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	2005 British National Ploughing Championships head for the Fens
		The British National Ploughing Championships are organised in association with Farmers Weekly, and enjoys the support of its principal sponsors: National Grid Transco, Total Butler, Goodyear and Bridgestone/Firestone.
		Following last year's highly successful event in Berkshire, the British National Ploughing Championships move this year to the Cambridgeshire Fens, where they will be held on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th October at East Fen Farm, Soham, courtesy of Mr and Mrs Eric Day.
		Of the 11 classes in the Championships the two principal ones are the reversible and conventional classes, with the ultimate prize being membership of the England team at the 2006 World Ploughing Contest.
	www.stackyard.com /news/2005/06/machinery/ploughing_championships.html

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	Kildare Nationalist: Carlow Ploughing Championships
		Having emerged from the Under-28 class Eamonn took part in the Intermediate class in the 1998 National Ploughing Championships in Ferns, County Wexford, and took the national title, which was a big feather in his cap.
		Sunday’s championships are the continuation of a proud ploughing tradition in Co. Carlow and there is certain to be a strong edge to the competition as many of the country’s elite ploughmen and women seek victory in this prestigious event.
		The county is, of course, traditionally one of the stronger competitive counties in ploughing and is surrounded by strong plough counties Wexford, Kilkenny and Laois in particular.
	www.kildare-nationalist.ie /news/story.asp?j=7169

	Carlow Nationalist - 2003/08/13: Ploughing will be major boost for local economy
		Minister Aylward remarked that nowadays the national ploughing championships are recognised as Ireland’s premier agricultural event, acting as a showcase for the farming sector and the wider agricultural industry.
		Ireland previously hosted the world championships in Killarney in 1954, Wexford in 1973 and Wexford again, for the 50th anniversary of the national championships, in 1981, and Carlow in 1996.
		The county had hosted the national championships with distinction as far back as 1938 and again in 1957; at Oak Park Research Centre in 1988, 1989 and 1990, and again at Oak Park, in association with the World Championships in 1996.
	archives.tcm.ie /carlownationalist/2003/08/13/story18344.asp

	Irish Examiner - News From Ireland - 07, August, 2000
		THE site of this year’s National Ploughing Championships in Ballacolla, Co. Laois, has been given a vote of confidence by the organisers who have decided to return to the same venue for the 2001 event.
		Minister of State Noel Davern announced the decision of the National Ploughing Association Council at the weekend launch of the promotional brochure for this year’s event, which will be held on September 26, 27 and 28.
		Indeed, the championships, which represent the most important agricultural event in the country, invariably attracts people from all walks of life, and from both urban and rural areas.
	archives.tcm.ie /irishexaminer/2000/08/07/current/ipage_19.htm

	National Ploughing
		The first country to organise ploughing matches at a National Level, Ireland played a key role in founding the World Ploughing Organisation to which 28 countries are affiliated.
		National Approach routes are the N72 and the N73.
		Many visitors to the ploughing spend a few days so it is necessary to pre-book accommodation in order to find a place close to the centre of activity.
	homepage.eircom.net /~annamay/npa/championsh.html

	Irish Farmers Journal Interactive
		There was overwhelming support for the event with 90% saying that the FTMTA should support the National Ploughing Championships but 52 out of 270 members who were contacted as part the survey thought that this year's event should be called off.
		The National Ploughing Association has indicated to all UK exhibitors that any personnel visiting the Ploughing match from the UK must not have visited a farm in the previous 21 days.
		This was confirmed by the National Ploughing Association this week, following rumours that there was a threat to the running of the event.
	www.farmersjournal.ie /2001/0908/home/home3.html

	Sligo Weekender: Ploughing returns to Tubbercurry after 60 years gap
		Sligo County Ploughing Association PRO John Farrell said that when the championships were last held in Tubbercurry in 1945 there were 32 teams of horses taking part.
		He thanked all who contributed to making the 2004 championships such a success, either by taking part, turning up to watch or sponsoring prizes, and he expressed the gratitude of the association to all who were sponsoring this year’s championships.
		Mr Farrell said that it was great to see the championships moving to venues around the county and he was sure that the people of Tubbercurry would turn out in big numbers for the event.
	www.sligoweekender.ie /news/story.asp?j=22487

	Limerick Leader - September 14th, 2002 - Farming - Scale of the Ploughing
		The sheer size of the National Ploughing Championships has begun to unfold as the site at Ballacolla, Laois, is prepared for the three day event from September 24 to 26.
		Movement of cars, people, machines and overseeing the ploughing competitions will be controlled by 500 stewards drawn from all 26 counties and there will be 40 judges for the 21 ploughing competitions in which 310 men women and underageÊcompetitors willÊtake part.
		The ground will be ploughed by 310 competitors and the exhibition area will be occupied by 650 trade stands.
	www.limerick-leader.ie /issues/20020914/farm06.html

	Laois Nationalist: National Ploughing Championships return to Ballacolla
		W ITH the Millennium national ploughing championships returning to Ballacolla this year, the Laois Championships, which take place in Ballylinan on Saturday take on an ever increasing importance.
		He has been ploughing since he was 15 years of age and has won four county titles and was runner-up in last year’s senior class.
		Despite the lack of grassland available for competition in neighbouring counties, Laois Ploughing are fortunate to have both grassland and stubble for the County Match.
	www.laois-nationalist.ie /news/story.asp?j=5540

	Sligo Weekender: Printer Friendly Version
		Paddy came second in his class in the National Ploughing Championships a number of years ago, something which he is incredibly proud of.
		His win in Longford is a warm-up competition for the National Ploughing Championships which will be held in Carlow in late September.
		"There is not as much ploughing going on these days as there used to be.
	www.sligoweekender.ie /email/printer.asp?j=19180

	Germany . East Africa . Economy of Germany . Volkswagen . Gottlieb Daimler
		The National Ploughing Championships are a competition held in Ireland by the National Ploughing Association every year.
		The first Ploughing Championships was held in Athy in February 1931.
		At this time the National Socialist or Nazi Party was also founded.
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Germany

	Irish Farmers Journal Interactive - Farm Management
		The move is in response to precautionary measures put in place by the National Ploughing Championships in association with the Department of Agriculture.
		These measures required that potential visitors to the event, who have visited a UK farm within 21 days of the National Ploughing Championships, are requested not to attend.
		In a letter to the National Ploughing Association, which is being circulated to all stand holders, the Department said that it acknowledges the contacts between the NPA and itself in ensuring that appropriate safeguards are in place in connection with the event.
	www.farmersjournal.ie /2001/0908/technology

	BreakingNews.ie: Crowds flock to Ploughing Championships
		Up to 50,000 people are believed to have visited the opening day of the national ploughing championships in Carlow today.
		National Ploughing Association spokesperson Anna Marie McHugh said: “It’s a great opportunity for farmers and their families to meet with politicians and give them feedback on policies that affect them on the farm.
		The championships, said by the organisers to be the world’s biggest, began in 1931 after a disagreement between Kildare man JJ Bergin and his friend Denis Allen, from Wexford, over which county had the best ploughmen.
	www.breakingnews.ie /2004/09/28/story168577.html

	Old Pond Publishing - Product Information
		The video concludes with film of the British National Ploughing Championships which gives an insight into the skills and precision of match ploughing using both conventional and reversible ploughs.
		Ploughing techniques including headland marking, field procedures and the fine-tuning of adjustments are covered in detail.
		Modern ploughs and available accessories are shown before we move into the farmyard where ploughman Keith Williams prepares and adjusts his plough for work.
	www.oldpond.com /acatalog/ploughs_and_ploughing_techniques.htm

	Countryside: ploughing with horses
		At the National Ploughing Championships, the horse ploughing class allowed the competitors from 9-30 am to 3-30pm to work one plot.
		Championship ploughing, being judged on uniformity and straightness, demands that both horses work on the land to prevent them spoiling the perfection of the furrows.
		Ploughing - Ploughing 2 - Harrowing - Seed drills - Horses in crop management
	www.fellpony.f9.co.uk /country/seedtime/plough2.htm

	National Ploughing Association of Ireland :: Press Releases
		As the National Ploughing Championships takes shape for its first visit to Co. Meath, from September 23rd to 25th, it is clear that the event will include the usual very large industrial exhibit.
		As might be expected at the Ploughing Championships there will be a vast array of machinery on show.
		The Ploughing, with its huge attendance of up to 120,000 people over three days, is also seen as an occasion for political parties to fly their flags.
	www.baremeadow.com /npa/PressDetail05.asp?ID=22

	Closing Remarks by An Tánaiste at the National Ploughing Championships
		I am very pleased that, once again, the National Ploughing Championships have shown the energy, enthusiasm and enterprise in Irish farming and the rural economy.
		Mary Harney, T.D. at the National Ploughing Championships
		The Championships are themselves an example of initiative and enterprise that both make commercial sense and serve our communities well.
	www.progressivedemocrats.ie /press_room/38

	National Ploughing Championships
		The National Ploughing Championships are widely recognised as the largest annual showcase of Irish Agriculture and associated industries.
	www.bordbia.ie /go/abb/events/view?idno=000040

	The Examiner - News From Ireland - 29, September, 1999
		THERE was a difference of opinion at the National Ploughing Championships in Castletownroche yesterday between Agriculture Minister Joe Walsh and Food Minister Ned O’Keeffe over the idea of a permanent site for the event.
		Mr O’Keeffe, who called for a permanent site, said he planned bringing the National Ploughing Association and other interests together to discuss the idea.
		But it was not so much the ploughing that they come to see, but also the countryside and to meet acquaintances and see new developments.
	archives.tcm.ie /irishexaminer/1999/09/29/ihead_313.htm

	Carrigtwohill Community Council Main St. Carrigtwohill Co. Cork Ireland National Ploughing Championships took place in 1992
		When local Ploughing Committee Chairman Jimmy McCarthy confirmed that the National Ploughing Championship was coming to Carrigtwohill in 1992 everyone put their shoulder to the wheel to ensure its success, and it was.
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	www.carrigtwohillcommunity.com /history-page13191.html

	The sport of ploughing matches is fashionable
		Despite the language barrier, Jim won his international class and has since notched up an unrivalled 27 British National Championships, and three International Championships.
		Jim estimates that a second-hand, general-purpose plough might be picked up at a sale for £200; a couple of horses for £1,000 to £2,000 and a pair of harnesses for £1,000.
		It was probably in the genes — both Jim’s uncle and grandfather were accomplished horse ploughmen — and soon Jim was learning the skills from his dad and an array of old hands keen to pass on their art.
	www.nfucountryside.com /features-99.htm

	A brief History of the Society
		Ploughed many times at the National Championships and represented England in 1982 at the World Ploughing Contest held in Australia.
		Qualified to represent Cruckton and The British Isles at the 1972 World Ploughing Contest held in the USA He also represented Cruckton and England at the European Championships in England in 1984 and Germany in 1988.
		In 1978 and 1981 was Y.F.C. Champion at the British National Championships.
	members.farmline.com /cruckton/soc.htm

	RTE News - Walsh tries to encourage more young people to stay in farming
		The Minister, who was opening the national ploughing Championships in Co Cork, said that he was worried about the growing trend, in the last year or so, for young people to turn their backs on farming.
		The opening of the championships coincides with a brightening outlook for the farming sector, as grain farmers reaped a good harvest this year.
		Thousands of people have begun arriving at Castletownroche for the Championships which begin at midday.
	www.rte.ie /news/1999/0928/plough.html

	European Vintage Ploughing Championship 2003 - Denmark
		Championship: From left Ken Chappel, present Chairman of the European Vintage Ploughing Association, Jens Aage Soendergaard, Danish Agricultural Museum, Hans Larsen, Chairman of the European Vintage Ploughing Association, and Mike Childerley, European Vintage Ploughing Association.
		Thank you to the Danish Agricultural Museum for hosting the championships and to the ploughmen, sponsors, judges, officials and everybody else who helped organising the championships.
		Results from the 6th European Vintage Ploughing Championship 2003
	www.vintageploughing.dk

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	Roscommon Herald: A family affair to represent Roscommon at Ploughing Championships
		The National Ploughing Championships return to County Carlow on September 28th -30th for the eighth time in its 73 year history.
		Up to 130,000 people are expected to attend the event, which will see over 300 ploughmen and women pit their ploughing skills against each other in 17 national and two international competitions.
		Next Monday 27th September, the Roscommon Ploughing Team, which is represented by a father and son, father and daughter and two brothers, will head for Carlow to represent the county in a variety of ploughing classes.
	www.roscommonherald.com /news/story.asp?j=29

	Western People: National Ploughing Championships 2004
		The National Ploughing Championships are due to take place at Grangeford, Tullow, Co. Carlow on 28th, 29th and 30th September, 2004.
		Motorists intending to travel to the American Express Golf Championships in Mount Juliet should be aware of the large volumes of traffic on the approach road to Carlow between 28th and 30th September 2004.
		Motorists not attending the Ploughing Event are advised to plan alternative routes and avoid the Carlow/Town area for the duration of the Event.
	www.westernpeople.ie /news/story.asp?j=21505

	North Somerset Agricultural Society - Ploughing Match held in September
		Amongst the attractions were horse, vintage and modern-day ploughing, the ever-popular Speed Ploughing competition, rural displays and hundreds of craft and produce exhibits.
		The 2005 Ploughing Match will be held on Saturday 10th September at Markham Farm, Easton-in-Gordano, near Bristol, by kind permission of Mr A E Hill.
		The 162nd Annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show took place at Lower Stock Farm in Wrington near Bristol by kind permission of the Alvis family.
	www.nsas.org.uk /plough.ihtml

	The Kingdom: All roads will lead to the ploughing championships
		You are > Home > All roads will lead to the ploughing championships
		Competition will be intense as over 300 competitors line-up for 21 national finals, the highlight of which is the senior tractor championship.
		This year there will be 11 marquees housing nearly 200 indoor displays and the exhibitors at the championships will include eight government departments and six political parties.
	www.the-kingdom.ie /news/story.asp?j=10672

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