--- ---  # Name That Geep: Farmer's Sheep-Goat Crossbreed Needs a Moniker  by [Noah Rayman](https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Apr 4, 2014 11:27 PM UTC  Goat sheep crossbreed on Irish farm. The as yet un-named Geep (a cross breed of a goat and a sheep) on Paddy Murphy's farm in Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare, April 4, 2014. Goat sheep crossbreed on Irish farm. The as yet un-named Geep (a cross breed of a goat and a sheep) on Paddy Murphy's farm in Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare, April 4, 2014.Niall Carson—PA Wire/AP  by [Noah Rayman](https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Apr 4, 2014 11:27 PM UTC An Irish farmer who claims his [sheep birthed a cross between a sheep and a goat ](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/04/irish-farmer-goat-sheep-hybrid-geep)is launching a charity competition to name the newborn, the Press Association reports. The crossbreed–generally known as a geep–is said to be extremely unusual, with most reported cases resulting in a still born. Patrick Murphy told the Press Association that he was overwhelmed by the attention the animal received after a video by the Irish Farmers Journal was posted to Youtube and is now hoping to raise funds with the naming competition for a sick child in his village of Ballymore Eustace. \[[Press Association](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/04/irish-farmer-goat-sheep-hybrid-geep)\] Geep: Sheep-Goat Crossbreed in Ireland ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/50494/geep-name-contest/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/50494/geep-name-contest/"},"headline":"Name That Geep: Farmer's Sheep-Goat Crossbreed Needs a Moniker","datePublished":"2014-04-04T23:27:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:08:32.568Z","description":"The rare hybrid--whose mom is a sheep and dad is a goat--usually results in stillborns. Now an Irish farmer is seeking a name for his healthy newborn.","url":"https://time.com/50494/geep-name-contest/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Ireland","sheep"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt040acbc853a4b731/69868903361760e09d90b4dc/ap50288448089.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt040acbc853a4b731/69868903361760e09d90b4dc/ap50288448089.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Geep","caption":"Geep","creditText":"Niall Carson—PA Wire/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/50494/geep-name-contest/","name":"Name That Geep: Farmer's Sheep-Goat Crossbreed Needs a Moniker"}}]}] ```