Paddy & William McManus – Here we have something very special from this super
Father & Son team. Everyone in the pigeon world has heard of Sean O’Driscoll and the super
team of winning birds he owns. Seans number one breeding cock named “The Big Red Piet” is
Sire, GSire, GGSire to Federation winners with up to 9,500 birds competing. Racing and
picking prizes up in the Irish South Road Flying Club is hard, but racing and winning
competitions and titles such as the Irish South Road Classic Golden Rings, Champion Old &
Young birds and “ACE” Pigeon titles, is so much harder. This magnificent bird “The Big Red
Piet” was bred by Paddy & William at Croft Lofts from their Number one breeder “Major
Diamond”, this cock is now responsible for five generations of winners. He is from the “Frans”
of Van Den Brande back to a hen from S. Lambrechts. Here we have a Champion breeder and

the good news is that Paddy & William have given a direct son from this cock, yes, a half-
brother to “The Big Red Piet” of Sean O’Driscolls to this sale. The bird we have is the double of

his sire, a Red Grizzle Cock, Sire – “Major Diamond” his dam a Gert Heylen cross with C&C
Lambrecht, a top racing hen and winner of 1st Sec B Fermoy NIPA, 1st Sec B Corrin NIPA 200
plus miles. This is a truly lovely young cock that could found a loft such is the winning genes
he possesses. I know this bird is destined to breed winners, I hope you, the fanciers can see
the quality on offer here!!