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The Ardlea/ Elite Herds were founded in 1994 with the importation of 12 heifers from France. Later that year a further consignment of 12 heifer was purchased again in France by Mac Murphy and Seamus Cody.
Irish bloodlines were also purchased including a Garange Balerno heifer from Ray Carolan and for Filsdaidi heifers from the Luttrellstown herd in February ‘95.
Further importations from France followed that year including 11 females and 2 stock bulls from the Lanaud Test Station, Justicer and Junior.
We got our first taste for the show ring in the summer of ‘95. That year Luttrellstown Helena was Reserve Champion at the Ploughing Championships in Ballacolla and Justicer was Reserve Male Champion.
In 1996 we showed Luttrellstown Hazel and her calf Ardlea Lucia at Balmoral winning the Junior Cow class.
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