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A ram Ewes at the Masham Sheep Fair in 2010. The Bluefaced Leicester is a British breed of longwool sheep.It originated in north-east England in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, and derives from the white-faced Border Leicester, with some influence from the blue-coloured Wensleydale and possibly also from the Teeswater.
Blackface ewes are commonly put to Blue-faced Leicester rams to produce the Scottish Mule or Scottish Greyface. Ewes of this cross-breed retain some characteristics of each parent – maternal qualities and hardiness from the dam, and fecundity and meat quality from the sire – and are much used in commercial lowland sheep-rearing.
A Leicester Longwool at Colonial Williamsburg. The Leicester Longwool is an English breed of sheep. Alternative names for the breed include: Leicester, Bakewell Leicester, Dishley Leicester, English Leicester, Improved Leicester and New Leicester. It was originally developed by 18th-century breeding innovator Robert Bakewell. [1]
Border Leicesters are all white with a distinct long body, well-developed chest, well-sprung ribs and a wide, strong back. The nose should be black and the ears should be large, upright and alert. Feet should also be dark in colour. [5] The head and legs should be free of wool and only covered in short white hair making it easier for shearing.
5 January - Kingsmill massacre: ten Protestant men killed in South Armagh, Northern Ireland, by members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), using the cover name "South Armagh Republican Action Force". 1 March - Merlyn Rees ends Special Category Status for those sentenced for crimes relating to the civil violence in Northern Ireland.
In sheep farming, the term mule is used to refer to a cross between a Bluefaced Leicester ram and a purebred hill (or mountain) ewe (usually a Swaledale sheep) . [1]The production of such mule ewes is a widely used breeding management system which offers several advantages to the farmer.
5 March – Merlyn Rees becomes Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. [1] 30 March – Major incendiary bomb attack on Bangor town centre. 2 May – The Ulster Volunteer Force launch a bomb attack on the Rose & Crown bar on the Ormeau Road in Belfast. Five people die in the explosion with a sixth subsequently succumbing to his injuries. [2]
Ballyhackamore (Irish: Baile an Chacamair, meaning 'townland of the slob land or mud flat') [1] is a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, it is a suburb of Belfast located on the Upper Newtownards Road. It is also a ward in the UK Parliamentary constituency of East Belfast.