Castle Ural has excellent conformation
with good top line and exceptional length. He is very
well muscled and smooth. His bone structure is excellent
with sound legs and feet. His walk is correct in every
respect. He has an outstanding show record as indeed
had his sire. He has invariably bred true to type.
Consequently, his progeny and their progeny have also
been dominant in shows and sales rings. They have
commanded top prices in the market place and are always
in demand from commercial and pedigree breeders
-Male and Reserve Supreme Champion RDS Spring Show
1985
-Interbreed Champion RDS Spring Show 1985
-Reserve Male Champion RDS Spring Shows 1984 & 1987
-Breed Champion Royal Meath Show 1985 1986 1987
-Interbreed Champion Royal Meath Show 1985
He represented the Limousin Breed in each of the Interbreed
Competitions RDS Spring Shows 1984 1985 1986 1987
His sire Ballysorrell Mazurka was Male Champion RDS
Spring Shows 1978 & 1979
Castle Ural’s son Pelletstown Buccaneer is also
an outstanding show animal. His winnings include:
-Reserve Supreme Champion RDS Spring Show 1988
-Reserve Male Champion RDS Spring Show 1989
-Reserve Male Champion Royal Ulster Agricultural Show
Balmoral 1989
-First Irish National Supreme Limousin Champion
-2 Grandsons of Castle Ural won Champions of Irish Limousin
Society Sales
-Pelletstown Elf Thurles 1990. Pelletstown Diplomat
Naas ( May ) 1990
A grand daughter Pelletstown Estelle has been National
Limousin Female Champion 3 times 1993/94/95
Sons of Castle Ural did exceptionally well in various
performance tests conducted by the Department of Agriculture’s
National Test Centre Tully Co. Kildare. In six of these
tests sons of Castle Ural were the top performers Bulls
having Merit readings significantly higher than breed
average are put on a panel for purchase by Artificial
Insemination ( A.I.) Stations
Seven sons of Castle Ural were put on this panel. 5
were later bought for use including:
Pelletstown Alan North Western Cattle Breeding Station
Sligo.
Pelletstown Axis and Pelletstown Bacchus: Munster Cattle
Breeding Society Mitchelstown, Co. Cork
Pelletstown Cadet Dublin District Milk Board Cattle
Breeding Station Enfield Co. Meath
Pelletstown Don South Eastern Cattle Breeding Society
Station, Dovea Co Tipperary
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