Longford's ​Colmcille Ploughing will be bigger and better in 2027

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The Colmcille Ploughing presentation | Pictures by Shelley Corcoran. Centre top picture by Lissette Carcamo

The Colmcille Ploughing presentation took place on August 30, with competitors coming along to pick up their prizes from the ploughing, horse ploughing and Loy competitions.

​The Colmcille Ploughing and Family Fun Day will be back again next year ‘bigger and better’, declared Colmcille Ploughing Chairperson Mary Sheridan.

Left: Mary Denneny with Queen of the Plough Shauna Reilly. Right:  Mary Denneny presenting Tony Madden with the Pat Gunshinan Memorial Cup for the Colmcille Competition highest markplaceholder image
Left: Mary Denneny with Queen of the Plough Shauna Reilly. Right: Mary Denneny presenting Tony Madden with the Pat Gunshinan Memorial Cup for the Colmcille Competition highest mark | Pictures by Shelley Corcoran

​The Colmcille Ploughing and Family Fun Day took place on Sunday, August 23.

Speaking at the presentation of awards, Mary hailed the event, held on land by kind permission of the Moore family, as ‘another successful year’.

Margaret Madden, Shauna Reilly, Tony Madden, John Boland, Tommy Masterson, Mary Denneny, James Reynolds and  John Sheridanplaceholder image
Margaret Madden, Shauna Reilly, Tony Madden, John Boland, Tommy Masterson, Mary Denneny, James Reynolds and John Sheridan | Picture: Shelley Corcoran

Mary expressed a huge thanks to everyone who attended on the day and supported the event.

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Breege McKeon presenting the Michael McKeon Cup to John Boland | Lissette Carcamo

She thanked organising committee members who helped out and main sponsor, The Hill Top Bar, owned by Michelle and Normal Hall.

May also extended her thanks to site owners Michael and Annie Moore and everyone who donated sponsorship.

The Colmcille Ploughing presentation took place on August 30, with competitors coming along to pick up their prizes from the ploughing, horse ploughing and Loy competitions.

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