Fermoy & 5 Bird Championship - riday 05/06/26

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Mid Antrim Combine - Est1978
NIPA Fermoy & Fermoy 5 Bird 05/06/26

The Nipa were in Fermoy for the first time this season on Friday 5th June. The birds were released in County Cork at 8.30am in southerly winds and a fast race followed with the winners recording over 60 mph. Gary Gibson of Cullybackey had the best two birds in the Mid Antrim Combine timing at 11.29am flying 200 miles to record 1960 and 1959. Gary topped the Mid Antrim Combine and took 2nd & 3rd Section B, 53rd & 57th Open 7326 birds. His mealy cock winner is from a direct Van Vugt Donckers cock and his good Van Den Brande hen bred by DCP McArdle Armagh. The cock won Cloughmartin as a youngster and is half brother to 1st MA Combine Grenagh and 2nd MA Combine Fermoy etc.

Johnston Eagleson & Sons were next best in the Combine with two birds doing 1958 &1956 and placed 4th & 5th Section and 62nd & 68th Open. Their winning blue pied cock won Benamore earlier in the season. Sire is a son of 'The Pest' and 'Double Combine Winner' and the dam a gift from Paddy & William McManus is from their number one Alex Docx pair.

Jimmy Smyth & Son had the Ahoghill winner on 1944 and 8th Combine. Marc Neilly was best in Broughshane on 1938 and 9th Combine. His winner a yearling cock from Robin Service of Ballymena is from Ceuster x Soontjen lines of Derek Parr.
John & Mark Milliken had the top two in Rasharkin with the winner doing 1909 and Harry Boyd was best in Kells on 1903.

Mid Antrim Combine Fermoy 30/475 - G Gibson Cullybackey 1960, G Gibson Cullybackey 1959, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1958, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1956, D Dixon Rasharkin 1956, A Darragh Cullybackey 1953, G Gibson Cullybackey 1950, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1944. M Neilly Broughshane 1938, G Gibson Cullybackey 1933, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1928. D Dixon Rasharkin 1927, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1925, G Gibson Cullybackey 1923, G Gibson Cullybackey 1923, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1909, A Darragh Cullybackey 1906, H Boyd Kells 1903, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1903, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1900, M Neilly Broughshane 1900, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1899, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1897, A Darragh Cullybackey 1892, A Darragh Cullybackey 1891, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1889, M Neilly Broughshane 1884, G Gibson Cullybackey 1880, H Boyd Kells 1880, H Boyd Kells 1880, D Craig Cullybackey 1879, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1879, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1876, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1875, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1875, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1874, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1874, A Darragh Cullybackey 1874, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1871, F Barkley Rasharkin 1871.

MID ANTRIM COMBINE FERMOY 5 BIRD –

Gary Gibson did the double winning the duplicated 5 bird in the Mid Antrim Combine on 1959 and finished 1st Section B & 15th Open Nipa. His winning 2 year old mealy Stickers Donckers cock sitting 6 day eggs won 1st Mid Antrim Combine & 1st Section Roscrea 2,527 birds as a young bird and is full brother to 1st Section & 17th Open Dale YB National 2024.

Johnston Eagleson & Sons were next best on 1956 and placed 2nd Section & 19th Open. They timed a 2yo red cheq hen that won Dunmanway Inland National last season and was again the first bird this season. Sire was a gift cock from Paddy & William McManus being a Gert Heylen grandson of Jackpot when he was paired to a daughter of Danny Dixon's Champion Heartbreaker, while the self bred Van Den Bulck dam is half sister to last seasons Section B Champion Old Bird.
Paddy & William McManus won Ahoghill on 1925 and took 4th Combine. Their winner a 2yo blue pied hen is bred off a pair of Arie Dijkstra birds.

Harry Boyd was best in Kells on 1903 and 5th Combine. Harry timed his Benamore Combine & Section winner from a few weeks back. Bloodlines are Soontjen from Sammy Ogle and Harold Cubitt was best in Rasharkin on 1876 with his good 4yo dark Lambrecht cock 'Billy Joe' a winner of many first prizes.

Mid Antrim Combine 5 Bird Championship - G Gibson Cullybackey 1959, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1956, A Darragh Cullybackey 1953, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1925, H Boyd Kells 1903, D Craig Cullybackey 1879, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1876, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1875, F Barkley Rasharkin 1871, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1869, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1868, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1867, A Darragh Cullybackey 1860, D Dixon Rasharkin 1859, D Dixon Rasharkin 1857, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1856, T Whyte Ahoghill 1855, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1841, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1840, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1831, F Barkley Rasharkin 1827, R Service & Son Ballymena 1826, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1818, J Millar & Son & Son Rasharkin 1818, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1818, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1817, Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1817, Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1816, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1814, D Dixon Rasharkin 1814.

MID ANTRIM COMBINE 2 BIRD FERMOY
J & J Greer Cullybackey 1869 GB25C14448
D Dixon Rasharkin 1857 GB25X15210
Big Jamie Greer and granda Jimmy won the 2 bird with a yearling mealy cock on widowhood. The dam is full sister to their double Combine winner 'Double Top'
Mervyn Eagleson Po Nid Antrim Combine

NIPA Section B Fermoy 58/1082 – C Henry Ballymoney 196, G Gibson Cullybackey 1960, 1959, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena & Dist 1968, 1956, D Dixon Ballymoney 1956, A Darragh Cullybackey 1953, G Gibson 1950, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill1944, C Henry 1941, M Neilly Broughshane 1938, A Steele Muckamore 1938, A & M Boyle Ballymoney 1933, G Gibson 1933, D & H Stuart Ballymoney 1930, 1929, T Johnston & Son Ballymena & Dist 1928, D Dixon 1927, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1925, G Gibson 1923.

NIPA Sect B Clubs

Ahoghill Flying Club – 5/51 1 st J Smyth & Son 1944, 2 nd & 3 rd Young, McManus &
Sons 1925, 1899; 4 th J Smyth & Son 1897, 5 th Young, McManus & Sons 1879, 6 th J
Smyth & Son 1864.
Ballymoney HPS – 19/542 1 st C Henry 1961, 2 nd Danny Dixon 1956, 3 rd C Henry
1941, 4 th A & M Boyle 1933, 5 th & 6 th D & H Stuart 1930, 1929.
Ballymoney West Combine –
Broughshane & District – 4/68 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd M Neilly 1938, 1900, 1884, 4 th & 5 th T & M
Morrow 1844, 1780, 6 th D Houston & Son 1752.
Ballymena & District HPS – 6/74 1 st & 2 nd J Eagleson & Sons 1958, 1956, 3 rd T
Johnston & Son 1928, 4 th , 5 th & 6 th J Eagleson & Sons 1900, 1889 & 1875.
Cullybackey HPS – 8/127 1 st & 2 nd Gary Gibson 1960, 1959, 3 rd Alan Darragh 1953,
4 th , 5 th & 6 th Gary Gibson 1950, 1933, 1923.
Crumlin & District – 3/48 1 st Ryan Hope 1884, 2 nd Fleming Bros 1845, 3 rd & 4 th Ryan
Hope 1841, 1833, 5 th McConville Bros 1796, 6 th Fleming Bros 1787. The Fermoy winner, her dam is a gift from Gerald Delany and the sire was bred of a Sticker Doncker from Rodders Irvine paired to a hen of S & N Maginty of Muckamore.
Kells & District HPS – 1/29 1 st , 2 nd & 3 rd Harry Boyd 1903, 1880 & 1880.
Muckamore HPS – 6/106 1 st A Steele 1938, 2 nd T Patterson & Son 1908, 3 rd A Steele
1892, 4 th Magill & Lavery 1879, 5 th A Steele 1877, 6 th A & E Bell 1854.
Randalstown HPS -
Rasharkin &District HPS – 5/59 1 st & 2 nd J & M Milliken 1909, 1903, 3 rd & 4 th Harold
Cubitt 1876, 1875, 5 th F Barkley 1871.

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Gary Gibson of Cullybackey 1st Combine in Fermoy and 1st Section Fermoy 5 Bird