The 11th Annual Claregalway Agricultural Show took place in Duffy’s Claregalway Equestrian Centre on Sunday 19th August with the exception of Cattle, Sheep and Goat classes this year because of the Foot & Mouth Disease. The Show provided an outlet for everyone in the community to display high quality animals, farm produce, home-baking and arts… Read more »
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Thank you from the Claregalway Show. “Empty, bare and desolate” were the words used to describe race courses around Ireland during the week but it wasn’t the case at the Summerfield race course on Saturday night, March 3rd. With mats in place, all our horses went to post. Just one noticeable difference, instead of the… Read more »
Sunday August 20th the tenth anniversary of the First Claregalway Agricultural Show finally arrived. Everything was organised down to the smallest detail and the committee waited in trepidation for the day to dawn. Having had a wet day last year, hopes were high for an improvement. The forecast looked promising and indeed they were not… Read more »
All things considered, this summer hasn’t been a bad one weather-wise, and it was almost a foregone conclusion that Sunday August 22nd—the day of the ninth Annual Claregalway Agricultural Show would be fine. However, no matter how organised a show can be, the weather is always unpredictable until the day arrives. The morning wasn’t bad,… Read more »
Preparations and plans are well underway by Claregalway Agricultural Show Committee for their forthcoming Agricultural show. The Show Queen has already been selected and the title for 1999 goes to Deirdre Conneely from Carnmore. The committee is delighted to have Deirdre as their Show Queen and they hope she enjoys her year. This will be… Read more »
After a somewhat false start on January 16th, due to severe weather conditions, we set off on Saturday, 6th March on our trip to Omagh. Our original plan was to fill one bus, but such was the demand for seats, that we hired a minibus as well. The weather looked promising on this occasion and… Read more »
If you weren’t there—you missed a great night! Claregalway Agricultural Show Race Night was filled with fun and laughter from beginning to end. Malachy Noone was in fine fettle and his commentary was superb, as usual. Should Malachy ever be thinking about giving up the day job he would have a great future as a… Read more »
Our Annual fund raising Race Night will take place on Friday, 26th February, in the Summerfield Bar, Claregalway, at 8.30pm. This event is organised to raise some funds for our forthcoming Agricultural Show which will be on Sunday, 22nd August of this year. It is a most enjoyable night, with lots of prizes to be… Read more »
Heavy rainfall in the early hours of Sunday morning looked like putting a damper on the show, but blue skies emerged and even though the occasional shower came down, the day turned out very well. Big crowds adorned the show grounds and entries were up in the Pony and Horse Section. Owners from near and… Read more »
From the beginning of the year, the Claregalway Agricultural Show Committee have been busy making preparations and plans for their forthcoming Agricultural Show, which is held annually in Duffys Claregalway Equestrian Centre, Rockwood, Claregalway. One of the main events—the selection of the Show Queen—has already taken place. The title for 1998 goes to Fidelma Roche,… Read more »
The white flag was raised and they were off. The first of the twelve races took off to a flying start. A great crowd turned up in the Summerfield Bar on Friday, 6th March, to support the Claregalway Agricultural Show Race Night. Malachy Noone gave a fantastic commentary on all the races and his witty… Read more »
Rumour has it that every Child of Prague statue in the parish of Claregalway spent the night before their seventh Annual Show outdoors. The old well-known tradition of putting the statue outside, on the night before a big event, to ensure a fine day, certainly rang through on this occasion. Out of the blue, on… Read more »