Generations of champions
The O'Keeffe family from Mallow have a record that's second to none in the Suffolk sheep breeding world, reports Martin Ryan
Sheila Eggleston President Suffolk Sheep Breeders, Melvin Stuart, Judge and Patrick O' Keeffe with the Roscrea Champion 2014 exhibited by Arthur O' Keeffe.
Wherever a group of pedigree sheep producers meet in Ireland, mention of Arthur or Susan O'Keeffe is all that it necessary to identify one of the oldest established and consistently most successful Suffolk flocks in the country.
The O'Keeffe family farm, outside Mallow, Co Cork has been synonymous with Suffolks for more than half a century and rarely out of the headlines for long as one of the leading flocks in the country and among the top award winners.
