Milbrook Tanya ET is the leading lady at Limerick Show

By Ann Curtin, PRO South West Limousin Club

Pictured above: Limousin Championship Limerick Show 2022 – Champions Milbrook Tanya ET and Siabh ET, with breeder William Smith, judge Richard O’Beirne and handler Elanor.

Limerick Show was back for the first time since 2019 and what a glorious day in the magnificent surrounds of Limerick Racecourse in Patrickswell it proved to be. With the mercury hitting 23 degrees, there was a great atmosphere with record breaking crowds enjoying a feast of activities, entertainment and some of the best livestock from all over the country on show.

While numbers were slightly back on pre-Covid 19 shows – the quality on display was exceptional. Renowned showman Richard O’Beirne, Tuam, Co. Galway, was tasked with judging both the Limousin and Charolais classes.

The Milbrook herd of William Smith was well rewarded for undertaking the long trip from Oldcastle, Co. Meath, when two of the herd’s show team took the Limousin Champion and Reserve titles. The six-month-old homebred Ampertaine Foreman heifer “Milbrook Tanya ET” was crowned Limousin Champion.

Tanya ET is no stranger to showring success having won the Reserve overall title at the National Livestock show in Tullamore. Her stablemate “Milbrook Siabh ET” placed first in a very strong class of heifers before taking the Reserve Champion crown. Siabh ET is a daughter of Ideal 23 and the highly regarded Neuf dam Milbrook Enya – a consistent breeder of show winners, incidentally another daughter of Enya was placed first in Class 86 – Limousin Female born on or before 31st August 2021.

Class 86: Limousin female born on or before 31st August 2021

Placing	Exhibitor	Animal	Sire	Dam
1st	William Smith	Milbrook Nenya ET	Wilodge Vantastic	Milbrook Enya
Calf at Foot: Milbrook Tulipe, born 13-Feb-22 by Ionesco
2nd	Bobby O’Connell	Roundhill Lunanime 1656	Elite Ice Cream ET	Roundhill I Unamine 1440
Calf at Foot: Ballybrown Turbo, born 01-Apr-22 by Plumtree Fantastic
3rd	Bobby O’Connell	Ballybrown Sophie	Plumtree Fantastic	Roundhill Iondine 1496

 

Class 87: Limousin heifer calf, born on or between 1st September 2021 and 31st December 2021

Placing	Exhibitor	Animal	DOB	Sire	Dam
1st	William Smith	Milbrook Siabh ET	05-Sep-21	Ideal 23	Milbrook Enya
2nd	Owen Hester	Meelickaduff Scinderella	24-Oct-21	Lodge Hamlet	Meelickaduff New Zealand Et
3rd	William Smith	Milbrook Sexyspice ET	24-Nov-21	Ideal 23	Milbrook Naughtyspice ET
4th	Michael Roche	Knockcoolkeare Sunrise	01-Sep-21	Wilodge Cerberus	Knockcoolkeare Lady Nadia B
5th	Daire O’Meara	Hurricane Seniorita	03-Sep-21	Plumtree Fantastic	Hurricane Heidi ET

Class 88: Limousin Bull, born on or after 1st January, 2022

Placing	Exhibitor	Animal	DOB	Sire	Dam
1st	Bobby O’Connell	Ballybrown Toro ET	21-Jan-22	Plumtree Fantastic	Roundhill Lunanime 1656
2nd	Bobby O’Connell	Ballybrown Turbo	01-Apr-22	Plumtree Fantastic	Roundhill Lunanime 1656

 

Class 89: Limousin heifer, born on or after 1st January 2022

Placing	Exhibitor	Animal	DOB	Sire	Dam
1st	William Smith	Milbrook Tanya Et	15-Feb-22	Ampertaine Foreman	Milbrook Geline
2nd	Enda O’Gorman	Lackamore Twink	09-Feb-22	Goldies Jackpot	Craggane Katie
3rd	Micheal Roche	Knockcoolkeare Toffee	06-May-22	Elite Lacette ET	Wood Road Nollaig

 

Class 90: Limousin Bull Calf, Born on or between 1st September 2021 and 31st December 2021

Placing	Exhibitor	Animal	DOB	Sire	Dam
1st	Daire O’Meara	Hurricane Scat Man ET	18-Sep-21	Ampertaine Foreman	Hurricane Lady Hawk ET

Limousin Championship Limerick Show 2022

Placing	Exhibitor	Animal	DOB	Sire	Dam
Champion	William Smith	Milbrook Tanya ET	15-Feb-22	Ampertaine Foreman	Milbrook Geline
Reserve Champion	William Smith	Milbrook Siabh ET	05-Sep-21	Ideal 23	Milbrook Enya

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to Richard O’Beirne for judging. Congratulations and thank you to all exhibitors and to the organising team behind Limerick Show.