition. Peter and Jill contributed enormously to the committee over the years as Chairman, both served as president along with Peter’s father Jack, and Jill led us on many golf outings.

The McCulloughs of Elmgrove are another great club family. Pat McCullough was married to Seamus Kelly’s sister Patsy. Eamon, Pat and Patsy’s son, successfully ran Elmgrove for many years. Pat and Eamon served the club with distinction both holding the office of president and Eamon serving as Chairman. Eamon’s son Daragh needs no introduction to viewers of Ear to the Ground and readers of the Farming Independent.

All of us have fond memories of Maurice Kellett who farmed at The Graigs outside Navan. Maurice, with his wife Flo and sons Harry and Trevor, played a major role from the beginning of the NEFBC. Maurice is remembered each year in the presentation of a special trophy donated by his family and named in his honour.

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Seamus or JJ Kelly was a leg-endary figure in Irish Friesian breeding. Moneymore is situated on the northern fringe of Drogheda and was the herd prefix. Seamus was a highly capable farmer and excelled in not only dairy cattle breeding and manage-

ment but in breeding Suffolk sheep, crop production and was an expert with horses. The herd in Moneymore was well estab-lished in 1960 when I first visited there in 1960 making it one of the very first in Ireland. His talent and many successes in the show-ring and Herds Competitions were legendery. While most of us were aware of his skills on a local level, and indeed on a national level, we never fully appreciate how far afield those skills were recognised and honored. When Seamus Kelly judged a herds competition, he never made any notes thoughout his week. Through five days, he visited over 20 herds and at the end was able to recall every farm, every breeder, every herd and all the individual cows he had seen!

The story is told that Seamus once was flying into a provincial airport in England. As the plane flew low, coming into land, he recognised a farm where he had judged a year or two previously. As the plane flew lower, he began to recognise the individual cows in the field. Each year in the heyday of British Frieisans Seamus would be invited to watch as the young bulls from the sales in Reading and Crewe were unloaded from the boat, ready to be dispersed to all the AI stations. His judgement was always unerringly accurate.

While we all respected and admired Seamus Kelly as a breeder, stockman and a ajudge of livetsock, his greatest ability of all was with people, especailly young people. I first met Seamus at 12 Years old. He gave me the grand tour at that age, just as he wpid; have dnoe for someone many times my age. Those fortu-nate as apprentices in the Moneymore herd will understand his shared encour-agemnet, advice and wisdom and its meaning throughout life. To youngster, fellow club members, IHFA, his enormous contribution on the council of the BFCS in Rickmansworth, where he was undoubtely the greatest Irish ambassador. On many club tours, Seamus was first off the bus and last on, greeted with the warmest of welcomes.

“Never walk past the head of a cow” Seamus Kelly would always empha-sise, “the structure of a cow is all linked to her head”. A good head is as long as a milk churn, femine, with a wide mussle, and good width between the eyes. “Its just like going to a dance hall and the first thing you would see is a good looking woman, and usually

the rest falls into place” Seamus joked!1 hEaD = lENGTh OF NEcK2 hEaDS = lENGTh OF ShOulDER TO ThE hIP1 hEaD = hIP TO PINA good length from hip to pin results in a large udder capac-ity to produce volumes of milk. A short headed cow means she has a short neck, narrow through the front, a short body, a short hip to pin and so will not have the capacity in the udder to produce milk. True to form, this theory has been tried and tested by Dessie, a protégé of Seamus Kelly. When Dessie visits herds and walks down the feeding area and spots the great headed cows, 9 times out of 10, the farmer comments, she is the best milking cow on the farm! “Remember you’ll never know it all, even until the day you die. Don’t be afraid to keep learning!” Seamus shared.

(L) Cullochs Jacobite Belle with Moneymore Bunty 6 EX; Best Pair Dairy Cows RDS 1983. (L-R) Jim Keane AIB, John Beatty Dept pre-senting to Dessie Dunleavy & Brian Casey with Seamus Kelly

1969 ~ Moneymore Topnotch (Right with Tony Connor) & Money-more Victor (Left with joint owner Noel Hayes), Champion & Reserve Spring Bull Sale RDS respectively.Middle Jim Shiels. Top Notch was exported to Colorado in 1970 together from heifers from Cork herds.

Hugh Magee Dublin Milk Board with Master Judge Seamus Kelly RDS

“Never walk past the

head of a cow!”by Dessie Dunleavy

Brother Brendan Garry of Mellifont Abbey in Collon is a very shy and retiring Cistercian. He cre-ated history in the early 80’s by bringing the herd in Mellifont to a herd average over 10,000 litres and cre-ating an Irish individual yield record. All was done by sheer hard work, meticulous attention to detail and superb husbandry. The resulting attention did not fit with Brendan’s religious vocation and he re-treated from public life to take charge of visitors to Mellifont. Many club members appreciated Brendan’s wise counsel and support in times of family problems over the years.

Two Co Louth men and their families also featured large in the early days of our club. They are the late James Taaffe and Peter Flanagan. James and Einin along with their sons Sean, Michael and Brian were among the most enthusiastic and hardworking early members. James was a stalwart member of the early committees. The families early successes with their bull Whichford Unicorn at 80’s spring shows was followed by a beautiful young heifer bought by Michael in England. That heifer was Lachstone Mid-night Pennyrealm. Penny was a beautiful black daugh-ter of Deslacs Midnight. To say that she brought fame and fortune to Knockatubber is an understatement. After a successful career in calf shows she matured into an excellent mature dairy cow and bred a num-ber of valuable offspring .

Peter Flanagan, father of Paul, was another of the great founders. Peter was a pioneer in introducing Holstein breeding to the club. His early purchases from the McCollums in Coleraine formed an out-standing foundation for the magnificent herd run by Paul and Marguerite in Tubbertoby today. Over the years Peter filled many of the leading club roles along with leading the Herds Competition committee.

Space does not permit giving full credit to the many enthusiastic people and families who have contribut-ed to our club. People such as Malachy Tuite from Ar-dcath who could fill a bus from Ardcath- Garristown for a club tour the Macken Family from Slane. The Mennis family from Navan, the Feeneys from Ballivor, the McDonnells and Butterlys and all the Termonfeck-in-Clogherhead community. The Conroys, McDon-nells and Matthews from Knockbridge. The McGees from Dunleer. Kevin and Michael Keaveny from Rob-instown. Sincerest apologies to anyone that I have failed to mention but hopefully you will have been mentioned in the rolls of honour of past club officers.

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MONAMORE 1993Inclement weather with heavy showers slightly disrupt-ed the stock judging which was and still is at thecore of the event. In Monamore howev-er a plan B was ready where suitable facili-ties were available to judge the three groups of sen-ior and junior cows and heifers in milk. The mas-ter judge was David McCollum from Nth Ire-land who judged all three groups and gave ex-cellent reasons for his placings. Following the stockjudging a walk through the prize-winning Monamore herd who had aver-aged 7599Kgs milk @3.98% BF and 3.38% Pr un-der the vigilant stewardship of Herd manag-er Tim Horgan. Then back to the yard for the re-sults of the National herds Competi-tion and the interclub stock judging which had-

taken place a little earlier and a win for the Cork Club and Arthur Moynan Tipp/Waterford Club best individual. The customary refreshments provided by Rhona & friends and everybody left Philips-town with a pep in their step and the IHFA Open Day was a confirmed event in the IHFA calendar for the future.

The Open Day returned to the North Eastern Club for the second time when the 12th Open Day was host-ed by Richard Whelan and family in Clonard Co Meath. (Photo with Joan Lambert). The hosts Lumville were reg-ular winners in the under 70 cow section in the National Herds Competition with great conformation and a produc-tion average of 2500gls milk @3.83%BF and 3.23%Pr By this time the Open Day had grown to a full days entertain-ment with notable extras ie Trade Stands, young stock sale, classification demonstrations.

Guest speakers on topical agricultur-al topics were invited. John O’Sul-livan of ICBF spoke on the mer-its on the new EBI National in-dex and how to select sires to suit diverse systems.Padraig Walsh President of IFA gave an in-formative analysis of the Fischler agree-ment predicting that farm in-comes would be reduced by 30%. Despite t-he depressing forecast any positives in the pres-entation were grasped and every-body left Clonard confident that there was a fu-ture in dairying even on limited acreage with good pro-duction from quality pedigree Holsteins.

LUMVILLE 2003

The Open Day from a humble beginning at very short notice at Crossnacole has grown into proba-bly the breeds greatest promotion and most enjoyable social occasion where old friends meet annually in a re-

laxed atmosphere listen to new ideas, see great cows and renew their enthusiasm for the breed. The North Eastern club has played a major role in the promtion of the breed host-ing 4 of the IHFA Open Days. Our sincere thanks to the Club and its members and wishing all continued suc-cess in the years ahead. One of my first events after joining IHFA was the annual Interclub stock judg-ing event in John Joe & Tim Fitzmaurice ‘s Leagh Herd at Ballyduff Co Kerry. While the cows be-ing judged were of a very high standard and the typical Kerry hospitality was excel-

lent it was demanding, travelling the length of Ireland just to judge three groups of six cows, as judg-es representing clubs from as far away as Donegal and Northern Ireland participated.

A short time later the prize winners of the Bord Bainne sponsored National Herds Competi-tion were presented with their awards in the ICOS centre in Dublin.

NORTH EASTERN HOST FOUR IHFA OPEN DAYS by Kevin Dillon

CANNONTOWN 2007The 3rd Open Day held in the North East-ern Club took place in Michael McDonnells in Ter-monfecton. Despite the appalling weather condi-tions the massive new sheds enabled all the events tobe held indoors. The sheer magnitude of the opera-tion had everybody in awe of this phenomenal fami-ly run farm. With a land base of only 80 acres owned convenient to the farmyard and suitable for graz-ing Michael opted for a high production zero graz-ing system and in 2006 the Cannontown Herd of 360 cows aveaged 10,780Kgs milk @ 3.72%BF & 3.20%Pr with total solids 760 kgs per cow. Michael stressed that he was not ad-vocating his system for any-one else but it worked well for him with his limit-ed acres. He also stressed that high production Holsteins were a must for this system. Leaving Cannontown mem-bers were full of enthusiasm particularly those on limited acres or fragmented farms that there was still a fu-ture for them in dairying.

The 4th IHFA Open Day returned to the club to celebrate the Kelly’s contribution to the breed over 60 years of Frie-sian / Holstein breeding. The very influential Moneymore herd was established in 1979 by J.J.Kel-ly who was an inspirational guru in the breed during and for years after the transition of the Nation-al Herd to Black & White. The apple never falls far from the tree and Tom has continued that leg-acy as a breeder, judge and administrator. Tom at his first Open Day in 1992 outlined his aim high production and good type, leading to a high life-time production and this was demonstrat-ed by 6 cows from Torch, Breeze, Lulu, Darlene fami-lies all classified EX having averaged 4165Kgs milk sol-ids in their lifetime to date and under the watchful eye of dedicated stockman Alan Dori-an. Cows with balance ie high production, excellent conformation, calving regular-ly, and long trouble free lifetimes have al-ways been the policy at Monamore and Mon-eymore and this Open Day celebrated 60 years of the Kelly’s first successful 60 years.

MONAMORE 2009

It was not a difficult decision to amalgamate the two events and make it a worthwhile family day and a credible promo-tion for our great breed. So the IHFA Open Day went into incubation in 1991 and was born in 1992.At that time the winners of the previous national Herds Competition were invited to host the open Day and as Tom Kel-ly with his Monamore herd had won the large herd section in 1991 Tom was invited to host the first IHFA Open Day in 1992 but had to de-cline through no fault of his own and Victor Jackson who was the winner of the Intermediate Section host-ed the first of 23 Open Days in Crossnacole Kilteegan Co. Wicklow. In those years three herds dominated the large herd sec-tion Tom Kelly Monamore John & Henry Skeehan Rossbridge and John Barrett Laurelmore. Tom Kelly was again the winner in 1992 and so the first Open Day in the North Eastern Club was held in Monamo-re in 1993host the open Day and as Tom Kelly with his Monamore herd had won the large herd section in 1991 Tom was invit-ed to host the first IHFA Open Day in 1992 but had to decline through no fault of his own and Victor Jackson who was the win-ner of the Intermediate Section hosted the first of 23 Open Days in Crossnacole Kilteegan Co. Wicklow. In those years three herds dom-inated the large herd section Tom Kelly Monamore John & Henry Skeehan Rossbridge and John Barrett Laurelmore. Tom Kelly was again the winner in 1992 and so the first Open Day in the North Eastern Club was held in Monamore in 1993

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