Co. Roscommon Ploughing Championships.
Ploughing has always been an important part of farming. Images of horse and plough are recorded from ancient times and an 18th century gravestone from Roscommon shows Daniel Guilane with his horse and plough in 1736 (see 1997 programme below). The national Ploughing Championships are held ever year and farmers from Co. Roscommon take part. In preparation for this event a local County Ploughing Championships is held under the auspices of the Co. Roscommon Ploughing Association.. The new Championships, held under National Ploughing Association (NPA) Rules was first held in 1994.

The following programmes are from our collection. We would welcome copies of those we are missing.

1994:  Not available.

1995:  Not available.

1996:  3rd Annual Ploughing Championships. Held on the farm of Eamon & Michael Egan, Curraghboy on 31st. March 1996. Programme contents: Committee. Members. Sponsors. Presidents Message. Chairpersons message.  Hosts message. What it Takes to be a Good Ploughman. Curraghboy stages 3rd. Annual Ploughing Championship re-establishing a link with a proud tradition. 1996 Sponsors. Curraghboy Organising Committee. Sponsors. Illustrated in black & white. Card covered, 15 pages, A5.

 

1997: 4th. Annual Ploughing Championships. Held on the farm of Tom Fitzmaurice, Athleague on Sunday 6th. April 1997. Programme contents: Co. Roscommon Ploughing Association Committee & members. List of Classes. Presidents message. Chairpersons message. Hosts message. A tribute to Joe Devaney. Parish of Tisrara (Four Roads). The Old farmer (poem). Did you know. Roscommon Messenger March 1858. List of exhibitors & sponsors. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Card covered, 17 pages, A5.

 

 

1998: 5th. Annual Ploughing Championships. Held in Tinnypark, Ballintubber on Sunday 29th. March 1998. Programme contents: Co. Roscommon Ploughing Association Committee & members. List of Classes. Programme of events. Presidents message. Chairpersons message. Hosts message. Ballintubber Hosts Co. Ploughing Championships 1998. Ballymoe Ploughing. A tribute to Terry Gibson.  Farming in Ballintubber - 1959. Roscommon team that competed at the All-Ireland in Birr 1997. List of exhibitors & sponsors. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Card covered, 17 pages, A5.

 

 

1999: 6th. Annual Ploughing Championships. Held in Tinnypark, Ballintubber on Sunday 11th. April 1999. Programme contents: Co. Roscommon Ploughing Association Committee & members. List of Classes. Programme of events. Presidents message. Chairpersons message. Hosts message. Crossing Lough Ree to plough in Roscommon in 1940's. Ballintubber hosts county ploughing - Part II - 1999. List of exhibitors & sponsors. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Card covered,16 pages, A5.

 

 

2000: 7th. Annual Ploughing Championships. Held in Tulsk on Sunday 2nd. April 2000. Programme contents: Co. Roscommon Ploughing Association Committee & members. List of Classes. Programme of events. Presidents message. All Ireland title for Roscommon. Chairpersons message. Hosts message. Tulsk. Tribute to Tom Foxe. Flight from the land. Young farmers. Ambassadors. Personal development. Warm welcome. Compulsory tillage. List of sponsors. Millennium novice competition. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Card covered, 16 pages, A5.

2001:  Not available.

2002:  Not available.      Note: It is obvious from the sequential numbering of events that there was no event on one of these years?

2003:  Not available.

2004:  Not available.

2005: 11th. Annual Ploughing Championships. Held in Lecarrow on Sunday 3rd. April 2005. Programme contents: Co. Roscommon Ploughing Association Committee & members. List of Classes. Programme of events. Presidents message. Chairpersons message. Hosts message. The loy digging competitions. A very brief history of Lecarrow. The Earl. Crossing Lough Ree to plough in Roscommon in 1940's. Thank you. List of sponsors. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Card covered, 16 pages, A5.

 

 

 

2006: 12th. Annual Ploughing Championships. Held in Lismurtagh, Tulsk on Sunday 7th. May 2006. Programme contents: Co. Roscommon Ploughing Association Committee & members. List of Classes. Programme of events. Presidents message. Chairpersons message. Hosts message. History of Lismurtagh. The ploughing contest. Tulsk Y.F.C. Presentation of silver medal to Tulsk ploughman. List of sponsors. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Card covered, 16 pages, A5. (We also have a file of local newspaper reports for this event).

 

 

2007: 13th. Annual Ploughing Championships. Held in Lacken, Rahara on Sunday 1st. April 2007 Programme contents: Co. Roscommon Ploughing Association Committee & members. List of Classes. Programme of events. Presidents message. Chairpersons message. Hosts message. 50 years on. History of Rahara. Lough Funshinagh. Val McDonnell. Paddy Groarke. Interesting facts about Rahara. Rahara Gaelic team. Rahara Rovers FC. Tug of War. Rahara sports day. The Rahara Plate. List of sponsors. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Card covered, 16 pages, A5. (We also have a file of local newspaper reports for this event).

 

 

2008: 14th. Annual Ploughing Championships. Held in Ardmullen, Kiltoom on Saturday 19th. April 2008. (Programme says Sunday, April 6th. but original date was cancelled due to inclement weather).  Programme contents: Co. Roscommon Ploughing Association Committee & members. List of Classes. Programme of events. Presidents message. Chairpersons message. Hosts message. History of Ardmullen. Local achievements. Bredagh. Lough Funshinagh. List of sponsors. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Card covered, 16 pages, (plus one page loose insert - In memory of the late John Madden. photographs and additional sponsors) A5. (We also have a file of local newspaper reports for this event).

 

 

2009: 15th. Ploughing Championships. Held at Elphin on Sunday 5th. April 2009. Programme contents: Co. Roscommon Ploughing Association Committee & members. List of Classes. Programme of events. Presidents message. Chairpersons message. Hosts message. History of Elphin. The Windmill in Elphin. Sponsors 2009. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Card covered, 13 pages. Keen Print. A5. (We also have a file of local newspaper reports for this event).

 

 

 

2010: 16th. Ploughing Championships. Held at Earl's Park, Ballydangan on Sunday 4th. April 2010. Programme contents: Co. Roscommon Ploughing Association Committee & members. List of Classes. Programme of events. Presidents message. Chairpersons message. Hosts message. Farming Practices in Moore Over 100 Years Ago. 1944 National Ploughing Contest. Paddy Kelly. Ploughing in Moore Parish. National Turf Cutting Contest 1937. Sponsors 2010. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Card covered, 20 pages. Keen Print. A5. (We also have a file of local newspaper reports for this event).

 

 

 

2011: 17th Ploughing Championships. Held at Alan Garvey's lands in Ballintubber on Sunday 3rd April 2011. Programme contents:  Co. Roscommon Ploughing Association Committee & members. List of Classes. Programme of events. Presidents message. Chairpersons message. Hosts message. The Story of Ploughing in Ballintubber. Michael Lambert. The Three Villages of Ballintubber village. Minutes from a meeting to Organise Fowl Market for Christmas 1950 & the Cattle & Sheep Fair 1950. A Short Snippet on Ballintubber. Sponsors 2011. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Card covered, 17 pages. Keen Print. A5.

 

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