Red Granite IRE 306

Red Granite was a chestnut mare born in 1923. Two of her daughters were entered in the stud book, both by John Quirke, a stallion with only 18 registred progeny. However, only the older of the two, Glentrasna Dame, was to leave her marks on the breed. The oldest of Glentrasna Dame's daughters, Derry Dame, has given rise to a large American branch of the family through her two daughters Cregs Winter Dame and Sing from the Saddle. Derry Dame is not listed in the American stud book, but neither is her daughter marked as imported, so I have been unable to find out if Derry Dame was exported to the USA or if her daughters were born on Irish soil.

Cregs Winter Dame became a successful brood mare in the USA, so successful that she in 1985 was awarded the American Connemara pony society's Brood mare trophy. Among her offspring is Bar Bar A's Winter Star who in 1987 won another of the AIRE trophies, the Camlin trophy, awarded to an outstanding allround Connemara. A full brother of Winter Star's, Kilkerrin Mickey, lost his sight at the age of six, but adapted so well to his handicap that he could be ridden in terrain and even be competed. Of Winter Dame's daughters at least three have daughters in the stud book, so this branch of the family seems solidly rooted in the American soil. Sing From teh Saddle hasn't had the sam breeding success as her half sister, but she's the dam of three daughters and the stallion Polaris Snowflake by Farravane Boy.

Derry Dame's full sister, Derry Glen was born in 1947 and was the dam of eight registred daughters. The oldest, Derry Glen Rebel, is the mother of Walnut Brown. Among her offspring is Knockdoe Walnut, who in the mid seventies was part of a group of Connemaras given to the Irish president. Some 15 years later the ponies moved to the newly opened Connemara National Park where they could be viewed in their netural environment by tourists. The mares were bred from and one of Walnut's daughters was second in the filly foal class at the 1981 Clifden show. Full brother to Knockdoe Walnut is Fair Justice who in Sweden has the offspring Marbleaun and Flying Mistress, both successfully competing in show jumping. Fair Justice is also grandfather to the Danish stallion Dangan Boy. Yet another Marble - Walnut Brown is Granite Grey, who was exported to Britain as a yearling. She won the older mare class at the British breed show in 1994 and her son Moonstone Grey was the champion yearling, and best gelding the following year. A daughter, Stonelands Alfa, has become a brood mare at the Pilgrim stud. Derry Glen Rebel and her Irish born daughter Glentrasna Rebel Girl eventually found their way to France, just like a sister of Derry Glen Rebel, Grallagh Glen. Among their descendants is the stallion The Island Prince.

To Sweden Red Granite's family came with the mare Marley Glen, who can safely be called a brood mare of seldome seen productivity. Her first foal, Cocum Thumbeline, was born in 1970 and eventually found her way to Finland. She was followed by another 21 foals in 22 years for Marley Glen's owner Eva Nerlund, most of which were by Golden Rover. Only in 1991 did she not have a foal, but then she wasn't covered in 1990 either. Many of Marley Glen's progeny have become good performance ponies, especially in show jumping, but also in eventing and dressage. Sooty Glen, Mary Glen, Golden Nugget II, Shadow Glen and Puh, competing under the name of Piece of Cat, have all competed successfully. Most successful is perhaps Shadow Glen being the seventh best Connemara in Show Jumping in 2001.

Marley Glen's daughter Millie Glen has walked in her mother's hoofprints as a brood mare. She has "only" 16 registred offspring, but among these are several good competitors such as Gnistan, Pip, Nyfiken, Kajsa Kavat II, Millie's Vanilj and Millies Sugar. Nyfiken and Kajsa Kavat II has been successful in show jumping as well as dressage and eventing. Other performance ponies decending from Millie Glen are the part bred Gun Girl, Orion and Rover Gun (bronze in Swedish pony show jumping championships), and the pure bred Sandy Wind, Pim-Pim, Mirron and Mums Filibabba. Also in the quality test have Millie Glen's decendants been successful. Linlugg and Mirron have both scored an allround score of over 8 and Mirron was with that the best Connemara in Växjö in 1997. And if this was not enough there are even more performance ponies decending from other Marley-Glen daughters. The part bred Joy C Brown was competing in show jumping in 2001 and another show jumper is Showtime. Maybe not surprising if you know that she has Marley Glen blood both through her dam Stormie Glen and through her part bred sire Rover Gun.

So is it only performance ponies in the Marley Glen branch of this family one might ask, and the answer is no. Mary Glen was given 39 points at the 1989 breed show and was with that second in the class for over height ponies. Golden Eye scored the same points when he eon the part bred class at the 2000 Rosersberg local show. At the 1996 local show in Sala, Millie's Vanilj was second in the gelding class with a gold, and his half brother, and uncle, Red Rover was third. Marley Glen's family has also done well at the Gotland's All Ponies shows. In 1996 Mynta was Best of Breed with a gold and her younger sister Cayenne was third also with a gold, and four years later the Best of Breed title was won by the yearling Strawberry Glen.


Thanks to Serge Mulot for information about Glentrasna Rebel Girl's descendants in France.
The Island Prince and Mint are approved stallions. Brutus de Ruère, The Island Prince and Kleinia de la Foret have competed successfully in show jumping. Kleinia de la Foret qualified for the "stud France championship" in show jumping in Fontainebleau in 2004.


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Red Granite IRE 306
Glentrasna Dame IRE 586
Derry Dame IRE 1325
Cregs Winter Dame M 172 (USA)
Kaliko's Delight S 130 (USA)
Bar Bar A's Summer Dream M 398 (USA)
Kilkerrin Kelly M 751 (USA)
Dublin Dan E. HB G 41 (USA)
Quailgate's Little Dream M 925 (USA)
Double Dream's Another Dream HB M 243 (USA)
Liam Mor HB G 104 (USA)
Double Dream's Sabrina Fair HB M 292 (USA)
Double Dream's Darren Mor S 462 (USA)
Le Beau Little Dream (USA)
Bar Bar A's Derry Dancer M 392 (USA)
Bar Bar A's Napper Tandy G 136 (USA)
Irish Taurus M 775 (USA)
Kilkerrin Dancer M 859 (USA)
Mike Muldoon G 78 (USA)
Bar Bar A's Winter Star G 130 (USA)
Michael's Shannon Lady M 774 (USA)
Kilkerrin Mickey G 203 (USA)
Devin's Irish Mist S 305 (USA)
Greystone Rory G 233 (USA)
Kilkerrin's Misty Morn M 1035 (USA)
Bar Bar A's Seventh Heaven S 376 (USA)
Bar Bar A's Kilkerrin Duffy G 492 (USA)
Bar Bar A's Malarkey M 1021 (USA)
Big Bear's Katie O'Hara M 1216 (USA)
Fergus S 493 (USA)
Appleberry Acres Mr. Spud G 501 (USA)
Bar Bar A's Gift of Blarney (USA)
Sing from the Saddle M 19 (USA)
Brownie M 116 (USA)
Polaris Snowflake S 32 (USA)
Melody M 192 (USA)
Camnoc Ronan G 3 (USA)
Camnoc Lustymore G 74 (USA)
Gilnocky Irish Whiskey G 51 (USA)
Gilnocky Britas Bay G 120 (USA)
Polaris Shadow Grey M 262 (USA)
Derry Glen IRE 1436
Derry Glen Rebel IRE 2243 (Fra)
Hazelwood Lad IRE 191
Tullybrick Rebel IRE 3432
Edwina IRE 4950
Starlit Sylvia IRE 5220 (Fra)
Extra Dry (Fra)
Walnut Brown IRE 4082
Jenny Brown IRE 5401
Thullanoone Helen IRE 6889
Knockdoe Walnut IRE 5736
Fair Justice IRE 649
Granite Grey GBR 16610 (UK)
Romany Rock Ge 96 (UK)
Stonelands Alfa M 522 (UK)
Gatcombe Autumn Rose M 914 (UK)
Gatcombe Amulet (UK)
Gatcombe Alfresco (UK)
Gatcombe Alice (UK)
Pilgrim's Mithandril (UK)
Hayselden Bellepheron (UK)
Moonstone Grey (UK)
Moonrock Grey (UK)
Autumn Seoda IRE 7125
Hello Darkie IRE G 407
Black Velvet Band IRE 4271
Knockdoe Grey Dolly IRE 5806
Nap Velvet IRE G 846
Glentrasna Rebel Girl IRE 5657 (Fra)
Kore de la Chaux (Fra)
Lobelia II (Fra)
Quick de Ruère (Fra)
Radjah de Ruère (Fra)
Star Island Ruère (Fra)
Elara Early (Fra)
Lara de Loye (Fra)
Opaline de Loye (Fra)
Petit Prince de Loye (Fra)
The Island Prince (Fra)
Utah du Ruère (Fra)
Diva Du Bois d'Azu (Fra)
Jane de la Draye (Fra)
Lea des Draye (Fra)
Moka de la Draye (Fra)
Organza de la Draye (Fra)
Emil du Bois d'Azu (Fra)
Flyp du Bois d'Azu (Fra)
Juniper de la Draye (Fra)
Loustal de la Draye (Fra)
Melody de la Draye (Fra)
Voyelle du Ruère (Fra)
Galatée du Moulin (Fra)
Isatys du Moulin (Fra)
Jasmina du Moulin (Fra)
Kleinia de la Foret (Fra)
Lobelia de la Foret (Fra)
Militis de la Foret (Fra)
Onagre de la Foret (Fra)
Brutus du Ruère (Fra)
Heloise du Sud (Fra)
Mint (Fra)
Oxalis de la Chaux (Fra)
Ulys de Chanteloup (Fra)
Amely de Chanteloup (Fra)
Basil de Chanteloup (Fra)
Dollar de Chanteloup (Fra)
Elevire de la Hocq (Fra)
Forban de la Hocq (Fra)
Grosire de la Hocq (Fra)
Havane de la Hocq (Fra)
Jacinthe de la Hocq (Fra)
Keos de la Hocq (Fra)
Milady de la Hocq (Fra)
Pegase de la Chaux (Fra)
Quid de la Chaux (Fra)
Laelia (Fra)
Quintette de Velee (Fra)
Chichoune Yonnaise (Fra)
Tempete de Velee (Fra)
Billy Boy du Gue (Fra)
Cricket du Gue (Fra)
Ellipse du Gue (Fra)
Baby Doll (Fra)
Crooner (Fra)
Sire de la Chaux (Fra)
Ashgrove Dun IRE 2698
Ashgrove Alfie IRE 367
Ashgrove Bob IRE G 348
Marley Glen IRE 3487, RC 114 (Swe)
Cocum Thumbeline (UK, Fin)
Silver Glen RC 247 (Swe)
Gnabbe (Swe)
Silver Cream (Swe)
Zebulon (Swe)
Silver Dream (Swe)
Mini (Swe)
Silvers Rova (Swe)
Diana II (Swe)
Silvers Hagel (Swe)
Millie Glen RC 261 (Swe)
Gnistan RC 629 (Swe)
Sandy Wind (Swe)
Miranda IV RC 946 (Swe)
Sinead Mac (Swe)
Gun Girl (Swe)
Orion (Swe)
Pip RC 604 (Swe)
Pipelina (Swe)
Pim-Pim (Swe)
Millie's Lad (Swe)
Nyfiken (Swe)
Millie's Lady (Swe)
Rövardotter (Swe)
Rover Gun (Swe)
Buff (Swe)
Poetics Pampie (Swe)
Linlugg (Swe)
Miramis RC 722 (Swe)
Mirron (Swe)
Marwin (Swe)
Mirabell (Swe)
Bums (Swe)
Mums Filibabba (Swe)
Kajsa Kavat II (Swe)
Millie's Moonstream (Swe)
Millstreet (Swe)
Millie's Vanilj (Swe)
Milldred RC 943 (Swe)
Mardröm (Swe)
Markatta (Swe)
Million (Swe)
Millie's Sugar (Swe)
Blackie Glen (Swe)
Rover Glen (Swe)
Mere Glen (Swe)
Froggy Glen (Swe)
Gipsie Glen (Swe)
Sooty Glen RC 467 (Swe)
Gloria Glen (Swe)
Morning Glen (Swe)
Mary Glen (Swe)
My Glen (Swe)
River Glen (Swe)
Blixt Gordon (Swe)
Stormie Glen RC 815 (Swe)
Gun's Rose (Swe)
Golden Eye (Swe)
Finemang (Swe)
Strawberry Glen (Swe)
Showtime (Swe)
Pussie Glen RC 644 (Swe)
Mynta (Swe)
Joy C Brown (Swe)
Cayenne (Swe)
Silver Shadow II (Swe)
Elton (Swe)
Sotlugg (Swe)
Sherry Glen (Swe)
Puh (Swe)
Golden Nugget II (Swe)
Shadow Glen (Swe)
Red Rover (Swe)
Lisdeligna Breeze IRE 3786
Grallagh Glen IRE 3847 (Fra)
Lambay Glenville IRE G 765
Decibelle de Jax (Fra)
Carry de Jax (Fra)
Java (Fra)
Fairy Glen IRE 4559
Meelickmore Mandy IRE 6194
Nila (Aut)
Lavalley Princess IRE 6502
Quirke's Own IRE 650


© Jenny Hagenblad, 2003