Elphin Agricultural Show – Elphin Agricultural Show

The 43rd 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:

(Prize Fund in brackets)

Cattle

All Ireland Super Suckler Cows & Calves Comp (€3,500)
All Ireland Beef Heifer (€1,500)
All-Ireland Pedigree Charolais Baby Calf (€1,500)
Irish Show Association & Dept of Agriculture Breeders Choice Continental 4 or 5 Star Breeding Heifer (€750)
All-Ireland Commercial Breeding Heifer un-haltered (€625)
All-Ire Continental Male Calf, born in 2022 (€500)
All-Ire Continental Female Calf, born in 2022 (€500)
Qualifier for All-Ireland Intermediate Young Stockperson Championship for ages 13-17

Horses and Ponies

The Cyril McDermott All-Ireland Broodmare Pony (with foal at foot) Championship (€500)
The Elphin Show Mare and Foal Championship (€500)

Poultry

All-Ireland Duck (€225)
All-Ireland Drake (€225)

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)

Please support our sponsors

Special Events throughout the day including:

Gerard Butler Dance: Jive lessons & Jive Competitions for young. Prizes on the day!

Catalogue

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

Entry Form

Entries to be with the Secretary by Friday 19th August

One free Exhibitor Pass with €20 Entry Fees paid

Trade/Exhibition Space

Enquiries to 086 8092918 or [email protected]

Important Notices

Please note that all Livestock and Poultry entries must be paid prior to closing date, 19th August, or a 50 % surcharge will be applied.

Entry fees must be paid in advance of August 27th (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.

Music by Regina McDermott.

Dancing from 9:30 pm until late.

Admission €10

Monster Raffle

Over €2,000 in prizes
1st Prize: Weanling Heifer or cash equivilent

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 compliementary access to the Themal 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