Mid-Tipperary Senior Final Match Programme 1984 , Ttobratd Arann Latr Clutchi Ceannats Iomana STAID SEMPLE SINSEAR • • agus DURLAS EILE • MIONUIR U 1NASA 19, 1984

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Official Programme is produced by Mid-Tipperary G,AA Bo,ordl and edited by Liam 0 Donnchu

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I mbllain comoradh an cheKl la se mar phribhleid agam af son Cumann luth Chleas Gael Thiobraid Arann lair, fior chaoin faille a fearadh roimh gach dume ata annseo i Staid Semple mniu Ta !radisluln iontach iomana ag na hiomanallhe 0 Magh Ccirce agus Oruim agus talrnie! uilig ag suil Ie clUlche ceannals sar malth, sportUlI agalnn agus go mbamfidh gach ClOne, Idir og IS 80Sla tauhneamh as an la-is cuma ce hiad na bualholri

On behaH of the Mid TIpperary Board in this historic year fOf the Gaelic Athletic ASSociation I eX1end a hearty cead mile faitte to one and all to our hurling showpiece in . We look forward to our Senior finalists Moycarkey Borris and Drom and Inch to provide a sporting and manly game that will embrace all that is good in the game of hurling and make this "Our Centenary Final" one to remember. We welcome also the minor hurlers from Sarsfields and Holycross, two clubs that have given us many epIc games at SenIor level in former years, and to day we look to the mH"\()I"S from those two great strongholds, to set the panern for what should be a great days hurling It IS my privitege to be Chairman of the Board in thIs our Centenary Year and I VIIOuld appeal to all our clubs to make every effort to ensure the preservation and promOllon of our most native of games. To day we have a great variety of sportmg organisations appealing for support and partiCipation and the many changes in society pose 8 serious threat to the Associations most Important source of support- the people of rural Ireland. We In the AssociatlonWlIl not meet this newand growingchallengebynegatlve thmklng. or by shOWIng frustration and disappointment if our youth do not show the same appreciation of our games and culture. We must make the effort therefore to attract our youth. and to do this our clubs must be run to the very highest standard of organisation. If we Ignore the youth. we do so at our peril, they are the IifeblOfXl 0 ( the Association and we depend on them to see lhal the game of hurling IS carried successfully through the nel(! century In conclusion, I el(!end a sincere thank you to all who took part in to days programme. 10 all the clubs In the division, our referees and their offICials, field committees, ticket sellers, gate men, the local press and our ever loyal supporters. This year, the Board has endeavoured to show appreciation to them and espeCially the ten year ticket holders by playing most of the Senior games in the stadium, including the semi-finals and to days final. Finally in relation to the ftlghtenlng proportion of our young people who are unemployed. It IS heartening to see that the Association is conseiousof the problem and doing its bit, by promoting the "Buy Irish Campaign". We must instill in our members that the need to support our own Industries was never greater. I appeal to all our clubs and members to support thiS campaign MICHEAL 0 I.ABHRAl, Gathaoirleach Lea gach Dea Ghui

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PADDY RYAN A TRULY REMARKABLE GAEL When 01 Inch, died in london, In 1978, at the early age of 47, The Iflsh Post, in a tflbute said:· "He gave twenty hours of his free time every week for twenty years, working for the Gaelic Athletic AsSOCiation" . Paddy came from a famlty steeped In Gaelic tradition This was partly responSible for his dedication to the G.AA He was 'Of many years Chairman of the london County Board, dUring which time the G.A.A. in London flOUrished as never before. He was a member of the Central Council,a Vice-President of the Gaelic Athlettc Association al different times Incidentally, the only parishioner of Drom/ lnch ever to hold those positions.

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FIR IONAtD: 16 Andy Ryan, 17 Get Mockler, 18 Tony O'Mear•• 19 Ge«ge0 Shllughnessy 20 Noel Sheehan. 21 Pllut Murphy SelECTORS: M .Maher, C. Maher, P. Doyle, M . McElgann. J . Duggan

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2 3 P. o Sannain S. 0 Sriain P. de• Srun P. J, Sannon J . O'Brien (Capt.) P. J . Brown

5 7 T. o Ouibhir M. Fleamonn• P. 0 Quill Tom Dwyer Michael Fleming Frankie Doyle

B 9 A. 0 Lanagain G. 0 Fionnghusa Tony Lanigan Jerry Fennessy

10 12 l. 0 Dubhein S,O" Ri.in P. 0 SlaUartha Billy OWO" Jody Ryan Pat Slattery

13 ,. 15 l 0 Sceaeha;n A. Maceraith 0.0 Cullaigh Billy Skehan Anthony McGrath Donnleh. Cullegh

FIR IONAIO: 16 End. O'Dwyer, 17 Charlie Fennessy. 18 Tom Cullagh, 19 PhitipHayes, 20 Eugene fleming, 21 John Ayan. 22 Eamon Ryan. 23 Alan Quinlan, SELECTORS: Jim Bourke. Bob Coughlan, Matt Quinlan. , John Ryan.

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ANXIOUS FACES ON SOME DROM MENTORS AT HALFTIME IN THE SEMI FINAL GAME 8 DROM-INCH ...... DARK HORSES OF 1984 John Guilon. Tipperary Star

VVt.. 1e the rlllum of the men from the Ragg to the Mid FlOal arena after II lapse of four veers WIll hardly be Ioc*ed upon WIth absolute wonderment given that they have always been aforee In the dIVIsIOn. nonetheless, their elevation to II higher plain In IhlS year"s champoonsh'D nas proved many II Shrewd hurter observer wrong, aod has the,r enloes eating humble Pie They 51,11 have to p.!ISS the ultimate test and naturally enough. only 8t fwe o'clock th,s evenu"Ig will their potential be fully realised, if they can capture the Leahy Cup BUI wtllle there are sll11 many Gaels who doubt thelf real mati!. nobody can dlSptlle thallhey have been the "Dark Horses~ of 1984, and as already lodtCaled those who had written off tNm chances 01 even advancing to the clOSing slsges of the ChamplOOSh,p h8d to rethink ega;n

They have made II remarkable emergencEI from losers group to contesl1he lop honours. but thIS magn,hcenlilchievemeni hascome about, however dramatICally, by vlnue of sheer determination and dlstmct courage In the face of adwrslty-quahtlM that have charactensed Drom performances over the years. Grven these qualities It isdlfhcult to comprehend however that they have only one dlVlSlOf16I SenlOT title to their credlt-attan~ by defeating Thurles Sarsfields In 1974 A decade later, five of that side, three Sutler br(J(hers, PatKlie, Tommy and Manln, Larry Doheny and Johnny Harlr.in Will again wear the green and wtme In an attempt to brn'IQ the prestigiOus prize to an area that has been steeped In the lore of Gaelic Gamesslf'lce the foundation of the GAA. In 1884 Sut addH'lglreater spice to the Drom Challenge today IS the'act that In their first ever Mid final appearance In 967 they lost tOlodaysopponenlS Moycarlr.ey-SorftsSO noeffon WIll be spared on their pan to a\l'8nge that deleaL

With that year, two of todays most experienced campaigners, John Flanagan and Johnny HarkinS form links- Flanagan was a member of the VICtorIOUS side while Harlr..ns was a substitute on the Dram-Inch team of that year It IS a firm Indication of how much both men have contributed to the game .n the past and the" commrttrnenl now In the tWlI.ght of their careers

HaVing entoyf!d a moderate level of success In JunIOr grades over the decades, It was In the early suctles that both Drom and Inch when amalgamated at Senior level began to make an Impact In the Mid and County scene The success of the No. 2 Junior side In taking a Mid title in 1964. and the Ui 21 Team A IItIe tn 1966, began 10 reflect WIth the emergence of a stronger S~tnoorstde , but after losing 10 Moycarlr.ey-Borrts In 1967 and subsequemly losing the 19731lnalll alleamegood In 1974 when they defeated Sarsfields to take the crown Drom·lnch reached the final again tn 1980, but thiS time 5arsglelds had then revenge, and while the boys in Green and White have been close to Significant success In the past three years, how highly approprlltte for them tl they were to make a tftumpham return to the scene In Centenary Year

H The old adage, ~ Ihat fortune fallOurs the braV8 , could well be applied In the case of Dram -Inch In the 1984 championship After It dismal cahill Cup campal{ln In wtllch, Interestingly enough. they lost heaVily to todays opponents, and a subsequent defeat by Thurfes 5arsfleldsin theflrsl roone! of the championshIp, they re-grouped their forces and acqumed themselves well In the losers group WIth a ten POlOtS VICtory ewer JK Brackens and a Victory OYer Boherlahan- Oualla whICh qualified them for the semi-final spot. Dram had not produced anything extrordlnarybul at the same time an Improvemem In their approach was evident and confidence was InstIlled In the stde by the bIIckroom boys and tratner and great motivator Br Fitzgerald of Thurtes CoB S So to the semdlnal and Holycross Ballycahllf, who had beaten Moycarkey-BOTTIs In the cahill Cupcompelillon, were the potential Mid champions tn manv minds But a better performance than ever before from Drom·lnch left a shocking 3-13 to 0 -9 final tally on tile Semple Stadium scoreboard, on Sundav July 29th. and a UOI1 of youth and e~nence had booked Its sPOt tn the annual s~ece

So, can Drom do II 7 Certainly they have a mlented side and established players such as former AII·Star and Inter-County player Tommy Butler, hiS brother Paudle and Mantn, Pat Looby, the Hasselts, Johnny Harlr.lns, to mentIon lust a few, have been plaYing paTllCularty well thiS year, and With a hunger for VICtory m thIS spectal year, perhapS al the end of thiS evenmg the bonfires Will be bla~tng .n the Ral1'II I

9 THE MOYCARKEY BORRIS TEAM AND SUBSTITUTES THAT DEFEATED LOUGH MORE CASTLEINEY IN THE SEMI FINAL

SEMPLE STADIUM and Michael Ryan " THE GUARDIAN OF THE GATE" at the Semi-Finals LARRY KAVANAGH 10 THE "4" CONNECTION & MOYCARKEY-BORRIS Today', Centenary Mid Tipperary Hurling Final IS someltlll'lg special for bach panlClI)8nls. but lor Moycarkey-Boms it conJures up memOl'l8S of another ,uMee. the golden on of 1934 This era W81I one of the bnghest In our club's hurling firmament and Ihal golden Jubilee vear saw M oyearkey complete five Mid championships lind three County triumphs IO-e-row Our hurlers In th,s Mid final will be hopeful that they can complete one hundred years of actIVIty WIth a Win, 8$ their predecessors did JUS! fifty years ago What II proud echievemen\ that would be , In 1934 Moycarkey-8orns were undoubtedly the lop learn In Tipperary hurling elides In the first round of the divisionailitie race they defeated Borrisoleigh and came through after 8 Ihfliling final against Thurles Sarsfields winnmg 4·4 to 4·2 The led side laler went on 10 defeat Casnel and Kildangan 10 become the proud possessors of the specially struck County medals bearing the busts of Croke. Cusac:II; and Davin leI us now see how we fared In the other decades endmg With "4 H That Vilar of 1934 also saw tne blnh of the Sean Treacy Prpe Banc!, Moycaritey-BonlS, so much part and parcel of Mid Tipperary Gaeldom and who Will lead today's parade In 1914, seven years after the formation of Mid Board, hurling strength In the parish was undoubtedly strong, With two teams affiliated. One team captained by Dan Hayes failed 10 Thurles by 4- 1 to nil The olher leam. led byJlm Boorke, of Cuffe Shield lame. accouOlad for Emiy by 8 ,2 10 3-1 but came a croppel'" in lhe flnlll 10 the upward march of the 80herlahan stalwans Ten Vilars later, Moycarkey·Borns ended Ihree Mid tilies on lhe trO! WlCh a bloodless VICtory Three leams eOlered for Ihel spectacular champlonshlp-Moycaritey, Moyne and Thurles. After lhe lanet" pair were diSQualified by lhe Board, Moycariteyweredeclaredchampions. They laler wenl 00 10 make up the bulwark of Ihe Mid selection which defeated the Toomevara powered Nonh side by 2-3 to 2-1, but failed Ir'I the final 10 and his Bllherlaharo-South- selection by the Iobstded soorellne of 8-3 to 1-0. John Joe Hayes was the 1924 captalr'l, In 1944, Moycarkey-Boms hurlers were still reeling from the pr8V1O\.JS year's sensallonal County final defeat at the hands of Eire Og, Anacarty. BlII With Johnny Ryan leading the crew they gave much promise In the first round defeating Boherlahan by 8-7 to 1-2. Almost 5,CXX) crammed Into Ihe old lield at Galle for the decider with Sarsfields providing the OPPOSition, haVlf"lg come Olll on the 1Nf0ng end of a seven point defeel in the prevIOus year's flr'lal On thM dIry forty years ago, the Thurlesmen regained the IlIle With a 5-2 to 3-4 VICtory WIIh Paddy Ryan ISweeper} glVlr'lg a tremendous disp-lay. Sarsfields later went 00 to Win the County final and the commencement of their three tllles on the trot H White in 1944 we were a match lor the great "Blues • ten years later lor1unes had certainly changed and many an eyebrow was raised when Moycarkey w~hdrew from the Senior championship after indifferent form in the early season tournament games BUI there was consolallon when the regraded SenlOfS came through with a Mid and County No 1 JunlOl"double 1964 was a year 01 much hope, but alas HoPycross. after three rousing games, eventually ended our amb~lOns for that particular year. But tne promise shown when going under narrowly 10 Sarsflelds in the 1962 County final eventually came to fruitIOn in 1965 and 1967 w~h Mid titles For our immediate opponents today, Drom and Inch. 1974 was a memorable year for them, as they won their only diVISIOnal Senior Hurling IlIle. ~ was not too kind to our hurlers. BoherIeMn beat us by a goal rn the first round and we later defeated Gonnahoe/rep!sy) and snatched a dramatIC Wtn over Moyne-Templetuony 10 reach the Mid semi-final In that contest we put UP a brave fighl against Thurles Sarsfields, With their two "D's" \Warlrng us- scoring a Vital goal and Jimmy Duggan making a match wlnn'ng save from a John Flanagan ra5p8t Others oIlhis year's panel engaged With Flanagan that year were.- Torn Doran, Jack Bergin, W,lIie Ryan, Matty Boorke, Jim Flanagan and Dick OU'llley So tllatlS the story of how Moycaritey·Borrts SenlOf teams have fared In years end,ng In "4" Today thai mlJ(ed bag oIfonunes bridging 77 years oIMidTlpperaryactlVltycan be Improved upon asJack Bergtn and hiS colleague in the red and yellow seek another shce 01 hurhng glory In thiS historic year of 1984, and a twenthieth t'lle

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2 3 P. 0 Coisteatla L. 0 Oocheertaigh S. 0 Fathaigh• F. Costello l. Doherty S. Fahy

6 7 M . 0 Fathaigh• P. de 8uitleir S . hAsoith M . Fatly P. Butler J. Hassett

9 S. 0 hEarcain• M . de 8uitl8ir J . Harkin M. Butler

10 11 12 M. EibheaTard T. de Buitleir 5.0 Caithill M. Everard T. Butler J . Cahill

13 ,. ,. S. 0 hAsoith S . 0 Cinneide P. 0 Lubaigh S . Hassett J . Kennedy P. Looby

Fir lonaid: 16 D . looby. 17 John Harkin, 18 E. long. 19 J. Ryan, 20 S. Hayes, 21 M . Jordan. 22 Phil Halloran, 23 Pat Halloran, 2'4 J. O'Rourke Selectors: S. Butler, D. Bourke, M . Kenny Trainer' Bro Fitzgerald (Thurles CBS)

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6 7 E. 0 Oiarmade S.O Beirgin• S . O Laoeh. E. Darmody J. Bergin (Capt.) J . Leahy

8 9 L 0 Beirgin S. 0 Fisnagain L Bergin Jim Flanagan

10 11 12 T. 0 Coigligh T. 0 Cullaigh D. 0 Fog8rtaigh T. Quigley T. Cullegh D . Fogarty

13 14 15 S. MacCorrnaic 0 . 0 Coigligh S. 0 Flanagain I J . McCormack O. Quigley John Flanagan Fir lonaid: M . Clohessy Goal. 17 M . Bourke. 18T. Noonan. 19 N . Slattery, I 20 J . Hackett. 21 Jas Bergin. 22 E. Darmody, 23 l Hackett, 24 M. Fanning. 25 D . Kirwan, 26 P. Maher. 27 W . Fogarty. Selectors: C. Kennedy, H. Ryan, S. Barry Trainer' P DoVIe Sarsfields

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14 J~' SARSFIELDS & HOLYCROSS \. I ~ .... A Great M inor Hurling Tradition 1?<1 by M ichael D u ndo n, Tipperlry Sl lr. ,.;." While the pairing for the MlddlVlSlOn'S CentenarySenl()l" HurhngF.nallS unique, the Minor Hurling Flnalleatures II meeting between clubs which have been an Integral part ofthed,vlslDn for many II year, during which lime they have established II rivalry which IS the 011 Iha\ keeps the G.A.A machine t!d;mQ over Being .n II hnal IS OOIh",O new to erther Thurles 5arsfl&Ids Of Holycross·8aHycahlit. yet each decider has lIS own Impol1ance and these two great dubs Will be as aruo:lOI.lS lex success 8S rf they were chasmg 8 f'fSI champIOnship Whlle .n most people's mmds, the MII'IOrgame IS$,mplythe appetiser for the rna.n cou. seta follow, It 1$ no harm to reflect OI1lhe fact thalln the yellrs gone trve, some of the Cooncy's most dlustrlO4.JS caman·wellders probably louod themselves ,n 8 SImilar role, and as we watch today's game we may well speculate as 10 the future 01 these teenagerS- WIll the wear 8 Coonty Jersey- will they ever wear II club Senior Jersev ? Sarsf,elds are lhemselves celebralll'lg Ihelr Cenlenary Ihls vear. and In Ihe course (lllhelr hISlClfY. lhe club has Pfoooced some (If lhe game's grealesl players, menwhcllirSI showed lhelr Pf()olNeSSlI the same age as lhe lads who so Pf(lOdly wear tn&lr club's coI(IOrs l00ay The Thurles (IOrfil has WQn more l ilies Ihan any Qlher club In lhe C(lunly- a ron (If soccess which has earned 11 a special place In the story (II Gaelic games In Tippefary Immediately springing 10 mind are the names of such great players as , Jimmy Davie, MIChael Murphy. John Maher, Jim Lamgan, Joby Callinan. Tom Semple, Jim St~eton- all caplalns of AII·lreland Winning teams Equally lamed, lhough they never brooght the McCanhy Cup 10 Tipperary are Tommy Doyle, , GIIf Connolly and a hOSI of others WIth one thlng.n common, their Pfode.n Thurles Sarsfoelds~ Pfide nurtured from thelf earty days hurltrlg at the outside f.eld In what IS now Semple Stadium Bul such pmle IS flOt peculiar to Sarsf.elds- Holycross/ Baltycah.1I havewrlnen Ihelrown Chapters In lh,s regard and the promise first shown In their teens by such household names as . Dlnny Gorman. Pal Stakelum. John Ooyfe. and Qlllers. came tOfrU111Ofl some years later to benef.t the parISh and TIpperary handsomely Indeed, HoIycross/ Ballycahl1i really came to fame In the late lortles. when great Minors like . and Michael Maher JOined the established meo such as the Gorman's, Owans. Bob Stakelum and others to form a club side that was a force to be redc.oned wllh In that perood and the aarty fifties These were the halycon days of Mid Tipperary hurling. when thousands thronged to Templemore and Thurles 10 see the Clashes between Holycross, Sarsflelds. Moycarkey. Boherlahan. Moyne and Borrisolelgh for a time. Sigm/lCently they were great days lor Tipperary hurling. when some of the /,neSi games were played and Tippefary were on the crest of the wave So, as we watch today's youngsters gove their all lor their clubs. we may well be Viewing /urther steps In the reYlval o/Tipperary hurling and the restorallOn 01 the C(IOnty tothe uppermost Rung 01 the hurling ladder

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15 JIM THROWS IN THE BALL JIm Lanlgan. oldest SUNIVlng Tipperary Senior Hurhng CapUlin, will throw in the ball to stan to-days Centenary Vear Mid Final Jim Lanigan won his first Senior County medal wIth sarsfields In 1929 and again in 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939. He played at centrefleld to( the County learn In their victory over Dublin In 1930. From then unlll 1938 he was a regular on the County team and usually featured among the baoks HIs besl year was 1937, plaYing at left corner back, he led Tipperary toAII.lrelal'ldvictory over Kllkennt at Fiugerald Stadium, Killarney. Croke Parkwasclosedduetotheerection of the Cusack Stand. In 1938 he captained Munster to a Railway Cup victory When his playing days were over he acted as selector for club and County learns for some years We are delighted that Jim 15 With us today, and we wish him the besl for the future. Nci laga Dia thu.

Minor Team

Back Row I/r PJ Brown. Alan QUInlan, Michael Flernlng. Pst Slattery, FranJue Doyle PJ Bannon. Tom Dwyer, Eugene Fleming, Anthony McGrath Front //r Donncha CuJ/agh, John Ryan, Eamon Ryan, Tom Cul/sgh, Pat Dwyer John O'Brien, Jody Ryan, Ends O'Dwyer, Billy Skehan Missing. Billy Dwan, Tom Long, Jerry Fennessy, Charlie Fennessy, Phil Hayes. 16 MEMORIES FROM THE PAST bY,2T2;om~c:!!!!!... __.,

For long decades up to 1947. Sarsfields had mostly been meeting Boherlahan or Moycarkey-Borns In divIsional finals that very often spelled a oasspon to County honours. In thai year. however, a fresh and new challenge slepped up In the green Jerseys of Holycross! Baltycahill. A crop of young hurlers. mostly bred on the early perIOd 01 Juvenile organisation: the Rural Schools, andonwhaltheylearnedslThuriesC.BSlhey had a lot of gnt and tremendous evenness through the field Tom O'Hara Mid G.A.A Secretary The youngsters were backboned by a group of older ~urlers. typified by the Gormans, Ned at full 'OfWard and Danny at centre back. The full flowering of Pat Siakelum and John Doyle had slIlI to come, but even In thelf apprentICe years they were a conSiderable f()(ee.

Against them came out a learn In blue thai had the presllge of three successive County titles to put the pressure on any challengers Practically all of them, ellcepting the fleet winger , were veterans of many a season at Senior level and would not yteld the chance of another title without a proper battle. Nor did they

Sarsflelds compiled nine scores against Sill, but youth carried the day on the strength of Ned Gorman's personal bag of three goals against the vastly experiencedGerConnolly_ By the three quarter mark the scores stood a14-2 to 2-7 and by the end not another flag had been raised

"Pulsallng" was the key word of Ihe "Slar" report and such Indeed II was as the minutes ebbed and the Sportsfield air was charged wllh history In the making At the end, the deliriOUS winners' follO'lNers carned many players from the field, especially the skilful goalie, , John Doyle for his marking of Tommy Ryan, and of course prime scorer, Ned Gorman For Sarsflelds It proved 10 be a temporary loss of supremacy, an honourable abdication unlilihe next decade brought in a group to set new records for the famous club

Holycross were not destined to carry thelf 1947 Mid triumph all the way 10 County success, failing to Carrick Swans at Cashel, but they came even more strongly In 1948 to raise Tipperary morale and sel the County on one of her greatest Spells of achievement ...... Moycarkey and Drom previously mel in the 1967 Mid final played at Thurles, on Sunday, 20th August Much was ellpected from thiS final as Drom had lowered the colours of Holycross/Ballycahlll, who were champions the previous year. The final however, failed to reach the expected heights and after a rather disapPOinting game Moycarkey were worthy champions on a 4-8 to 0-9 scorehne. It IS Interesting to note that John Flanagan who plays In today's 'Inal and was top scorer for hiS club in this year's semi-final was also the top scorer In that final of seventeen years ago, With a lally of 2-5.

17 CAPTAIN JOHNNY LEAHY The trophy for today's game- The Leahy CUP. was presented by the Leahy family to the Mid Board in 1955, in memory of the inimitable Captain Johnny Leahy who died in 1949. One who knew Johnny well was tht'! late John D. Hickey and in 1956 he wrote: passion almost passing comprehension, As , cast my mind down the years he found time to lead my steps on the and recall my close friendship with Johnny my emotions are both pleasurable paths of truth, fearless criticism when it was called for and devotion to the G.A.A. and sad, happy that I had the privilege and its ideals. of knowing him so well and regretful "It was no trouble at all, at all" when I that the man of big heart and mind, the man of soundest national fibre, the often button-holed him in the small prince of Gaels and the hurler of admir· hours of the morning after a lengthy ably defiant spirit is no longer with us. County Board meeting to explain to me How he charmed us with his hurling, some matter or another that I had not inspired us with his leadership and adequately grasped. As regards the merit s regaled us with hurling stories that of hurlers and matches, he was also my seemed to lose all their spell when told teacher and there is no Tipperaryman by anyone else. who owes the "Captain" more. But if what is mortal of the "Captain" For all that some knew of the "Cap­ has passed from the scene, he is not dead tain" they cannot decide in what sphere to us as are other men. As long as ash he was greatest. Some will say that his grows by the Suir and T ipperarymen hurling excelled all his rich gifts, others hurl- and hurl they will to the end of will say that his leadership was his out· time- memories of him will stir Irish· standing attribute and still others will men to champion every national and claim that his stature was greatest as an Gaelic cause. administrator. I cannot now recall his name but well Neither can I quite make up my mind I remember in mv young boyhood being on the score of deciding an order of merit mystif ied bV a statement of one of but I content myself bV saying that I nature's philosophers that "all great men would have considered him a man apart are simple as children." Then some years were it for even only one of his great later as a cub reporter on the " Tipperary qualities. Star" I was to learn the true depth of The hurling honours he won in Ireland that pronouncement as I got to know and beyond the seas are too numerous to the Johnnv Leahv that I used to reverent· be tabulated here. Worthy of mention are IV salute as I saw him cycle to Thurles these: he captained Tipperary in winning through hail, rain, wind and snow on the AII·lreland championships of 1916 some G.A.A. mission. and 1925, and he played a leading part And although every day was too short in the nine Tipperary championships i for Johnny as he planned and laboured won by Boherlahan in the period 1915 for the Tipperary that he loved with a to 1928 STAKElUM'S HARDWARE PLUMBING SUPPLIES- BUILDERS ' PROVIDERS LTO. PAINTS & WALLPAPERS 5 / 6 Slie\lenamon Road M ain Street, and South Mall, Thurles, Borrisoleigh Tel (0504) 21376/ 21991 Tel. (0504) 51171 / 51299 TIPPERARY'S LEADING SUPPLIER TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 18 Recipient of Mid Tipperary Board Hall of Fame Award "A pOwer/ul, eour~ut hurler .... ho would pUt on hIS head .... here anOlher wOuld nOI put hll hurley", 50 saId JIm Lan'9iln, capta", 01 the 1937 AII·lreland wonnmg T,pperary learn, 01 Ihe great Tommy Treacy Tommy from K,lIea. '" the Shadow 01 the Dev"s BIt Wilt 10 become 8 household name .....ne.eve. hurling and hurling men are talked of In 1930 T,pperary won the Treble Crown senlo" )UrIlD. and mono. AII-Irelands Tommy Treacy {lave a superb dIsplay lor llle senlO' learn. HeaVily bandaged 1m sk,1I and courage did much to bring vlclory 10 K,ekham's county Ihal day Team males InCluded Mart,n Kennedy Phil CahIll, Ph,1 Purcell, John Mahe., Mlck Cronin IIn(l Paul McKenna. In 1937 TIpperary eaSIly defeated KIlkenny 3-11 to 3 PII '" the All-Ireland I",al BIll O'Donnell, "Sweeper" and Johnny RYlln, W,ll,e Willi, Tommy Butler ,,'"and Tommy Doyle were p

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