The Federation of
Irish Beekeepers' Associations
The Federation of
Irish Beekeepers' Associations
The Co Dublin BKA annual Honey Show took place on Saturday 8th of November 2008 at Christ Church Hall, Rathgar, Dublin.
The judges were Mr Redmond Williams and Mr John Donoghue.
The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Mr Eamon Ryan T.D. presenting Mr Dennis Ryan, President of FIBKA, with his trophy as winner of the 24 jar class
Class |
Class Description |
Prize |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24x1 lbs Jars of Honey | Powers to Bees Trophy | 1st: Dennis Ryan, Mylerstown,
Clonmel, Co Tipperary 2nd: Mary Ryan, Deerpark, Dundrum, Co Tipperary |
| 2 | 12 x 1 lb Jars of Honey, labelled as offered for sale | Avoca Nurseries Trophy | 1st: no award 2nd: Michael G Gleeson Ballinakill, Enfield, Co Meath 3rd: John Summerville, Limefield, Tullamore, Co Offaly |
| 3 | 2 x 1 lb Jars of Light Honey | The Chivers Cup | 1st: Mary Ryan, Deerpark,
Dundrum, Co Tipperary 2nd: Michael G Gleeson Ballinakill, Enfield, Co Meath 3rd: Micheal MacGiolla Coda, Burncourt, Cahir, Co Tipperary |
| 4 | 2 x 1 lb Jars of Medium Honey | The Monument Creamery Cup | 1st: Mr Robert Glass, Hartford Place, The Mall, Armagh |
| 5 | 2 x 1 lb Jars of Dark Honey | The Irish Agricultural Chemical Perpetual | 1st: John Summerville,
Limefield, Tullamore, 2nd: Eoghan MacGiolla Coda, Trean, Dunleer, Co Louth |
| 6 | 2 x 1 lb Jars of Heather Honey | The C.D.B.A. Cup | No awards |
| 7 | 2 x 1 lb Jars of Creamed or Granulated Honey | The C.D.B.A. Cup | 1st: Jim Power, The Old Hill, Carrig-Beg, Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary |
| 8 | 2 Sections of Floral Honey | The Rowan Cup | 1st: Tony Lynch, Donnybrook,
Dublin 2nd: Gerry Boland, Gorey, Co Wexford 3rd: Michael Egan, Gorey, Co Wexford |
| 9 | 2 Sections of Heather Honey | Sir James W. Mackey | No Awards |
| 10 | 2 Containers of Cut Comb | The Tom Kehoe Trophy | 1st: John Summervile,
Limefield, Tullamore, Co Offaly 2nd: Rowland Eustace, Blackrock, Co Dublin 3rd: Keith Pierce, Castlenock, Co Dublin |
| 11 | 2 x1lb Jars of Chunk Honey | The Ned Smyth Trophy | 1st: John Summervile,
Limefield, Tullamore, Co Offaly 2nd: Keith Pierce, Castleknock, Co. Dublin |
| 12 | One Frame of Honey Suitable for Extraction | The Green Acres Cup | 1st: Michael Egan, Gorey, Co
Wexford 2nd: Gerry Boland, Gorey, Co Wexford 3rd: Brian Dunbar, Gorey, Co Wexford |
Class |
Class Description |
Prize |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | One Cake of Beeswax | The McGrane Apiaries Trophy | 1st: Jim Power The Old Hill,
Carrig-Beg, Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary 2nd: Michael Giles Rathnew, Co Wicklow VHC: Keith Pierce Castlenock, Co Dublin |
| 14 | Honey Biscuits | The Hans Flohr Trophy | 1st: Aine Ni Suilleabhan
Blackrock, Co Dublin VHC: Jim Power The Old Hill, Carrig-Beg, Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary |
| 15 | Honey Cake | The McGrane Apiaries Trophy | 1st: Mary Ryan Deerpark,
Dundrum, Co Tipperary 2nd: Aine Ni Suilleabhan Blackrock, Co Dublin |
| 16 | Floor Polish | - | 1st: Dennis Ryan Mylerstown,
Clonmel, Co Tipperary 2nd: Jim Power The Old Hill, Carrig-Beg, Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary |
| 17 | Three Beeswax Candles by Moulding | - | 1st: John Summervile,
Limefield, Tullamore, Co Offaly 2nd: Jim Power The Old Hill, Carrig-Beg, Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary |
| 18 | Three Beeswax Candles other than by Moulding | The N.K.B. Trophy | 1st: Dennis Ryan Mylerstown,
Clonmel, Co Tipperary 2nd: Jim Power The Old Hill, Carrig-Beg, Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary |
Class |
Class Description |
Prize |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | One Bottle Dry Mead | The Grape"n" Grain Trophy | 1st: Simon Curtis Stillorgan, Dublin |
| 20 | One Bottle Sweet Mead | The County Cellar Cup | 1st: Ben Myers Tallaght, Dublin |
| 21 | One Bottle Michelin or Melomel | C.D.B.A. Trophy | No Awards |
Class |
Class Description |
Prize |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | One Black or White Photograph | C.D.B.A. Trophy | 1st: Liam McGarry Shankill,
Co Dublin 2nd: Sr. Keith Pierce Castlenock, Co Dublin |
| 23 | Art Competition Primary School | - |
No Awards |
| 25 | - | The Billy Mellon CDBA Perpetual Trophy | 1st: Greg Maher Glenageary, Co Dublin |
| 26 | One Jar Light or Medium Honey-Novice | The C.D.B.A. Cup | C: Aideen Klauer Blessington,
Co Wicklow C: John Murphy Killiney, Co Dublin C: Robert Gaffney Porterstown, Dublin |
| 27 | One Jar Dark Honey-Novice | The R. Shackleton Trophy | 1st: Eamon McCann Dundrum, Co Dublin |
| - | Most Points in the Show | The Gourmet Cup | Jim Power The Old Hill, Carrig-Beg, Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary |
| - | The Supreme Comb Honey | The Dan Deasy Cup | Michael Flynn Gorey, Co Wexford |
| - | The Supreme Run Honey | The John Kerney Cup | Robert Glass Hartford Place, The Mall, Armagh |
