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MEGA SHEEP SALE

Get ready for the biggest two-day sheep sale in Connemara this weekend! The Connemara Mayo Blackface Breeders Group (CMBBG) will host a massive sale at Maam Cross Mart, featuring nearly 3,000 breeding blackface ewes on Saturday, October 5, and 570 rams on Sunday, October 6.

Known for their toughness and quality, these ewes and rams are from Connemara, Mayo and Sligo. Saturday’s sale kicks off at 11:00 a.m. sharp, while Sunday’s ram sale, the largest in Ireland for a single breed, starts at 9:00 a.m.

Farmers can also bid online through the MartEye app. Sheep farmers around the country will be eager not to miss out on this chance to get top-quality stock. Will you be keeping an eye on this?

 

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ruby

I think the conemara sheep sale is one of the best sheep sales and there should be more sales in different places for different breeds specially and maybe one in the midlands equal for everyone to travel to and not one special breed for all breeds

04/04/2025 21:04:43

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