
Blessington – Texel
Trade peaked at €15,000 for a ram lamb from the Silver Hill flock, at the Irish Premier Texel Show and Sale at Blessington Mart. Overall, 31 gimmers averaged €853, while 22 ewe lambs levelled at €721, 43 shearling rams averaged €750 and 111 ram lambs averaged out at €1341.
Below are photographs of the top priced lots, but to view the full selection of pictures taken, see our Photo Sales section.

Sale top at €15,000, from Neville Myles’ Silver Hill flock, was this Strathbogie Yes Sir son which sold to the Rohan, Millar’s and Mainview flocks in Northern Ireland

Selling at €9500 from Ronan Gallagher, Enniscrone, was this Tophill Wall Street son which sold to KJ McBarron, Aghalee, Co Antrim

Derrylahan Big Balls, a Knock Yazoo son from the McManamons, sold at €6200 to Flor Ryan, Naas, Co Kildare

Kilclammon Brody, an Arkle A One son from Liam Dillon, made €5000 to S McHugh, Figart, Co Donegal

Another Wall Street son from Enniscrone (lot 187), made €3700 to RA Edwards, Hillsborough, Leterkenny

This Enniscrone lamb (lot 274), also by Wall Street, made €3000 to T Bailey, Culcommon, Co Meath

Selling at €2700 was Kilclammon Bertram, by Knap You’re The Man, which sold to P Keogh, Mullaghroy, Collon

Derrylahan Bagatelle, by Knock Yazoo, sold at €2600 to R Walker, Kilcurley, Co Meath

Greenstar Boomerang, by Scotsman Ace, from the Greene family, sold at €2500 to C Doherty Cashesgragan

Show champion, from Patrick Joyce, Recess, by Knock Yazoo, sold at €2500 to B Kirkham, Drumsillagh, Co Meath

Greenhill Bright Star sold at €2400 to P Lyons, Turoe, Co Galway

Reserve champion, Thornville Better Class, from John Neville, sold at €2400 to P Morrisey, Ballinataggart, Co Kilkenny

Quarry House Baby Guinness, from Daniel Devlin, sold at €2400 to D Murray, Billary, Co Donegal

This Claybury Warrior son from Annakisha, sold at €2300 to A Murphy, Belcarrig, Co Wexford

Female champion from Kilclammon, by Knap You’re The Man, made €4000 to P Morrisey, Ballinataggart, Co Kilkenny
To view the full selection of pictures taken, see our Photo Sales section.
To view the full gallery from the weekend, take a look at our Photo Sales section