Day: September 19, 2023

Dairy Competitors Looking forward to their day in the Ring

Conor Aherne with Heifer in Milk Winner Moorshill

Dairy Competitors Looking forward to their day in the Ring

It’s the biggest event of the year for pedigree dairy breeders to showcase their cows and heifers – the National Dairy Show (NDS) in Milstreet’s Green Glen Arena, taking place on the 13th and 14th of October this year. Exhibitors come from nearly every county in the country and already this year the committee have received entries from Monaghan, Limerick, Kildare, Kilkenny, Wicklow and Wexford to name but a few. Two exhibitors who won’t have quite as big a distance to travel are Pat Ahern, Moorshill Herd, Rylane, Co. Cork and Jason Helen, who farms with his parents Robert and Sylvia, and partner Laura Cornthwaite under the Eedy prefix, Clonakilty, Co. Cork.

Pat has shown many pedigree Jerseys at Milstreet over the years, winning the Heifer in Milk class last year with Moorshill Veronca Chrome. Moorshill Buttercup took home the Overall Jersey Champion Rosette in 2014. Pat talks about his experiences at the NDS very fondly “I’ve always enjoyed showing at Milstreet – there is a fantastic buzz around the show and the quality of cows is really excellent. Now my children have an interest in showing also it makes it all the more enjoyable. I’ve been exhibiting animals at Milstreet for over 20 years and I hope to still be showing there for many years to come.” Milstreet sees some of the biggest coloured breed classes around the country, and last years Championship was hotly contested by some superb cows and heifers in milk before Ballyealan Tequila Louise exhibited by Tom Lynch was tapped out as champion.

Cows and heifers from the Eedy herd can always be found in the NDS line ups taking home top prizes.  Eedy Alexander Acclaim ET won the coveted Confined Champion Award at the NDS in 2018. The Helen family also won the Premier Breeder award at last years show – which was due to a combination of Eedy winners shown by the Helens and cows and heifers they had bred and sold to new owners topping their classes. It was by far the highlight of the show for Jason “It was really special to win Premier Breeder last year, it’s a great reward to see heifers you have bred doing well for their new owners and competing at shows around the country”. After another busy summer of shows for the Helen family they are looking forward to finishing out the show season for 2023 at Milstreet, and hopefully out of the four entries they have this year a few will come home with rosettes!

The NDS are incredibly grateful to have the support of AXA Insurance as the main sponsors again this year. As part of their sponsorship package, each exhibitor will receive an AXA Farm Insurance Voucher to the value of €100. Moreover the NDS recognises the work it takes to turn out cows and heifers for a show day, especially when they are in milk and so all winners in the milking classes will receive a minimum of €200 in prize money – this is one of the best prize-fund pots in the country!

Come along to see these impressive animals and their breeders for yourself on the 13th and 14th of October at the Green Glens Arena Milstreet, Co. Cork.

For all exhibitors don’t forget to get your entries into Georgia Greenan at ggreenan @ihfa.ie before the closing date on TUESDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER

Jason Helen with Eedy Crushabull Acclaim

Pat Ahern with Moorshill Buttercup

The Helen family collecting the Premier Breeder award for 2022

Eily’s Report – 19th September

Dia is Mhuire díobh go léir a cáirde and welcome to my Report.

The AGM of the Community Council will be held tonight  Tuesday September 19th at the Adult Learning Centre,  Starting at 8pm sharp. All welcome to this important meeting.

Hail Mary full of Grace the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women and Blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus . Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

You wouldn’t believe how long it took me to write that short little prayer. Writing from memory leaves us in a quandary. You get mental block or maybe words from a different prayer altogether.  Well anyway I think I got it right eventually. The Hail Mary, a prayer that I’ve heard every day for as long as I can remember and I know it was said in our house and every other home long before that. To look at it in print it looks so short and when we were small it seemed endless as we answered it fifty three times during the rosary. But down the years when our lives were taking shape, the little Hail Mary often brought us  comfort and encouragement when the chips were down. In view of all the adverse things that are going on in the world today, more and more emphasis is being put on this little stalwart. It won’t solve everything in a flash, but as constant dropping wears a stone, it gets you there one day at a time.

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Looking for a House

We are a Ukrainian family looking for a house or apartment for a long-term lease under the ARP P800 program in Millstreet .
 Our family consists of 4 people: my child is 8 years old and my parents are pensioners.
 We have now lived in Millstreet for almost a year, the child goes to school, we really like this town.
 For additional questions, please contact Anna by phone +353 85 739 5370,ferenchuka84 @gmail.com

Seeking Official 1948 Programme of Millstreet v. St. Vincents Football Match

Dan from Macroom who is a true enthusiast regarding the collection of Official Match Programmes over the many years is seeking one which is not in his present collection.   It’s the famous Cork Co. Football Final Match of 1948 Millstreet v. St. Vincents.  If anyone happens to have this Programme, Dan would be delighted to receive a copy or if it was shared online in digital format this would also be appreciated.   Such an online sharing could be emailed to:  millstreetmuseum @gmail.com or images could also be shared to WhatsApp (086 825 oo74) and I shall then share it with Dan and with Pádraig O’Driscoll who is enquiring on behalf of Dan.  (S.R.)