The 47th Annual Elphin Agricultural Show

Showing classes for Cattle, Sheep, Dogs, Cookery, Farm & Garden Produce, Horses, Ponies, Pets and Poultry, Handcrafts and Photography plus Trade Stands, Novelty Events, and much more.

€40,000 in prizes including:

Cattle

  • – All Ireland Pedigree Charolais Baby Calf €1,500
  • – All Ireland Beef Heifer €1,500
  • – All Ireland Commercial Breeding Heifer un-haltered
  • – ISA &Dept of Agri Breeders Choice Traditional 4 or 5 Star Breeding Heifer €750
  • – North West Limousin Club Classes

Horses and Ponies

  • The Cyril McDermott All-Ireland Broodmare Pony (with foal at foot) Championship (€500)
  • The Elphin Show Mare and Foal Championship (€500)
  • Charlie Murray Memorial Cup for Driving Style & Appearance

Poultry

  •  All Ireland Duck & Drake 
  • All Ireland Male & Female Chicken

Dogs

  • All-Ireland Jack Russell Male and Female (€100)
  • All-Ireland Male Pup(Non-Pedigree) U-12 months (€100)
  • All-Ireland Female Pup (Non-Pedigree) U-12 months (€100)
  • All-Ireland Male Pup (Pedigree) U-12 months (€100)
  • All-Ireland Female Pup (Pedigree) U-12 months (€100)

Cookery

  • All-Ireland Under 18 Muffin competition: €100
  • All-Ireland Jam (€100)
  • All-Ireland Treacle Bread (€100)
  • All-Ireland Junior/Under 13 Apple Tart (€60)
Win a Heifer
Please Support Our Sponsors

Special Events throughout the day including:

Bouncy Castles & Party Time Games

|(Most Appropriately Dressed Competitions.)|

|Boots & Bows Competition U 12 months and 12-24 months|

|Most Appropriately Dressed Girl U 10 2026|

|Dashing Dude U 10 2026|

|Parent & Child Look-alike|

|Most Glamorous Granny|

|Most Appropriately Dressed Lady & Best Dressed Gentleman|

Face Painting, Balloon Artist, Dancing & Music with Dee, Puppet Show and much much more.

Free Kids Colouring Competition:

Download and print this template, then get creative with your colouring pencils, crayons or markers. When you’re finished, write your name, address, age and phone number on the back of the sheet and return it to the Show Office before 10 am on August 29th. Winners will be announced on the day.

Catalogue

Please note that printed copies will be available for purchase on the day
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Entry Form

One free Exhibitor Pass with €20 Entry Fees paid

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Enquiries to 087 9471081

Trade/Exhibition Space

Booking/Payment Enquiries to 086 8092918 or [email protected]

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Important Notices

Please note that all Livestock and Poultry entries must be paid prior to closing date, 21sr August, or a 50 % surcharge will be applied.

Entry fees must be paid in advance of August 29th (Show Day).

No Exhibits to be taken from show before 4.30pm.

Cattle Movement

Ag Food users can log-in to www.agfood.ie to apply for their cert.
(Logon to www.agfood.ie and click “Animal identification and movements” followed by “Compliance” and then “Apply for cert of compliance”)

Alternatively you can order the certificate from the Cattle Movement Notification Agency.

Show Dance

In An Bothar Rua for our Monster Draw

Dancing from 9:30 pm until late.

Admission FREE

Monster Raffle

Over €3,000 in prizes
1st Prize: Weanling Heifer or cash equivalent

2nd Prize: A Kilronan Castle experience: One nights Bed & Breakfast, a six-course evening meal in the award winning Douglas Hyde Restaurant, treatments for two people in the Elemis Spa with complementary access to the Thermal Suites

3rd €200,
4th €100,
5th €50,
6th €50

The Draw will be held at the Show Dance and there’ll be many more prizes on the night

Tickets €10 or 3 for €20

Enter now