List of venues for National Ploughing Championships

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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 Kildare 16 February
1932 Gorey, County Wexford 19 February
1933 Clondalkin, County Dublin 15 February
1934 Athenry, County Galway 13 February
1935 Mallow, County Cork 13 February
1936 Tullamore, County Offaly February
1937 Greystones, County Wicklow 9 February
1938 Oakpark, Carlow 10 February
1939 Killarney, County Kerry 8 February
1940 Thurles, County Tipperary/Kilkenny 21 January1 February
1941 Cork/ Navan, County Meath 12 February18 February
1942Cloghran, County Dublin 12 February
1943Lamberton, Portlaoise, County Laois [4] 12 February
1944 Ballinasloe, County Galway 9 February
1945 Tipperary 21 February
1946 Balbriggan, County Dublin 7 February
1947 Maynooth, County Kildare 11 February
1948 Limerick 19 February
1949 Drogheda, County Louth 10 February
1950 Bandon, County Cork 9 February
1951 County Wexford 1 February
1952 Athenry, County Galway 7 February
1953 Mullingar, County Westmeath 11 February
1954 Cahir, County Tipperary 11 February
1955 Athy, County Kildare 10 February11 February
1956 Nenagh, County Tipperary 1 February11 February
1957 Boyle, County Roscommon 7 February8 February
1958 Tramore, County Waterford 12 February13 February
1959Burnchurch, County Kilkenny 28 January29 January
1960 New Ross, County Wexford 9 November10 November
1961 Killarney, County Kerry 8 November9 November
1962Dovea, Thurles, County Tipperary 7 November8 November
1963 Athenry, County Galway 6 November7 November
1964 Danesfort, County Kilkenny 18 November19 November
1965 Enniskerry, County Wicklow 17 November18 November
1966Rosegarland Est.,Wellingtonbridge, County Wexford 2 November3 November
1967 Tullow, County Carlow 25 October26 October
1968Banteer, Mallow, County Cork 23 October24 October
1969 Rockwell College, Cashel, County Tipperary 22 October23 October
1970 Danesfort, County Kilkenny 28 October29 October
1971 Finglas, County Dublin 27 October28 October
1972 Rockwell College, Cashel, County Tipperary 25 October26 October
1973Rosegarland Estate, Wellingtonbridge, County Wexford 3 October6 October
1974 Watergrasshill, County Cork 16 October17 October
1975 Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny 15 October16 October
1976Wells, Gorey, County Wexford 13 October14 October
1977 Rockwell College, Cashel, County Tipperary 19 October20 October
1978 Knocktopher, County Kilkenny 11 October12 October
1979 Watergrasshill, County Cork [5] 10 October11 October
1980Rockwell College, Cashel, County Tipperary 7 October8 October
1981Wellingtonbridge, Wexford 7 October10 October
1982 Edenderry, County Offaly 12 October13 October
1983 IDA Grounds, Waterford 5 October6 October
1984 Ardfert, County Kerry 3 October4 October
1985 Kilkea, Athy, County Kildare 2 October3 October
1986Woodsgift Hse., Woodsgift, County Kilkenny 8 October9 October
1987 Charleville Estate, Tullamore, County Offaly 7 October8 October
1988Oak Park Research Centre, County Carlow 4 October6 October
1989October
1990October
1991 Crecora, County Limerick
1992 Carrigtwohill, County Cork
1993Shanballyard, Clerihan, Clonmel, County Tipperary
1994Drumgold, Enniscorthy, County Wexford
1995 Ballacolla, County Laois [6]
1996Oak Park Research Centre, County Carlow
1997Parkmore, Fiveally, Birr, County Offaly
1998Ballycarney, Ferns, County Wexford
1999 Castletownroche, County Cork [7] 28 September [7] 30 September [7]
2000 Ballacolla, County Laois [8] [9] [10] 26 September [8] [6] 28 September [8] [6]
20012 October [9] 4 October [9] Event cancelled due to Foot and Mouth outbreak [10]
200224 September [11] 26 September [11]
2003Ballinabrackey, County Meath (5 km south of Kinnegad) [12] [13] 23 September [12] 25 September [12]
2004 Athy, County Kildare [14]
2005 Ploughing Championship 9 October 2005 009.jpg Mogeely, County Cork [15] [16] 27 September 2005 [16] 29 September 2005 [15]
2006 PloughingCarlow.JPG Grangeford, Tullow, County Carlow [17] 27 September [17] 28 September [17] Also hosted World Ploughing Championships 29–30 September
2007 PloughingCarlow.jpg Annaharvey Farm
Tullamore, County Offaly [18] 		25 September [18] 27 September [18]
2008Burnchurch, County Kilkenny (8 km southwest of Kilkenny City)[ citation needed ]23 September25 September
2009Cardenton, Athy, County Kildare [19] [20] [21] 22 September [22] 29 September [22]
201021 September [20] 23 September [20]
2011 Steve Wickham launches Trad for Trocaire at at the Ploughing Championships (6169960684).jpg 20 September [21] 22 September [21]
2012 Cllr Noel Keelan, Oisin O'Connell, Pearse Doherty, Kathryn Reilly, Cllr Anthony Kelly and Cllr Matt Carthy in the Sinn Fein tent (8026981926).jpg Heathpark, New Ross, County Wexford [23] [24] 25 September [23] 27 September [23]
2013 Martin Ferris TD, Liadh Ni Riada, Cathal O hOisin MLA and Martina Anderson MEP.jpg Ratheniska, County Laois [25] [4] [25] 24 September [26] 26 September [26] 228,000 [26] 70th Anniversary since the ploughing was first held in Laois. [4]
201423 September25 September280,000
201522 September24 September281,000 [27] [28] All-time record for one day was set on the 23rd of 127,000 [29]
2016Screggan, Tullamore, County Offaly [28] [30] [31] 20 September [28] 22 September [28] 283,000 [32]
201719 September [32] 21 September [32] 291,500 [33] [34]
201818 September21 SeptemberDay 1: 97,500 Day 2:cancelled Day 3: 81,500 Day 4: 61,700 Total: 240,700 [31] Show cancelled on 19 September due to Storm Ali; an additional day was added on 21 September to compensate. [31]
2019Ballintrane, Fenagh, County Carlow 17 September19 SeptemberDay 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
2020

Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The event was cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland. [36] [37] A limited number of ploughing competitions were planned for October, but without spectators. [37]
2021Ratheniska, County Laois 15 September [38] 17 SeptemberDay 1: <1,000 Day 2: <1,000 Day 3: <1,000 Total: <3,000 [39] A limit of 1,000 attendees per day was in place due to continued COVID-19 related restrictions. [39]
202220 September [40] 22 SeptemberDay 1: 91,500 Day 2: 115,500 Day 3: 70,000 Total: 277,000Day 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]
202319 September21 SeptemberDay 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]
202417 September [45] 19 SeptemberDay 1: 75,500 Day 2: 90,500 Day 3: 78,000 Total: 244,000 [46]
2025Screggan, Tullamore, County Offaly [47] 16 September18 SeptemberDay 1: TBA Day 2: TBA Day 3: TBA Total: TBA

References

  1. ↑ "List of the dates, venues and winners of National Ploughing Championships from 1931 to 1950". NPA Ltd – via Eircom.net.
  2. ↑ "List of the dates, venues and winners of National Ploughing Championships from 1951 to 1970". NPA Ltd – via Eircom.net.
  3. ↑ "List of the dates, venues and winners of National Ploughing Championships from 1971 to 1990". NPA Ltd – via Eircom.net.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ratheniska expected to host world ploughing event in 2021". Laois Nationalist. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "1979". National Ploughing Association. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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  10. 1 2 Collings, Andrew (20 September 2002). "Event Hat-Trick and Hosts" . Farmers Weekly (Ireland). p. 5. Retrieved 12 December 2016– via General OneFile.
  11. 1 2 "The National Ploughing Championships Machinery & Livestock Exhibition 2002". National Ploughing Association of Ireland. 2002. Archived from the original on 2 August 2002. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 "Irish National Ploughing Championships: Tradition Alive and Well as Meath Hosts the Big Event". The News Letter . 20 September 2003.
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  15. 1 2 "National Ploughing Championships Machinery & Livestock Exhibition 2005". National Ploughing Association of Ireland. 2005. Archived from the original on 5 March 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  16. 1 2 "Ploughing Championships under way in Cork". RTÉ News. 27 September 2005. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  17. 1 2 3 "Machinery & Livestock Exhibition 2006 "Double Celebration"". National Ploughing Association of Ireland. 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  18. 1 2 3 "Machinery & Livestock Exhibition 2007". National Ploughing Association of Ireland. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Previous Events". National Ploughing Association of Ireland. 2011. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  20. 1 2 3 Sheehan, Aideen (20 September 2010). "Up to 180,000 visitors are expected to flock to this year's National Ploughing Championships tomorrow" . Irish Independent . p. 7. Retrieved 12 December 2016– via General OneFile.
  21. 1 2 3 "Come celebrate 80 years of the National Ploughing Association in Athy this September 20th-22nd 2011". National Ploughing Association of Ireland. 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  22. 1 2 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" . Irish Independent . p. 3. Retrieved 12 December 2016– via General OneFile.
  23. 1 2 3 "National Ploughing Championships on Kilkenny border launched" . Kilkenny People . 6 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2016– via General OneFile.
  24. ↑ "Background of Event/". National Ploughing Association. 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  25. 1 2 Flaherty, Rachel; Griffin, Dan (22 September 2015). "Ploughing championships: President attends first day". Irish Times . Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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  28. 1 2 3 4 "homepage". National Ploughing Association of Ireland. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  29. ↑ "Record High Attendance – National Ploughing Association". 23 September 2015.
  30. ↑ "2017 Return to Screggan". National Ploughing Association of Ireland. 2016. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  31. 1 2 3 "62,000 people attend final day of Ploughing Championships after 'difficult week' for organisers". Irish Examiner . 21 September 2018. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  32. 1 2 3 "homepage". National Ploughing Association of Ireland. 2016. Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  33. ↑ McNally, Malcolm (22 September 2017). "Thousands flock to National Ploughing Championships in county Offaly" . Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  34. ↑ "National Ploughing Championships 2017: Tractor highlights on-site". Agriland. 21 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  35. ↑ "2019 Ploughing is the best-attended championships since they began in 1931". Irish Examiner. 19 September 2019.
  36. ↑ "Covid-19 sees cancellation of Ploughing Championships". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  37. 1 2 McCormack, Cian (28 August 2020). "Next month's national ploughing competitions cancelled". RTÉ.ie .
  38. ↑ Moloney, Eoghan (15 September 2021). "Jamie Redknapp on a day spent at the Ploughing Championships – 'An incredible experience'". Independent.ie .
  39. 1 2 Kane, Conor (15 September 2021). "Scaled-back ploughing championship under way in Laois". RTÉ News .
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  41. ↑ Mag Raollaigh, Joe (20 September 2022). "National Ploughing Championships back after Covid break". RTÉ News . Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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  43. ↑ "200,550 people attend Ploughing 2023 - Agriland.ie".
  44. ↑ O'Sullivan, Kathleen (20 September 2023). "Macra breaks world record for welly throwing at Ploughing Championships". IrishExaminer.com .
  45. ↑ McGrath, Pat (17 September 2024). "75,000 attend first day of Ploughing Championships". RTÉ News .
  46. ↑ Forde, Amy (19 September 2024). "78,000 attend final day of Ploughing 2024". FarmersJournal.ie .
  47. ↑ "Ploughing Championships 2025 Venue Confirmed". National Ploughing Association. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
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