A rare breed of cattle with a truly distinctive flavour. The Irish Moiled is Ireland's rarest cattle breed. It is a traditional Irish breed of ancient lineage with a long history as a dual purpose hardy animal, producing both high quality beef and milk. It is an economical producer being a resourceful forager, easily maintained on less acreage and less concentrate than most other cattle breeds. The name Moile means polled or hornless. It is of medium size with a varied colouration, characteristically red in colour marked by a white line or 'finching' on the back and under parts, but can vary from white with red ears to nearly all red. In the 20th. century the breed declined in numbers as it was superseded by new, more specialised breeds. The decline was so dramatic that by the 1970's the breed had been reduced to less than 30 females maintained by two breeders in Northern Ireland - David Swan of Dunsilly and James Nelson of Maymore.
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