Cloughmartin YB - Friday 07/08/26

[willie reynolds]

Homer report on Cloughmartin races published on Elimar Pigeons click here! - https://www.elimarpigeons.com/articles/ ... b-17-08-26


Top 7 for Gordon Bros & Sons -

Cloughmartin was the 4th race of the young bird programme flon one day earlier than planned because bad weekend weather was forecast. Liberation on Friday 7th August was at 9,00am in a helping southwedt wind with Gordon Bros & Sons of Cloighey winning 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5tj, 6th and 7th Open NIPA with 11,200 birds competing.

NIPA Race/Date
Cloughmartin YB Friday 7th August 2026 – Liberated at 9.00am in a Lt South South-west wind

NIPA Cloghmartin (1) Y/Birds. 398 members sent 11,287 pigeons these were
liberated on Friday 7 th August 2026 at 9.00am in a Lt South Southwest Wind. 1 st (1F),
2 nd (2F), 3 rd (3F), 4 th (4F), 5 th (5F), 6 th (6F), 7 th (7F) Gordon Bros & Sons, Cloughey
NIPA 1887, 1887, 1887, 1886, 1885, 1885, 1885; 8 th (1C) McMurray & Anderson,
Ligoniel & District 1882; 9 th (8F) Gordon Bros & Sons 1882; 10 th (9F) K Rooney &
Son, Annalong 1877; 11 th (1G) Harry O’Hare, Ballyholland 1872; 12 th (1D) Jeff
Greenaway, Hills & Maze 1867, 13 th (2D) J Turner, Dromore 1866; 14 th (10F) K
Rooney & Son 1865; 15 th (11F) D Grieves, Crossgar 1864; 16 th (2G) J F McCabe &
Son, Newry & District 1863; 17 th (3D) L Magee & Son, Lisburn & District 1861; 18 th
(2C) Bingham, Seaton & Dowie, Ligoniel & District 1860, 19 th (12F), 20 th (13F) Gordon Bros & Sons 1855, 1855.

NIPA Section A Result Cloghmartin (1) Y/Bird 36/843 – 1 st Gary Harkness,
Cookstown Social 1757, 2 nd G & S Smith, Cookstown Social 1745, 3 rd H & J Devlin,
Coalisland & District 1732, 4 th M McPhillips, Coalisland & District 1723, 5 th R
McElhatton, Coalisland & District 1721, 6 th Gary Harkness 1719, 7 th R McElhatton
1715, 8 th , 9 th & 10 th G & S Smith 1712, 1710, 1709.

NIPA Sect A Clubs
Coalisland & District 14/338 – 1 st H & J Devlin 1732, 2 nd M McPhillips 1723, 3 rd , 4 th
& 5 th R McElhatton 1721, 1715, 1707, 6 th H & J Devlin 1695.
Coleraine Premier HPS 10/276 – 1 st S Diamond 1686, 2 nd T & J McDonald 1678, 3 rd T McCrudden 1669, 4 th S Diamond 1660, 5 th L Hanson 1657, 6 th S Diamond 1656.
Cookstown Social 5/137 – 1 st Gary Harkness 1757, 2 nd G & S Smith 1745, 3 rd Gary
Harkness 1719, 4 th , 5 th & 6 th G & S Smith 1712, 1710, 1709.
Dungannon & District 5/32 – 1 st K L Newell 1430, 2 nd E Bleeks 1411, 3 rd K L Newell
1393, 4 th B Loughran 1382, 5 th & 6 th E Bleeks 1365, 1339.
Windsor Social 4/129 – 1 st Rudi Gage 1668, 2 nd & 3 rd Kenny Glass 1651, 1650, 4 th R &
J Parke 1640, 5ht & 6 th Mervyn Simpson 1639, 1639.

NIPA Section B Result Cloghmartin (1) 56/1,436 – 1 st A Steele, Muckamore 1806, 2 nd & 3 rd Sefton Thompson, Crumlin & District 1805, 1797, 4 th McConville Bros, Crumlin & District 1781, 5 th D & J Thompson, Muckamore 1773, 6 th & 7 th Sefton Thompson 1772, 1772, 8 th A Steele 1762, 9 th M Graham, Ballymena & District 1761, 10 th A Steele 1758, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1756, A Steele 1753, 1753, Sefton Thompson 1751, M Neilly Broughshane 1749, Magill & Lavery Muckamore 1748, M Graham 1747, Magill & Lavwey 1737, Blair & Rankin 1734, M Neilly 1733.

NIPA Sect B Clubs
Ahoghill Flying Club 5/99 – 1 st , 2 nd & 3 rd J Smyth & Son 1717, 1717, 1677, 4 th & 5 th E
Stewart 1671, 1645, 6 th J & K Balmer 1643.
Ballymoney HPS 10/315 – 1 st , 2 nd & 3 rd Danny Dixon 1693, 1693, 1680, 4 th J Connolly
1679, 5 th A & M Boyle 1678, 6 th Danny Dixon 1675. Ballymoney breeder buyer was raced from cloughmartin last Friday
1st Sean diamond Gb 26 C 01743 vel 1482.776
2nd Russell Mcalary Gb26 C 01043 vel 1428.619
3rd Diamond Bros Gb26 c 02164 vel 1233.527
Would just like to say a big thank you to all that entered birds and for your support.
Brougshane & District 4/60 – 1st , 2 nd , 3 rd & 4 th M Neilly 1749, 1733, 1692, 1661, 5 th & 6 th T & M Morrow 1658, 1636.
Ballymena & District HPS – 1 st Martin Graham 1761, 2 nd T Johnston & Son 1756, 3 rd
M Graham 1747, 4 th Blair & Rankin 1734, 5 th M Graham 1715, 6 th T Johnston & Son
1713.
Cullybackey HPS 11/275 – 1 st Denis Craig 1729, 2 nd Rock & Moore 1712, 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th &
6 th G Gibson 1703, 1700, 1700, 1699.
Crumlin & District 4/154 – 1 st & 2 nd Sefton Thompson 1805, 1797, 3 rd McConville
Bros 1781, 4 th , 5 th & 6 th Sefton Thompson 1772, 1772, 1751.
Kells & District HPS 5/105 – 1 st H Turkington 1716, 2 nd B Swann & Son 1715, 3 rd & 4th H Turkington 1695, 1694, 5 th S Scott & Son 1679, 6 th H Turkington 1663. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – H Turkington 1694, S Scott & Son 1659, H Turkington 1663, Gregg Bros 1663, S Scott & Son 1656.
Muckamore HPS 6/196 – 1 st A Steele 1806, 2 nd D & J Thompson 1773, 3 rd Knocker &
Bill 1765, 4 th & 5 th A Steele 1762, 1758, 6 th Knocker & Bill 1757.
Randalstown HPS 4/57 – 1 st Stewart Bros 1683, 2 nd & 3 rd J Millar 1644, 1643, 4 th & 5 th
Stewart Bros 1638, 1604, 6 th J McNeill & Son 1578.
Rasharkin &District HPS 3/49 – 1 st W McFetridge 1697, 2 nd F Barkley 1695, 3 rd W
McFetridge 1677, 4 th & 5 th F Barkley 1653, 1653, 6 th W McFetridge 1634.

NIPA Section E Result Cloghmartin (1) Y/Birds 68/2,252 – 1 st G & C Simmons,
Edgarstown 1804, 2 nd D & C & P McArdle, Loughgall 1801, 3 rd & 4 th Thompson &
Lunn, Newry City 1797, 1796, 5 th J Douglas & Son, Lurgan Social 1779, 6 th
Thompson & Lunn 1775, 7 th Alan Craig, Laurelvale 1775, 8 th Richard Cassells,
Edgarstown 1775, 9 th Thompson & Lunn 1775, 10 th W A Feeney, Gilford & District 1775.

NIPA Sect E Clubs
Annaghmore 3/126 – 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th & 6 th J & E Calvin 1751, 1739, 1727, 1713,
1707, 1697.
Armagh HPS 4/175 – 1 st R Parkes & Son 1720, 2 nd & 3 rd Ian Blair 1705, 1704, 4 th & 5 th
P Duffy 1686, 1685, 6 th Ian Blair 1676.
Beechpark Social 5/138 – 1 st & 2 nd D Mawhinney & Son 1762, 1741, 3 rd G Lavery
1733, 4 th & 5 th D Mawhinney & Son 1727, 1727, 6 th G Lavery 1712.
Bondhill Social 1/121 – 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th & 6 th Ronnie Williamson 1763, 1763, 1763,
1744, 1740 & 1715.
Edgarstown 7/348 – 1 st G & C Simmons 1804, 2 nd & 3 rd Richard Cassells 1775, 1766,
4 th , 5 th & 6 th S & E Buckley 1761, 1721 & 1707.
Gilford & District 6/158 – 1 st W A Feeney 1775, 2 nd G O’Dowd 1753, 3 rd & 4 th W A
Feeney 1748, 1747, 5 th & 6 th G O’Dowd 1740 & 1733.
Laurelvale 7/174 – 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd & 4 th Alan Craig 1775, 1735, 1735, 1733, 5 th G & C
Topley 1707, 6 th M Milligan & Son 1573.
Loughgall 6/198 – 1 st D & C & P McArdle 1801, 2 nd Patrick O’Neill 1741, 3 rd Sam
Corrigan 1711, 4 th Patrick O’Neill 1674, 5 th A O’Hare 1660, 6 th John McGreary 1649.
Lurgan Social 16/370 – 1 st J Douglas & Son 1779, 2 nd S Curran 1772, 3 rd S Anderson
& Son 1756, 4 th R Adamson 1747, 5 th & 6 th S Anderson & Son 1739, 1739.
Monaghan HPS 5/147 – 1 st & 2 nd Stephen O’Brien 1580, 1575, 3 rd Gerry Swift 1569,
4 th Stephen O’Brien 1540, 5 th & 6 th Keith Allister 1521, 1517.
Portadown & Drumcree 5/206 – 1 st J Whitten & Son 1761, 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th B Creaney 1737,
1737, 1713, 5 th J Whitten & Son 1684.
Meadows 5/168 – 1 st Larkin Bros 1766, 2 nd Geoff Douglas 1703, 3 rd Larkin Bros 1697,
4 th Geoff Douglas 1695, 5 th Joe Brown 1679, 6 th Alan Larkin & Sons 1676.

NIPA Section H Result Cloghmartin (1) Y/Birds 37/626 – 1 st Davie Booth, Mourne &
District 1704, 2 nd J & G Ramsey, Derry & District 1654, 3 rd A McCrudden, Derry &
District 1653, 4 th & 5 th J & G Ramsey 1643, 1629; 6 th Tam Kealy, Limavady 1565, 7 th
Ronnie Witherow, Limavady 1514, 8 th Noel McConnell, Strabane & District 1510, 9 th
Troy Booth, Mourne & District 1510, 10 th A McCrudden 1496.

NIPA Sect H Clubs
Amelia Earhart 3/11 – 1 st & 2 nd John Healy 1070, 1023, 3 rd J Quigley 1017, 4 th John
Healy 904.
Derry & District 8/141 – 1 st J & G Ramsey 1654, 2 nd A McCrudden 1653, 3 rd & 4 th J &
G Ramsey 1643, 1629, 5 th & 6 th A McCrudden 1496, 1486.
Limavady 7/135 – 1 st Tam Kealey 1565, 2 nd Ronnie Witherow 1514, 3 rd Glen Duddy
1480, 4 th , 5 th & 6 th J McArthur 1472, 1440, 1434.
Londonderry RPS 2/22 – 1 st & 2 nd L Flanagan 1246, 1197, 3 rd J Cassidy 1141, 4 th L
Flanagan 1017, 5 th & 6 th J Cassidy 991, 990.
Maiden City 5/71 – 1 st P McLaughlin 1448, 2 nd P & M Healy 1444, 3 rd N Cassidy
1357, 4 th & 5 th J McConomy 1316, 1268, 6 th P & M Healy 1175.
Mourne & District HPS – 1 st Davie Booth 1704, 2 nd Troy Booth 1510, 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th & 6 th
Davie Booth 1443, 1439, 1435, 1403.
Strabane & District Inv RPC 12/246 – 1 st , 2 nd & 3 rd Noel McConnell 1510, 1488, 1478,
4 th D McNulty 1445, 5 th Noel McConnell 1417, 6 th D McNulty 1384.

Mid Antrim Combine - NIPA Cloughmartin 07/08/26

The fourth young bird race of the season was flown from Cloughmartin in County Tipperary. Birds were liberated at 9.00am in southerly winds and another fast race followed. Ballymena & District lofts again had a good weekend racing taking 1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th Combine etc. The winner was M Graham on 1761 who timed a blue hen bred by ace racers and breeders Paddy & Willuam McManus of Ahoghill. This hen was bred from Peter Cran pigeons brought in last season. Runner up in Combine were last week's Combine winners Trevor Johnston & Son on 1756. Trevor timed one off a pair of birds on loan from Gary Gibson of Cullybackey. Broughshane winner Marc Neilly was next best timing two good birds for 3rd & 6th Combine. Marc's two birds were nestmates, the sire bought at N Ferguson & Son bereavement sale and dam was purchased at Beggs & Hall bereavement sale. Bertie Blair of Ballymena was 5th Combine with the same chequer hen that won 1st Ballymena & District and 3rd Combine from 2nd Kilbeggan. Bertie's hen sitting on eggs has only had two of the four races to date and has scored a 3rd & 5th Combine from them. The master is working his magic with her. Sire is a Van Den Bulck gift cock from clubmate Johnston Eagleson and the Bulck dam was purchased from Jeff Greenaway. Denis Craig was 7th Combine and 1st Cullybackey on 1729. Denis timed the same bird that won 1st club & 9th Combine from 1st Kilbeggan. This one was in a kit from Paddy & William McManus of Ahoghill and breeding is Alex Docx x Van Den Brande. Jimmy Smyth & Son won Ahoghill on 1717 and Henry Turkington was best in Kells on 1716. Henry's bird was bred from a hen purchased at Houston Bros of Randalstown clearance sale and the sire was a Davy Black cock from Joey Wright of Ballymena. William McFetridge was first in Rasharkin on 1597 with a Van Den Brande bird down from pigeons of Beggs & Hall of Larne and Ian Stewart had the winner in Randalstown. Kells members would like to congratulate the new Mr & Mrs Johnny Barkley on their recent marriage.

Mid Antrim Combine Cloughmartin YB 39/845 - 1st M Graham Ballymena 1761, 2nd T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1756, 3rd M Neilly Broughshane 1749, 4th M Graham Ballymena 1747,, 5th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1734, 6th M Neilly Broughshane 1733, 7th D Craig Cullybackey 1729, 8th J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1717, 9th J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1717, 10th H Turkington Kells 1716, 11th B Swann & Son Kells 1715, 12th M Graham Ballymena 1715, 13th T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1713, 14th Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1712, 15th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1706, 16th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1706, 17th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1705, 18th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1705, 19th T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1705, 20th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1705, 21st G Gibson Cullybackey 1703, 22nd G Gibson Cullybackey 1700, 23rd G Gibson Cullybackey 1700, 24th G Gibson Cullybackey 1699, 25th Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1697, 26th Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1697, 27th W McFetridge Rasharkin 1697, 28th A Darragh Cullybackey 1696, 29th H Turkington Kells 1695, 30th F Barkley Rasharkin 1695, 31st Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1694, 32nd H Turkington Kells 1694, 33rd Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1694, 34th D Dixon Rasharkin 1693, 35th D Dixon Rasharkin 1693, 36th M Neilly Broughshane 1692, 37th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1691, 38th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1690, 39th J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1688, 40th J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1686.

MID ANTRIM COMBINE 2 BIRD - Cloughmartin
1st T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1713 GB26B28306
2nd K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1705 GB26B28217.

MID ANTRIM COMBINE YOUNG BIRD KNOCK-OUT CLOUGHMARTIN 07/08/26 (winners in capitals)
A Darragh 1696 v M NEILLY 1749
C & R McIntyre 1616 v K & K KERNOHAN & SONS 1705
Mr & Mrs Robinson 1631 v J EAGLESON & SONS 1688
S Scott & Son 1679 v J SMYTH & SON 1717
T JOHNSTON & SON 1756 v J Getty 1538
J & J Greer 1633 v H TURKINGTON 1716
W McFetridge 1697 v BLAIR & RANKIN 1734
E Stewart 1671 v G GIBSON 1703.

MID ANTRIM COMBINE YOUNG BIRD POINTS (Cloughmartin 07/08/26)
K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 139, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 111, M Neilly Broughshane 105, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 95, D Dixon Rasharkin 49.

YOUNG BIRD CLUB POINTS SHIELD
Ballymena 26, Kells 20, Cullybackey 18, Broughshane 17, Rasharkin 15, Ahoghill 11, Randalstown 5. Mervyn Eagleson - MAC Race Secretary and MAC Press Officer.

Fed & Combine results Cloughmartin –

Coleraine Triangle Cloughmartin - S Diamond Coleraine Prem 1686, T & J McDonald Coleraine Prem 1678, T McCrudden Coleraine Prem 1669, Rudi Gage Windsor Social 1668, S Diamond 1660, L Hanson Coleraine Prem 1657, S Diamond 1656, J Hanson Coleraine Prem 1652, Kenny Glass Windsor Social 1651, Kenny Glass 1650, T McCrudden 1640, R & J Parke Windsor Social 1640, Mervyn Simpson Windsor Social 1639, Mervyn Simpson 1639, L Hanson 1633, L Hanson 1629, S Diamond 1620.

City of Derry Federation Cloughmartin – J & G Ramsey Derry & Dist 1654, A McCrudden Derry & Dist 1653, J & G Ramsey 1643, J & G Ramsey 1643, J & G Ramsey 1629, A McCrudden 1496, A McCrudden 1486, A McCrudden 1485, P McLaughlin Maiden City 1448, P & M Healy Maiden City 1444, D Canning Dery & Dist 1401, N Cassidy Maiden City 1357, A McCrudden 1328, J & G Ramsey 1321, J McConomy Maiden City 1316,

Foyle Valley Combine Cloughmartin - J & G Ramsey Derry & Dist 1654, A McCrudden Derry & Dist 1653, J & G Ramsey 1643, J & G Ramsey 1643, J & G Ramsey 1629, Noel NcConnell Strabane & Dist 1510, A McCrudden 1496, Noel McConnell Strabane & Dist 1488, A McCrudden 1486, A McCrudden 1485, Noel McConnell Stramane & Dist 1478, P McLaughlin Maiden City 1448, D McNulty Strabane & Dist 1445, P & M Healy Maiden City 1444, Noel McConnell Strabane & Dist 1417, D Canning Dery & Dist 1401, D McNulty Strabane & Dist 1384, D McNulty Strabane & Dist 1384, D Devine Strabane & Dist 1383, D McNulty Strabane 1373, N Cassidy Maiden City 1357, D McNulty Stramane & Dist 1339, A McCrudden 1328, J & G Ramsey 1321, J McConomy Maiden City 1316.

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