List of venues for National Ploughing Championships explained

This article is a list of venues for the National Ploughing Championships, an agricultural fair held annually in the Republic of Ireland since 1931.[1] [2] [3]

YearPhotoLocationStart dateEnd dateAttendanceNotes
1931Coursetown, Athy, County Kildare16 February
1932Gorey, County Wexford19 February
1933Clondalkin, County Dublin15 February
1934Athenry, County Galway13 February
1935Mallow, County Cork13 February
1936Tullamore, County OffalyFebruary
1937Greystones, County Wicklow9 February
1938Oakpark, Carlow10 February
1939Killarney, County Kerry8 February
1940Thurles, County Tipperary/Kilkenny21 January1 February
1941Cork/ Navan, County Meath12 February18 February
1942Cloghran, County Dublin12 February
1943Lamberton, Portlaoise, County Laois[4] 12 February
1944Ballinasloe, County Galway9 February
1945Tipperary21 February
1946Balbriggan, County Dublin7 February
1947Maynooth, County Kildare11 February
1948Limerick19 February
1949Drogheda, County Louth10 February
1950Bandon, County Cork9 February
1951County Wexford1 February
1952Athenry, County Galway7 February
1953Mullingar, County Westmeath11 February
1954Cahir, County Tipperary11 February
195510 February11 February
1956Nenagh, County Tipperary1 February11 February
1957Boyle, County Roscommon7 February8 February
1958Tramore, County Waterford12 February13 February
1959Burnchurch, County Kilkenny28 January29 January
1960New Ross, County Wexford9 November10 November
1961Killarney, County Kerry8 November9 November
1962Dovea, Thurles, County Tipperary7 November8 November
1963Athenry, County Galway6 November7 November
1964Danesfort, County Kilkenny18 November19 November
1965Enniskerry, County Wicklow17 November18 November
1966Rosegarland Est.,Wellingtonbridge, County Wexford2 November3 November
1967Tullow, County Carlow25 October26 October
1968Banteer, Mallow, County Cork23 October24 October
1969Rockwell College, Cashel, County Tipperary22 October23 October
1970Danesfort, County Kilkenny28 October29 October
1971Finglas, County Dublin27 October28 October
1972Rockwell College, Cashel, County Tipperary25 October26 October
1973Rosegarland Estate, Wellingtonbridge, County Wexford3 October6 October
1974Watergrasshill, County Cork16 October17 October
1975Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny15 October16 October
1976Wells, Gorey, County Wexford13 October14 October
1977Rockwell College, Cashel, County Tipperary19 October20 October
1978Knocktopher, County Kilkenny11 October12 October
1979Watergrasshill, County Cork[5] 10 October11 October
1980Rockwell College, Cashel, County Tipperary7 October8 October
1981Wellingtonbridge, Wexford7 October10 October
1982Edenderry, County Offaly12 October13 October
1983IDA Grounds, Waterford5 October6 October
1984Ardfert, County Kerry3 October4 October
1985Kilkea, Athy, County Kildare2 October3 October
1986Woodsgift Hse., Woodsgift, County Kilkenny8 October9 October
1987Charleville Estate, Tullamore, County Offaly7 October8 October
1988Oak Park Research Centre, County Carlow4 October6 October
1989Oak Park Research Centre, County CarlowOctober
1990Oak Park Research Centre, County CarlowOctober
1991Crecora, County Limerick
1992Carrigtwohill, County Cork
1993Shanballyard, Clerihan, Clonmel, County Tipperary
1994Drumgold, Enniscorthy, County Wexford
1995Ballacolla, County Laois[6]
1996Oak Park Research Centre, County Carlow
1997Parkmore, Fiveally, Birr, County Offaly
1998Ballycarney, Ferns, County Wexford
1999Castletownroche, County Cork[7] 28 September30 September
2000Ballacolla, County Laois[8] 26 September28 September
2001Ballacolla, County Laois[9] 2 October4 OctoberEvent cancelled due to Foot and Mouth outbreak
2002Ballacolla, County Laois[10] [11] 24 September26 September
2003Ballinabrackey, County Meath (5 km south of Kinnegad)[12]
[13] |23 September|25 September|||-|2004||Athy, County Kildare[14] |||||-|2005||Mogeely, near Midleton, County Cork[15] [16] |27 September 2005|29 September 2005|||-|2006||Grangeford, Tullow, County Carlow[17] |27 September|28 September||Also hosted World Ploughing Championships 29–30 September|-|2007||Annaharvey Farm
Tullamore, County Offaly[18] |25 September|27 September|||-|2008||Burnchurch, County Kilkenny (8 km southwest of Kilkenny City)| 23 September| 25 September|||-|2009||Cardenton, Athy, County Kildare[19] [20] |22 September|29 September|||-|2010||Cardenton, Athy, County Kildare[21] |21 September|23 September|||-|2011||Cardenton, Athy, County Kildare[22] |20 September|22 September|||-|2012||Heathpark, New Ross, County Wexford[23] [24] |25 September|27 September|||-|2013||Ratheniska, County Laois[25] |24 September[26] |26 September|228,000|70th Anniversary since the ploughing was first held in Laois.|-|2014||Ratheniska, County Laois|23 September|25 September|280,000||-|2015||Ratheniska, County Laois|22 September|24 September|281,000[27] |All-time record for one day was set on the 23rd of 127,000[28] |-|2016||Screggan, Tullamore, County Offaly[29] |20 September|22 September|283,000||-|2017||Screggan, Tullamore, County Offaly[30] [31] |19 September|21 September|291,500[32] [33] ||-|2018||Screggan, Tullamore, County Offaly|18 September|21 September|Day 1: 97,500 Day 2:cancelled Day 3: 81,500 Day 4: 61,700 Total: 240,700[34] |Show cancelled on 19 September due to Storm Ali; an additional day was added on 21 September to compensate.|-|2019|| Ballintrane, Fenagh, County Carlow|17 September|19 September|Day 1: 102,500 Day 2: 113,500 Day 3: 81,000 Total: 297,000[35] |Total attendance figures for the 88th Championships came to a record breaking 297,000 visitors over the 3 days|-|2020Cancelled due to Covid pandemic| -| The event was cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland.[36] A limited number of ploughing competitions were planned for October, but without spectators.[37] |-|2021||Ratheniska, County Laois|15 September[38] |17 September| Day 1: <1,000 Day 2: <1,000 Day 3: <1,000 Total:<3,000| A limit of 1,000 attendees per day was in place due to continued COVID-19 related restrictions.[39] |-|2022||Ratheniska, County Laois|20 September[40] |22 September|Day 1: 91,500 Day 2: 115,500 Day 3: 70,000 Total: 277,000|Day 2 of the 91st Ploughing Championships saw a record daily number of attendees, this was 115,000 people. This was also the World Ploughing Championships.[41] [42] |-|2023||Ratheniska, County Laois|19 September|21 September|Day 1: 66,250 Day 2: 71,800 Day 3: 62,500 Total:200,550[43] |Macra na Feirme organised a successful world record attempt to throw the most wellies simultaneously.[44] |-|2024||Ratheniska, County Laois|17 September[45] |19 September|Day 1: 75,500 Day 2: 90,500 Day 3: 78,000 Total:244,000[46] ||}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of the dates, venues and winners of National Ploughing Championships from 1931 to 1950. . NPA Ltd . Eircom.net.
  2. Web site: List of the dates, venues and winners of National Ploughing Championships from 1951 to 1970. . NPA Ltd . Eircom.net.
  3. Web site: List of the dates, venues and winners of National Ploughing Championships from 1971 to 1990. . NPA Ltd . Eircom.net.
  4. Web site: 30 September 2015 . Ratheniska expected to host world ploughing event in 2021 . 20 September 2017 . Laois Nationalist.
  5. Web site: 1979 . 1 October 2015 . National Ploughing Association.
  6. Ryan . Tim . The Plough is the Star . . Winter 2000 . 142 . subscription . General OneFile . 12 December 2016.
  7. Web site: 1999 . 1999 National Ploughing Championships . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151001124031/http://homepage.eircom.net/~annamay/npa/championsh.html . 1 October 2015 . 1 October 2015 . National Ploughing Association of Ireland.
  8. News: McCoy . David . 16 September 2000 . Ploughing Championship: Lining Up to Do the Bizz at Ballacolla; The 2000 Irish National Ploughing Championships Take Place at Ballacolla, Co Laois, on September 26–28. . The News Letter.
  9. Web site: 2001 . 2001 National Ploughing Championships . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010607224746/http://www.npa.ie/2001.html . 7 June 2001 . 1 October 2015 . National Ploughing Association of Ireland.
  10. Web site: 2002 . The National Ploughing Championships Machinery & Livestock Exhibition 2002 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020802015110/http://www.npa.ie/champs02.html . 2 August 2002 . 1 October 2015 . National Ploughing Association of Ireland.
  11. News: Collings . Andrew . 20 September 2002 . Event Hat-Trick and Hosts . subscription . 12 December 2016 . Farmers Weekly (Ireland) . 5 . General OneFile.
  12. News: 20 September 2003 . Irish National Ploughing Championships: Tradition Alive and Well as Meath Hosts the Big Event . The News Letter.
  13. Web site: 2003 . National Ploughing Championships Machinery & Livestock Exhibition 2003 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030804061904/http://www.npa.ie/ . 4 August 2003 . 1 October 2015 . National Ploughing Association of Ireland.
  14. Web site: 2004 . National Ploughing Championships Machinery & Livestock Exhibition 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040920045208/http://www.npa.ie/ . 20 September 2004 . 1 October 2015 . National Ploughing Association of Ireland.
  15. Web site: 2005 . National Ploughing Championships Machinery & Livestock Exhibition 2005 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050305200057/http://www.npa.ie/ . 5 March 2005 . 1 October 2015 . National Ploughing Association of Ireland.
  16. Web site: 27 September 2005 . Ploughing Championships under way in Cork . https://web.archive.org/web/20151001101246/http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0927/67936-plough/ . 1 October 2015 . 1 October 2015 . RTÉ News.
  17. Web site: 2006 . Machinery & Livestock Exhibition 2006 "Double Celebration" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060716012020/http://www.npa.ie/ . 16 July 2006 . 1 October 2015 . National Ploughing Association of Ireland.
  18. Web site: 2007 . Machinery & Livestock Exhibition 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070729175043/http://www.npa.ie/ . 29 July 2007 . 1 October 2015 . National Ploughing Association of Ireland.
  19. Web site: 2011 . Previous Events . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110810140320/http://www.npa.ie/previous-events/ . 10 August 2011 . 1 October 2015 . National Ploughing Association of Ireland.
  20. News: O'Brien . Declan . Murphy . Caitriona . 22 September 2009 . With around 150,000 people expected to descend on Athy over the next three days, getting people on and off the National Ploughing Championships site at Cardenton is going to be a major logistical challenge . subscription . 12 December 2016 . . 3 . General OneFile.
  21. News: Sheehan . Aideen . 20 September 2010 . Up to 180,000 visitors are expected to flock to this year's National Ploughing Championships tomorrow . subscription . 12 December 2016 . . 7 . General OneFile.
  22. Web site: 2011 . Come celebrate 80 years of the National Ploughing Association in Athy this September 20th-22nd 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110709152338/http://www.npa.ie/ . 9 July 2011 . 1 October 2015 . National Ploughing Association of Ireland.
  23. News: 6 September 2012 . National Ploughing Championships on Kilkenny border launched . subscription . 12 December 2016 . . General OneFile.
  24. Web site: 2012 . Background of Event/ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915050821/http://www.npa.ie/media-2/overviewbackground-of-event/ . 15 September 2012 . 1 October 2015 . National Ploughing Association.
  25. Web site: Flaherty . Rachel . Griffin . Dan . 22 September 2015 . Ploughing championships: President attends first day . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151001093300/https://www.irishtimes.com/business/agribusiness-and-food/ploughing-championships-president-attends-first-day-1.2361317 . 1 October 2015 . 1 October 2015 . Irish Times.
  26. Web site: 26 September 2013 . Ploughing championships to return to Laois in 2014 after smashing records . 20 September 2017 . TheJournal.ie.
  27. Web site: 24 September 2015 . Numbers attending Ploughing Championships at an all-time high . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150926044429/http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/numbers-attending-ploughing-championships-at-an-all-time-high-697556.html . 26 September 2015 . 12 December 2016 . BreakingNews.ie.
  28. Web site: 23 September 2015 . Record High Attendance – National Ploughing Association .
  29. Web site: 2015 . homepage . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151103022643/http://www.npa.ie/ . 3 November 2015 . 12 December 2016 . National Ploughing Association of Ireland.
  30. Web site: 2016 . homepage . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161212170701/http://www.npa.ie/ . 12 December 2016 . 12 December 2016 . National Ploughing Association of Ireland.
  31. Web site: 2016 . 2017 Return to Screggan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161020022217/http://www.npa.ie/2016/10/2017-return-to-screggan . 20 October 2016 . 12 December 2016 . National Ploughing Association of Ireland.
  32. News: McNally . Malcolm . 22 September 2017 . Thousands flock to National Ploughing Championships in county Offaly . 2 October 2017.
  33. News: 21 September 2017 . National Ploughing Championships 2017: Tractor highlights on-site . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171002121352/http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/tractor-highlights-on-site-at-this-years-national-ploughing-championships/ . 2 October 2017 . 2 October 2017 . Agriland.
  34. News: 21 September 2018 . 62,000 people attend final day of Ploughing Championships after 'difficult week' for organisers . https://web.archive.org/web/20180922000300/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/62000-people-attend-final-day-of-ploughing-championships-after-difficult-week-for-organisers-870506.html . 22 September 2018 . 25 September 2018 . Irish Examiner.
  35. Web site: September 19, 2019 . 2019 Ploughing is the best-attended championships since they began in 1931 . Irish Examiner.
  36. News: 8 May 2020 . Covid-19 sees cancellation of Ploughing Championships . 8 May 2020 . RTÉ News and Current Affairs.
  37. Web site: McCormack . Cian . 28 August 2020 . Next month's national ploughing competitions cancelled . RTÉ.ie.
  38. Web site: Moloney . Eoghan . 15 September 2021 . Jamie Redknapp on a day spent at the Ploughing Championships – 'An incredible experience' . Independent.ie.
  39. News: Kane . Conor . 15 September 2021 . Scaled-back ploughing championship under way in Laois . RTÉ News.
  40. Web site: National Ploughing Championships Ratheniska 2022 .
  41. News: Mag Raollaigh . Joe . 20 September 2022 . National Ploughing Championships back after Covid break . 20 September 2022 . RTÉ News.
  42. Web site: 21 September 2022 . New attendance record set at National Ploughing Championships . 22 September 2022 . RTÉ News.
  43. Web site: 200,550 people attend Ploughing 2023 - Agriland.ie .
  44. Web site: O'Sullivan . Kathleen . 20 September 2023 . Macra breaks world record for welly throwing at Ploughing Championships . IrishExaminer.com.
  45. News: McGrath . Pat . 17 September 2024 . 75,000 attend first day of Ploughing Championships . RTÉ News.
  46. Web site: Forde . Amy . 19 September 2024 . 78,000 attend final day of Ploughing 2024 . FarmersJournal.ie.

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