Area Lib (2) YB - Friday 24/08/26

[willie reynolds]

Second race flown on a Friday, Newry lofts best again -

Area Liberation report published on Elimar Pigeonsclick here! - https://www.elimarpigeons.com/articles/ ... s-05-08-26

For the second week of Area Liberations the weekend weather was not suitable and all pigeon organisations brough the weekend race forward to Friday with birds race marked on Thursday. The NIPA birdage was just over 8,000 birds and 1st Open was won by the recent OB Nat winner William Chambers of Newry & District. The previous weeks 1st Open winner Owen Markey from Ballyholland was next best.

NIPA Race/Date
AREA Liberations Friday 24th July 2026 – Liberated as planned in a Lt West wind.
The NIPA have released Section H in Kilbeggan at 10.15 in broken cloud with a light West wind. The NIPA have released Sections ABCDE&G in Kilbeggan at 10.50 again in a light West wind. Section F were released in Navan at 11.30 in a light West wind.

NIPA Kilbeggan (2) Y/Birds 263 members sent 8,263 pigeons. Sat 25 th July 2026
liberated at 10.50 in a Light West Wind – 1 st (1G) William Chambers, Newry &
District 1739; 2 nd & 3 rd (2G & 3G) Owen Markey, Ballyholland 1717, 1715; 4 th (4G)
William Chambers 1709, 5 th & 6 th (5G) & (6G) Harry O’Hare, Ballyholland 1703,
1702; 7 th & 8 th (7G & 8G) Owen Markey 1702, 1702; 9 th (9G) Harry O’Hare 1701;
10 th , 11 th , 12 th , 13 th , 14 th , 15 th & 16 th Owen Markey 1701, 1701, 1700, 1700, 1700, 1699,
1693; 17 th (17G) Joe McParland, Newry & District 1693; 18 th , 19 th & 20 th Owen
Markey 1692, 1692 & 1690.

NIPA Kilbeggan (2) Y/Birds Section A Result 29/885 – 1 st A O’Hare, Loughgall
1588, 2 nd K Carolan, Coalisland 1552, 3 rd M McPhillips, Coalisland & District 1532,
4 th G & S Smith, Cookstown Social 1530; 5 th D Carolan, Coalisland 1525, 6 th G & S
Smith 1514, 7 th Gary Harkness, Cookstown Social 1512, 8 th H & J Devlin, Coalisland
& District 1499, 9 th A O’Hare 1488, 10 th J Hanson, Coleraine & Co Derry 1486.

NIPA Sect A Clubs
Coalisland & District – 12/397 1 st K Carolan 1552, 2 nd M McPhillips 1532, 3 rd D
Carolan 1525, 4 th H & J Devlin 1499, 5 th & 6 th J McNeill 1478, 1463.
Coleraine & Co Derry – 10/295 1 st T & J McDonald 1496, 2 nd , 3 rd & 4 th J Hanson 1486,
1486, 1485, 5 th & 6 th B & D Coyle 1459, 1458.
Cookstown Social – 6/164 1 st & 2 nd G & S Smith 1530, 1514, 3 rd Gary Harkness 1512,
4 th , 5 th & 6 th G & S Smith 1462, 1451, 1451.
Windsor Social – 3/87 1 st R & J Parke 1453, 2 nd Mervyn Simpson 1452, 3 rd Kenny
Glass 1452, 4 th Mervyn Simpson 1447, 5 th Kenny Glass 1445, 6 th R & J Parke 1437.

NIPA Section B Result Kilbeggan (2) Y/Bird 63/1,819 – 1 st Sefton Thompson,
Crumlin & District 1601, 2 nd Fleming Bros, Crumlin & District 1596; 3 rd & 4 th S & N
Maginity, Muckamore 1594, 1594; 5 th McConville Bros, Crumlin & District 1592; 6 th
A Steele, Muckamore 1592; 7 th Fleming Bros, Crumlin & District 1588; 8 th Sefton
Thompson 1576; 9 th & 10 th Danny Dixon, Ballymoney 1573, 1572.

NIPA Sect B Clubs
Ahoghill Flying Club – 8/258 1 st J Smyth & Son 1533, 2 nd Young, McManus & Sons
1520, 3 rd , 4 th & 5 th E Stewart 1510, 1507, 1504, 6 th J Smyth & Son 1504.
Ballymoney HPS – 9/297 1 st & 2 nd Danny Dixon 1573, 1572, 3 rd A & M Boyle 1459,
4 th A C & T Tweed 1415, 5 th J Connolly 1406, 6 th W Rodgers 1395.
Ballymoney West Combine –
Broughshane & District – 3/45 1 st , 2 nd & 3 rd M Neilly 1513, 1504, 1487, 4 th & 5 th B
Hanson 1475, 1431, 6 th J Getty 1343.
Ballymena & District HPS – 5/109 1 st Blair & Rankin 1564, 2 nd T Johnston & Son
1550, 3 rd Blair & Rankin 1520, 4 th J Eagleson & Sons 1513, 5 th & 6 th K & K Kernohan
& Sons 1499, 1480.
Cullybackey HPS – 11/349 1 st A Darragh 1529, 2 nd Rock & Moore 1525, 3 rd S Murphy
1515, 4 th G Gibson 1496, 5 th & 6 th Rock & Moore 1487, 1479.
Crumlin & District – 6/190 1 st Sefton Thompson 1601, 2 nd Fleming Bros 1596, 3 rd
McConville Bros 1592, 4 th Fleming Bros 1588, 5 th Sefton Thompson 1576, 6 th Fleming
Bros 1571.
Kells & District HPS – 3/63 1 st A Barkley & Son 1549, 2 nd Gregg Bros 1534, H
Turkington 1505, 4 th & 5 th Gregg Bros 1496, 1488, 6 th A Barkley & Son 1465.
Muckamore HPS – 7/248 1 st & 2 nd S & N Maginty 1594, 1594, 3 rd A Steele 1592, 4 th ,
5 th & 6 th Knocker & Bill 1577, 1562, 1559.
Randalstown HPS – 5/106 1 st Stewart Bros 1445, 2 nd J Millar 1427, 3 rd Stewart Bros
1405, 4 th J Millar 1393, 5 th Stewart Bros 1375, 6 th J Millar 1365.
Rasharkin &District HPS – 4/96 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd & 4 th F Barkley 1513, 1484, 1451, 1451, 5 th
J & M Milliken 1447, 6 th Harold Cubitt 1433.

NIPA Section E Result Kilbeggan (2) Y/Birds 43/1,775 – 1 st J Douglas & Son, Lurgan
Social 1617; 2 nd Tom Fitz[atrick, Lurgan Social 1609; 3 rd D Mawhinney & Son, Beech
Park Social 1605; 4 th G O’Dowd, Gilford & District 1605; 5 th D Mawhinney & Son
1605; 6 th Tom Wilson, Edgarstown 1602; 7 th , 8 th & 9 th Timmy Mawhinney, Dromore
1600, 1599, 1599; 10 th E Wright & Son, Lurgan Social 1596.

NIPA Sect E Clubs
Annaghmore – 3/106 1 st J & E Calvin 1585, 2 nd F & D McNeice 1578, 3 rd J & E Calvin
1577, 4 th & 5 th RD Calvin 1545, 1544, 6 th F & D McNeice 1541.
Armagh HPS – 3/173 1 st G Stevenson & Son 1576, 2 nd & 3 rd P Duffy 1576, 1548, 4 th G
Stevenson 1547, 5 th & 6 th Ian Blair 1507, 1473.
Beechpark Social – 2/33 1 st & 2 nd Davy Mawhinney & Son 1605, 1605, 3 rd & 4 th G
Lavery 1596, 1570, 5 th & 6 th D Mawhinney & Son 1562, 1562.
Edgarstown – 4/180 1 st , 2 nd & 3 rd Tom Wilson 1602, 1579, 1531, 4 th S & E Buckley
1498, 5 th & 6 th David Love 1488, 1487.
Gilford & District – 3/89 1 st & 2 nd G O’Dowd 1605, 1591, 3 rd W A Feeney 1551, 4 th G
O’Dowd 1549, 5 th & 6 th W A Feeney 1538, 1527.
Laurelvale – 3/100 1 st A Craig 1590, 2 nd J H Muldrew & McMurray 1530, 3 rd A Craig
1518, 4 th & 5 th Stephen Fiddes 1437, 1434, 6 th J H Muldrew & McMurray 1428.
Loughgall – 5/170 1 st A o’Hare 1588, 2 nd D & C & P McArdle 1575, 3 rd & 4 th A
O’Hare 1488, 1486, 5 th D & C & P McArdle 1436, 6 th A O’Hare 1435.
Lurgan Social – 7/491 1 st J Douglas & Son 1617, 2 nd Tom Fitzpatrick 1609, 3 rd E
Wright & Son 1596, 4 th & 5 th J Douglas & Son 1576, 1572, 6 th J Barr 1569.
Monaghan HPS – 7/255 1 st , 2 nd & 3 rd Gerry Swift 1463, 1463, 1461, 4 th Richard
Mulligan 1379, 5 th Stephen O’Brien 1333, 6 th Peter Tierney 1322.
Portadown & Drumcree – 5/162 1 st A McDonald 1517, 2 nd B Creaney 1446, 3 rd J
Jordan 1422, 4 th B Creaney 1412, 5 th J Whitten & Son 1411.

NIPA Section H Result Kilbeggan (2) Y/Birds 48/1,098 – 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd & 4 th Ronnie
Witherow, Limavady 1471, 1471, 1471, 1469; 5 th Robin McIlmoyle, Limavady 1443;
6 th & 7 th J McArthur, Limavady 1429, 1416; 8 th Tam Kealey, Limavady 1391, 9 th J
McArthur 1383; 10 th L Miller, Limavady 1374; 11 th J & G Ramsey, Derry & District
1367, 12 th Pat McLaughlin, Maiden City 1362; 13 th Barry Hart, Foyle 1351; 14 th J
Quigley, Amelia Earheart 1351; 15 th J McArthur 1344, 16 th D Canning, Derry &
District 1338, 17 th & 18 th Mr J White, Strabane & District 1338, 1337; 19 th & 20 th Noel
McConnell, Strabane & District 1335, 1334.

NIPA Sect H Clubs
Amelia Earhart – 1 st J Quigley 1351.
Derry & District – 1 st J & G Ramsey 1367, 2 nd D Canning 1338, 3 rd & 4 th P Hegarty
1329, 1328, 5 th D Canning 1310, 6 th P Hegarty 1307.
Foyle RPS – 1 st & 2 nd Barry Hart 1351, 1315, 3 rd Sean Malone 1300.
Limavady – 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd & 4 th Ronnie Witherow 1471, 1471, 1471, 1469, 5 th Robin
McIlmoyle 1443, 6 th J McArthur 1429.
Londonderry RPS – 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd & 4 th L Flanagan 1334, 1330, 1325, 1318.
Maiden City – 1 st Pat McLaughlin 1362, 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th & 6 th P & M Healy 1300, 1300,
1300, 1299, 1299.
Mourne & District HPS – 1 st & 2 nd Davie Booth 1322, 1318.
Strabane & District Inv RPC – 1 st & 2 nd Mr J White 1338, 1337, 3 rd & 4 th Noel
McConnell 1335, 1334, 5 th & 6 th Mr J White 1332 1332.

Mid Antrim Combine - NIPA 2nd Kilbeggan YB 24/07/26

The second young bird race of the season was held on Friday 24th July. The birds were liberated in Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath at 10.50am in light west north westerly winds. Danny Dixon of Dunloy had the best two birds in the Mid Antrim Combine this week timing at 14.04pm flying 120 miles. Danny's first bird to trap was a blue hen bred by Andy & Mavis Boyle and is down from their white tailed family of birds. Danny's second bird timed a blue Lambrecht hen is a granddaughter of 'Champion Heartbreaker'

Third in the Combine Bertie Blair of Ballymena & District had the best bird in the Town on 1564. Sire is a Van Den Bulck gift cock from clubmate Johnston Eagleson and the Bulck dam was purchased from Jeff Greenaway. Johnny Barkley was best in Kells on 1549 and 5th Combine. Sire was bred from a Van Den Bulck cock from the late Lexie Mullan and the dam a Gerald Delaney hen. Jimmy Smyth were best in Ahoghill on 1533, Alan Darragh won Cullybackey on 1529 and Marc Neilly took the top three in Broughshane on 1513. Marc's winner won 2nd club & 7th Combine last weekend beaten in the club by 3 seconds with a loftmate. Sire was given to Marc by the late Johnny Simpson and dam was purchased from clubmate Alastair Purvis. Freddie Barkley won Rasharkin on 1513 and Ian Stewart best in Randalstown on 1445.

Mid Antrim Combine Kilbeggan (2) 42/1110 - 1st D Dixon Rasharkin 1573, 2nd D Dixon Rasharkin 1572, 3rd Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1564, 4th T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1550, 5th A Barkley & Son Kells 1549, 6th Gregg Bros Kells 1534, 7th J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1533, 8th A Darragh Cullybackey 1529, 9th Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1525, 10th Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1520, 11th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1520, 12th M Neilly Broughshane 1513, 13th F Barkley Rasharkin 1513, 14th J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1513, 15th E Stewart Ahoghill 1510, 16th E Stewart Ahoghill 1507, 17th H Turkington Kells 1505, 18th E Stewart Ahoghill 1504,, 19th M Neilly Broughshane 1504, 20th J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1504, 21st K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1499, 22nd G Gibson Cullybackey 1496, 23rd Gregg Bros Kells 149624th Gregg Bros Kells 1488, 25th M Neilly Broughshane 1487, 26th Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1487, 27th F Barkley Rasharkin 1484, 28th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1480, 29th Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1479, 30th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1476, 31st Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1476, 32nd K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1476, 33rd Brooklyn Hanson Broughshane 1475, 34th Ethan Johnston Ballymena 1474, 35th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1472, 36th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1471, 37th A Darragh Cullybackey 1465, 38th Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1462, 39th S Scott & Son Kells 1459, 40th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1458.

Any fancier with a velocity of 1329 or above qualifies for the last 32 of the knock out commencing on 1st August from Benamore

MID ANTRIM COMBINE 2 BIRD - 2nd Kilbeggan
1st C & R McIntyre Cullybackey 1446 GB26C07410
2nd Ethan Johnston Ballymena 1437 GB26D29767

MID ANTRIM COMBINE YOUNG BIRD POINTS (2nd Kilbeggan)
K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 67, Marc Neilly Broughshane 55, D Dixon Rasharkin 47, Rock & Moore Cullybackey 34, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 32, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 30. Mervyn Eagleson PPO Mid Antrim Combine.

Feds & Combines Area Liberations (2) –

Coleraine Triangle Kilbeggan (2) – T & J McDonald Coleraine Prem 1496, J Hanson Coleraine Prem 1486, 1486, 1485, B & D Coyle Coleraine Prem 1459, 1458, 1457, 1457, M Sinpson Windsor Soc 1462, K Glas Windsor Soc 1452, M Simpson Windsor Soc 1447, K Glass Windsor Soc 1445, R & J Parke Windsor Soc 14437, J Hanson 1420, T McCrudden Coleraine Prem 1402, 1399, B & D Coyle 1395, Diamond Bros Coleraine 1386, 1377.

City of Derry Federation Kilbeggan (2) – J & G Ramsey Derry & Dist 1367, P McLaughlin Maiden City 1362, B Hart Foyle 1361, J Quigley Amelia Earhart 1351, D Canning Derry & Dist 1338, L Flanagan Londonderry 1334, L Flanagan 1330, P Hegarty Derry & Dist 1329, P Hegarty 1328, L Flanagan 1325, L Flanagan 1318, Hart 1313, D Canning 1310, P Hegarty 1307, Sean Malone Fiyle 1300, P & M Healy Maiden City 1300, 1300, 1300, 1299, 1299, 1299, P McLaughlin 1299, 129.

Foyle Valley Combine Kilbeggan (2) – J & G Ramsey Derry & Dist 1367, P McLaughlin Maiden City 1362, B Hart Foyle 1361, J Quigley Amelia Earhart 1351, D Canning Derry & Dist 1338, J White Strabane & Dist 1338, J White 1337, Noel McConnell Strabane & Dist 1335, Noel McConnell 1334, L Flanagan Londonderry 1334, J White Strabane & Dist 1332, J White 1332, L Flanagan 1330, P Hegarty Derry & Dist 1329, P Hegarty 1328, L Flanagan 1325, L Flanagan 1318, Hart 1313, D McGranaghan Strabane & Dist 1311, D Canning 1310, P Hegarty 1307, D McGranaghan Strabane & Dist 1307, Sean Malone Fiyle 1300, P & M Healy Maiden City 1300, 1300, 1300, 1299, 1299, 1299, P McLaughlin 1299, 129, D McGranaghan Strabane & Dist 1298, D McGranaghan Strabane & Dist 1298, Noel McConnell Strabane & Dist 1296.

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