The Dealer was in Carrigallen Mart at the weekend for the annual show and sale of weanling bulls and stumbled across a lovely story attached to the Champion Belgian Blue bull calf in the pre-sale show.

The BBx weanling Tommy Boy by the Bova AI sire JKS, belonged to Irish Farmers Journal A Farmer Writes contributor Karen McCabe and her father Michael.

Karen was pictured with her calf in the Irish Farmers Journal in April this year and a prospective Co Wexford purchaser Patsy Fortune spotted him, kept in contact with Karen over the summer and “come hell or high water” he was going home with Tommy Boy on Saturday.

The calf weighed 380kg and was hammered down at €1,290 (€3.39/kg) to the Co Wexford man.