Monthly Archives: August 2008

Ponies in Clifden Week’08

The ‘Connemara Pony Work Parade’ was an interesting spectacle as the various working activities of the Pony, some old and some modern, were all shown side by side.  The display in the Showgrounds was marred only slightly by the incessant rain of the morning, but all bravely paraded forth. 
They demonstrated the versatility of the Pony as [...]

Some young winners at Clifden 08

Mr Jackie Walsh of Rosmuc showed the winning filly foal.  She is by Linsfort Barney X Owen’s Coral Lady.
 
The yearling filly first prize winner at the Clifden Show this year, (already featured at Cashel Show), was Peter Molloy’s Dooneen Starlight by Silver Shadow out of Dooneen Castle. 

The two year old top filly was Henry O’Toole’s [...]