A shearling ewe from Diane Christie’s Lornbrook flock took the breed championship at this year’s Balmoral Show under judge Jim Neil from the Scottish Borders.
This ET-born daughter of Hollylodge Viscount is out of a Loanhead ewe. Another Viscount ewe was the winner of the senior ewe class for the same owners.
The reserve slot and male championship was the aged ram, Tullyear Churchill, from Drew and Stephen Cowan’s flock in Banbridge. His sire is Duiske V Man and the dam is a homebred ewe by Logie Durno Van the Man.
Jamie Davison from Armagh headed up the shearling ram class with a home-bred tup from his relatively new Springfarm flock. His tup was sired by his stock ram, Aghavilly Boston and out of a Logie Durno ewe.
The Artnagullion flock is never far away from the prizes at Balmoral and William McAllister’s two strong ram lambs, stood first and second in the class with the winner being by Knockin Shop.
Winner of the ewe lamb class was Glenn Baird with a smart ET daughter of prolific show winner, Aghavilly Belvedere.
Show results:
Aged ram
1. D and S Cowan Tullyear 24QY05029
2. Glen Baird Aghavilly 24VFV00619
Shearling ram
1. Jamie Davidson Springfarm 25VJU00573
2. D Christie Lornbrook 25WLK08417
3. D Christie Lornbrook 25ZGQ06679
Ram lamb
1. W McAllister Artnaguillion 26ZGQ07126
2. W McAllister Artnaguillion 26 ZGQ07120
3. Glen Baird Aghavilly 26VAB02696
Aged ewe
1. D Christie Lornbrook 24ZHV01909
2. D Christie Lornbrook 21ZHV01660
3. C Tener Tullynure 23VAB02025
Shearling ewe
1. D Christie Lornbrook 25ZHV02059
2. J King Kirkinriola 25VBK01624
3. J Davidson Springfarm 25VJU00542
Ewe lamb
1. Glen Baird Aghavilly 26VAB02689
2. W McAllister Artnaguillion 26ZGQ07127
3. W McAllister Artnaguillion 26ZGQ07133
Male champion Tullyear aged ram
Reserve male Artnaguillion ram lamb
Female champion Lornbrook shearling ewe
Reserve female Lornbrook senior ewe
Overall champion Lornbrook shearling ewe
Reserve overall champion Tullyear senior ram
