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SOCIETY SALES - Autumn Premier Sale 2022
Lassadell Nailer ET €11,100
2022 Simmental Premier
Sale tops at €13,200
T
he Irish Simmental Cattle Society Autumn 2022 Premier Show & Sale at Roscommon saw one
of the biggest entries of Simmental Cattle put forward for sale in recent times. Quality animals
met with good demand especially on the female side.
First up was the male section and a top price here of €11,100 was received by Kieran & Paul Mullarkey,
Ballinaful, Co. Sligo selling Lissadell Nailer ET. Born in August `21 this stylish Kilbride Farm Delboy
sired bull was out of Tawley Gretta who in turn is sired by Monaduff Snorter. This lot was purchased by
Gavin Hayes from Lisburn, Co. Antrim to join his Haystar Pedigree Herd.
Recording the second highest bull price of €9600 was John & Ronan Tuohy, Whitegate, Co. Galway.
This homozygous polled bull Coose Negotiator PP is sired by their stockbull Tulla Jaguar P and is out
of a Promi dam Coose Hermajesty P. Purchasing here was Gerald Smith & Robert MacGregor Scotland
for their Drumsleed & Team Herds respectively.
The Tuohy family were up again with lot 18 Coose Nijinsky P ET hitting the €8000 mark. Born in July
`21 this Snaebum Campari PP sired bull is out of a Curaheen Vosco dam Knockane Betty. Co. Wicklow
based breeder James Fox was the buyer for his Sugarloaf herd.
Nigel Hogan from Bennekerry, Co. Carlow sold lot 34 Rathnashan Newtown ET for €5200. This 13
month-old bull is sired by Mullyknock Gallant and is out of a Tiset Darwin dam Curaheen Golda P ET.
This young bull is also heading to Scotland to the Strathisla Herd of Adrian Ivory.
The €5000 mark for bulls was hit twice and first up was another entry from the Tuohy Family, Coose
Nelson P ET. At 13 months this Auroch Deuter P sired bull is out of a Curaheen Warrior dam Auroch
Desira and was purchased by Michael Durno for his Auchorachan Herd in Banffshire, Scotland. Also
achieving €5000 was lot 39 Lissadell Newman VIP ET exhibited by Kieran & Paul Mullarkey, Sligo. At
just under 12 months of age this Dermotstown Delboy sired bull is out of Corbally Eires VIP who in
turn is sired by Milnafua Graduate. The purchasers here were John & Tina Gosmore Newtown House
Simmentals, who are based in Chester in the UK.
Overall, the bulls averaged €4640 with a 58% clearance recorded.
The female section recorded the highest price of the day when Fearna Molly ET was purchased by
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