Crawfords Celebrate
2012 Show Successes
As 2012 draws to a close the Crawford Bros from Maguiresbridge
have rounded off another successful year by scooping
several of the top accolades at the NI Limousin Club’s
annual dinner and presentation of awards, held recently
at Clogher.
Crawford Bros were the winners of the Danske Bank
Limousin Show Team of the Year Award. Stephen
Crawford received the Lusby Shield from John Henning,
head of agricultural relations, at the NI Limousin
Club's annual dinner, Clogher. [full
report]
Erne Gemma fetches top price
of 5,000gns at Ballymena
Taking the top price of the day at 5,000gns was Erne
Gemma bred by Mr R Crawford, Maguiresbridge. Judge
John Allen, Strabane, put this stylish heifer forward
earlier in the day as his Overall Champion and Female
Champion. [full
report]
The Crawford family have a history steeped in pedigree
cattle breeding, Rathkeeland being one of the leading Pedigree
Shorthorn Herds in Ireland during the 1960's.
The Rathkeeland and Littlemount Limousin Herds were founded back
in 1980 with the importation of two females from the
Pomapadour herd one of the leading herds in France
today. |
