High health herd · Breeding pedigree Limousins for over 25 years Next sale: NW Limousin Club Sale, 7th December, Elphin Mart

Pedigree Limousin cattle · Elphin, Co. Roscommon

Proven bloodlines, bred for the real world

Heifers, breeding bulls and embryos for sale all year round from a high health herd. Bred for functionality, calving ease, milk and shape.

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Pictured: Ovaun Victor, sold for €8,200 at 13 months old at the Roscrea Premier Sale, October 2025.

Ovaun Victor, a Limousin bull, with a red rosette in the cattle arena — Ovaun Victor, first prize winner at Ballinrobe Show, 2025

2001

Herd established

20 cows

Medium-sized herd

€8,200

Top price, Ovaun Victor

For sale now

Stock available all year round

Sold privately from the farm, at pedigree sales and at marts. Delivery to Northern Ireland, the UK and further afield can be arranged. Contact us for prices.

Maiden heifers In-calf heifers Breeding bulls, all ages Embryos

Ovaun Annie

Maiden heifer

For sale at the NW Limousin Club Sale · 7th December · Elphin Mart

Born: 1 September 2025
Sire: Kaprico Eravelle
Dam: Eyrecourt Korla

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Ovaun Bendresse

Maiden heifer

For sale at the NW Limousin Club Sale · 7th December · Elphin Mart

Born: 4 January 2026
Sire: Ampertaine Topper
Dam: Tendresse (French-bred)

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Embryos

Our best genetics, ready to go

Conventional embryos from Ballygarvan Stud Maggie, Maybe Microcosm and many more. They're a cost-effective way to bring proven Ovaun breeding into your own herd.

Embryo work is carried out by Beirne Farm Services Ltd.

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Ballygarvan
Stud Maggie

Maybe
Microcosm

Brackan Tik-Tok, Limousin herd sire, in a pen with a blue rosette — Brackan Tik-Tok, main herd sire

Parents	Grandparents	Great-grandparents
SireDerrygullinane Kingbull	Gerrygullinane Glen	Marchermore Augustus
Derrygullinane Daisy
Derrygullinane Elsia ET	Nenuphar
Meenogahane Rice ET
DamEsker-Hill Karen ET	Sympa	Octopus
Operette
Newtown Harriet ET	Wilodge Cerberus
Newtown Trixie

Our breeding

Cattle that work as well as they look

Every Ovaun animal is bred to perform on the farm, not just in the ring.

Functionality

Sound, correct cattle

Calving ease

Fewer difficult calvings

Milk

Cows that rear their calves

Shape

Classic Limousin muscling

Main herd sire, 2026

Brackan Tik-Tok

High health herd

A glimpse of his progeny so far

Ovaun Bruen, a young Limousin calf, in a field — **Ovaun Bruen**, born May 2026

Showing

In the show ring every year

Showing is a big part of what we do. Every year we bring Ovaun cattle out to shows around the country.

If you're looking for a show animal, we have show-quality cattle for sale. Get in touch to come and see them.

Coming up

NW Limousin Club Sale
7th December

Elphin Mart · Ovaun entries to be announced

Ovaun Vendresse with rosettes at a show — Ovaun VendressePhoto: Swarber Photography

Ovaun ATopper wearing a sash and rosette at a show — Ovaun ATopperPhoto: Swarber Photography

About us

The Gunn family, Elphin

Ovaun Limousins is a family-run pedigree herd in Elphin, Co. Roscommon, run by the Gunn family. We started breeding Limousins in 2001 and today keep around 20 pedigree cows.

All our cattle carry the Ovaun prefix, registered with the Irish Limousin Cattle Society. We're a high health herd, and we sell at home and abroad.

Visitors are always welcome to come and see the herd.