Fermoy & 5 Bird - Saturday 08/06/24

[willie reynolds]

JOURNEY’S END - N.I.P.A NOTES – SECTIONS C, D, F, & G

Another week of racing which had 3 different races to enjoy for the members of the N.I.P.A. The
next race was from Fermoy with the Fermoy 5 Bird Championship being flown within the Fermoy 3
Race with members nominating a maximum of 5 birds to be entered into the 5 Bird Race down in Co.
Cork. A total of 464 Members sent 7,745 Birds to Fermoy in County Fermoy for the Overall Fermoy 3
and 253 Members Nominated 1,143 Birds in the Fermoy 5 Bird Championship which was held within
the Fermoy 3 Race. The Birds in Fermoy were liberated at 9:30AM in a North West Wind at the
liberation point with great racing conditions present throughout the day.

‘DARK CLOUD’ IS A 3 TIMES 1 ST N.I.P.A. OPEN WINNER FOR OWEN MARKEY
The Winning Bird from Both Races Fermoy 3 and the 5 Bird Championship belongs to Owen Markey
of Ballyholland H.P.S in Section G.
The Fermoy 3 Open Winner from 7,745 Birds & Fermoy 5 Bird Open Winner from 1,143 birds is
‘Dark Cloud’ a previous 1 st Open Winner for Owen this year from Roscrea. So that makes him a
phenomenal 3 times 1 st Open Winner a tremendous achievement from the Ballyholland Man.
He is a Blue Cheq Yearling Cock and is a Dirk Van Den Bulck x Gus Janssen bred by Owens good
friends Kevin & Kristopher Rooney from Annalong. His impressive CV now consists of.
1 st Open NIPA 19,875, 1 st Open NIPA 7,745, 1 st Open NIPA 1,143, 10 th Open NIPA 13,396, 128 th Open
NIPA 21,469, 273 rd Open NIPA 10,502
Many Congratulations to Owen Markey on claiming 1 st & 2 nd N.I.P.A. Open from Fermoy 3 & 1 st
N.I.P.A. Open from Fermoy 5 Bird.
Also, Many Congratulations to 3 rd Open Fermoy 3 Mr & Mrs G. Delaney of Dromore H.P.S. in Section
G.
And Many Congratulations to 2 nd Open Winner Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger of Carrick Social in Section C.
Also, Big Congratulations to 3 rd Open Winner McGimpsey Bros of Ards H.P.S. in Section F.

SECTION C REPORT
The Winner of Section C (45/626) from Fermoy 3 & Fermoy 5 Bird (33/156) was Mr & Mrs Reid &
Bigger of Carrick Social H.P.S. Hugh does the double adding another 2 Sections to a fantastic season
proudly claiming 1st Section C (626 Birds) 1 st Section C 5 Bird (156 Birds) and an overall finish of 6 th
Open N.I.P.A. (7,745) & 2 nd Open 5 Bird. The Section Winner is another N.I.P.A. 1 st Open Winner this
year from Fermoy ‘Atchie’ Yet again another phenomenal bird for Hugh this year. His racing record
this season is 1 st Open Roscrea 1 st Section C Fermoy, 1 st Club 2 nd Section C Skibbereen National. 1 st
Club 7 th Section, 19 th Open and in Fermoy he was 1 st Club, 1 st Section 6 th Open and 2 nd Open, 1 st Section
this weekend. What a pigeon.
Many Congratulations to Section C Winners Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger and Big Congratulations to all
Club Winners
Ballycarry & District: D/S
Ballyclare & District: D/S

Carrick Social: (6/28) 1 st Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 1434; 2 nd D&J Armstrong & Son 1421; 3 rd Mr & Mrs
Reid & Bigger 1407; 4 th Mr & Mrs Reid & Bigger 1397; 5 th D&J Armstrong & Son 1378; 6 th J. Mc Maw
1373
Doagh & District: D/S
Eastway H.P.S: (?/?) 1 st N. McAllister 1385; 2 nd D. McElhone 1382; 3 rd G. McKenna 1374; 4 th Grattan
Bros 1370; 5 th G. McKenna 1367; 6 th D. McElhone 1343
Glenarm & District: D/S
Horseshoe H.P.S: D/S
Kingsmoss: (2/10) 1 st G&C Lowry 1318; 2 nd T. Cairns & Son 1292; 3 rd G&C Lowry 1288; 4 th T. Cairns &
Son 1267; 5 th G&C Lowry 1266; 6 th T. Cairns & Son 1165
Larne & District: (9/120) 1 st Rea & Magill 1361; 2 nd C. Campbell 1345; 3 rd C. Campbell 1344; 4 th C.
Campbell 1342; 5 th G K & I Moxham 1342; 6 th C. Campbell 1341
Ligoniel & District: (24/305) 1 st Bingham & Seaton 1403; 2 nd T. Longman 1383; 3 rd McMurray &
Anderson 1380; 4 th E. Heaney & Son 1373; 5 th McMurray & Anderson 1368; 6 th McMurray & Anderson
1364

SECTION D REPORT
The Winner of Section D (54/1,086) from Fermoy 3 & Fermoy 5 Bird (44/199) was P&J Boal of
Dromore H.P.S. Another fancier who has been in top form this season in Philip Boal adding another 2
Section Winners to his star studded loft. To improve the win, he obtained 12 th Open (7,745 Birds) 8 th
Open position in Fermoy 5 Bird (1,143 Birds) The Section Winner from Fermoy 3 is IHU23 S 117470 is
a Blue Cock raced steady winning several prizes before his win. He was obtained from Herbie Thorpe
of Proudstown Breeding Stud in a kit of 6 to race. The Cock is bred from the lines of Herbies super
breeding cock ‘Karl’ and ‘De 630’ best of Dirk Van Dern Bulck Lines.
The 5 Bird Section D Winner for Phillip is GB23 D 01228 A Blue yearling cock he has previously won
5 th , 6 th , 10 th , 11 th Section one of his best racers. His Sire is Kris Van Massenhoven bird from his famous
Box 2, The Dam is a Rudy Van Reeth from the Den 2000.This Couple have now bred 4x1st Section
Winners together and apart.
Many Congratulations to Section D Winners P&J Boal and Big Congratulations to all Club Winners
Colin H.P.S: (3/42) 1 st O&M Monaghan 1382; 2 nd O&M Monaghan 1380; 3 rd J. Gregory & Sons 1369;
4 th O&M Monaghan 1365; 5 th O&M Monaghan 1349; 6 th O&M Monaghan 1338
Derriaghy: D/S
Dromara H.P.S: (7/296) 1 st C. Rooney & Sons 1422; 2 nd Russell Bros 1396; 3 rd M. Russell 1388; 4 th C.
Rooney & Sons 1357; 5 th C. Rooney & Sons 1355; 6 th C. Rooney & Sons 1352
Dromore West End: D/S
Dromore H.P.S: (5/180) 1 st Mr & Mrs G. Delaney 1439; 2 nd P&J Boal 1429; 3 rd P&J Boal 1424; 4 th P&J
Boal 1422; 5 th R. Keegan & Son 1413; 6 th Mr & Mrs G. Delaney 1406
Glen H.P.S: (?/?) 1 st J&D Braniff 1432; 2 nd J&D Braniff 1429; 3 rd J&D Braniff 1421; 4 th J&D Braniff 1420;
5 th J&D Braniff 1419; 6 th J&D Braniff 1417
Glenavy & District: (5/46) 1 st I. Gibb & Sons 1343; 2 nd I. Gibb & Sons 1328; 3 rd G&S Owens 1294; 4 th
Lilley & Withers 1270; 5 th D. Scott 1172; 6 th H. McKeown 1069
Harmony H.P.S: (15/258) 1 st S. Delaney 1405; 2 nd S. Delaney 1391; 3 rd S, Delaney 1387; 4 th S. Delaney
1383; 5 th Abernethy & Turner 1376; 6 th B. Hogg & Sons 1372
Hillsborough & Maze: (6/119) 1 st J. Greenaway 1427; 2 nd J. Greenaway 1403; 3 rd J. Greenaway 1398;
4 th J. Greenaway 1397; 5 th J. Greenaway 1396; 6 th J. Greenaway 1396
Kingswood H.P.S: D/S
Lisburn & District: (11/124) 1 st W. Joss 1418; 2 nd R. Topping & Son 1379; 3 rd R. Topping & Son 1364;
4 th R. Topping & Son 1363; 5 th Spence Bros 1357; 6 th Spence Bros 1357

South Belfast H.P.S: (4/43) 1 st T. McNally 1377; 2 nd T. McNally 1361; 3 rd T. McNally 1339; 4 th M. Lavery
1333; 5 th R. Kenna 1303
Titanic H.P.S: D/S
Trinity H.P.S: D/S

SECTION F REPORT
The Winner of Section F (59/822) from Fermoy 3 was R. Moore & Son of Bangor R.P.C. The lads have
been winning from the get go and now are yet again being crowned 1 st Section F from Fermoy 3 (822
Birds) and also a Super 5 th Open placing (7,745 Birds) The Section Winning Bird is ‘Amy Jo’ a yearling
roundabout hen who was previously 6 th Club, 15 th Section Fermoy. She is from ‘Dakota 23’ the last
son of their awesome ‘Dakota 801’ who was a top racer and their Number 1 Stock Cock for many
years, Her Dam is the ‘Mario Hen’ one of the lads all time greats in the stock loft. She is direct from
Syndicate Lofts and a Dtr of ‘Mario’ & ‘Ivy’.
Many Congratulations to Section F Winners from Fermoy 3 R. Moore & Son and Big Congratulations
to all Club Winners.
The Winner of Section F (21/81) from Fermoy 5 Bird was McGimpsey Bros of Ards H.P.S. The
brothers have had countless wins this year and are in stellar form. A 1 st Section F Win from Fermoy 5
Bird is awarded to the McGimpsey lads (81 Birds) and also a podium placing in 3 rd Open (1,143 Birds)
The Section Winning Bird is ‘Troy’ he does the double in winning the Club in both races in Ards, and a
Section F Win from the 5 Bird. He is a 2 year old blue cheq pied widowhood cock and is a grandson
off their great breeding hen ‘Snow Fairy’
Many Congratulations to Section F Winners McGimpsey Bros and Big Congratulations to all Club
Winners.

Ards: (7/72) 1 st McGimpsey Bros 1434; 2 nd McGimpsey Bros 1396; 3 rd W. Leckey 1393; 4 th McGimpsey
Bros 1374; 5 th W. Leckey 1362; 6 th W. Leckey 1357
Annalong: 1 st K. Rooney Son & Dtr 1413; 2 nd K. Rooney Son & Dtr 1395; 3 rd K. Rooney Son & Dtr 1395;
4 th K. Rooney Son & Dtr 1387; 5 th K. Rooney Son & Dtr 1385; 6 th K. Rooney Son & Dtr 1375
Bangor R.P.C: (5/94) 1 st R. Moore & Son 1434; 2 nd R. Moore & Son 1393; 3 rd R. Moore & Son 1385; 4 th
R. Moore & Son 1382; 5 th R. Moore & Son 1382; 6 th Lambert & Stewart 1381
Cloughey H.P.S: (5/86) 1 st Chris Angus 1398; 2 nd Chris Angus 1398; 3 rd Chris Angus 1382; 4 th Chris
Angus 1372; 5 th Chris Angus 1354; 6 th Chris Angus 1348
Comber Central H.P.S: (?/?) 1 st C. Hutchinson 1319; 2 nd C. Hutchinson 1300; 3 rd C. Hutchinson 1243;
4 th C. Hutchinson 1218; 5 th C. Hutchinson 1188
Corrigs: (8/114) 1 st Toner Bros 1340; 2 nd P. Brown & Son 1325; 3 rd J. Cleland 1298; 4 th R. Shaw 1289; 5 th
R. Shaw 1288; 6 th J. Cleland 1281
Crossgar: (?/?) 1 st P. Byrne 1401; 2 nd P. Byrne 1354; 3 rd McCartan & Woodside 1353; 4 th McCartan &
Woodside 1348; 5 th McCartan & Woodside 1343; 6 th P. Byrne 1342
Downpatrick Premier: (8/115) 1 st J. Crossan 1403; 2 nd T&G Black 1394; 3 rd J. Crossan 1385; 4 th J.
Crossan 1344; 5 th J. Crossan 1344; 6 th J. Crossan 1328
Killyleagh Central: (8/124) C. Healy 1355; 2 nd C. Healy 1316; 3 rd McComb Bros 1310; 4 th McComb Bros
1310; 5 th R. Straney 1309; 6 th McComb Bros 1304
Killyleagh & District: (9/120) 1 st D. Greives 1394; 2 nd D. Greives 1367; 3 rd D. Grieves 1343; 4 th D.
Grieves 1342; 5 th D. Greives 1297; 6 th D. Greives 1290
Kircubbin: D/S
Millisle & District H.P.S: (5/40) 1 st Rainey Bros 1299; 2 nd Rainey Bros 1285; 3 rd Rainey Bros 1281; 4 th
Rainey Bros 1262; 5 th Rainey Bros 1260; 6 th A. McDowell 1258

SECTION G REPORT
The Winner of Section G (40/1,134) from Fermoy 3 & Fermoy 5 Bird (24/120) was Owen Markey of
Ballyholland H.P.S. Owen couldn’t have asked for a better day at the races a Superb performance
from his bird’s Winning 1 st , 2 nd Section G (1,134 Birds) 1 st Section G (120 Birds) and ultimately
finishing off the day with the highest prize anyone could ask for in Winning 1 st & 2 nd Open N.I.P.A.
(7,745 Birds) 1 st Open N.I.P.A. (1,143 Birds) (See Opening Report for more Info)
Many Congratulations to Section G Winner Owen Markey and Big Congratulations to all Club
Winners.
Ashfield: D/S
Ballyholland: (3/101) 1 st Owen Markey 1454; 2 nd Owen Markey 1440; 3 rd Owen Markey 1428; 4 th
Owen Markey 1415; 5 th Owen Markey 1413; 6 th Owen Markey 1413
Banbridge H.P.S: (5/88) 1 st T. Mallon 1431; 2 nd McCracken Bros 1346; 3 rd R. Carson & Son 1343; 4 th
McCracken Bros 1332; 5 th T. Mallon 1320; 6 th R. Carson & Son 1319
Banbridge Social: D/S
Drumnavady: (13/260) 1 st S. Ogle 1419; 2 nd McGrath & McParland 1415; 3 rd J. Smyth & Sons 1413; 4 th
D&K Mallen 1412; 5 th D&K Mallen 1397; 6 th McGrath & McParland 1384
Millvale: (5/76) 1 st JJ McCabe 1434; 2 nd T. Mooney & Son 1387; 3 rd JJ McCabe 1362; 4 th JJ McCabe
1362; 5 th M. Fegan & Son 1360; 6 th JJ McCabe 1348
Newry City: (5/120) 1 st Thompson & Lunn 1407; 2 nd Thompson & Lunn 1403; 3 rd Donnelly Bros 1395;
4 th Thompson & Lunn 1378; 5 th Thompson & Lunn 1361; 6 th Thompson & Lunn 1361
Newry & District: (11/445) 1 st R. Williamson 1438; 2 nd R. Williamson 1426; 3 rd R. Williamson 1421; 4 th
J.F McCabe & Son 1421; 5 th J.F McCabe & Son 1421; 6 th R. Williamson 1419

A very busy schedule is upon the fanciers with Centre Races, Channel Races and also the start of the
I.N.F.C. National Races. With the end of the Month of June seeing the Finish to another enjoyable
Old Bird Season. I would like to kindly ask for all club representatives/race secretaries within the
covered sections of C, D, F & G to contact myself to be included in my weekly Reports, With Club,
Section & Open Winning Photos, With the Winning Pigeons Info etc.

Yours in Sport ,
Jordan Hughes

JORDAN HUGHES
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