“The Future’s Bright,

the Future’s Blue

4146/A005 Ballymena 2nd Sale Championbred and exhibited by A J C & K Montgomery, OWENCLOUGHY

purchased for £399 by C Lamont, BLACKPARK

BLUEFACED LEICESTER SHEEP BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION

MASSERENE SALESaturday 17th October 2009

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Show and Sale149 Registered Bluefaced Leicesters

54 Aged & Shearling Rams, 87 Ram Lambs and 8 Females

Saturday 17th October 2009in

Crumlin Livestock MartMasserene Park Farms, 99 Dublin Road, Antrim

Judging 9.00 a.m. promt Sale commences 11.00 a.m.

The Classes for Judging are

Class 1 - aged & shearling Rams

Class 2 - Ram lambs

Class 3 - Females

Kindly sponsored by Alistair Sampson, VOLAC

Rosettes to fourth place Champion £50.00 Reserve £30.00

JUDGE:seamus O’Kane

SECRETARY: Helen Carr, Riverside View, Warwick Road, Carlisle. CA1 2BS.Tel: 01228 598022 Fax: 01228 598021

Printed by solway Offset the Printers, 11 Catherinefield Ind. Estate, Heathhall, Dumfries.

BLUEFACED LEICESTER SHEEP BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION

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EXHIBITOR FLOCK No. PREFIX

T Bell, 38 Ballynichol Road, Comber, Co Down 3359 KEMPTVIEW

B Blaney, 9 Cloughs Road, Cushendall, Co antrim 3920 TIEVEBUllaGH FaRM

J & I Brown, Beechlodge, 12 Clay Road, Banbridge, Co Down 1763 BEECHlODGE

a Christie, 76 Benvarden Road, Ballymoney, Co antrim, BT53 6NP 3634 THE FIElDs

C a Coulter, Carrick Rock Farm, Castlederg, Co Tyrone 3397 CaRRICK ROCK

T Crowe, 30a learmore Road, Castlederg, Co Tyrone, BT81, 7RX 1636 lEaRMORE

s Delargy, 62a Gaults Road, Cushendall, Co antrim 3983 MUlNasKEOGH

a Dickson, 23 lissadell Drive, Magherafelt, Co londonderry 2084 TREEValE

J Dickson, 23 Dunlogan Road, Draperstown, Co Derry 4121 DUNlOGaN

s Duncan, 11 largy Road, Crumlin, BT29 4aH 1338 HIllValE

G Gault, 67 Ballybracken Road, Doagh, Ballyclare 1626 CRaWFORDslaND

R Gault, 39 Carnlea Road, Ballyclare, Co antrim 1622 CaRNlEa

R & J Graham, 140 auchnaskeach Road, Dromara, Dromore, Co Down 3417 TUllYVallEN

T s Hammond, 1 Tullylagan Road, sandholes, Cookstown, Co Tyrone, BT80 9aX 4145 saNDHOlEs

M Hunter, 35 lough View Road, Crumlin, Co antrim, BT29 4RE 2014 aRDMORE

G V Kitson, 40 spring Road, Meaghy, Castlederg, Co Tyrone, 4350 sPRINGWEll

s laverty, 118a Coolkeeran Road, armoy, Ballymoney, Co antrim 3100 ORRa VIEW

R loughridge, The Hill, 41 Friary Road, armoy, Ballymoney 1691 ORRaValE

D J lyttle, 6 High street, Tullyhommon, Kesl, Co Fermanagh 1896 aUGHaFOY

McCormick Bros, The Grove, 201 Torr Road, Cushendall, Ballymena, Co antrim 2216 BRaBlaGH

B & C McIlroy, 22 Ballyfore Road, Ralloo, larne, Co antrim 2820 BallYlaGaN

E McKeegan, 69 Glenane Road, Cushendall, Ballymena, Co antrim 4235 GlENaNE

F McKenny, 49 Carnreagh Road, Castlewellan, Co Down 4105 DaRRaGH

a, J C & K Montgomery, 91 Drumcrow Road, Glenarm, Ballymena, Co antrim 4146 OWENClOUGHEY

R Mulligan, 21 Brague Road, Banbridge, Co Down 1244 BRaGUE

B F Radcliffe, 10 Tullyconnaught Road, Corbet, Banbridge, Co Down 2083 UPTON

Michelle Wright, 61 slane Road, Carnlough, Ballymena, Co antrim, 3560 MUllaGHWEE

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CONDITIONS OF SALE 1. all sHEEP MUsT BE PENNED BY 9.30a.m OTHERWIsE THEY WIll NOT BE sOlD2. The sale will be conducted under the auspices of the Bluefaced leicester sheep Breeders

association.3. The Exhibitor is the Breeder unless otherwise stated. animals marked * are Two-shear or over.

Flock Prefix in Capitals.4. All sheep classified by the Association as ‘Elite’ approved or ‘Elite Plus’ and their progeny, are

marked ‘E’ ‘A’ or ‘E’ plus accordingly.5. all sheep must be sold in the order in which they are catalogued with the exception of the

Champion sheep, which can come anywhere in the exhibitor’s run of sheep.6. an Upset price of £100 will stand on all sheep.7. Whilst every care is taken in compiling this catalogue the Association does not accept

responsibility for any errors which may occur.8. Black wool must be declared by the Vendor at the time of sale. If not declared and found by the

purchaser before it leaves the market, the sheep can be returned on that day.9. Purchasers must satisfy themselves as to the correctness of any animal for which they bid, which

will be their responsibility at the fall of the hammer.10. Red spots marked on sheep by the inspector indicate that: (a) a ram of any age is marginally incorrect in the testicles and the fault will be intimated to the

auctioneer by the Exhibitor and announced at the time of sale and the ram warranted a stock getter by the Exhibitor.

(b) an adult sheep is considered to be of good conformation but marginal in the mouth and the fault will be intimated to the auctioneer by the Exhibitor and announced at time of sale.

11. any complaint for cudspilling must be lodged with the auctioneers before the sheep is removed from the sale premises. The return of a sheep for cudspilling shall be a matter to be resolved between the Vendor and the Purchaser.

12. all disputes are a matter to be resolved between the vendor and purchaser. The association does not guarantee the stock getting capabilities of any sheep.

THE CERTIFICaTION OF THE sHEEP IDENTIFICaTION aND THE NsP BOlUs Is THE sOlE REsPONsIBIlITY OF THE VENDOR. THE assOCIaTION WIll PROVIDE a sCaNNER FOR UsE BY VENDORs OR PURCHasERs TO VERIFY BOlUs NUMBERs ON THE DaY OF THE salE.

BlUE TONGUE VaCCINaTION Is RECOMMENDED BY THE assOCIaITON BUT Is NOT COMPUlsaRY (aPaRT FROM IN sCOTlaND) THIs INFORMaTION Is PROVIDED FOR YOU IN THE CaTalOGUE MaRKED BTV. VENDORS CONDITIONS OF WARRANTY: (i) If a ram is proved incapable of and ineffective at natural service, and is to be returned by

the purchaser to the vendor, notice must be given as soon as possible by the purchaser to the vendor and the ram must be returned to the vendor no later than 5th December in reasonable condition.

(ii) No claim on the vendor to exceed the purchase price of the ram. (iii) any female should be guaranteed free of lamb at time of sale unless otherwise stated. any

animal to be returned should be returned by 5th January in reasonable condition. (iv) No claim on the vendor to exceed the purchase price of the animal.any member selling a ram from which semen has already been stored must advise the auctioneers and have it announced at time of sale.

all sHEEP aRE THE PRODUCE OF REGIsTERED FlOCKs aND CONsIGNED BY MEMBERs OF THE BlUEFaCED lEICEsTER sHEEP BREEDERs’ assOCIaTION.

Reference Sires used in the Sire Reference Scheme are marked “RS”

RaMs OF NsP GENOTYPE aRE MaRKED WITH COlOURED DIsCs TYPE 1 – RED, TYPE 2 – BlUE aND TYPE 3 - GREEN

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AGED RAMS & SHEARLINGSLot No. Exhibitor Reg No. BTV NSP Genotype

1 Mr R Mulligan, BRAGUE 1244/a9 Sire: 3417/Y2 Tullyvallen Sire of Dam: 899/X2 Elrig2-3 Seamus Laverty, ORRAVIEW 3100/a5-3100/a6 Sire: 3989/X16 Clennell4-6 Sean Delargy, MULNASKEOGH 3983/a1-3983/a3 Sire: 4103/Y12 learmore Sire of Dam: 2216/X1 Brablagh7 Brendon Blaney, TIEVEBUAILE FARM 3920/a5 Sire: 1691/Y6 Orravale Sire of Dam: 3417/T3 Tullyvallen*8 B & C McIlroy, BALLYLAGEN (bred by T Wray, KNOCKsTaCKEN 3790/Z2 Sire: 1763/W3 Beechlodge9-13 T Bell, KEMPTVIEW 3512/a1-3512/a5 Sire: 1463/X14 Mossvale14 Alan Dickson, TREEVALE 2084/a1 aRR/aRQ Sire: 1463/Z5 Mossvale Sire of Dam: 3560/W6 Mullaghwee15-16 D J Lyttle, AUGHAFOY 1896/a15-1896/a16 Sire: 281/T33 Carry House

17 1896/a17 Sire: 1636/Z2 learmore18 1896/a18 Sire: 281/T33 Carry House19 1896/a19 Sire: 1636/Z2 learmore20-21 Messrs McCormick Bros, BRABLAGH 2216/a15-2216/a16 Sire: 1574/X3 Firth Sire of Dam: 1000/X2 Ewanston ‘E’22 Brian F Radcliffe, UPTON 2083/A5 ‘E+’ ARR/ARQ Sire: 1763/Y1 Beechlodge ‘E’23 2083/A8 ‘E+’ ARR/ARR Sire: 1763/Y1 Beechlodge ‘E’

24 Colin Coulter, CARRICK ROCK (bred by R Raine, Fog Close) 3396/a6 Sire: 2784/T2 Whinfield25-26 (bred by exhibitor) 3397/a11-3397/a12 Sire: 3397/Z10 Carrick Rock27 John Brown & Sons, BEECHLODGE 1763/a13 Sire: 1763/X1 Beechlodge ‘E’ Sire of Dam: 1463/P7 Mossvale28-29 1763/a6-1763/a7 Sire: 1763/X1 Beechlodge ‘E’ Sire of Dam: 467/W97 Bush-on-lyne30 1763/a15 Sire: 1763/X1 Beechlodge ‘E’ Sire of Dam: 467/W97 Bush-on-lyne*31 (bred by a, J, C & K Montgomery, OWENClOUGHEY) 4146/Z11 Sire: 3790/X19 Knockstacken Sire of Dam: 4146/ Owencloughey32-38 Joseph Dickson, DUNLOGAN 4121/a1-4121/a7 Sire: 2850/T1 Glenmuir

39 Stephen Duncan, HILLVALE (bred by G T Davies & son, TY-GWYN) 1458/a12 Sire: 2945/T14 Dalehead

40 (bred by J & D stenton, st RaVENsCaR) 2187/a7 Sire: 292/N38 Hundith41 (bred by exhibitor) 1338/a5 Sire: 1458/Y8 Ty-Gwyn Sire of Dam: 2183/X10 aitchison42 1338/a3 Sire: 1458/Y8 Ty-Gwyn Sire of Dam: 1338/T23 Hill Vale43 1338/a7 Sire: 1060/Y2 Browtop Sire of Dam: 292/Y41 Hundith44 Tom Crowe, LEARMORE (bred by R D archer & son, CaRRY HOUsE) 281/a51 Sire: 281/Y34 Carry House45-46 (bred by Messrs Old, HUllOCH HIll) 4013/a6-4013/a7 Sire: 3419/Z40 Wellan47 4013/a9 Sire: 3419/Z40 Wellan

48 4013/a8 Sire: 3419/Z40 Wellan

49 Robert Loughridge ORRAVALE 1691/a3 Sire: 2571/X8 MacQueston50-52 1691/a6-1691/a8 Sire: 2571/X8 MacQueston53-54 1691/a24-1691/a25 Sire: 3989/X16 Clennell

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RAM LAMBS55 R & J Graham, TULLYVALLEN 3417/B5 aRR/aRR Sire: 3139/a1 Quoile Sire of Dam: 119/R4 Cocklaw56 3417/B6 aRR/aRQ Sire: 3139/a1 Quoile Sire of Dam: 629/V7 Carroch57 3417/B7 Sire: 3139/a1 Quoile Sire of Dam: 629/V7 Carroch58-59 Seamus Laverty, ORRA VIEW 3100/B6-3100/B7 Sire: 408/N25 Nunscleugh

60 3100/B8 Sire: 1538/a26 Midlock61 Eamon McKeegan, GLENANE 4235/B4 Results at Sire: 1538/W23 Midlock sale Sire of Dam: 980/N34 Hewgill62 4235/B1 Sire: 2944/V3 Bull & Cave Sire of Dam: 980/N34 Hewgill63-65 Robert Loughridge, ORRAVALE 1691/B6-1691/B8 Sire: 1538/a26 Midlock66-67 Brendon Blaney, TIEVEBUAILE FARM 3920/B1-3920/B2 Sire: 2944/V3 Bull & Cave Sire of Dam: 1691/X9 Orravale68 3920/B3 Sire: 408/N25 Nunscleugh Sire of Dam: 1691/X9 Orravale69 3920/B4 Sire: 1691/Y6 Orravale Sire of Dam: 1691/X9 Orravale70 G Gault, CRAWFORDSLAND 1626/B6 Sire: 1626/a1 Crawfordsland Sire of Dam: 1626/R4 Crawfordsland71 1626/B7 Sire: 1626/a1 Crawfordsland Sire of Dam: 1626/Y5 Crawfordsland72 John Brown & Sons, BEECHLODGE 1763/B3 Sire: 1763/X1 Beechlodge Sire of Dam: 1463/P7 Mossvale73 1763/B6 Sire: 1763/X1 Beechlodge Sire of Dam: 1463/P7 Mossvale74 Mr R Mulligan, BRAGUE 1244/B4 Sire: 2216/ Brablagh Sire of Dam: 3417/Y2 Tullyvallen75 1244/B9 Sire: 2216/ Brablagh Sire of Dam: 3417/Y2 Tullyvallen76 1244/B7 Sire: 2216/ Brablagh Sire of Dam: 3417/Y2 Tullyvallen77 1244/B6 Sire: 2216/ Brablagh Sire of Dam: 3417/Y2 Tullyvallen78 A. J. C. & K Montgomery, OWENCLOUGHEY 4146/B4 Results at Sire: 3920/Z1 Tievebuaile Farm79 4146/B6 sale Sire: 3920/Z1 Tievebuaile Farm80 4146/B3 Sire: 3920/Z1 Tievebuaile Farm81 4146/B5 Sire: 3920/Z1 Tievebuaile Farm82-83 Colin Coulter, CARRICK ROCK 3397/B11-3397/B12 Sire: 3397/Z10 Carrick Rock84-85 3397/B13-3397/B14 Sire: 2951/Z18 Kilnstown

86 S Hammond, SANDHOLES 4145/B60 Sire: 3790/a2 Knockstacken Sire of Dam: 1691/R20 Orravale87 4145/B50 Sire: 3790/a2 Knockstacken Sire of Dam: 1463/X25 Mossvale88 4145/B43 Sire: 3790/a2 Knockstacken Sire of Dam: 1463/X25 Mossvale89 4145/B46 Sire: 3790/a2 Knockstacken Sire of Dam: 460/W7 Walton ‘E+’90 4145/B21 Sire: 3790/a2 Knockstacken Sire of Dam: 2083/X17 Upton91 4145/B27 Sire: 3790/a2 Knockstacken Sire of Dam: 1463/X25 Mossvale92 4145/B58 Sire: 3790/a2 Knockstacken Sire of Dam: 78/N10 Pennine93 Tom Crowe, LEARMORE 1636/B4 Sire: 1458/Z3 Ty-Gwyn94 1636/B1 Sire: 4103/Z11 Hulloch Hill

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95-96 1636/B2-1636/B3 Sire: 3294/Z1 Blairmount

97-100 B & C McIlroy, BALLYLAGAN 2820/B1-2820/B4 aRR/aRR Sire: 3790/Z2 Knockstacken Sire of Dam: 3790/X10 Knockstacken101 Frank McKenny, DARRAGH 4105/B16 aRR/aRQ Sire: 3397/a3 Carrick Rock Sire of Dam: 4105/Z9 Darragh102 4105/B11 aRR/aRQ Sire: 1244/Y2 Brague Sire of Dam: 4105/Y3 Darragh103 4105/B18 aRR/aRQ Sire: 3397/a3 Carrick Rock Sire of Dam: 4105/Y5 Darragh104-105 D J Lyttle, AUCHAFOY 1896/B5-1896/B6 Sire: 2977/Z21 Tymawr

106 1896/B7 Sire: 1763/ Beechlodge107 Alistair Christie, THE FIELDS 3634/B27 aRR/aRQ Sire: 1458/Z3 Ty-Gwyn Sire of Dam: 7/W1 Broomhills108 3634/B2 aRR/aRR Sire: 1458/Z3 Ty-Gwyn Sire of Dam: 7/W3 Broomhills109 3634/B21 aRR/aRQ Sire: 1458/Z3 Ty-Gwyn Sire of Dam: 3656/T1 skerry110 3634/B9 aRR/aRQ Sire: 1458/Z3 Ty-Gwyn Sire of Dam: 2558/V3 Brieryside111 3634/B26 aRR/aHQ Sire: 1458/Z3 Ty-Gwyn Sire of Dam: 840/Y21 Rossiebank112 3634/B28 aRR/aRQ Sire: 1458/Z3 Ty-Gwyn Sire of Dam: 1337/V2 Holmview113 3634/B23 aRR/aRQ Sire: 1458/Z3 Ty-Gwyn Sire of Dam: 840/Y21 Rossiebank114 3634/B22 aRR/aRQ Sire: 1458/Z3 Ty-Gwyn Sire of Dam: 7/W3 Broomhills115 3634/B19 aRR/aRR Sire: 1458/Z3 Ty-Gwyn Sire of Dam: 840/Y21 Rossiebank116-118 Messrs McCormick Bros, BRABLAGH 2216/B11-2216/B13 Sire: 2571/Z1 MacQueston Sire of Dam: 1574/X3 Firth ‘E’119-122 2216/B14-2216/B17 Sire: 1574/X3 Firth Sire of Dam: 100/X2 Ewanston ‘E’123 Robert Gault, CARNLEA 1622/B7 Sire: 1622/a4 Carnlea Sire of Dam: 1622/X9 Carnlea124 1622/B5 Sire: 1622/a4 Carnlea Sire of Dam: 1622/X9 Carnlea125 1622/B2 Sire: 1622/a4 Carnlea Sire of Dam: 2216/Y4 Brablagh126 1622/B4 Sire: 1622/a4 Carnlea Sire of Dam: 2216/Y4 Brablagh127 1622/B3 Sire: 1622/a4 Carnlea Sire of Dam: 2216/Y4 Brablagh128 1622/B8 Sire: 1622/a4 Carnlea Sire of Dam: 1622/X9 Carnlea129 1622/B1 Sire: 1622/X9 Carnlea Sire of Dam: 2216/Y4 Brablagh130 1622/B10 Sire: 4145/a10 sandholes131 Michelle Wright, MULLAGHWEE 3560/B15 Sire: 3397/a1 Carrick Rock Sire of Dam: 890/R1 Fellview132 3560/B6 Sire: 352/W4 Whitchester Sire of Dam: 119/R3 Cocklaw133 3560/B7 Sire: 352/W4 Whitchester Sire of Dam: 1463/N18 Mossvale134 3560/B9 Sire: 3560/Z17 Mullaghwee Sire of Dam: 1338/V1 Hillvale135-136 G V Kitson, SPRINGWELL 4350/B1to 4350/B2 Sire: 3419/a34 Wellan Sire of Dam: 2558/V1 Brieryside137 M Hunter, ADRMORE 2014/B6 Results at Sire: 1463/a2 Mossvale sale Sire of Dam: 567/N1 Jerriestown ‘E’

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138 2014/B7 Sire: 1463/a2 Mossvale Sire of Dam: 1244/V3 Brague139 2014/B11 Sire: 1463/Z1 Mossvale Sire of Dam: 567/N1 Jerriestown ‘E’140 2014/B16 Sire: 1463/Z1 Mossvale Sire of Dam: 1244/V3 Brague141 2014/B19 Sire: 1463/Z1 Mossvale Sire of Dam: 567/N1 Jerriestown ‘E’

FEMALES142 F McKenny, DARRAGH 4105/a10 aRR/aRQ Sire: 1244/Y2 Brague Sire of Dam: 4105/Y2 Darragh*143 4105/Z9 aRR/aRR Sire: 3560/Y17 Mullaghwee Sire of Dam: 3517/X11 Killoughagh*144 4105/Y5 aRR/aRR Sire: 3139/V2 Quoile Sire of Dam: 3632/X11 The Oaks145-146 A Dickson, TREEVALE 2084/B3 to 2084/B4 aHQ/aRQ Sire: 1463/Z5 Mossvale Sire of Dam: 1463/P7 Mossvale147 2084/B5 aRR/aRQ Sire: 1463/Z5 Mossvale Sire of Dam: 2766/T11 Macosquin148 A. J. C. & K. Montgomery, OWENCLOUGHEY 4146/a16 aRR/aRR Sire: 1896/Z2 Aughafoy ‘E+’149 4146/B19 aRR/aRR Sire: 1896/Z2 Aughafoy ‘E+’

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1st 2nd 3rd 4th

CLASS 1

CLASS 2

CLASS 3

CLASS 4

CLASS 5

CLASS 6

CLASS 7

CLASS 8

MALE CHAMPION

FEMALE CHAMPION

CHAMPION

RESERVE CHAMPION

“The Future’s Bright,

the Future’s Blue

4146/A005 Ballymena 2nd Sale Championbred and exhibited by A J C & K Montgomery, OWENCLOUGHY

purchased for £399 by C Lamont, BLACKPARK

BLUEFACED LEICESTER SHEEP BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION

MASSERENE SALESaturday 17th October 2009