Mid-Tipperary Senior Final Match Programme 1980

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0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 o 0 o 0 o 0 B JOHN & BREDA KENNEDY B o 0 B THE RAGG CABARET LOUNGE B o 0 o 0 o WISH EVERY SUCCESS TO 0 o 0 o DROM- INCH 0 B IN TODA Y'S GAME B o 0 o 0 o 0 o 0 o 0 o Here~ Hoping for a Good Final 0 o 0 o 0 o 0 o 0 00001 1000000000000ni 10000000000001 'OOO[JOOOO Tipperary Board presenting the Johnny Leahy Cup to Sarsfields Captain Michael Dundon after last years mid final. Mid Board Secretary Mr Tom O'Hara is also present. Failte b Chathaoirleach na Roinne A Ch'lrde Gaelt, bring Mid TipP8fary hurling back to its rightful M&r chathaolrleach ns Roinne $eO tugaim place in the county. "ilte romhaibh dti cluiche ceannai, Thiobrad T' luil agam, d' bhri sin, go mbeidh cluiche Arann Meanach na Blial'l8 1980. brea fuinniuil ag.ainn • th,bh.rfaidh sjsamh is Feltow Gaels 01 Mid Tipptf"ary, I welcome gcleondar d'r luch! leanuOl, you once more to the Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling final between Thurles Sarsfields and I, Mise, Orom and Inch. Drom, defeated recently, Tadhg O'Meachair, CathlOirieach. promoted Clonmore in their semi final game while Sarsfields rather easily disposed of Holycross·Battycsh III. AN REITEOIR- MARTIN O'GRADY We look forward then to a keenly contested sporting game which hopefully will measure up The popular Moyne official I. one of the to the beu of what our supporters traditionelly best known G.A.A. personalities in the County. e~pect from Mid Tipperary. Stitt an active playing member of hi, club, he After our County', recent poor ,how· has won many honours In both hurling and ing lIIIinst old rivals , in the MUO$lfJr football. With his brothers Bill, Michael and championship, many TipP. suppol"\ers both Tom he played with Moynllt-Templetuohy in inside and outside the County .... asking their historic .nd only senior succeu in 1971. question, and ,"king the answer to TipPerary's Martin has ,Iso collected junior hurting hurling dltCline. One theory put forward i, the decline medals in 1961 .nd 1966.nd ali All Ireland of hurling In our division and judging by our Intermediate medal also in '66. He is the holder showing in rltCent years. we find it difficult to of four Mid senior medals, 1970, '72, '76 and deny ,uch I theory. Gone ere the day, whln '77. In football he helped 10 win two Mid the player, of Mid Tipperary occupied with junior titles. pride end distinction the majority of position, He has been refereeing 98mes 81 aU levels on our county team. Gone. also seems to be the since 1974 and last year he had control of the e~cllfJment and anticipation which Imong Our Mid Senior Hurling Final belween Moycarkey supporters was for so long part and parcel of IBorri, and ThurlfJI Sarsfields, Mid finel day. We confidently look forward to the day when Mid Tipperary will once agIIin take hs proper place in the hurlir"lg scene In CH.Ir county and we are hoping that now, com­ Cover photo: Action from III' VMr. Mid fi nal mencing a new decade, the players of Thurles Sarsfield .... MoyCMttey BOl"f iL Sarsfields and Drom and Inch will set the spark Photo- O'Shea Thud" of hurting enthusia,,"" atight once more and 3 ...

Photo - O'Shu. Th\UIU THURLES SARSFIELDS- MID TIPPERARY SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONS 1919 Back row: Pat Leane, Connie Maher, Tom Barry, Johnny Bourke, Paul Byrne, Pat McCormack, Pat Stake/um. Front row: , Pat McCormack, . Michael Gleeson, John Cahill, Michael Dundon, Jim Ryan, Francis Murphy. THURLES SARSFIELDS

In this short ,rtielill is im!)Olllbl' to do justice slerllng service to the club in Ihe '30s and to the history of this most femous of all Tipp­ '40s. Jar, Carnally and Tommy Doyle both won erary hurling clubs. Suffice it to lay thtl IU their firS! Celtic Crosses in Killarney In '37 end story Is to 8 grill IKllnt the nary of Tipp, their second in '45, Jar.• Iull·backand Tommy hurling. down the YIII'S since the G.A.A. WiI$ as a forward on both occasions. Tommy went foond&d in the CAthedr,' town in 1884. AI it on 10 share In Ihe three-In·a-row triumphs of was the birthplace of the Association, I suppose '49-50-51 as one of our greatest wing-backs, II wa, only fitting that Thurlel should win the for whom even the great Christy Ring held no first county championship (18871 and that I larrors. Another member of the '45 squad was Thur1&1·powered team should be the first Eddie Gleeson, who has • IOn IIIlisting Sars. victart 01 the hurling Blue Rib.nd. Of the 85 loday end whose father played with the old county championships played to date In senior Blues in the first decade of Ihe century, Two hurling. Thunes has won no IMI thin 28, or Just more of Sars. most famous playerl helped in cnll-third of the 10111. Truly a remarkeble thll greet 3-ln·•• ow triumph, the lion-hearted record, which pull them far ahead 01 lOy other , who never refused to be beaten, club or parish, in the honours 1111. Those early end thaI wonderful .rtiste with Ihe slioter, Thurles teams until the turn of the century were , Mickey collected his fifth All· dominated by Mahers 01 Kiliinan, and to show Ireland medel in '58, '1.0 blH:ome e member of how history repeats itself Ihe young Michael that select blond who tin bolll! of 10 many Maher on today's Sars, team II • g•• ndson of lriumphs. He was the Ill'$t captain 10 receive Ihe first Thvrles tlptain, Denis M.her of KlIlinan Iha Leahy Cup, Jack Dwyer and John Del. who" son John was 10 lead Tipperary 10 vic_ hurny wen' two laading forwards In Ihe '40s lory in 1945 and to blH:ome one of the immor­ and aarly '50s. In Johnny O'Dwyer, Jack has a tits of Tipper.ry hvrling. IOn .nd John has e nephaw, Irylng today to The records give Thurles as county chem­ win honoul'$ for 511'$. pions for 1904, bul the winning leam was e combination of Thurilts, Borris and Horse & Parhaps the 'Iifties end 'siKti" were the Jockey, Tom Semple was clPtain and was mOSI ,ucce"lul of all tha decades in Ihe history assisled by seven of his townsmen, wilh live of Ihe club. In eleven years 1'55 to '65 inclusive) from Borris and four from Ihe Jockey. Thl, ten county till" were won, and to compensate was the start of "The Blues" era. who wenl on for Iha 1960 dafea! by Toomevara, Iha siSler to win Ihe first 4·jn·a-row ~'06 10 '09) in club, the Crokas, won Iha county lootball Tipperary, Their last victory wes In 1911. championship, This great combinalion gave us In belween their sejections broughl two AII­ , ana of our greatest centre-backs; Irelands 10 Ihe Premier County ~'06 and 'OS). tha one and only Jimmy Doyle, bell·player Semple Stadium, ICe", of lodaY'1 final, honovl'$ superb; , whosa carHr was cvt 1101 alone Ihe neme of the famous captain b1.I1 ,hor! by injury, and Sean McLoughlin, goal· also all those gallanl players, wno played under 5Corer suprema, The firlt three named all cap. him. Thurles had to weit 18 yeers for iU nlll.1 tained the county leam to high"1 honours, county chllmplonship in 1919, when the youlh­ Tony in '58, Jimmy In '62 and '65 end Mick in ful John Maher, Jim Lanigan and Jimmy '64. The Keane brOlharl, Conny, Larry and Harney made Iheir debut. Captained by John Mich8eI, whose father played for Munster at Joe Callan en, e Thurles selection brought hurling and football, ell played Ihalr parts in home the McCarthY Cup in 1930. setting up thll most remarkable record of 10 When John Meher retired in 1946, he heel wins in 11 yeers, whil, larry collacled his helped his club win nine county finall as well as Caltlc Cross in '58. Our present able Co, Sec· being II member of Ihree AII·lreland winning retary, Tommy 8arrell, 80bby Mockler, counly leems 1'30, '37, '451. Jim Lanigan MUlha Maher and all pulled their captained the victorious leem of '37 bul had weighl in Ihose great viCIOri" of thl '50s and retired before the '45 triumph. Another player '60s, the two Illter plaving thair parlIn winning who IIIYe yeoman service to club and county in the hurling blua riband for 1958. Ihe 'Iwenties end 'Ihirties was goalkeeper When Jimmy Doyle helped Tipperary to our Tommy Butler, now Presidenl of the club; nor last AII·lreland win in '71 ha becama the first must we lorgel Ihal greal 'rlilt with th. camen, Thurl" man to win siK Callic Crosses. Jimmy Paddy Maher (Whitehead). Denis Murphy was there agein to help Sars. win thair lasl (Bunny) was Ihe capable fvn·forward in Ihe '37 county titla In '74, Iheir only success in thl triumph, John and Tom Lanigan rendered 'Open Draw',

5 Sairsealaigh, Durlas Gorm agus Ban (Blue and White)

111 P. Mac Cormaic Pat McCormack (2) C. 0 Meachair (3) s. 0 Riain (4) P. de Stacalum Connie Maher Jim Ryan (A) Pat Stakelum (5) S. 0 Duill (6) M. 0 Meachair (7) M. 0 Gliasain Jimmy Doyle Michael Maher Michael Gleeson

(8) P. 0 Meachair (9) P. 0 Murch':' Paddy Maher Francis Murphy

(10) P. Mac Cormaic (11) T. de Barra (12) B. 0 Neill Pat McCormack (capt.) Tom Barry Brendan O'Neill

(13) S. de Burca (14) P. 0 Brain (15) S. 0 Duibhir Johnny Bourke Paul Byrne Johnny O'Dwyer

Fir lonaid: 06) J. Duggan, (17) P. leane, (18) M. Dundon, (19) J, Cahill, (20) E. Hanrahan, (21) L. Q'Donoghue, (22) M. Keane, (23) M. Callanan, (24) L. Barrett, (25) D. Maher, (26) J. Cooke, (27) J. Barrett, (28) P. Coleman, (29) S. Maher.

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WISHING SA RSFlELDS EVERY SUCCESS from DENIS CALLANAN, CATHEDRAL ST, THURLES Drom agus Inse Glas agus Ban (Green and White)

(I) P. 0 Riain } (2) P. Mac Coistealbha (3) L. 0 Dochartaigh (4) M. de Buith!ir 1 Francis Costello Larry Doherty Micheal Butler (5) P. 0 Ciardha (6) P. de Buitleir (7) P. Puirseal Pat Carey Paudie Butler Pat Purcell (8) D. 0 Lubaigh (9) G. 0 Dochartaigh Denis Looby Ger Doherty (Capt.)

(10) S. 0 h·Aisith (11) T. de Builh!ir (12) P. 0 Lubaigh John Hassett Tommy Butler Pat Looby

(13) S. 0 h·Earcain (14) M. de Buith!ir (15) P. 0 h·Earcain John Harkins Martin Butler Pat Harkins

Fir lonaid: (16 Martin Fahy. (17) M. Halloran, (18) T. Everard, (19) G. Rourke, (20) John Doherty, (21) M. Costello, (22) S. Butler, (23) J. Kennedy, (24) S. Fahy.

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THE DROM-INCH SENIOR HURLING PANEL 1980 Front (I. to ,.) Pat Harkins, Pat Carey, Martin Butler, Francis Costelloe, John Harkins, Pat Looby, Denis Looby, Ger Harkins, Francis McGrath. Back (I. to T.) Seamus Fahy, Michael Butler, Micbael Costelloe, Larry Doherty, Michael Halloran, Tommy Butler, Ger Doherty (capt.), John Hassett. Martin Fahy, Tomas Everard. Missing from photo- Paddy Ryan, Seamus Butler, Pat Purcell, Paudie Butler. DROM AND INCH The history of Dram and Inch club won All-Ireland honours with Dublin in goes back to the early days of the G,A.A., 1924 and 1927; Mick Kennedy, one of when they figured amongst the affil iations the great corner backs of all time, who in 1887. They played in Senior ranks ill won three AII·lrelands with the great 1889 but were defeated by a strong Limerick team, 1934 to 1940; and, of Boherlahan team which eventually course, Seamus Bannon, who played reached the County final. The inspiring both forward and back on the Tipperary figure in the parish at that time was "three in a row" team, 1949 to 1951. John Laffan of Dram who became known Tommy Butler and his team-mates far and wide as an expert craftsman in are following in the tradition of those fashioning hurleys which were much stalwart players of the past and are sought after by the best players. wearing their club colours with honour. Teams from the parish did not enjoy Another distinguished son of the much luck in the Championship cam­ parish was the late Paddy Ryan, for paigns down the years although they many years an outstanding player with were always treated with respect by London, and well known and respected opponents and were looked upon as as an administrator, who passed away sturdy challengers even to the last. Their eartier this year. first County Championship success came in 1937 when they brought off the double of Mid Divisional and County honours in Junior hurling. This success was repeated in 1970 and subsequently Drom and Inch have been a strong force in Senior ranks and reached their greatest triumph in 1974 when t hey took the Mid Division title for the f irst t ime. This success was not unexpected as the previous year they had run Sarsfields close, only two points separating t he sides after a hectic finish in Templemore, and followed this up by knocking a fancied Borrisoleigh side out of the County Championship. They have reached this year's Mid· • f inal on merit and are very determined to win for the second time. Amongst the great players of the past Carroll s G.A.A. Alister 1978 • from the parish were Tommy Barry, who Tommv But ler (Tipperaryl When in Tipperary- its SLIEVENAMON When in Thllrles its Glasheen's Slievenamon Lounge Bar 0504- 21838 When in Holy Cross its the ABBEY When enjoying (l drink - its Glasheen's Old Abbey Inn Holy Cross 27 9 Senior Hurling Losers Group Semi-Final R'it_oir: Donal O'Gorm.n (ThurlH Sarsfield.)

Moycarkey·Borris (Red and Yellow)

(1) Tom Doran

(2) Michael Purcell (3) Jack Bergin (4) Martin O'Meara

(5) Robert Hayes (6) Jim Flanagan (7) Tom Mullins (8) Matty Bourke (9) Eamonn Dermody

(10) Jack Ceasar (11) Billy Fogarty (12) Tom Quigley

(131 Eddie Clancy (14) Paddy Flanagan (15) Dick Quigley

Fir lonaid: (16) Liam Bergin, (17) John Hackett, (18) Liam Dempsey. (19) Michael Dempsey, (20) Nicholas Bergin, (21) Aody Fanning.

CLONMORE·KILLEA. (Blue and Gold sash I

(1) Jack Quinn

(2) Martin Bourke (3) Tommy Bourke (41 Mick Doyle

(51 Mick Ryan (61 Paddy Bourke (7) Noel Farrelly

(8) Martin Bohan (9) Eugene Doherty

(10) (11) Johnny Bourke (12) Seamus Bourke

(131 Noel Fogarty (14) Eamonn Fitzpatrick (15) John Fitzpatrick

Fir lonaid: (16) Tommy Kavanagh, (17) J. Hanley, (18) John Kinnane, (19) Jim Meehan, (20) Joe Bourke, (21) Jim Moynihan.

AUSTIN BRODERICK INCH, THURLES ·SAND, ·GRAVEL, ·CHIPS, ·FILLlNG, ·MILL WASTE, ·PLANT HIRE We are now quarryinq our own two inch, 3 inch and 4 inch stone. For quotation Phone Borrisoleigh 68 Wishing Doon--Inch a good win in today's game.

10 CAPTAIN JOHNNY LEAHY The trophy for today's gama- 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 WIS the late John D. Hickey and in 1956 he wrote: As I cast my mind down the years and recall my close friendship with Johnny my emotions are both pleasurable and sad, happy that I had the privilege of knowing him so well and regretful that the man of big heart and mind, the man of soundest national fibre, the prince of Gaels and the hurter of admir­ ably defiant spirit is no longer with us. How he charmed us with his hurling, inspired us with his leadership and regaled us with hurling stories that seemed to lose all their spell when told the small by anyone else. hours of the morning after a lengthy But if what is mortal of the "captain" County Board meeting to explain to me has passed from the scene, he is not dead some matter or another that I had not to us as are other men. As long as ash adequately grasped. As regards the merits growS by the Suir and Tipperarymen of hurlers and matches, he was also my hurl- and hurl they will to the end of teacher and there is no Tipperaryman time- memories of him will stir Irish· who owes the "Captain" more. men to champion every national and For all that some knew of the "Cap­ Gaelic causa. tain" they cannot decide in what sphere I cannot now recall his name but well he was greatest. Some will say that his I remember in my young boyhood being hurling excelled all his rich gifts, others mystified by a statement of one of will say that his leadership was his out­ nature's philosophers that "all great men standing attribute and still others will are simple as children." Then some years claim that his steture was greatest as an later as a cub reporter on the "Tipperary administrator. Star" I was to learn the true depth of Neither can I quite make up my mind that pronouncement as I got to know on the score of deciding an order of merit the Johnny Leahy that I used to reverent· but I content myself by saying that I Iy salute as I saw him cycle to Thudes would have considered him a man apart through hail, rain, wind and snow on were it for even only one of his great some G.A.A. mission. qualities. And although every day was too short The hurling honours he won in Ireland for Johnny as he planned and laboured and beyond the seas are too numerous to for the Tipperary that he loved with a be tabulated here. Worthy of mention are passion almost passing comprehension, these: he captained Tipperary in winnin9 he found time to lead my steps on the the All-Ireland championships of 1916 paths of truth, fearless criticism when it and 1925, and he played a leading part was called for and devotion to the G.A.A. in the nine Tipperary championships and its ideals. won by Boheriahan in the period 1915 "It was no trouble at all, at all" when I to 1928.

Wishing Sarsfields every success today TOM BRERETON, PARNELL ST, THURLES PAT McCORMACK . ..,

Sarsfields captain is their star forward Pat McCormack. Pat is the team's free­ taker and has been their leading scorer in recent years showing remarkable consistency from play and frees, He has played under 21 for Tipperary and has also won Vocational Schools AI1·lreland medals with North Tipperary,

Roll of Honour Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling, 1940-1979

1940- Moycarkey. winners end OCXJnty champio~. 1941- Bohertahan, winners and county champion,. 1942- Sarsfield •• winner,and county champion,. 1943- MoyClrkey, winners beaten in county finlr by AnnaClnhy. 1944. '45, '46- Sar,lIeld., winner. Ind county chempion,. 1947 - Holycross, winners, beaten in county "mi-'inal. 1948-· Holycross. winners and county champion•. 1949- Borrisoleigh, winnlrs end county champion•. 1950- Sar,field., winners; BorrilOlligh county chlmpions. 1951- Holycross, winner. (replay) and county champions. 1952- Sar.fields, winners and county champions. 1953- 80herlahan, winners; beeten in county final by 80rrllOl";h. 1954- Holycross, w.o" and county champiom. 1955, '56, '57, '58, '59- Sarsfieldl, winners and county champion•. 1960- Sarsfield., winnt,,; beatln in COunty final by TOOmlVafl. 1961, '62, '63, '64·. Sarsfield., winner. end county champions. 1965- Moycarkly, winnlrs (rlplay); Sarsfield. county champion., 1966- Holycross, winnlrs; Carrick county champion•. 1967- Moycarkey, winne,,; Carrick county champtom. 1968-69- $ar,filldl, winners; Rosetea county champion._ 1970- Moyne, winne,,; Roscrea county champion., 1971- MoyCllrkey, winnefs; Moyne county champion•. 1972- Moyne, winner.; Roser.. county champion•. t973- Sarsfillds, win"..rs; Rose'" county champion•. 1974- Drom·lnch winners; Sanfieldl county chemplon•. 1975- Senfields, winners; MoneYgllll county champions, 1976- Moyne-Templetuohy w.o. (Sanfields); MoneYgllll county champions. 1977- Moyne-Templetuohy winners; Kllru,ne MJ;cOonllllh county champions. 197B- Holycross wlnnerl, Kilruane MacDonagh county champions. 1979- $Iulleld. winners, Kilruane MacDonagh county chempion•.

This Offici.' Progrllfflme/, produced by Thur/II SlI"f~ldl.nd disrrlbuted by rh. pupil, of Thurl.. C.B.$.; Liam O'Donnchu. PrOfl'NnnN Editor.