Thurles - 16/04/16

The Irish South Road Federation (ISRF) was formed in 1968 and currently has approximately 800 racing members/partnerships in over thirty clubs. The federation covers an area from Wicklow to Monaghan, with the majority of the members located in the Dublin region The weekly races have approx 8,000 to 14,000 birds competing in the inland races, and 2000 to 4000 approx birds competing in the six channel races. Depending on where the birds cross, they will fly between 60 and 100 miles approximately from England (the Irish Channel) and over 600 miles from France (St Malo) to Dublin. The ISRF has four 40 foot transporters with a carrying capacity of nearly 17,000 birds at 20 birds per crate. For all the latest News and Results on the Federation click here.
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willie reynolds
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Thurles - 16/04/16

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INFO ON TOP 10 OF ISRF THURLES 16/4/16

365 MEMBERS SENT 9044 BIRDS

1ST FED BRAIN BRADY GREENHILLS 1482.75 77m .1538
Brian tells us this cock was 1st club 15th fed as a baby,SIRE a Jassen bred of a cock with 5X1ST DAM bred for stock of a cock with 3X1st and topped the fed.
Brian was also 26th and 96th fed

2ND FED STEPHEN KENNEDY+DTR RIALTO 1478.068 77m.1694
Stephen said it was a consistent yb with a 10th club bred by polo curdale

3RD FED JOS RIELLY EAST WALL 1478.017 80m.1533
Jos said she is a grand daughter off Jan Hooneymans harry
Jos was also 29th 48th 60th 61st 71st and 75th fed great clocking

4TH FED GERRY O MARA+family kildonagh 1475.421 85m.229
This hen has many positions racing and was beaten by loft mates a few times SIRE has 3x1st DAM has 5x1st
Gerry was 30th 31st 33rd 34th 78th and 98th fed another super team performance

5TH FED PHILIP PLUMBER TALLAGHT RPC 1473.971 72m.1540
Bred of his Belgium imports raced as a baby didnt race as a yearling back on the road this year

6TH FED P+D DONNELLY SHELBOURNE 1473.131 79m.711
SIRE 06 Tony Mardon/Jeff Van Winkle our best racer winning 4x1st 2008 also sire and grand sire of multiple winners DAM is from Colin Gibson/John Crehan was best yb in the isrf in 2013 winning 4x1st
They where also 62nd 65th and 69th fed

7TH FED JAMES KELLY RIALTO 1472.100 77m.134
This cock has a 5th skibbereen both parents won put to stock 2011 and bred pigeons to win and score every year since .
James was 16th and 18th fed aswell

8TH FED J R BRACKEN TALAGHT RPC 1470.241 72m.1534
This hen is bred out of a pair of Louis Thys pigeons from Frank Sheader her nestmate has 2x1st and meritorious award winner in club Jimmy said he bred 6 out of this stock pair and they all scored
the lads were 72nd and 89th fed aswell

9TH FED MICK HUGHES TALLAGHT RPC 1466.532 72m.1406
This cock was bought at Care for Cian auction with nestmate from Gary Lynams Gerry O Mara bloodlines he has couple of cards this his best nest mate scoring aswell
Mick was also 58th 63rd and 66th fed

10TH FED D O NEILL DONNYCARNEY 1463.926 83m.703
SIRE SVR from John Enright Cabra Dam SVR John O Callaghan Cabra has a 1st 4th 7th (came with nestmate 6th) and 10th


Well done all and thanks for info ,i think all would agree the quality of pigeons and financiers in this fed with such competion have to be up there with the best.
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