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List of venues for National Ploughing Championships

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]

Year Photo Location Start date End date Attendance Notes
1931 Coursetown, 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 January 1 February
1941 Cork/ Navan, County Meath 12 February 18 February
1942 Cloghran, County Dublin 12 February
1943 Lamberton, 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 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 10 February 11 February
1956 Nenagh, County Tipperary 1 February 11 February
1957 Boyle, County Roscommon 7 February 8 February
1958 Tramore, County Waterford 12 February 13 February
1959 Burnchurch, County Kilkenny 28 January 29 January
1960 New Ross, County Wexford 9 November 10 November
1961 Killarney, County Kerry 8 November 9 November
1962 Dovea, Thurles, County Tipperary 7 November 8 November
1963 Athenry, County Galway 6 November 7 November
1964 Danesfort, County Kilkenny 18 November 19 November
1965 Enniskerry, County Wicklow 17 November 18 November
1966 Rosegarland Est.,Wellingtonbridge, County Wexford 2 November 3 November
1967 Tullow, County Carlow 25 October 26 October
1968 Banteer, Mallow, County Cork 23 October 24 October
1969 Rockwell College, Cashel, County Tipperary 22 October 23 October
1970 Danesfort, County Kilkenny 28 October 29 October
1971 Finglas, County Dublin 27 October 28 October
1972 Rockwell College, Cashel, County Tipperary 25 October 26 October
1973 Rosegarland Estate, Wellingtonbridge, County Wexford 3 October 6 October
1974 Watergrasshill, County Cork 16 October 17 October
1975 Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny 15 October 16 October
1976 Wells, Gorey, County Wexford 13 October 14 October
1977 Rockwell College, Cashel, County Tipperary 19 October 20 October
1978 Knocktopher, County Kilkenny 11 October 12 October
1979 Watergrasshill, County Cork[5] 10 October 11 October
1980 Rockwell College, Cashel, County Tipperary 7 October 8 October
1981 Wellingtonbridge, Wexford 7 October 10 October
1982 Edenderry, County Offaly 12 October 13 October
1983 IDA Grounds, Waterford 5 October 6 October
1984 Ardfert, County Kerry 3 October 4 October
1985 Kilkea, Athy, County Kildare 2 October 3 October
1986 Woodsgift Hse., Woodsgift, County Kilkenny 8 October 9 October
1987 Charleville Estate, Tullamore, County Offaly 7 October 8 October
1988 Oak Park Research Centre, County Carlow 4 October 6 October
1989 Oak Park Research Centre, County Carlow October
1990 Oak Park Research Centre, County Carlow October
1991 Crecora, County Limerick
1992 Carrigtwohill, County Cork
1993 Shanballyard, Clerihan, Clonmel, County Tipperary
1994 Drumgold, Enniscorthy, County Wexford
1995 Ballacolla, County Laois[6]
1996 Oak Park Research Centre, County Carlow
1997 Parkmore, Fiveally, Birr, County Offaly
1998 Ballycarney, Ferns, County Wexford
1999 Castletownroche, County Cork[7] 28 September[7] 30 September[7]
2000 Ballacolla, County Laois[8][6] 26 September[8][6] 28 September[8][6]
2001 Ballacolla, County Laois[9] 2 October[9] 4 October[9] Event cancelled due to Foot and Mouth outbreak[10]
2002 Ballacolla, County Laois[11][10] 24 September[11] 26 September[11]
2003 Ballinabrackey, County Meath (5 km south of Kinnegad)[12][13] 23 September[12] 25 September[12]
2004 Athy, County Kildare[14]
2005 Mogeely, near Midleton, County Cork[15][16] 27 September 2005[16] 29 September 2005[15]
2006 Grangeford, Tullow, County Carlow[17] 27 September[17] 28 September[17] Also hosted World Ploughing Championships 29–30 September
2007 Annaharvey Farm
Tullamore, County Offaly[18] 		25 September[18] 27 September[18]
2008 Burnchurch, County Kilkenny (8 km southwest of Kilkenny City)[citation needed] 23 September 25 September
2009 Cardenton, Athy, County Kildare[19][20] 22 September[20] 29 September[20]
2010 Cardenton, Athy, County Kildare[19][21] 21 September[21] 23 September[21]
2011 Cardenton, Athy, County Kildare[19][22] 20 September[22] 22 September[22]
2012 Heathpark, New Ross, County Wexford[23][24] 25 September[23] 27 September[23]
2013 Ratheniska, County Laois[25][4] 24 September[26] 26 September[26] 228,000[26] 70th Anniversary since the ploughing was first held in Laois.[4]
2014 Ratheniska, County Laois[25] 23 September 25 September 280,000
2015 Ratheniska, County Laois[25] 22 September 24 September 281,000[27][28] All-time record for one day was set on the 23rd of 127,000[29]
2016 Screggan, Tullamore, County Offaly[28] 20 September[28] 22 September[28] 283,000[30]
2017 Screggan, Tullamore, County Offaly[30][31] 19 September[30] 21 September[30] 291,500[32][33]
2018 Screggan, Tullamore, County Offaly[34] 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.[34]
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
2020

Cancelled due to Covid 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]
2021 Ratheniska, County Laois 15 September[38] 17 September Day 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]
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]

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