Sixmilebridge Mart hosted the annual Clare Limousin Club Heifer Sale on Friday evening, the 13th of November 2026. The sale, now in its fifth year, didn’t disappoint, with an average selling price of €4,581 achieved and a 78% clearance rate. Auctioneer for the evening was George Candler, who was kept busy with a packed ringside and strong bidding on the LSL online auction app.
Leading Ladies
Lot 1. Getting the sale off to a great start was the first lot into the ring who sold for €7,000. This was three-year-old BRICKHILL ULLA, who came to the ring with her August-born bull calf, BRICKHILL BENNY, at foot. Ulla has a stacked pedigree featuring Ampertaine Elgin, Bavardage, and Wilodge Vantastic, while Benny is a son of Glenrock Redemption. Her granddam, Brickhill Jade ET, is a daughter of the renowned Drummin Cliona (ET) and is a very consistent breeder in the Brickhill herd. Ulla has a five-star Terminal Index of €175 and carries five-star ratings in Dairy Beef, Carcass Weight, and Carcass Conformation. She was bred by Michael and David McInerney, Cratloe. After a flurry of bids, she was acquired by a purchaser from County Clare.
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Lot 33. Limerick bound MAGHERA AMBER sold for €6,700. Amber is a daughter of Ardlea Rigby Et and the Plumtree Vantastic dam Maghera Sadie. Amber is a double F94L carrier. She boasts five star ratings in almost all traits, including Replacement of €185 and Terminal of €184. April 2025 born Amber was bred by Patrick Mulconroy, Tulla.
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- Lot 33 Maghera Amber
Lot 15 MOOHANE VIGO, a daughter of Huntershall Seth sold for €6,600 to an established Limerick based pedigree breeder. Vigo is due to calve down in February to Grenache. Her dam Moohane Sarah has Goldies Jackpot and Ronick Hawk in her lineage. Vigo was bred by John Meehan, Newmarket On Fergus.
Lot 25. The Ruan herd of John Lyons presented a number of daughters from their stock bull Milan Travis (Abot Mn X Loosebeare Fantastic), one of these is RUAN VERONICA. Born in December 2024, Veronica sold for €5,900. Veronica is a double F94L carrier. She has a Replacement index of €128 and a Terminal index of €144. Veronica was acquired by a Clare based purchaser.
Lot 13. MONAFOLA VALERIE, a double F94L carrier realised €5,800. Valerie is a daughter of Sliabh Felim Sterling, with Wilodge Cerberus and Sympa also in her lineage. She is due to calve down in early 2027 to Knock Msport. Valerie boasts five star ratings in Terminal index, Dairy Beef, Gestation length and Carcass conformation. She was bred by Sean O’Connor, Newmarket On Fergus.
Lot 22. The Knock Msport daughter RUAN VANESSA sold for €5,700. Vanessa is a double F94L carrier. Her dam Ruan Tara is a daughter of Milan Marciano and the Honeylodge Admiral daughter Ruan Collette. She was presented at the sale by John Lyons, she was purchased by a county Clare based bidder.
Lot 14. Also staying in county Clare is MONAFOLA VALARYIA from Sean O’Connor. Valaryia is a daughter of Pabo Peredur and the Tomschoice Lexicon dam Monafola Seniorita. She has two copies of the F94L gene and five star ratings in many traits. She is due to calve in early 2027 to Knock Msport. The hammer fell at €5,500 for Valaryia.
Lot 34. Heading to a new home in Galway is ARDNACRUSHA ANNALIVIA with a selling price of €5,400. Annalivia is a daughter of Claddagh Mccabe Et, and the French bred dam Tagada. Both Tagada and her dam, Mafia, were Paris Champions as a cow and calf pair in 2023. Annalivia is a carrier of both the F94L and the Q204X genes. Seventeen month old Annalivia was bed by Donal Moloney.
Lot 34 Ardnacrusha Annalivia
Lot 21. The Erebos daughter MOOHANE VIOLA realised €5,000 for her breeder John Meehan. Viola boasts five star ratings in Replacement index, Dairy Beef, Gestation length, Carcass conformation and Daughter Milk. She is due to calve shortly to Moebius. Viola was acquired by an Offaly based bidder.
Lot 23. BALLYKINNCURRA VOUGE from John and Sean Moroney realised €5,000. Vouge is a F94L and NT821 gene carrier. Her pedigree includes Nebbiolo, Wilodge Cerberus and Rocky. She boasts an array of five star ratings. Her new home is in county Clare.
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- Lot 23 Ballinkinncurra vogue
Lot 38. Fifteen month old BRICKHILL ABBY was the pick of a county Monaghan based purchaser for €5,000. Abby has Knock Msport, Tomschoice Lexicon and Wilodge Cerberus in her sire stack, she is a granddaughter of Brickhill Jade Et (also the granddam of the sale topper). She is a double F94L gene carrier and boasts five star ratings across almost all traits. Abby was presented by Michael and David McInerney.
Lot 6. John Meehan presented MOOHANE VERONICA P at the sale. Veronica is a homozygous polled daughter of Idalgo Pp and Moohane Rose Pp. She is a double F94L carrier. She is due to calve down to Pilaf PP shortly. She was acquired by a Clare based purchaser for €4,900.
Lot 30. €4,800 was top call for RUAN VIVIENNE 2 presented by John Lyons. Born in December 2024, Vivienne 2 is a daughter of Slieve Pablo. She has a Replacement index of €170 and a Terminal index of €171, along with five star ratings in most other traits. She is a double F94L carrier. Vivienne was purchased by a Clare based bidder.
Lot 7. DRUMLINE VICTORIA commanded a price of €4,700. Victoria has Kaprico Eravelle, Norman Inventor and Railyard Ian in her sire stack. She is a double F94L carrier. Victoria is due to calve in early January to Grenache. She was presented at the sale by James Hannon.
Lot 16. Jaurel sired MOOHANE VISION sold for €4,700. Vision has five star ratings in Terminal index, Dairy Beef, Gestation Length, Carcass weight, Carcass conformation and Daughter Milk. She is due to calve down shortly to Moebius. Her dam Roundhill Mgiroflee 1774 is a daughter of Ampertaine Commander. Vision was presented by John Meehan.
Lot 28. RUAN VIRGINIA, a daughter of Milan Travis sold for €4,700. Virginia boasts five star ratings in many traits. She is a double F94L carrier. Virginia was bred by John Lyons.
Lot 40. Patrick Mulconroy’s second heifer on offer was 11 month old MAGHERA AUDREY. This heifer has Ardlea Rigby Et, Castleview Gazelle and Milbrook Tanko in her sire stack. She boasts two copies of the F94L gene. She was acquired by a Clare based purchaser for €4,600.
Lot 27. John and Sean Moroney accepted €4,400 for BALLYKINNCURRA VAYDA ET. Born in December 2024, Vayda is a daughter of Tomschoice Lexicon and the Wilodge Cerberus dam Ballykinncurra Nightlight. Vayda boasts an array of five star ratings and two copies of the F94L gene. She was purchased by a county Clare based bidder.
Other selling prices
| Lot No. | Exhibit | Sire | Selling price |
| Lot 17 | BALLYKINNCURRA VALERIE | Loyal | €4,000 |
| Lot 19 | BALLYKINNCURRA VEJA ET | Tomschoice Lexicon | €4,000 |
| Lot 35 | GLENCARRIGH APPLE | Killarkin Samson | €4,000 |
| Lot 31 | GREENWOOD AMBER | Greenwood Temmy | €3,900 |
| Lot 3 | MOOHANE VICTORIA | Hector Ge | €3,800 |
| Lot 10 | DRUMLINE VIOLET | Limbo Ben | €3,800 |
| Lot 9 | DRUMLINE VERITY | Limbo Ben | €3,700 |
| Lot 2 | BALLYKINNCURRA VALERIA | Ballykinncurra Showman | €3,600 |
| Lot 4 | DRUMLINE VERONA | Limbo Ben | €3,600 |
| Lot 12 | DRUMLINE V 1334 | Limbo Ben | €3,400 |
| Lot 41 | BOOLA BELLA | Loyal | €3,300 |
| Lot 5 | DRUMLINE VALENTINA | Limbo Ben | €3,200 |
| Lot 8 | DRUMLINE VIDA | Limbo Ben | €3,000 |
| Lot 11 | DRUMLINE V 1332 | Limbo Ben | €2,900 |
Next up
The next sale is the North West club Heifer sale on 7th December in Elphin mart.
The final society bull and heifer sale of 2026 will take place in Roscommon mart on Saturday 12th December.
Acknowledgements
Following last night’s fantastic sale, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the Clare Limousin Club organising committee. The event was a tremendous success, and credit must go to the team for how smoothly and professionally it was run.
Events like this are only possible thanks to the behind-the-scenes dedication of breeders who give up their own time for the good of the breed. Special thanks to the committee members:
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Sean O’Grady (Meenross Limousin herd)
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James Hannon (Drumline Limousin herd)
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David McInerney (Brickhill Limousin herd)
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Sean Moroney (Ballykinnacurra Limousin herd)
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Owen Flannery (Birchpark Limousin herd)
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John Meehan (Moohane Limousin herd)
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Daire O’Meara (Hurricane Limousin herd)
- Pat Connellan (Kilmaley herd)
Well done to all involved on a brilliant night for the Clare club.
The Clare Club would like to thank:
- Purchasers and under-bidders at tonight’s sale
- Pat McGuinness for pre-inspecting the heifers
- Auctioneer George Candler
- Sixmilebridge Mart Manager Joe Clune and all mart staff
- Our sponsors:
- Grennan & Sons
- Dovea Genetics
- Connolly’s Red Mills
- Munster Bovine
- Southern Milling
- Roche’s Feeds
- Natural Stockcare
Best wishes to all purchasers.
