The Virginia Agricultural Show, or Virginia Show is an annual agricultural fair held in the town of Virginia, County Cavan, Ireland. It is held at the Virginia Show Grounds. The current show has been running for over 80 years.[3][4][5] The show is known for its dairy cow competition. The 76th edition was the subject of Show Day a documentary short directed by Alan Bradley in 2018.[6][7]
| Virginia Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Dairy Cow Evaluation, Agricultural and livestock show |
| Dates | Wednesday in late August[1] |
| Location(s) | Show Grounds Virginia, County Cavan, Ireland |
| Founded | 1800s |
| Attendance | c.15,000 (2013)[2] |
| Website | www |
Event
editOver the years, the event has had exhibitions and cow, sheep, dog and goat competitions, as well as arts, and dancing events.[8][9] There were 490 competition classes in 2012.[10]
Irish Champion Cow competition
editThe Irish Champion Cow, known as the "Baileys Irish Champion Cow" for sponsorship reasons,[11][12] is a dairy cow evaluation competition.[13][11] Running for more than 30 years,[9] its entrants are judged on aspects such as legs, neck, back and udder qualities.[11] The top prize was worth €8,000 in the mid 2000's,[14][15] reducing to GBP2,150 in 2016.[16]
Virginia Show Grounds
editAs well as an exhibition centre, meeting and sports centre,[17] the Show Grounds is the site of agricultural academic research.[18] It has been used as a temporary COVID-19 testing centre.[19]
References
edit- ^ "Ireland: Proposed Road Closures Arva & Virginia". European Union News. 4 July 2014. Gale A373709197 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ "Munster breeders' dominance finally broken at Virginia Show". Irish Examiner. 23 August 2013. Gale A340534353 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ O'Brien, Breifne (24 August 2023). "Gallery: Virginia Show champions from beef breeds".
- ^ "She's heifer so lovely...". Irish Daily Mirror. 24 August 2017. p. 3. Gale A501595487 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ "Virginia Show: Fake tan, baby oil, hair extensions – and those were just the animals". The Irish Times.
- ^ Spillane, Alison (16 July 2018). "Experience the Show Day excitement on RTÉ One tonight". RTE.ie. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ Hayes, Trish (7 July 2018). "Virginia up in lights for 'Show Day' debut". Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "All's set for the Virginia Show". The News Letter. 26 August 2022. Gale A64615231 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ a b "Record numbers set to converge on Cavan for 71st Virginia Show". Irish Examiner. 21 August 2012. Gale A300289176 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ "Ireland : Minister McEntee opens the Virginia Agricultural Show". TendersInfo News. 23 August 2012. Gale A300541406 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ a b c "'Who is the Fairest of Them All?'... Baileys Irish Cream Launches Search for Finest Dairy Cow in the Land" (Press release). PRWeb. 23 July 2009. Gale A221720702 – via Gale General OneFile.
- ^ "Murphy's cow is best in 'Baileys'". Irish Examiner. 22 August 2013. p. 22. Gale A340360354 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ "I'm top cow? Pull the udder one...". Irish Daily Mail. 22 August 2013. p. 22. Gale A340360354 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ "All-Ireland dairy cow champion bred in Cavan". The Irish Times. 28 August 2003. p. 2. Gale A106965951 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ "Corina and an udder beauty". Irish Sun. 28 July 2007. p. 6. Gale A168173202 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ "Fancy winning some moolah?". The Daily Mirror. 7 July 2016. p. 24. Gale A457226727 – via Gale OneFile.
- ^ "Installation Of A Multi-sport Portable Wooden Flooring System For Installation In The Existing Show Centre Hall Space". Mena Report. 6 November 2020. Gale A640814668 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
- ^ "Irish Government Contract Notice: Virginia Show Centre Ltd Issues Contract Notice for 'Virginia Show Centre, Co Cavan - Tender for a Researcher/Co-Ordinator to co-ordinate a cross border exchange programme to record and archive rural life over the last 75 years '" (Press release). 5 November 2018. EBSCOhost edsgcl.561374268.
- ^ "Pop-up COVID-19 Test Centre Opening in Virginia". European Union News. 25 August 2021. Gale A673182418 – via Gale General OneFile.