Birr Game Fair

happyout

Dont forget there is a game fair in Birr this year last week of August. Hopfully it wont rain!!!!!
Here is a link the show website http://www.irishgamefair.com/

Its on, on a Sat & Sun 25 & 26 th.

Chopperdog 2

Strange that there has been no chat on here about the game fair in Birr this weekend.

Anyone going along ?

If so, no doubt I will see you there as I am working one of the Gun trade stands.

It is always a great weekend, hope to see you there.:)

foxhunter

Ill be there anyway hope the weather holds out .
What stand are you on ?

Double Barrel

I am planning-hoping to be there. Which stand will you be working?

E@gle.

i was hoping to go but i have to work :mad:

seems to be a good bit of advertising about this years one

Chopperdog 2

I will be on the Courtlough stand, We are bringing down a good selection of guns this year.

Come up and say hello.

bullets

I will hopefully make it up on the Sunday with a shooting buddy,
Vegeta I think is due to head up too but dunno what day.

I will be asking about shotguns. Not in the market for one now but
may get one shortly after christmas.

When I went shooting Clays before I felt I did not take to it naturally
and it frustrated me and I had very little interest it it.
I recently went shooting clays one evening locally and got some coaching,
by the end of the night I adored it and wanted to buy my own shotgun
for shooting clays.

~B

Remmy

fingers crossed it stays dry!:rolleyes:

Hezz700

So it was'nt been cancelled then, nice one.:) I hope to be there on saturday.

bunny shooter

Going Sunday wouldn't miss it !

Kramer

Well, anyone been today? Report?

Should be heading up myself tomorrow all things going well. Any others going tomorrow care to meet up........drop me a PM - we can exchange mobile #s etc.

jaycee

Was there today ...:)

The weather held up , there was plenty of stuff to see and do .

Not quite as many exhibitors as other years , but I guess thats to be
expected given the uncertainty regarding weather conditions.
We have suffered one of the wettest summers I can remember , so I'm just pleased they managed to run it at all .

It's one of the very few shows that didn't get canceled this year.
Traffic wasn't a problem and parking was easy too .

.243

good to put a face to hezz to-day,if the rain holds off sunday should be a better turn out, ill be back there again tomorrow giving john greene a hand see yis there

jaycee

Yes indeed , John had a lovely selection of "Toys" there

padge hunter

was at the gun fair in birr castle was deadly isnt there anoter one on some were else i went to two last year but havent herd any ting about the oter one yet any one out there no were it is and when or did i miss it

mayhem#

Did go and brought wife & kids. A great time was had by all ;-)
Especially loved the "southern rifle & optics stand", nice selection of rifles there...

E.

lipslynch

Hi, great weekend!

Just wondering if you know where i could get the results from the shooting final on sunday evening? I know who was in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, wouldn't mind knowing where i came.. does anyone know where i can get the results?

stevoman

it was ok, there wasnt as many stalls as i thought there would would have been. still it was an enjoying day all the same

Hezz700

Was there on Saturday, great that the weather held out i would've like to see more stalls but what was there was good. I met .243 in the Southern rifle & optics stand, a sound man with lots of knowledge.

mayhem#

Hezz700 wrote:

I met .243 in the Southern rifle & optics stand, a sound man with lots of knowledge.

Short(ish) fela with shaven head?

E.

padge hunter

ye the riffles were good alrite had a good time could have been more stalls do you tink ter were more last year some good shooters ter wasnt ter are ye all looken forword to the first of september fo the duck shooting

padge hunter

ah wat were the names of the people tat came 1st,2nd,3rd

.243

mayhem# wrote:

Short(ish) fela with shaven head?

E.

yep that was me

stevoman

.243 wrote:

yep that was me

instead of saying pull, you gave a kind of "gowawn" shout out of you, was that you? if it was nice shooting

boc121

Anyone know if its going ahead with the weather the way it is?
Anyone going?
Anyone know what stalls will be there, if any?
Cheers.

suttongun

From what I read in The Countryman's Weekly it's still going ahead, plus theres supposed to be lots more trade stands, not sure which ones?,hope the exibitions are better than last year!
I am going up meself plus bringing a friend who's never been.

Sika_Stalker

probably going to be alot more of those artsy fartsy craft stalls and not that may gun dealer stalls

jimmyzx

I'll be going.:)
According to the web site http://www.irishgameandcountryfair.com/ Anglers row is to be "greatly increased" but no word on any gun stands.:mad:So I have to agree with ya S_S

Chopperdog 2

Come see us at our stand, Courtlough Shooting Grounds. We will have a nice selection of sporting guns with us and many shooting accessories.

Introduce yourself as a boards user, I will be the guy on the stand in his mid 30's.

Last year our stand was up beside the clay shooting. I am not quite sure where we are this year.

J.R.

boc121 wrote: »

Anyone know what stalls will be there, if any?
Cheers.

Not sure of all the stands but this is their timetable from their website

IRISH GAME AND COUNTRY FAIR FAIR 30th/31st August 2008
MAIN ARENA PROGRAMME sponsored by IFA Countryside

Saturday 30th August 2008
10.30 Cochise Horses
11.00 hrs Fly Casting Demonstration by Philip Maher and Robert Gillespie
11.30 hrs Parade of Gundogs sponsored by Massbrook Pet Food
12.00 hrs Medieval Display by Welsh Group Drudion
12.20 hrs Terrier and Lurcher Racing by the Mid Antrim Terrier and Lurcher Club
13.00 hrs Medieval Hunting Display by Northern Period Productions
13.30 hrs Fly Casting Display by Glenda Powell
14.00 hrs Falconry Display by Midland School of Falconry
14.40 hrs Gundog Display by Kildare Regional Game Council
15.00 hrs Gun Safety Demo by Kildare Regional Game Council
15.20 hrs Sheepdog display
16.00 hrs Medieval Jousting by Northern Period Productions
16.40 hrs Horse & Hound Display
17.00 hrs The Limerick Bowmen Medieval Display

Sunday 31st August 2008
10.30 hrs Gundog Display & Gun Safety Display by Kildare Regional Game Council
11.00 hrs Parade of Gundogs sponsored by Massbrook Pet Foods
11.20 hrs Casting Display by Glenda Powell
11.40 hrs Medieval Display by Drudion
12.00 hrs Cochise Horses
12.30 hrs Terrier and Lurcher Racing by the Mid Antrim Terrier and Lurcher Club
13.00 hrs Medieval Hunting Display by Northern Period Productions
13.30 hrs Horse and Hound Display
13.50 hrs Casting Display by Philip Maher & Robert Gillespie
14.20 hrs Falconry Display by Midland School of Falconry
15.00 hrs Medieval Jousting by Northern Period Productions
15.40 hrs Cochise Horses
16.10 hrs Fly Casting Demonstration by Philip Maher and Robert Gillespie
16.40 hrs Sheepdog Display
17.00 hrs The Limerick Bowmen Medieval Display


Continous Events:

Medieval & Military Encampment Village: Living history Displays including cooking, weapon making etc, Meet the nights and their fiery chargers, The Welsh Warriors from Drudion and the Limerick Bowmen.
Country Sports All the major countrysports bodies will be there to give advice and information.
Gundog Competition (Saturday): Massbrook Kennels International Spaniel Test (Saturday) and Massbrook Pet Foods National Novice and Open Spaniel Tests organized by the ESS Club of Ireland. Av Retriever & Minor Breeds Working Tests organized by the Irish Water Spaniel Club.
Gundog Competitions (Sunday): Massbrook Kennels International Retriever Test and Massbrook Kennels AV Retriever Open Test organized by the Broadmeadows Gundog Club.
World of Gundogs Pavilion and parades sponsored by Massbrook: Both days
Terriers & Lurchers – Irish Countrysports and Country Life and ROI Terrier and Lurcher Championships (Sunday); main arena displays both days.
Ferret Display: display by Ireland's "Mr Ferreter" Tony Carinduff.
Static & Free Flying Falconry Displays: by the Midland School of Falconry
Clay Pigeon Shooting (sponsored by Ardee Sports) and organized by Derrinsallow Shoot - Game Fair Championships; Sporting Shooting both days plus Flush
Have a Go Archery & Air Rifle Shooting Both days.
Angling: Game Fair Casting Competitions organized by Philip Maher (sponsored by Dunfly Tackle).
Childrens Entertainment Area: Quads, Bouncey Castles, Climbing Walls etc
PLUS Birr Castle Gardens, Courtyard café and Science Museum are all open free of charge.

PLEASE NOTE THE CASTLE IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Admission Charges: Adult €15

KRICO.22

Im Headin down, I hope its better than the one in Antrim, was a bit desappointed with it after the long drive. Im bringing the Girlfriend, Her cousin and my little bro. Trying to get him interested in shooting real things damn computer games have him ruined.

stevoman

well is anyone heading to it this weekend? I'm a dead cert, its the only game fair i will have got to this year, but im really looking forward to it. hopefully its an improvment on last years one, although i do hope that the fella who was selling the spit roasted hog rolls is there again this year!

foxhunter

stevoman wrote: »

well is anyone heading to it this weekend? I'm a dead cert, its the only game fair i will have got to this year, but im really looking forward to it. hopefully its an improvment on last years one, although i do hope that the fella who was selling the spit roasted hog rolls is there again this year!

Im goin to give it one last chance if it's like last year I don't think i'll bother next year.
Im headin for the midlands fair in upton under lizard in september lookin forward to seeing a real game fair.

stevoman

foxhunter wrote: »

Im goin to give it one last chance if it's like last year I don't think i'll bother next year.
Im headin for the midlands fair in upton under lizard in september lookin forward to seeing a real game fair.

your right there the english fairs are unbeleivable!

cavan shooter

Going on saturday and I feel like a kid waiting on christmas morning. I went last year and found it excellent well worth the trip. Where is the boards.ie shooting stand going to be:D

John Griffin

I will have a stand in one of the big tents displaying my Wildlife and landscape photography. Call in and say hello.:)

foxhunter

John Griffin wrote: »

I will have a stand in one of the big tents displaying my Wildlife and landscape photography. Call in and say hello.:)

I invested in one of your photo's last year it has pride of place in the hall at home.

Sparks

cavan shooter wrote: »

Going on saturday and I feel like a kid waiting on christmas morning. I went last year and found it excellent well worth the trip. Where is the boards.ie shooting stand going to be:D

In the internet cafe tent of course

stevoman

John Griffin wrote: »

I will have a stand in one of the big tents displaying my Wildlife and landscape photography. Call in and say hello.:)

will do that john! it would be nice to meet some of the boards lads face to face.

mayhem#

Planning on bringing the wife and kids down for the day (just so they can carry stuff)...

John Griffin

foxhunter wrote: »

I invested in one of your photo's last year it has pride of place in the hall at home.

Thanks, a fox i guess:)

stevoman wrote: »

will do that john! it would be nice to meet some of the boards lads face to face.

See you there then.:)

cavan shooter

The weather is looking good for saturday and sunday:D

Jonty

mayhem# wrote: »

Planning on bringing the wife and kids down for the day (just so they can carry stuff)...

LOL

terminator2

Chopperdog 2 wrote: »

Strange that there has been no chat on here about the game fair in Birr this weekend.

Anyone going along ?

If so, no doubt I will see you there as I am working one of the Gun trade stands.

It is always a great weekend, hope to see you there.:)

im going and im bringing the wife and kids and the springer spaniel

sniper83

yeap il be there on saturday! hope to be smashing some clays!;)
anyone no is there any exhibition shooting going to be at it?

pullandbang

sniper83 wrote: »

anyone no is there any exhibition shooting going to be at it?

I'll probably go and make a show of myself:)

terminator2

Im an ordinary club shooter and i shot down in birr last year and thoroughly enjoyed it.

E. Fudd

Who's going tomorrow?
My Landrover's off the road at the moment, so I'll be taking herself's mini down, is there anywhere to park on concrete?:(

Jonty

E. Fudd wrote: »

Who's going tomorrow?
My Landrover's off the road at the moment, so I'll be taking herself's mini down, is there anywhere to park on concrete?:(

You can park with the rest of the hair dressers:D

E. Fudd

Jonty wrote: »

You can park with the rest of the hair dressers:D

Lol!:D

Grizzly 45

Proably be down Sunday..Where Y'all meeting????