All Ireland Collie Society

All Ireland Collie & Sheepdog Society

The Rough Collie Breed Specialist Club – established 1926

NEW!! - Illustrated Breed Standard

Meet some of our members

Caronlea (K O’Neill)

Commedagh (R Heaney)

Copamage (M McNally)

Domlin (D&L O’Brien)

Kynan (D&M Timmins)

Lomondvale (D&E Thomson)

Moyhill (L&S Hodson)

(J Nicholson)

Roclynn (P Battigan)

Rowlands (J & E Seale)

Valeo (K Tiernan)

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The All Ireland
Collie & Sheepdog Society

2008 Club Shows

Open Show 10^th May 08 –
Judge: Arthur Finnan (Snugborough)

Champ Show August 2008
Judge: Sandra Wigglesworth (Sandiacre)

twinned with Ayrshire Collie Club in Scotland

Read about..

Hosts of the 2007 International Collie Society
Conference and Holiday

Ayrshire Collie Club Shows:

Judges for 2008 (Golden Anniversary Year)

23rd March Open Show: Mr J. Ourth (Slatestone)
(Luxemburg)

June Open Show: Mr G. Walker (Starlenga)

Championship Show October:
Dogs - Mrs J. Catliff (Mallicot)
Bitches - Mrs Muslea (Double Scotch) (Hungary)
Referee: Mr H. Simpson (Ellenswood).

History of the All Ireland Collie & Sheepdog Society/All Ireland Rough Collie Society

Mr P J Sinnott founded the All Ireland Collie Club in 1926. In 1927 the club became affiliated to the Irish Kennel Club, and Mr Sinnott became the Secretary and Delegate, positions he was to hold for the next 50 years. In those days the club was primarily a Rough Collie Breed Specialist Club, but as Mr Sinnott and many of the original committee members were also interested in sheepdog trials, a sizeable number of Border Collie fanciers joined.

This mixture of members caused quite a lot of controversial discussions regarding the name of the club. The Border Collie section wanted the name changed to "Working Sheepdog Club", or "All Ireland Sheepdog Society", and the Rough Collie show dog section wanted "All Ireland Collie Club". However, a compromise was finally reached, and in 1936 the name of the club became The All Ireland Collie & Sheepdog Society.

Today the All Ireland Collie & Sheepdog Society is the only Rough Collie Breed Specialist Club that has representation within the Irish Kennel Club, i.e. two Ard Chomhairle Representatives.