Seabank Rosebud

Rosebud was purchased at the Seabank Sale in 1991 having produced six calves in the Seabank herd. She was a half sister to Seabank Pedro out of Euro Melanie by Corah Kent. During her time at Clonagh from 1991 to 2000 she produced five females and three males. All of her daughters were retained and have since left their own individual stamp on the herd. 

TEMPTRESS POSH

Temptress is by Kilbride Farm Newry out of Clonagh Posh Klowna (sold to Drumsleed herd). Her show highlights included, National Intermediate Heifer Champion 2008 and first prize winner Beef Expo 2008. 

As far as breeding records go you couldn’t ask for better. An incredibly fertile cow for both natural service and embryo transfer. She still stands in the herd today at 16 years old. 

Temptress bred exceptionally well to Banwy T-Rex. Her favourite son, Clonagh Direct Debit by Banwy T-Rex was retained in the herd with semen  exported worldwide. He was National Junior Bull Champion in 2014. His daughters are proving to be exceptional breeding cows in the herd. His granddaughter, Clonagh Majestic Trixie is the Overall Simmental of the Year Champion 2022. Full brother, Clonagh Frosty King ET was sold to NCBC at the Premier Sale in Roscommon Spring 2016 for €6,300.

Clonagh Just A Dream by Kilbride Farm Dragoon was Junior Male Champion at the Premier Show and sale March 2017 selling for a top price on the day and new herd record of €12,500 to the Hillcrest herd. 

Her first daughter, Clonagh Glamorous Posh is almost outbreeding her mother in terms of setting the standards. Her first two daughters were sold to the UK, Clonagh Jolly Glam Posh by Clonagh Tiger Gallant was Junior Heifer Champion at the Premier Sale Autumn 2018 selling for €5,000 and Clonagh Krystal Klowna by Bruchag Glenfiddich. Glam Posh has clicking exceptional well with Manor Park Hansome, their first daughter, Clonagh La Bella Glam Posh is the National Junior Cow Champion and Reserve Overall Simmental of the Year 2022. Son, Clonagh Moonlight Dream was on of the biggest longest bulls to be bred here and was sold privately. Youngest daughter, Clonagh Nijella Posh is in a league of her own and we feel destined for great things! 

Temptress gave us five ET daughters in the last year by Curaheen Tyson and Tiset Darwin. Clonagh Nympette Posh topped our junior line up this year claiming the Overall Junior Female Simmental of the Year title after winning her class at the National Livestock Show. 

WORLD CLASS

World Class is a son of Posh Klowna, an Anatrim Jacob daughter sold to the Drumsleed herd, Scotland, for a then herd female record of €8,000 in 2009.

Posh bred two natural calves on farm, both by Kilbride Farm Newry, before being sold, Temptress Posh and World Class. 

WC was sold to the Sacombe herd, UK for €6,600. He had an excellent show career including winning English National Male of the Year and the prestigious Burke Trophy in 2012. 

World Class was purchased back from the Sacombe herd in Spring 2016. A testament to how stongly we belive in this cow family. Later that year he was crowned National Senior Bull Champion at Tullamore Show. Daughters of World Class in the herd have sold for a top of €5,000 for Jennalyn Jellybean Nora. His daughter, Clonagh Jenny Fabulous, National Senior Heifer Champion 2019 and Reservev National Senior Cow Champion 2022 (to Dora the Explorer) 

NEVA

Neva was a member of our first ever show team in 2003. As a yearling heifer she was Reserve National Yearling Champion and Reserve National Junior Cow in 2006. She was out of a Hillcrest Butcher cow, Clonagh Grace, by Freighduff Brendan.

Her ET-bred calf, Clonagh Tiger Gallant, by Dovefields Gallant was exported to Scotland to the pedigree herd of Michael Durno, Auchorachan Simmentals, in 2007.

Although we have no daughters in the herd her legacy has been preserved with offspring from Clonagh Tiger Gallant. A Tiger daughter, Clonagh Flashy Rubystar was a National calf champion at Strokestown and has been retained and has bred heifers to €10,000. 

Tiger bulls have also sold extremely well for us with Jennalyn Elite Tiger selling for a top price in Roscommon Premier Sale of €8,200 after winning his Senior Male championship and Clonagh Horny Tiger G winning his National calf championship also topping the bull trade at a Premier sale in Roscommon selling for €5,000 after winning his Junior championship. Clonagh Eye of the Tiger was show as a calf at foot with Clonagh Absolutely Fabulous and later sold privately to Aberdeenshire for €5,000.

VENUS GRACE:

Venus was another daughter of Grace’s by Raceview King. She was successfully shown winning her class at the RUAS Balmoral in 2009. A son, Clonagh Easy Rider by Banwy T-Rex was sold to the Kilbride Farm herd, NI. 

She only left us one daughter, Grace Venus who was of course retained. Grace bred very well to Manor Park Hansome. Her first daughter, Clonagh Leix Grace was sold for €5,200 at our 30th Anniversary Draft Sale. son, Mambo Venus was sold for €4,000 at the Premier Sale, Spring 2022. 

CONTACT

Garrett Behan

Cloneygowan, Ballyfin, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32AF80

Tel: +353 86 8167309

Email: garrett@clonaghsimmentals.com

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