Laois ploughing celebrated its 50th Laois County Ploughing match in style over the weekend.
OPEN INTERMEDIATE CONVENTIONAL
1st – Billy Donnelly
2nd – Martin Reilly
3rd – David Owens
THREE FURROW
1st – Kieran Dunne
2nd – Liam Morris
FAMERETTE
1st – Anne Marie NcHugh
2nd – Nora Cushen
OPEN SENIOR CONVENTIONAL
1st – Martin Kehoe
2nd – Eamon Tracey
3rd – Larry Bergin
CONFINED SENIOR CONVENTIONAL
1st – Alan Davis
2nd – DJ McHugh
U-28 CONVENTIONAL
1st – Benny Greene
2nd – Frank Cullen
3rd – Sean Tierney
HORSES
1st – Joe Egan
2nd – Stephen Hayes
3rd – Coleman Coogan
VINTAGE 2 FURROW TRAILED
1st – Tommy Pierce
2nd – Paddy Connelly
3rd – Paddy Dunne
2 FURROW MOUNTED
1st – Paddy Doyle
2nd – Tom Pender
3rd – Dan Donnelly
3 FURROW STANDARD REVERSIBLE
1st – Kieran O’Connor
U-28 REVERSIBLE
1st – Stephen Whelan
CONFINED 2 FURROW SENIOR REVERSIBLE
1st – Patsy Condon
2nd – Karl Davis
3rd – Jimmy Ryan
CONFINED JUNIOR CONVENTIONAL
1st – Pat Cooney
2nd – JP Fenlon
3rd – Tony Dunne
Thanks were expressed to Kieran Bolger of Cannonswood, Rathdowney who is hosted the special anniversary.
The next big event on the Laois Ploughing Association calendar is the 50th anniversary dinner dance on Saturday, March 25, in the Portlaoise Heritage Hotel.
