South Tipperary Senior Hurling Final Match Programme 1978 COISTE Atohtai!! THIOBRAD AAANN THEAS
South Tipperary Senior Hurling Final Match Programme 1978 COISTE atOHTAI!! THIOBRAD AAANN THEAS
IOMAINT SINNSIR An Chlulche Cheannals NA h·EALAI v. FlONN MAC CUMHAILL i gCIuain Meala, Domhnach 13/8/'78 ag 3.30 p.m.
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1st Class Service also Dinners Teas Snacks Phone: BAUINGARRY 45 ...... REAMHRA I AM PRIVILIGED to welcome you to Cion mel Sports field on the occasion of our Senior Hurling Final. We look forward to Swan and Fionn Mac Cumhaill to pro vide a thrilling hour's hurling, well in keeping with the standard set In previous years We wish each and every player well in giving of his best for his club, and helping also to maintain a high standard of sportsmanship in this final, thus making it a game to be remembered amongst the finals of our divisiion. Irrespective of the outcome of to-day's final, both teams go forward to meet the Mid representatives on 27th August at a venue to be arranged. We wish them both the beSt of luck in those Quarter finals; they deserve our full support in their efforts to bring a county title to the division once again. In the general hurling pattern of our county, we cannot claim to be strong. due mainly to the lack of senior teams. We look forward to the return to senior ranks of Kilienaule and Ballybacon/Grange, who play in the curtain-raiser 10 the big game, also Marlhe.ld, Fethardl Coolmoyne, Ballingarry, Cahir, Newcastle. A sound juvenile and minor policy in each club, with a special emphasis on ground hurling, will hoelp to produce players to put hurling generally in a much strong er position. I compliment to-day's finalists for their work in this regard. As my term as Chairman comes to an end this year, I take this opportunity 0 thank very sincerely the club officials and players, referees, gate checkers, groundsmen, stewards and our patrons for thoeir wonderful support and co-operation during the past three years. I thank especially our Secretary, Miceal 0 Meara, and compliment him on the production of this souvenir programme. Miceal Mac Carthaigh, Cathaoirteach C.L.C. Coisde Co. Thiobrad Arann Theas a , ,. ",. a , • C.L.C. COISDE CHONT'AE THIOORAD />JRANN 1HEAS FORTHCOMING ATTRACTIONS This Sunday Evening-August 13th At Clonmel: J.F.Ch. $emi...final KICKHAMS V. COMMrnCIAlS 7.00 At Clogheen: I.F. Ch. Semi·finat: FR . SHEtHY'S V. SAUL WOOEEN, 7.00 Sunday Next, August 20th At Clonmel: S.F.C. OAHIR/BALLYPOOElEtoI V. ARDFLNNAN, 2.15 S.F.C. KILSHEUAN V. KICKHAMSfoNEWCASTL'E, 3.30 AI Fethard: J.F.L. Play-off: FETHARO V. BALUNGAHRY, 2.15 21 H. Final: YOUNG IRELANDS V. ST. MARYS, 3.30 BALLINGARRY AND SWAN TEAM'S PARADE BEFORE 1948 SEMl-FINAL IN ClONMEt. Lelt to right: R. Buller, T Dohony, J. Barrelt. L O'Oonnell, W Doheny, N Mullally, R Maher, W Fitzgerald, M FilZgerald, J Hayden, fl Ivors, N Cleere, M Tobin. ff Oarey, J Aylward,
Front row: MIChael lvor., Martin Bfennan, M~aet Heaphy, George I'v<:Irs, Eugene Hanrahan, Dan Shelly (captain), Willie Hayes, James Ivors, Jim Molloy BacJ\ row: Trainer Bilty Brell, Billy Perry, Milo Molloy, Michael Sparrow. Paddy Donovan, Jotm Molloy, Thomas Cormack, Maille Bren· nan, Johnnie Moltoy, >Rd. Butler, Cha:rman, Sean Ivors Selector. SWAN SEEK 15th TITLE
/"'\ARRICK Swan 'have a proud record in South Tipperary hurling. They '-..I first came, to prominence in Senior ranks in 1929, when their team -regarded by the experts as "novices"-were beaten in the Cham pionship semi-final by the, 1927 Junior Co. Champions, .Killenaule, by 6-3 to 5-3. The fifteen that did duty for "the 'birds" on that occasion was: Ned 'Reilly, Dan Roche, Pat O'Toole, Wm. OIBrien, Frank Power, Joe and PIe,ter Dunne, Sob McGann, Matty McGrath, Tony Neylon, Wm . Finlay, Mick Ryan, Tom 'Maher, Mick and John 'Phelan. Swan took their first South title in 1932 at Junior level and had not long to wait for Senior success. This came in '33, when they scol"€d a decisive 4-8 to 1"() win over Boherlahan, who had been unbeatEfi in the Division from 1924-'30. Swan went on to lose to eVEntual Co. Champions, Moycarkey, before a huge crowd (gate receipts '£101) at Gail:e. Swan's history-making line-out was: 'Pat Mahony, Joe & John Dunne, Willie Wall, Pat O'Toole. Ned Eade, Denis lAyan, John Maher, John Sullivan, PatMillea, Tom Gough, Jim Costigan, Nicholas Connors, Tony Neylon, Wm. O'Brien. Th€ 'Club went on to win further South titles in 1-935 and 1936, and reached the Co. Final in '35 only 10 be beaten by Thurles Sarsfields. One of the Club's greatest moments came in '37, when Willie Wall played a leading role in Tipperary's 'A'll-lreland success over Kilkenny al Killarne.y and brought home a lirst All-Ireland medal. The 'South Championship again came Swan's way in '39 before the Club's greatest era in the forties. They monopolised th'e, Championship Irom 1944 to 1-948 inc lusive, and Tom Wall added his own piece of history by emulating his brolhe,r, Willie, and bringing home an All-Ireland medal in 1945. 1947 was to prove a never·lo-be-forgotten year when the elusive Co. Hire. came to the Club for the one and only time. Paddy Fleming brought a third All-Ireland medal to Swan in 1951, and further South Championship successes came in 1950, 1952, 1958, and 1959. The sixties sadly proved unsuccessful but the ss,venties brought a new era and a rise in the !Club's fortunes. A County Championship success in the undH-21 grade in 1.97"2 paved the way tor a golden year in '74, when arch rivals Davins were defeated in a memorable South final. Further tAli-Ireland msdals were won by Tony F.ilzpatrlck in Inter mediate and Gerry Whelan in Minor, and whilst Swan have suffered defeat in the last thr€€ South deciders they are confident that they are onCe again on the victory trail and that captain Sean Fitzpatrick will to-day bring home the "Championship trophy to the Swan club for the 15th time. ------N unusual emmissary left Clonmel Sportsfield for SWANS' ACarrick-on-Suir on the afternoon of Sunday' 26th October, 1947 It was a carrier pigeon bringing the FINEST good news that Swan had defeated Borrisoleigh 5-4 to 2-2 in the County Senior Hurling Final, thus bring HOUR ing the Dan Breen Cup to the Suirside town for the first time in its history. lEarlier in the year, Swan had to battle all the way to turn back the challenge of their fierce rivals KiU€.naule by a single point, 4-7 to 4-6, in a thrilling South Final, but from then on they went from strength to strength, def€ating Holycross in the semi-final and then rather easily accounting for a Sorrisoleigh team, powered by minor star Paddy Kenny and his brother, Sean. The big men in the Swan sidoe. that day were midfielder Tom Wall, his brother Willie, who captained the side from the full·back position, goalie .paddy Fleming; Jack Walsh, a very ab~ midfield assistanf to Tom Wall; Paddy Kelly, who never allowed Paddy Kenny to get into the game; and forwards "Hawk" Nugent and "Three Goal" Paddy Madden. ,Every man on the team, however, was a hero that day, and they werel given a royar reception when they returned to Carrick with the Cup fhat evening. The attendance at Clonmel Sportsfield was in excess of 8,000 and over 800 travelkd by train and nearly 1,000 by car and bicycle from Carrick.
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OANNY WALstI, aged 30. Woo South and Munster and AII-wetand minor Senkw Medat in 1974, Has f'HII'Mfo oos joYenile medals. SEAMUS OONNE, aged 22. Has won -.south minor and under 21 medals. DAVID POWER, aged 26. also mem ber of 1974 South Senior Cha~1oo PloT KtRBY, aged 23. Won Munster mInor medal, south minor under 21, and .$&tIior and county under 21. DICK t.ONERGAN, aged 22. Holder TOM flUSSELL. aQ9d 19. Wort iIOUth -.of souih minor and under meehlls 21 minor and }uvenile medals. wtLL'lAM lONE-RGAN, vater&!) of \he MI.. WALSH, aged 27, and holder aide at 38. Won aouth minor, under of ~ultt minor under 21 , and senior 21 and }unior Munstet and All-lreland JA~S K€+iOE, aged 26. Holder minor and intermediate. Only play soutn minor, county and 50Uth un er to hokt two ~V'I senior, being der 21 medals: M(Jnsfer and All-ke a I'I'IfrI'nbef of '59 ~anel as well as '74. land Intermediate and Railway Cup medals. Tipperary Horler the Yeal SEAN O'SHEA, aged 21. +-IoIOel of at Toured San Franci9CO Wlth AI. Stars ./iIOUtn minor and under 21 medals SEAN FiTZPATRICK, Hokt.r of SOIJtn MAURICE WAi..SH, aged 23. Holder minor and south and county under ~utO minor under 21 and senior medals and county under 21 medal. 21; 'SOUtn senlOf and Monsl&!" and AII.. l4"aland Inlerme'hate medals. aged KEVUf DALTON, aged 26 26. Team Captain. NOEL RUSSELL, aged 25. PADDY O'DWYER, aged 2& TONY FITZPATRICK, aged 25 and JIM PHE'LAN, aged 23. bfottl&r of Se8fl. won south rnll"lOf All same honours as MauriCe Walsh south and co. under 21 and Mun JERRV WALSH aged 18. Holder 01 st_ under 21. south minor and tlJvemle fl'HKtIIls. MAURICE GRACE, aged 26. Holder M. J' RUSSELL, aged 17 . Holder 01 of south minor, uncler 21 and -senIOr south minor and juyenile medals. and county under 21 .medals. OAN O'MEARA, aged 26, Won North GEARY PHE-lAN. aoect 2() Won Tipperary under 21 medals With KII· !tOOth minor and under 21 medals, luane McDonagh.
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WE GIVE G A A TRADING STAMPS A FIRST FOR FIONN MAC CUMHAILL?
ICTORY for Fionn Mac Curnhaill in t Formed last January, the team is a combination 01 the Balllngarry and St. Patrick's Orangan & Cloneen Clubs, and they affiliated in Se- nior football and hurling. St. 'Patrick's formzd the backbone 01 the football side beaten in the first round of South and County Champion ship, but BafJingarry provide the majority 01 the players on to-day's side. The combination has been a happy om, from the start. 5t. Mary's were defeated in the first outing and then followed Suco€sses over Liam Lynch's and to-day's rivals, Swan. Although defeated by holders, Davin's, Fionn Mac 'Cumhaill had alr€ady qualiHed for the decider and they now have high hopes of confirming the form of the last en counter with Swans, Both Ballingarry and S1. Patrick's are clubs with strong footbaU tra ditions. St. 'Patrick's have fielded a junior hurling side for many YI€ars with little success. In the past they were a powerful force in football, taking County SE.nior Championships in 1947 and 1953. 1 Whilst '8allingarry are now better known for their hurling prowess, their main achievements have also come with the big ball. The.y were Co. Senior Football Champions in 1951 and won a County Junior crown in 1939. In hurling, their greatest moment in Senior ranks came in 1949 when the Club took the Senior Hurling title for the one and only time, be.ating Killenaule in a tempestuous final. 'Probably the sweetest success of all, however, was the winning of the Coun1y Junior crown in 1-973. The South Intermediate. title was won in '77, whilst an amount of success has been enjoyed by the Club's juvenile, minor and unde,r-21 sides. Tommy Brennan brought an All-Ireland under-21 medal to aallingarry in 1962 and in more recent times -Martin Brennan and Eugene Hanra , han have been honoured by the County selre.ctors. With the majority of the present Fionn Mac Cumhaill Side emanating from succ'€ssful Bard na nOg teams, the future of hurling in the area is assured. Victory in to-day's ~inal would bring great rejoicing over a wide area of the South D ivision, but, win or lose, Fionn 'ry1 ac Cumhaill have brought a vibrant new force to the Championship and look lik-e being strong contenders for many years to come. SWAN An "" R~fer..e lor 100dll)"90 Senior Final i.. Billy C6 c ill1&d at 11m 1977 Munster Minor f.ir;al; tI'I. Wesl Senior Final. This i. "is first South Ao outslamling dub ollie'ial. >Billy i s 11m pill' and a T i ~ory under 21 hurling se lector. 1 AII_lraland Mll'IOr Winning slda of HIlS. 'Danny Walsh 2 3 bavid Power Dick Lonergan William •'Lon ergan 5 7 Sean O'Shea Sean Fitzpa• trick Tony Fitzpatrick 8 9 Maurice Grace Jerry Phelan 10 11 12 Seamus Dunne Pat Kirby Tom Russell 13 ,. 15 MI. ·Walsh James Kehoe Maurice Walsh I I Fir 'Ionaid: 16 Kevin 'Dalton; 17 No el 'Ru ssell; 18 Paddy O'Dwyer; 1-9 Jim Phelan; 20 Jerry Walsh; 21 !M . J. Rus- ~ell; 22 Dan O'Meara _ ....MaII ______... CARRICK INN (Proprielors: Vincent and Bridget Power) JOHN STREET, CARRICK-ON-SUIR LOUNGE , BAR FOR BEST DR INKS ------_. FIONN MAC CUMHAILL Cofoura: __ .net ...... I, 8'1. "'.ryl. ClonlMl, e ,lIy h .. ofII· 1 Willie Hay.. 2 Paddy Donovan Malty• Brennan MI. Sparrow• 5 7 Dan Shelly John Molloy• Jim Molloy Kevin •Shelly Milo Molloy• 10 11 12 Johnnie Molloy Thoma. McConnack Eugene Hanrahan 13 14 15 MarOn Brennan Billy Perry Jamea Ivo,. Fir lonaid: 16 James Cash in; 17 John Purcell; 18 M!. Ivors; 19 Billy Brett; 20 MI . McGrath; 21 Richard Keogh; 22 Chris Keogh; 23 George Ivors; 24 John Cahill; 25 John Lyons; 26 John Kane . ._------CongratulaUons and Best Wishes to Balllnga", Hurling Club from- KELLYS DRAPERY AND GROCERY BALLINGARRY, THURLES, CO. TiPPERARY .------1eamspirit 0 ' The people at Allied Irish are on your side rJ;:: Allied Irish Banks 'C1 Bankingfora betterfuture MEET the Players.··. FIONN MAC CUMHAIIJ, WILLIE HAYES, aged 24; neigttt 5' JOHNNIE MOllOY, aged 24; height 10"; lGl -st. Holder 011 co. junior, 2 &' 0"; weigtlt 111 sl. Holder of south int.r and south under 21 south under 17, minor uoo&!" 21 and medals. intermediate medals. PADDY DOOOVAN, aget 24; height JIM' IVCRS, aged 28; height 5' 8"; S' 1'''; weight 14 51. Hold&/" Co. weight 11 ~ 51. Played tor Tipperary Junior South lJOder 15, under 17. in- minor and 21 football; holder minor under 21 (2). and Iflter (2) south under 21, junior intermedate medals. (3l. county junior and 4 south league medals. MATTY BRENNAN, agef 28; height 5' 11 "; weigllt 13 sf. Played under Ml. IVORS, aged 32. -Holder south 21 fOf county; woo co. junior, 3 south junior, mtermedlste (3), jlNeoile co. inter, south under 21, south junior j.unior and SIO\Jth league (4) medals end 4 south Isagos medals. MARTiNo BREt-iNAN. aged 29: height MICHAEL SPARROW, aged 18; 5' 8": weight 12 51. Won Ali-Ireland height 5' 11,"; W9iQllt IIi sl. Holds intermediate medal 1971. Played fOf 6 south- and 2 (lounty juvenile medals county under 21 . intermediate and incloolng one football; also soulfl senior, Holder 01 south under 21 unde-r 21 and inler. junlOf Intermediale (3). $ Trophies and Jewellery 66 MAIN ST., CARRICK·ON·5UIR Ifltlone: 293 • • • , " I • I •• THE OLD MILL (P1"oprietor: T. WALSH) For Bes. Drinks-Where All Sportsmen Meet NEW STREET, CARRICK-ON·SUIR Te~hone: 5 VISIT-- Walsh's Foodstore AT MAIN STHEET. Telehone: 114 ... , . • , I , . 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P Kelly, T Shea; M Shea, T Wall, J Murphy, M Walsh, P Fahy, J Duggan; J Garry; P 'Madden and W Nugent. 8allingarry: ft Molloy. T Doheney. M Mulally. W Dohoney. R Butler N Cleere, S Ivors, M Fitzgerald, J Aylward, W Fitzgerald, J Barrett; l Donnell, oM Tobin, fl Maher, R Carey. In 1949, Swan were beaten 4-6 to 2-10 by Killenaule in the semi-final and Killenaule were in turn beaten by Ballingarry (3-7 to 0-2) in the final. Ballingarry lost to Knockavilla Kickhams in the County semi-final. Ballingarry: R Molloy. W Doheney, E Mulally, N C~ere, B Ivors, J Molloy, J 6eattie, M Fit~erald , 'R Buller, L O'Donnell, R Brennan; W Fitzgerald, 'M Tobin, 'R Carey, J Hayes. Killenaule: J Ryan, 'R Connell, P Hickey, T ILawrence, P Foley, P Browne, 'E McCormack. J Costigan, J Fogarty, f' Swee.ney, e Cooke; W Guiton, P Shelly, C Cooke, e Maher. Swan: J Barrett, M Fleming, M Madden, S Shea, P Kelly, T Wall; J Murphy, J Barry, 1M Shea, P Fahey, W NUgEollt, M Walsh; J 'Ryan; J Walsh, .p Fleming. 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Ai/be's, Emly 1934 - Moyglass 19(17 - Na Piarsaigh 1912 - O'leary's 1935 - SWall 1958 - SWan 1913 - Cashei 193& - SW8l'l 1959 - SWan 191-40 - Castlel 1937 - FeUlard' 1960 - MarHield 1915· - BoOerlatlafl 1938 - Fethard 19&1 - Ki/lenaule 1916 - Kifle11aule 1939 - SWan 19&2 - Marlfiefd 1917 - BoherlaHan 1940 - Killenaule C.Y.M.S 1963 - KiJlenaule 1918 - none 1941 - KiIl6haule C.Y.M.S 19640 - Marlfleld 1919 - Fethard '942 _ KiUeoaule 1965 - Garrick-on-StJir 1920 - none- 1943 - Killanaule 1966 _ Carrick-on-Suir 1921 - none 1944 _ SWan 1967 - Carrick-on-Suir 1922 - none 1945 - SWan 19&& - B"yoacon-Gmnge 1923 _ Kilmoyler 1946 - Swan 1969 - Carrick-on-Suif 1924 _ Boherlahan 1947 - SWan- 1970 - MarHleld 1925 _ 8OOerlahao 1946 - SWan 1971 - Car.rick-or)o&iir 1926 _ ~Iafla" 1949 - Batlingarry 1972 - Carrick-on-SUir 1927 - Boherlahan 1950 - Swan 1973 - Carrick-on-Suir 1928 - 8 Buiotha: South Tipperary Board G.AA wishes to IExpress its sincere thanks to 'e,veryone associated with the production of this Souvenir Programme. 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