Cattlemen and Cowboys of Ireland
Profiles of beef cattle people connected to Ireland.
- 1868-1937Aleen CustAleen Cust qualified as a veterinary surgeon in 1900 but was not allowed to use the title until 1922, after two…Ireland
- est. 1700sBallinasloeFor generations, farmers from the west of Ireland drove stock to this Galway town each autumn to sell to buyers from…Ireland
- d. 2017Joe MaxwellThree French heifers bought in 1978 became the foundation of the Carrickbrack herd and many pedigree herds across…Ireland
- d. 1995Omer Van LandeghemHis north Dublin herd brought French Charolais to an Irish farm and stayed a pedigree name for more than half a century.Ireland
- livingPeter CaseyWith no family land and about ten breeding females, a Sligo breeder supplied bulls to AI stations and collected awards…Ireland
Also honored
- Barney Dunne fl. 1966 Department of Agriculture inspector and first secretary of the Irish Angus Cattle Society.
- Bill Carlos fl. 1966 Department of Agriculture chief livestock inspector and first chair of the Irish Angus Cattle Society.
- Joe Tighe living Co-founder, with Roy Fossitt, of the Irish Angus Producer Group in the early 1990s.
- Paddy Smith fl. 1964 Minister for Agriculture credited with planning the 1964 Charolais importation to Ireland.
- Roy Fossitt living Co-founder, with Joe Tighe, of the Irish Angus Producer Group in the early 1990s.