This is a list of the dates, venues and winners of National
Ploughing from 1951 to 1970.
Date |
Venue |
Senior Ploughing |
Junior Ploughing Champion |
Senior Individual |
Junior Individual Champion |
Overall Tractor Champion |
1st February, 1951 |
Wexford |
1st. Wexford
2nd. Wicklow
3rd. Louth |
1st. Cork
2nd. Dublin
3rd. Kildare |
Michael Redmond,
Wexford |
William Murphy,
Dublin |
P.J. Shanahan,
Kerry |
7th February, 1952 |
Athenry, Co. Galway |
1st. Kerry
2nd. Wicklow
3rd. Carlow |
1st. Tipperary N.
2nd. Dublin
3rd. Galway |
Patrick Mahoney, Kerry |
William Murphy, Dublin |
William Woodroofe, Wicklow |
11th February, 1953 |
Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
1st. Wicklow
2nd. Wexford
3rd. Kerry |
1st. Longford
2nd. Kildare
3rd. Cork |
Thomas McDonald, Carlow |
Eugene McGirr, Longford |
Andrew Rogers, Wexford |
11th February, 1954 |
Cahir, Co. Tipperary |
1st. Kerry
2nd. Longford
3rd. Wexford |
1st. Cork
2nd. Offaly
3rd. Carlow |
J.J. Egan, Kerry |
Thomas McDonald, Carlow |
William Murphy, Dublin |
Date |
Venue |
Senior Horse Plough Champion |
Junior Horse Plough Champion |
Senior Tractor Plough Champion |
"Queen of the Plough" |
10th & 11th February, 1955 |
Athy, Co. Kildare |
John Halpin,
Wicklow |
John Murphy,
Kerry |
William Kehoe, Wexford |
Anna Mai Donegan, Kerry |
Date |
Venue |
Senior Horse Ploughing |
Junior Horse Ploughing |
Senior Individual Horse Plough Champion |
Junior Individual Horse Plough Champion |
Overall Tractor Plough Champion |
"Queen of the Plough" |
3/4 Furrow Tractor Champion |
2 Furrow Tractor Class |
1st & 11nd February, 1956 |
Nenagh, Co. Tipperary |
1st. Kerry
2nd. Wicklow
3rd. Carlow |
1st. Galway
2nd. Kilkenny
3rd. Kildare |
Joseph Byrne, Carlow |
Matthew Meleady, Kildare |
Henry Reilly, Louth |
Anna Mai Donegan, Kerry |
William Kehoe, Wexford |
Kevin Roche, Kerry N. |
Date |
Venue |
Senior Horse Ploughing |
Junior Horse Ploughing |
Senior Individual Horse Plough Champion |
Junior Individual Horse Plough Champion |
Overall Tractor Plough Champion |
"Queen of the Plough" |
Junior Tractor Champion |
3 Furrow Tractor Champion |
7th & 8th February, 1957 |
Boyle, Co. Roscommon |
1st. Cork
2nd. Kerry
3rd. Wexford |
1st. Kerry
2nd. Tipperary S.
3rd. Kilkenny |
John Kent, Wexford |
John Bergin, Tipperary S. |
Cornelius Slattery, Kerry |
Muriel Sutton, Wicklow, Eileen Duffy, Galway |
James O'Grady, Limerick |
Denis Healy, Kerry |
Date |
Venue |
Senior Horse Ploughing |
Junior Horse Ploughing |
Senior Individual Horse Plough Champion |
Junior Individual Horse Plough Champion |
Overall Tractor Plough Champion |
"Queen of the Plough" |
Under 21 Champion |
Senior 2 Furrow Tractor Champion |
Junior 2 Furrow Tractor Champion |
3 Furrow Tractor Champion |
12th & 13th February, 1958 |
Tramore, Co. Waterford |
1st. Kerry
2nd. Carlow
3rd. Cork |
1st. Tipperary S.
2nd. Kilkenny
3rd. Waterford |
J.J. Egan,
Kerry |
John Bergin,
Tipperary S. |
William Murphy,
Dublin |
Peggy Mullally,
Kilkenny |
Kevin Roche,
Kerry |
William Murphy,
Dublin |
Eugene McGerr,
Longford |
James Grainger,
Kildare |
28th & 29th January, 1959 |
Bunchurch, Co. Kilkenny |
1st. Carlow
2nd. Wicklow
3rd. Cork |
1st. Monaghan
2nd. Kilkenny
3rd. Offaly |
John Halpin,
Wicklow |
Harry Campbell,
Monaghan |
Michael Muldowney,
Kilkenny |
Muriel Sutton,
Wicklow |
Michael Keating,
Wexford |
Michael Muldowney,
Kilkenny |
John Walsh,
Waterford |
Michael Kelly,
Kilkenny |
9th & 10th November, 1960 |
New Ross, Co. Wexford |
1st. Wicklow |
|
J.J. Egan,
Kerry |
John Corbett,
Clare |
Richard Mullally,
Kilkenny |
Mary Shanahan,
Kerry |
|
|
James Murphy,
Carlow |
Richard Mullally,
Kilkenny |
Date |
Venue |
Senior Horse Ploughing |
Junior Horse Ploughing |
Senior Tractor Champion |
Junior Tractor Champion |
"Queen of the Plough" |
Under 21 Champion |
3 Furrow Tractor Champion |
8th & 9th November, 1961 |
Killarney, Co. Kerry |
1st. Wexford
2nd Kerry
3rd Carlow |
1st. Kilkenny
2nd Waterford
3rd Tipperary N. |
William Murphy,
Dublin |
Matthew Dunne,
Laois |
Eileen Brennan,
Wicklow |
Patrick Brennan,
Wicklow |
William Murphy,
Dublin |
Date |
Venue |
Senior Horse Ploughing |
Junior Horse Ploughing |
Senior Individual Horse Plough Champion |
Junior Individual Horse Plough Champion |
Senior Tractor Champion |
Junior Tractor Champion |
"Queen of the Plough" |
Under 21 Champion |
3 Furrow Tractor Champion |
7th & 8th November, 1962 |
Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary |
1st. Carlow |
1st. Waterford |
Thomas McDonald
Carlow |
Edward O'Sullivan, Waterford |
Michael Muldowney, Kilkenny |
James Savage, Louth |
Angela Galgey, Waterford |
Donal Regan, Kerry |
Joseph T. Hoyne, Offaly |
6th & 7th November, 1963 |
Athenry, Co. Galway |
1st. Wicklow |
1st. Galway |
Patrick Mahoney,
Kerry |
Thomas Reilly, Galway |
Michael Muldowney, Kilkenny |
Christy Grainger, Kildare |
Eileen Brennan, Laois |
John O'Hea, Cork |
John Walsh, Cork |
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