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2000 NATIONAL PLOUGHING
CHAMPIONSHIPS

MACHINERY & LIVESTOCK EXHIBITION

September 26th, 27th & 28th

BALLACOLLA,
ABBEYLEIX, CO. LAOIS

The Ploughing Challenge

Having qualified at county matches throughout the country 310 competitors will plough in Ballacolla to win one of 21 Millennium National Finals.
32 counties will take part plus international competitors.

 

Programme of Events

9.00 a.m. Trade Machinery & Livestock Exhibition opens
10.30 a.m. Ploughing Competitions Commence
2.30 p.m. Ploughing Competitions Finish
6.00 p.m. Competition Results are announced
6.30 p.m. Exhibition Close Down

 

 tractor and plough

The Ploughing Programme

  

Tuesday 26th September:

  • Intermediate
  • Junior
  • Under 21
  • 3/4 Furrow
  • Vintage 2 Furrow Trailer
  • Under-40 Horse
  • Under-28 Reversible

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Wednesday 27th September:

  • Supreme Senior Tractor Championship (the winner is selected from the combined marks of the senior class and test match)
    Winner receives the Esso Perpetual Trophy.
  • Under-28
  • Farmerette
  • Visitors (day 1)
  • Senior Horse Class
  • Senior Reversible
  • Vintage, Single Furrow Mounted
  • Loy Digging Competition

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Thursday 28th September:

  • Test Match (2 competitors qualify for World Contest in Denmark, 2001)
  • Standard 3 Furrow
  • Visitors (day 2)
  • Special Horse Class
  • Vintage, 2 Furrow Mounted
  • Loy Digging Demonstration

Kverneland Millennium Reversible Challenge

Top 5 competitiors from u-28 Reversible/top 5 competitors from Senior Reversible plough off for a prize of a Kverneland Reversible Plough
Prize Value £18,000.

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