Kilmeen Ploughing host 86th annual event

Kilmeen Ploughing Association hosted their 86th annual ploughing match on Sunday January 18th on the lands of John and Declan Buttimer at Gearagh in Rossmore.

This was the fifth ploughing match of the 2025/2026 season in the Cork West region and the second of the new year, on a dry but cool day on stubble ground in good conditions, with 35 competitors taking part on the day.

RESULTS

Senior Conventional: 1st John Murphy 117, 2nd Kieran Coakley 115, 3rd Jim Grace 111.

Intermediate Conventional: 1st John A O’Donovan 108, 2nd Aidan O’Donovan 100, 3rd Leonard Deane 96

U28 Conventional: 1st James O’Sullivan 114, 2nd Noel Nyhan 111, 3rd James Jennings 110

U21 Conventional: 1st Samhrán O’Farrell 101, 2nd Jerry O’Riordan 93

Ladies Conventional: 1st Ellen Nyhan 115, 2nd Katie Hayes 110

Standard three furrow: 1st Kevin O’Driscoll 107, 2nd Cyril Maguire 84.

Senior Reversible: 1st Jer Coakley 124, 2nd Michael Wycherley 121, 3rd Liam O’Driscoll 115.

U23/U28 Reversible: 1st Flor Wycherley 107, 2nd Laoise O’Driscoll 99.

Standard 3 Furrow Reversible: 1st Ger Lawlor 90, 2nd Patrick Buckley 86, 3rd Willie Lyons 65.

Hydraulic Vintage: 1st Thomas Beausang 110, 2nd Andy Mahon 95, 3rd Ger Collins 94.

Hydraulic Vintage Confined: 1st Diarmuid Kearney 84.

Classic Vintage: 1st Leslie Wolfe 86, 2nd Edward Draper 68.

Trailer Vintage: 1st John Wolfe 97.

PLOUGHING DATES

The Timoleague Ploughing Match will be held on Sunday January 25th, and the Clogagh Ploughing Match on Sunday February 8th.

The Novice Match Ploughing Match is due to be held on Sunday February 15th; all of these events are weather-dependent.

Meanwhile, the Bandon Ploughing Match, which was postponed from its original date of January 11th, has yet to be rescheduled.

Taking some measurements on his plot was competitor Aidan O'Donovan from Rosscarbery. (Photo: Andy Gibson)

Barry O'Sullivan, Bandon with Kieran Keohane from Timoleague. (Photo: David Creedon)

Daniel Morgan, Kieran Coakley and Robert Convery. The two Welsh visitors, who had planned to attend ploughing competitions in Wexford at the weekend had to rearrange their plans as those matches were cancelled. They then travelled to Kilmeen ploughing match where they met with Kieran, whom they knew from his visits to Wales.