--- title: Geep: Sheep-Goat Crossbreed in Ireland description: An Irish farmer who claims his sheep birthed a cross between a sheep and a goat is launching a charity competition to name the newborn. canonical: https://time.com/50494/geep-name-contest/ author: Noah Rayman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-04T23:27:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:08:32.568Z og:title: Geep: Sheep-Goat Crossbreed in Ireland og:description: An Irish farmer who claims his sheep birthed a cross between a sheep and a goat is launching a charity competition to name the newborn. og:url: https://time.com/50494/geep-name-contest/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt040acbc853a4b731/69868903361760e09d90b4dc/ap50288448089.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1378 og:image:height: 775 og:image:alt: Geep og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Geep: Sheep-Goat Crossbreed in Ireland twitter:description: An Irish farmer who claims his sheep birthed a cross between a sheep and a goat is launching a charity competition to name the newborn. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt040acbc853a4b731/69868903361760e09d90b4dc/ap50288448089.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Name That Geep: Farmer's Sheep-Goat Crossbreed Needs a Moniker > Sponsored content. 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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. \[[Press Association](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/04/irish-farmer-goat-sheep-hybrid-geep)\] ```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. 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