Tullamore Show

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For a similar, unrelated annual event in Australia, see Tullamore Show (NSW).
Tullamore Show
Dairy Shorthorn cow at Tullamore Show.jpg
Dairy Shorthorn cow at Tullamore Show
GenreAgricultural and livestock show
DatesSecond Sunday in August[1]
Location(s)Butterfield Estate, Tullamore, Offaly, Ireland[2]
Founded1800s
Attendance60,000 (2017)[3]
Websitewww.tullamoreshow.com

The Tullamore Show is a one-day agricultural and livestock show held on the second Sunday of August each year near the town of Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland.[4] The programme of the Tullamore Show includes cultural events, commercial trade exhibitions and competitive interests, ranging from livestock, equestrian, home industries, inventions, vintage, fashion, style, cookery, crafts and performing arts.[5] Agriculture was originally the show's main focus, but this has broadened to include entertainment, food, crafts, lifestyle including 700 trade stands, food and refreshments, fashion and entertainment.[5] The Tullamore Show has previously attracted an average of 62,000 visitors from across Ireland and other countries.[citation needed]

History[]

1840 saw the launch of the first agricultural show in Tullamore, it lapsed in 1843, but was revamped and re-launched in the early 1900s. 1938 saw the last of this era of shows, until the idea was reignited in the early 1990s.[6] The show was revived in 1991; 53 years since the previous show.[6]

The first show was held on the outskirts of Tullamore, however the following year it moved to the larger facility in the grounds of Charleville Castle.[6] In its first 30 years, the show has been cancelled on four occasions. The first cancellation was due to the outbreak of 'Foot and Mouth' in 2001. The following four cancellations were in the years 2007[7] and 2008 caused by torrential downfalls of rain just prior to opening of the show and dictated last minute cancellations, and since 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The cancellations of 2007/2008 prompted another move to the Butterfield Estate at Blueball, 5 km from Tullamore where it has remained since.[6] Attendances reached 40,000 in the 2000's,[8] and 60,000 in the 2010's.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Beef protestors want Minister Creed's Tullamore Show invitation cancelled". BreakingNews.ie. 8 August 2019. Gale A595875785.
  2. ^ "Show Map". tullamoreshow.com. Tullamore Show FBD National Livestock Show.
  3. ^ "Record crowds flock to Offaly for the Tullamore Show". Agriland.ie. August 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "UFU Watch: Trip to Tullamore Show". News Letter. Belfast. 27 July 2002. p. 17. Gale A89706262 – via Gale OneFile.
  5. ^ a b "Tullamore Show & FBD National Livestock Show Agri Show Trade Exhibition Family Ireland Agriculture FBD Insurance". tullamoreshow.com.
  6. ^ a b c d e "About the show - History". Tullamoreshow.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  7. ^ "Show rain pain". News of the World. 24 August 2008. p. 19. Gale A184650032 – via Gale OneFile.
  8. ^ "€138,000 prize fund up for grabs at Tullamore Show". News Letter. Belfast. 16 June 2004. p. 16. Gale A118238673 – via Gale OneFile.
  9. ^ "The Tullamore the merrier". Irish Daily Mirror. 13 August 2018. p. 6. Gale A550007565 – via Gale OneFile.
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