Horticulture

Sponsored by Clarecastle Pharmacy

First Prize – €15.00 | Second Prize – €10.00 | Third Prize – € 5.00
Entry Fee – €2.00 per entry

Located at:

Exhibit Hall, Clarecastle National School
V95 T253

FREE SHUTTLE BUS RUNNING BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE SHOWGROUNDS EVERY 15 MINUTES!

Please refer to the Horticulture Rules and Regulations prior to entry.

Exhibitors: please bring your own vases for individual flower classes.

Exhibits not collected by 6 PM will be disposed of.

Flowers

Class no              Description

45                        Best Vase Perennial Flowers

46                        Best Vase of Phlox – 3 Stems

47                        Best Lily – 1 Stem

48                        Best Vase Annual Flowers          

49                        Best Vase Gladioli – 3 Spikes

50                        Best Vase Gladioli – 1 Spike

51                        Best Vase Floribunda Rose – 1 Stem

In memory of Tony Doyle, 16 St Joseph’s Tce, Clarecastle Co. Clare. Sponsored by The Slattery Family, Clondegad House, Ballynacally, Co. Clare

1st €25, 2nd €15, 3rd €10

52                        Best Vase of H.T. Roses – 3 Stems

53                        Best Single Bloom H.T. Rose

Sponsored by Eileen Slattery, Clarecastle/USA

1st €25, 2nd €15, 3rd €10

54                        Best Vase Sweet Pea – 9 Stems

55                        Best Flowering Shrub – 3 Stems (Excluding Hydrangea)

In memory of Anne Shannon, St Joseph’s Terrace, Clarecastle, Co. Clare. Sponsored by her children John, Mary and Nichola.

1st €25, 2nd €15, 3rd €10

56                        Best Foliage Tree or Shrub – 1 Stem

57                        Best Vase Asters – 5 Blooms

58                        Best Vase Antirrhinums – 3 Blooms

59                        Best Vase French Marigolds – 5 Blooms

60                        Best 5 Pansies Displayed on a Plate

61                        Best Pot Plant – Flowering

In memory of Miss Lynch, Stonehall, Newmarket-on-Fergus. Sponsored by the Cannon Family, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.

1st €25, 2nd €15, 3rd €10

62                        Best Vase Hydrangea – 1 Stem

63                        Best Pot Plant – Foliage

64                        Best Vase Decorative Dahlias – Large or Giant – 1 Bloom

65                        Best Vase Medium Dec. Dahlias – 3 Blooms

66                        Best Vase Small Dec. Dahlias – 5 Blooms

67                        Best Vase Cactus Dahlias – Large or Giant – 1 Bloom

68                        Best Vase Cactus Dahlias – Medium – 3 Blooms

69                        Best Vase Cactus Dahlias – Small – 5 Blooms

70                        Best Vase PomPom Dahlias – 5 Blooms

71                        Best Vase of Garden Flowers Confined to Clarecastle

Sponsored by Anne Slattery, Clondegad House, Ballynacally, Co. Clare

1st €25, 2nd €15, 3rd €10

Vegatables

72                        Best Dish of 5 Potatoes – Early Coloured

73                        Best Dish of 5 Potatoes – Early White

74                        Best Dish of 5 Potatoes – Main Crop Coloured

75                        Best Dish of 5 Potatoes – Main Crop White

76                        Best Dish of 5 Potatoes – Cooked

77                        Best Half Dozen Seed Potatoes – Coloured

78                        Best Half Dozen Seed Potatoes – White

79                        Best Dish 5 Potatoes – Kerr Pinks

80                        Best Dish 5 Potatoes – British Queens

81                        Best 4 Correctly Named Dishes of Potatoes

5 of each different variety

82                        Potato Champ.  Best Dish 5 Potatoes 1 Variety

                             Prizes:  1st €25  2nd €15  3rd €10

83                        Best 5 Shallots

84                        Best 5 Onions

85                        Best 3 Carrots – Stump

86                        Best 3 Carrots – Long

87                        Best 3 Parsnips

88                        Best 3 Beetroot

89                        Best Head of Lettuce – (1)

90                        Best 6 Pods of Peas

91                        Best 3 Stalks Rhubarb

92                        Best  5 Cut Herbs

93                        Best 5 Tomatoes Ripe

94                        Best 5 Cherry Tomatoes

95                        Best Collection of Vegetables – 3 Kinds – 3 of Each Kind

95                        Best of any vegetable (NOT ALREADY CLASSED)

Cabbage, cucumber, courgette, beans, peppers etc.

Fruit

97                        Best 5 Apples – Bramley Seedling

98                        Best 5 Apples – Worcester Pearmain

99                        Best 5 Apples – Charles Ross

100                      Best 5 Apples – Any other Dessert Variety

101                      Best 5 Apples – Any other Cooking Variety

102                      Best 5 Pears – Any Variety

103                      Best 5 Plums – Any Variety

103A                    Best Dish of any Fruits (NOT ALREADY CLASSED)

Figs, Blackberries, Peaches, etc.

Bord Bia 7 A Day

143                      NEW CLASS, Bord Bia 7 A Day

THE IRISH SHOWS ASSOCIATION & TULLAMORE SHOW SOCIETY PRESENT:
THE BOARD BIA “7 A DAY” BEST IN SEASON KITCHEN / GARDEN ALL IRELAND
ENTRY FEE TO QUALIFYING SHOW €3. TO FINAL €6
Rules and Conditions:

  1. This competition is to encourage growers to exhibit produce from their own kitchen garden
  2. In this competition the produce should be the property of and be grown by the exhibitor
  3. Each exhibit must consist of a display of fruit and vegetables excluding potatoes
  4. Not fewer that 7 kinds but not more than 10. Foliage and root growth may be trimmed for display purposes and herbs may be included
  5. The veg and fruit should be displayed within area not larger than 610mmx610mm (24”x24”)
  6. However, foliage and roots may extend beyond that boundary but not rest on the show bench
  7. Exhibits cannot be removed before 4.30pm on Show Day.

THE COMPETITION WILL BE JUDGED AS FOLLOWS:
Variety: 25 Points
Condition & Quality: 50 Points
Overall presentation & attractiveness: 25 Points
FINAL – TULLAMORE SHOW – SUNDAY AUGUST 13th 2023

Children’s Class

104                      Best Vase Wild Flowers

Sponsored by The Cannon Family, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.

1st €25, 2nd €15, 3rd €10

105                      Best 3 Fruit or Vegetable