Breed secretary of the Blackface Sheep Breeders' Association, Aileen McFadzean, said: "There are up to 7000 ewes lambs purchased by NI breeders wintered in Scotland and as the rules stand, they will ...

Most of the sheep raised in Ireland are hardy, dual-purpose breeds such as the Galway, Cheviot, and Blackface Mountain sheep. These sheep have evolved to withstand Ireland's often damp, ...

My mother loved sheep for as far back as I can remember. A love, perhaps, t aken from an earlier chapter of her life when she lived on a farm, in Cloone, Co Leitrim.Though she left Ireland in ...

Or there’s been the offer on eBay of 500g packs of Blackface wool from Scotland’s “semi-wild” Highland sheep for €4.74 (with twice that for postage).

The word in Irish means “shore dweller”, and the Cladóir was a common Irish breed prior to the Famine when it was displaced by imports of Cheviot and blackface sheep.

Mayo sheep farmers are proving that there really is strength in numbers Members of Mayo's Sheep group's Pat Waldron (South Mayo Lamb Producers), John Noonan, (Mayo Mountain Blackface Sheep ...

Last year, almost 2.783m sheep were processed in Irish lamb processing plants, ... However, the Cheviot and Scottish Blackface hill ewes are very hardy and resilient breeds and are hugely.

How One Irish Entrepreneur Went From Sheep Farmer To Fintech — And Made A $900 Million Fortune. Terry Clune, CEO & Founder of CluneTech. Bryan Mead. Sep 24, 2023, ...

OVER 200 lambs were on show at the Kerry Black Face Sheep Breeders' Association's Ram Show and Sale on Saturday as interest in the event come from the entire length of the western seaboard.

Their knitted woolen Mountain Black Face Sheep, wearing a leprechaun hat, will remind you of your Irish connection and heritage. Erin Knitwear is located at Unit 13, Westpoint Trade Centre ...

Irish farmer Declan Brennan has found the most unlikely kind of sheepdog – a drone. Brennan operated a Yuneec Q500 drone to herd his flock of sheep at Herondale, his Carlow, Ireland farm.