National Ploughing Championships
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The National Ploughing Championships are a competition held in Ireland by the National Ploughing Association every year. The first Ploughing Championships were held in Athy in February 1931.
The following is a complete list of Competition locations:
- 1931 Athy
- 1932 Gorey
- 1933 Clondalkin
- 1934 Athenry
- 1935 Mallow
- 1936 Tullamore
- 1937 Greystones
- 1938 Carlow
- 1939 Killarney
- 1940 Thurles/Kilkenny
- 1941 Cork
- 1942 Cloghan (Dublin)
- 1943 Portlaoise
- 1944 Ballinasloe
- 1945 Tipperary
- 1946 Balbriggan
- 1947 Maynooth
- 1948 Limerick
- 1949 Drogheda
- 1950 Bandon
- 1951 Wexford
- 1952 Athenry
- 1953 Mullingar
- 1954 Cahir
- 1955 Athy (Silver Jubilee)
- 1956 Nenagh
- 1957 Boyle, County Carlow
- 1958 Tramore
- 1959 Carlow
- 1960 New Ross
- 1961 Killarney
- 1962 Thurles
- 1963 Athenry
- 1964 Kilkenny
- 1965 Enniskerry, County Wicklow
- 1966 Wexford
- 1967 Tullow, County Carlow
- 1968 Mallow, County Cork
- 1969 Rockwell College, Cashel, County Tipperary
- 1970 Kilkenny
- 1971 Finglas, County Dublin
- 1972 Rockwell College, Cashel, County Tipperary
- 1973 Wellingtonbridge, County Wexford
- 1974 Watergrasshill, County Cork
- 1975 Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny
- 1976 Wells, Gorey, County Wexford
- 1977 Rockwell College, Cashel, County Tipperary
- 1978 Knocktopher, County Kilkenny
- 1979 Watergrasshill, County Cork
- 1980 Cashel, County Tipperary
- 1981 Wexford
- 1982 Edenderry
- 1983 Waterford
- 1984 Ardfert, County Kerry
- 1985 Kilkea, County Kildare
- 1986 Woodsgift, County Kilkenny
- 1987 Charleville Estate, Tullamore
- 1988 Oak Park Research Centre, Carlow
- 1989 Oak Park Research Centre, Carlow
- 1990 Oak Park Research Centre, Carlow
- 1991 Crecora, County Limerick
- 1992 Carrigtwohill, Midleton, County Cork
- 1993 Shanballyard, Clerihan, Clonmel
- 1994 Drumgold, Enniscorthy
- 1995 Ballacolla, County Laois
- 1996 Oak Park Research Centre, Carlow
- 1997 Parkmore, Fiveally, Birr, County Offaly
- 1998 Ballycarney, Ferns, County Wexford
- 1999 Castletownroche, Mallow
- 2000 Ballacolla, County Laois
- 2001 Cancelled due to Foot and Mouth
- 2002 Ballacolla, County Laois
- 2003 Ballinabrackey, County Meath
- 2004 Grangeford, Friarstown, Tullow, County Carlow
- 2005 Mogeely, Castlemartyr, County Cork
- 2006 Grangeford, Friarstown, Tullow, County Carlow
- 2007 Annaharvey Farm, Tullamore, County Offaly