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RESEARCHERS Breda Browne, Celia Cooke, Mary Hurley, Bridget Keane, Phil Leen, Imelda Moriarty, Julianne Murphy, Peggy O’Shea, Mary O’Sullivan, Joan Trant. in the shadow of SLIABH MISH

G.A.A. History

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achievement. As was common-place at the time, 1929-2000 competitions for one year often over- ran into the next and the 1930 League Final was no different. A record of the West Kerry Convention held on Sunday the 8th of February St. Patrick’s 1931 shows that the 1930 final was fixed for Sunday July 5th 1931, the venue to be agreed by the two clubs involved i.e. and . Records show that this G.A.A. Club team comprised of players from Derrymore to Clahane including Blennerville. Blennerville defeated Annascaul in the final, played in . A special train left The earliest record of a G.A.A. club in the area on a formal Blennerville carrying supporters to the game. Prominent basis was in the year 1929. It appears that the club i.e. players of this era were Dan Moriarty (Dan Din), John Blennerville F.C. took part in the West Kerry League in this Greaney, Bill Sayers, Ned O’Donnell, John “Farmer” Sullivan, year. For a few years prior to that a team from the area Dan “Sergeant” Murphy and Maurice McKenna from played a number of challenge matches against Curraheen/Derrymore; Charlie Kerins, Jimmy O’Shea and neighbouring clubs. At that time the West Kerry League Danny Hanafin from Tonevane; Pa O’Donnell, Tommy covered the entire peninsula both North and South. Teams “Tiger” Tangney, John Cournane and John “Buster” Brosnan from the Southern side included Keel, Annascaul, from the Clahane area; Fr. Jimmy Duffy, Johnny Foley, Con and . Moriarty, “Jopsey” Lehane, Jack Mc Carthy, Henry Curtin and John Sayers from Blennerville. For the record the Chairman and Secretary of the Club, Jimmy O’Shea and Stephen Falvey respectively, elected at the Club Convention on the 9/1/1931, were also the delegates to the West Kerry Convention held on the 8/2/1931.

1939 Over the next number of years emigration took its toll as well as retirement of some of the aforementioned players and the Club ceased to operate on a competitive basis, although a number of challenge games continued to be played. A team of young players came together in 1939 and Johnny Foley from the earlier team came out of retirement 1930 West Kerry to lead them. Jimmy O’ Shea let his village field to them and in that year they played a number of friendlies against League Final teams from Castlegregory and Tralee. They entered the West Kerry League in 1940, which comprised of teams from Camp, Castlegregory, Stradbally, , Ballyduff and In the Club’s second year in existence i.e. 1930, it qualified Blennerville. At this time there were two teams from the for the West Kerry League Final, which was a significant peninsula competing in the County Championship. Dingle

154 in the shadow of SLIABH MISH entered on its own, drawing players from Annascaul and District League. The 1953 panel comprised of the following Lispole. The second, titled West Kerry, came from the Muiris Moriarty, Michael Keane, John Joe Riordan, Moss O’ northern area of the peninsula i.e. Castlegregory area. Riordan, Paddy “Bawn” Moriarty, Pat “Fox” Foley, John Unfortunately emigration again took its toll and in about a Foley, Dan O’ Connor, Eddie Hanlon, Michael Dillane, Paddy year ten of them had left Kerry, the majority to work in O’ Connor, Michael Horan, David Fitzgerald, Michael England. The panel in 1940 comprised of Michael Riordan Knightly, Paudie Murphy, Michael Horan and Tom Foley. and Paddy Riordan from Annagh; Pat,Mick and Jim Savage, Around this time the players from Derrymore and Paddy Galvin and John Daly from Tonevane; Johnny Foley, Curraheen learned their football skills at Clasheen in a Mikey O’ Sullivan, Jack Falvey, Charlie O’ Connor, Berty O’ pitch affectionately known as the “Polo Grounds”, called no Sullivan, Dinny Reilly, Bernard King, Tommy and Noel doubt after its namesake in New York, where the 1947 All Cooper, Mickey Deady, Paddy Moriarty, Johnny Daly and Final between Kerry and Cavan was played. Success Patsy Duffy from Blennerville; Jerry Reidy from Farmers in the Club continued and in 1955 a milestone was reached Bridge; and Jimmy Baily originally from Derrymore. Mickey when the Club won both minor and senior championships O’ Sullivan and Noel Cooper were on the (CBS) The Green of the Castlegregory District Board on the 5th September team that won the Munster Colleges Championship in 1939 1955. The Minor Panel comprised of the following Michael and 1940. Mickey O’ Sullivan captained the Kerry minors to Murphy, Jackie Baily, Patrick Williams, Billy Kelly, Charlie victory in the Munster Championship in 1940. Jack Falvey Foley, Don O’ Mahony, John Joe Sheehan, Donal O’ Connor, later played with O’ Rahillys and won two Senior All- Connie Kelly, Denis Enright, Con Breen, Donal Shannon, M.J. with Kerry. During the War Years the club again O’ Connell, Christy Murphy, Teddy Kerins and Jimmy O’ went into decline, although some challenge games Shea. For the record the 1955 senior panel was Jim Foley, continued to be played. Tom O’ Connor, Denis Foley, Michael Moynihan, Donal O’ Donoghue, Muiris Moriarty, Tom Ahern, Patrick Hayes, Billy O’ Donoghue, Michael Fitzgerald, Pa Williams, Con Kelly, David Fitzgerald, Jimmy O’ Riordan, Paddy “Bawn” Moriarty, Eddie Hanlon, Jerry Dillane, Donal King, Johnny O’ Connor, Muiris O’ Donnell, Michael Dillane, Denis Moriarty, Stephen Finn and Donal O’ Connor.

The Club ceased to exist in 1957 but was reformed again in October 1963 at a meeting held in Stephen Shannon’s house. The A.G.M. was held in February 1964 and Johnny O’ Castlegregory Connor was elected Chairman with Paddy Joe O’ Shea as Secretary and Jimmy O’ Shea Treasurer. The Club affiliated to the Tralee District Board and played in the Tralee District District League Junior League for a number of years. The Club reached the final in 1964 and were narrowly defeated by John Mitchels. The Club did not reach the final again until 1968 when Winners Kerins O’ Rahillys defeated it. Players of this era included John Crean (), Michael Moynihan, Moss Williams, Eddie Scanlon, Pat McKenna, Jimmy O’Shea, Con Breen, Records of the late forties are sparse but in the early and Donal O’Connor, Muiris Moriarty, Johnny O’Connor, Michael mid-fifties the club was again thriving. The club was Hurley, Tommy O’Connor, Billy Galvin, Johnny Quane, officially registered as St. Patrick’s G.A.A. Club in 1953. In Patrick Corkery, Michael Horgan, Noel O’Leary, Tom Kelliher, this year the club was again victorious in the Castlegregory Christy Hallinan and John Moynihan.

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The Club had an active Juvenile set up and fielded teams at under 14 and under 16 level in West Kerry. Michael O’Regan and Jim Moriarty won under 16 County Championship medals with West Kerry in 1969. The Club rented a field from Michael O’Sullivan, Derrymore West for a couple of years and in later years Con O’Shea’s field in Curraheen, next to Keanes, was the Club base. Con O’Shea was the Club Chairman for the period of its existence. The Club was well served by excellent secretaries namely, Martin Sayers in 1967, Tommy O’Sullivan in 1968, 1969 and 1973, Michael O’Regan in 1970 and 1971 and Denis Healy in 1972. Jim Savage was Vice-Chairman of the Club from 1968 to 1973. BLENNERVILLE TEAM 1956 FRONT (L-R)Tom De Lacy and Tom O’Connor MIDDLE (L-R) Dan O’Donoghue (young child), Donal O’Donoghue, David Fitzgerald, Johnny O’Connor, Muiris Moriarty, Michael Keane, Michael Moynihan, Stephen Shannon. An annual match between the veterans and younger BACK (L-R) Paddy “Bawn” Moriarty, Jerry Dillane, Michael Knightly, Muiris O’Donnell, Patrick Hayes, Paudie Murphy, Michael Dillane. players was played for the Silver Swan Cup kindly donated by John Keane. In 1970 the veterans comprised of Mick Heffernan, Bernie O’Donnell, Denis Moriarty, Eddie Scanlon, Paddy O’Sullivan, Con O’Shea, Michael Enright, Jimmy St. Kevin’s G.A.A. Club Murphy, Timmy Kerins, Jackie O’Sullivan, John O’Sullivan and Christy Browne. The younger players were Pat Joe In early 1967 a number of people in the Browne, Joseph Enright, Jimmy and Garrett Savage, Denis Curraheen/Derrymore area felt that with a young Enright, Jim Moriarty, John Hilliard, Sonny Flaherty, Tommy population in the area there was need for the formation of O’Sullivan, Martin Sayers, John McElligott, Michael a club. This came to pass on 8th March 1967 when the first O’Regan, Padraig O’Sullivan and Denis Healy. meeting of St. ’s G.A.A. Club, as it was then called, was held in Flaherty’s house in Derrymore East. The following Officers were elected at a meeting on the 18th March 1967; Chairman: Con O’Shea, Secretary: Martin Sayers, Vice Chairman: Jackie O’Sullivan, Joint Treasurers: John O’Sullivan and John P. Flaherty. A field was rented from Danny O’Sullivan, Curraheen at a rent of £15 for 11 months. The name of the Club was changed to St. Kevin’s G.A.A. Club, on the 8th February 1968, as there was a St. Brendan’s Club already in existence in the county. A set of 18 maroon jerseys was purchased for thirty one pounds ten shillings. The senior team did not take part in competition but many challenges were played. The Senior panel comprised of the following players Paddy Joe O’Shea, Teddy Counihan, Johnny McElligott, Tommy, Paddy and Mickey ST. KEVINS G.A.A. CLUB OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE IN THE LATE 1960s FRONT (L-R): Jimmy Savage, Michael O’Sullivan, Con O’Shea. Chairman, Tommy O’Sullivan, O’Sullivan, Jimmy Savage, Pat Joe Browne, Con O’Shea, Paddy O’Sullivan, Paddy Joe O’Shea. John Moriarty, Francis and Paddy Sayers, Tom Ashe, John BACK (L-R): Jackie O’Sullivan, Joseph Enright, Christy Browne, John P O’Flaherty, John Sayers, Bob O’Halloran, Bernie O’Donnell, Michael Ashe. and Michael Enright, John P. and Sonny Flaherty, Pat McKenna, Bernie O’Donnell and Padraig O’Sullivan.

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Club funds were raised originally by house to house Under-12 Bord na nÓg Winners, 1979 collection and writing to people from the area who had The excellent youth policies pursued by St. Pats in the emigrated and who were very supportive. On St. Patrick’s seventies bore fruit in 1979 with the winning of the Under- Day 1968 a greyhound pup donated by Con O’Shea was 12 Bord na nÓg Competition. raffled. Over the following years numerous dances were run to raise funds. The first Social was held in the Grand Hotel The Club fostered a community spirit in the locality, which on the 11th of January 1969 with tickets costing £1. It was was to prove invaluable when financial support was needed a great success and went on to be held annually thereafter. in the eighties to purchase and develop facilities.

Amalgamation : St. Pat’s and St. Kevin’s G.A.A. Clubs

St. Kevins amalgamated with St. Pats in 1973 under the Chairmanship of Con O’Shea. Prominent players at this time were Dan Healy who played with the Kerry minors in 1970,

Donal Connor, Noel O’Leary, Tony O’Donoghue, Denis Healy, ST. PATS U-12 TEAM 1979, BORD NA nÓG WINNERS Sonny Flaherty, P.J. Higgins, Paddy Joe O’Shea, Danny FRONT (L-R): Dominic Spillane, Robert Foley, Dan O’Connor, Michael O’Connor, Finbarr Keane, Michael Fitzgerald. Walsh, Mossy Brosnan, Christy Hallinan, Teddy Counihan, 2ND ROW (L-R): Ciaran Murphy, Brendan Walsh, Peter Keane, Padraig Quirke (Capt.), Sean Bertie Moriarty and William Counihan to mention but a O’Sullivan, Maurice Brosnan, John Trant. 3RD ROW (L-R): Philip Hannafin, Tommy O’Sullivan,Kevin Quirke, Tommy Enright, Patrick few. The Club went on tour for the first time in 1974 when Dillane, Kevin Moriarty, David Fitzgerald, Jimmy Lynch, Thomas Rice, BACK (L-R): Jimmy Savage, Christy Hallinan, Mossy Brosnan, Seamus O’Sullivan, John it visited London. This was a very successful venture, stories O’Connor, Alan Collins, Con O’Connor, Colm Collins, Francy Langford, Donal O’Connor. of which are still being told to this time. During the seventies St. Pats played in the Tralee District Board Junior League. The amalgamated Club received great support and numerous inter club leagues and seven a sides were played during these years. Con O’Shea was a vibrant Chairman and New Pitch 1982 was a major loss to the Club and his family on his untimely death in 1978. He left a legacy of a well organised club, In 1980 St. Pats purchased land at Tonevane from Mr. Jim united from Derrymore to Lohercannon with one aim, the Savage with a view to developing its own pitch. This was success of football in the area. On Con’s death, Mossie the first time ever that the G.A.A. owned property in the Brosnan took over as Chairman with Noel O’Leary as locality. The practice had always been to rent a field. In this secretary in 1978 and Stephen Healy in 1979. Jimmy context we must thank Mr. Paddy Hurley of Tonevane who Savage was Club Treasurer during these years, a position he facilitated us with a pitch for many years in the seventies continues to hold to the present day. The club was on a and early eighties. In 1982 Mr. Jimmy Duffy very kindly sound footing as it faced the new decade of the eighties. agreed to sell approximately 4 acres in the village of Blennerville for development as a playing pitch. This was deemed to be an ideal location and the sale was agreed at

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£34,000. The initiative taken by the Secretary/P.R.O. of the from Annagh. Six young people were employed. In the time, Peter Breen, in negotiating the purchase is worthy of spring of 1986 sandstones were gathered from the frozen note. The Chairman of a hard working group of Club mountain top for the front wall of the pitch. St. Pat’s Officers and Committee was Mossie Brosnan. We record Treasurer, Christy Murphy, administered the project. our thanks to Mr. Duffy and indeed to his late father Mr. Charlie Duffy who had for many years made the same pitch The official opening of the new St. Pat’s Clubhouse was available to the G.A.A. in the locality. performed by Pronnsias Mac an Riogh, Choiste Chontae Chiarraí on Sunday, 3rd August 1986. This The property at Tonevane was then placed on the market was preceded by the celebration of Mass and blessing by an and serious fund-raising commenced. The Club published tAthair Pádraig Ó Siochrú. the first of a yearly series of Newsletters to inform the community of the developments and to help promote 6 A reception followed, hosted by the ladies of the Derryquay monthly fund-raising draws at £5.00 per month. The prizes I.C.A., which was typical of the co-operation that existed for the 1983 draws were attractive holidays abroad or £400 within the community. in cash. The 1984 draws included a special prize of a new Fiat Panda car. The Club debt stood at over £30,000. In 1983 Mr. Thomas Williams very kindly made the cottage, now converted into our clubhouse, available for the Club to purchase. We record our thanks to Mr. Williams. We also record here the generosity of Jeremiah and Sheila Griffin who donated the extra land needed to extend the cottage. By the G.A.A. Centenary Year of 1984, St. Pats were Club of The Year Award 1986 therefore proud owners of their own pitch and clubhouse. Mr. George Hayes of Derrymore designed a new Club Crest in 1984. On the playing field we were admitted to the St. The work of the Club and its community focus were Brendan’s District Board in 1983. Our young players were recognised later on in 1986, when the Club won the showing a lot of promise. Seamus O’Sullivan played for the prestigious Club Of The Year Award. The award was Kerry Minors in 1984. Our under 14 team represented Kerry presented to Club Chairman, Joe Foley by Mr. Ronnie in Féile na n-Óg in Cavan the same year. Success at senior Delaney, Chairman of Cospóir and Mr. Maurice Dorney, level could surely not be far away. Southern Area Manager, Cantrell and Cochrane (Sponsors). Mr Delaney was of course the Olympic Gold Medallist at the Melbourne Olympics in 1956 for the 1,500 metres. Speaking at the presentation, Mr. Delaney said that voluntary effort is the backbone of sport.

St. Pats were narrowly beaten for promotion in the County League in 1986 and remained in Division 4B.

Tommy Doyle and Charlie Nelligan brought the Sam Clubhouse Project 1985 Maguire to the clubhouse and received an ecstatic welcome. This was of course the last All-Ireland to be won Work on converting the old cottage, purchased from by the great Golden Years Kerry Team. Thomas Williams, into a clubhouse began on 24th June 1985. An Comhairle Oiliúna adopted the work as a The first Community Playgroup in St Pat’s Clubhouse community project. The foreman was Mr. Tom O’Riordan opened on Monday, 1st September 1986.

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Joe Foley and Gerard Savage were Chairman and Secretary O’Donoghue captained the side to win the Bord na nÓg respectively in the years 1985 and 1986. competition on 19th June and Martin Moriarty received the St. Brendan’s Board title on behalf of the panel. The full U- St. Pat’s Minors narrowly lost to Valentia in the County 12 panel of 1988 included; - Fergus Healy, Mark Curtin, League Final of 1987. This game was played in James Costello, Kieran O’Shea, Brendan Galvin, Tony and was a thriller. Valentia emerged victorious by a single Fleming, Padraig Hayes, Neil Flynn, Padraig O’Sullivan, point. This team was later to provide several players for the Roger Farmer, Michael Sugrue, Tommy O’Donoghue, Martin very successful St. Pat’s Senior team of the late eighties and Moriarty, Aiden Dillane, Pat Griffin, Alan O’Riordan, Peter early nineties. Breen, Kevin O’Connor, Thomas Spillane and Helen O’Shea.

The minors also lost the 1988 County League Final against The development of the Club continued under Chairman Renard-Foilmore. John McElligott in 1987 and 1988. Mossie Brosnan and Joe Foley were the Club Secretaries in 1987 and 1988 The U-12 panel of the same year were a hugely successful respectively. Both Mossie and Joe were of course former group of players and the hard work of Denis Healy as Chairmen. trainer and Peter Breen as selector paid rich dividends, claiming three titles. On 16th May,1988 Aiden Dillane led the team to the Tralee District League title. Tommy

GROUP PHOTOGRAPH OF MEMBERS OF ST. PATS BEING PRESENTED WITH CLUB OF THE YEAR AWARD AT THE TRALEE REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE 1986 INCLUDED ARE: PJ Hayes, Christy Murphy, Barney O’Reilly(CEO Tralee VEC), Ronnie Delaney (Chairman of Cospóir) Joe Foley (Chairman), Maurice Dorney (Cantrell & Cochrane sponsors), Michael Kelliher (president), Sadie O’Sullivan, Michael McEvoy, Timmy Kerins, Mary Wallace, Peter Breen, John McElligott, PJ Rowan, PJ Higgins, Sean Leen, Stephen Griffin, Gerard Ryle, Joan Devane, Joe Finn, Miriam Moriarty, Denis Healy, Margaret Spillane, Paddy O’Sullivan.

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Tom Quane, Kevin Quirke, Patrick Dillane, Bertie Moriarty, Scór Maurice O’Connor, Terry Boyle, Tommy Enright, Sean Moriarty, Patrick Foley. During these years St.Pats were very actively participating in Scór competitions at Senior and Junior level. We had many successes at St Brendan’s Board level. However the highlight was Margaret O’Shea’s county final win in solo Kerry Minors 1989 singing in 1988. Many hidden talents were discovered. There were many memorable performances in set dancing, ballad singing, recitation, quiz and variety sketches. Who Two St. Pats players won Munster Minor Championship will forget the late Timmy Kerins treading the stage! medals with Kerry in 1989. These were Seamus Murphy and Timmy was of course, always a great clubman and played Conor Ryle. Unfortunately, Kerry were beaten in the All- an important role in our development. Ireland Semi-Final by Offaly. Novice ‘A’ County Ladies Football Championship Winners, 1989 Ladies football also began to be seriously organised in Promotion in the County League continued to elude St. Pats 1989. The trainer was Denis Healy and he began with Seniors and we were very unlucky in 1989 when we lost out under-12 and under-14 teams. Denis was an extremely to in our final game. More importantly talented and dedicated trainer. He achieved instant success however, on the previous Sunday, October 8th, 1989 we in 1989 when the under-12 team won the County won our first County Championship. This was the Novice Championship. This was to be the first of many successes ‘A’ Final: St. Pats v at , achieved by the young ladies of St. Pats. This team . The final score was St. Patricks 1-7, Kilgarvan 0- continued to win a host of underage titles including two 2. A huge St. Pats following saw the St. Pat’s Captain Ger minor county championships in succession as well as u-14 Murphy receive the trophy from County Board Chairman and U-16 league and championships. When this talented Sean Kelly. The team trainer was Liam Sayers and the bunch came of age, it was inevitable that success would selectors were Tony O’Donoghue, P.J. Higgins and Gerard continue and under the tutelage of Paddy O’Shea, Donal Ryle. Michael Sugrue was Club Chairman. The ‘Man of the O’Shea and trainer John Joe O’Connor, St. Pats won two Match’ Award was made to Tommy O’Sullivan and was county senior league titles in 1997 and 1998. sponsored by Ger Savage of Savage and Wrenn. Incidentally Tommy O’Sullivan was both a player and Club Secretary at the time and an outstanding example of Denis Healy was also active as trainer of Kerry ladies teams commitment and dedication to St. Pats. in that era and he steered the county to six All-Ireland finals, winning four. It was a great occasion when Eileen St. Pat’s Scorers: Tommy O’Sullivan 1-3, Seamus Murphy 0- Sayers captained the Kerry Minor team to All-Ireland 2, Colm Lynch and Eamonn Sayers 0-1 each. success in 1995 and that panel included Geraldine O’Shea (Irish Soccer International), Andrea O’Donoghue, Dara St. Pats Team: David Burke, Ciaran Murphy, Pat Joe Connor, Sugrue, Siobhán O’Connor, Denise Poff, Caroline Poff and Ger Murphy (Capt.), John O’Connor, Seamus Cronin, Conor Grace O’Shea all from Naomh Pádraig. In addition Ryle, Sean Ryle, Emmett Ryle, Tommy O’Sullivan, Seamus Geraldine O’Shea and Eileen Sayers won All-Ireland Senior Murphy, Mono Ryle, Michael O’Callaghan, Colm Lynch, P.J. titles with Kerry in 1994 and Siobhán O’Connor and Andrea Rowan. Subs: Eamon Sayers, John Irwin, Dominic Spillane, O’Donoghue represented Munster in 2000.

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The following account of the historic community games By now our fundraising efforts had kicked in and we all did trips to Mosney is written by: Andrea O’Donoghue, Therese our bit to raise money for Mosney. We spent weekends bag Walsh, Caroline Poff and Grace O’Shea. packing in Dunnes, held quizzes, sold tickets and did flag days in town. We approached many local shops and “The community games of 1990 and 1991 will be etched in businesses also. With the help of the locals, we reached our the memories of the Blennerville team for years to come. target and we were all set for Mosney. The dedication of the girls was visible through our training and our fund raising efforts. It all began as a dream in one The 1st of September finally came, so the team and our man’s mind, Denis Healy. Our first competitive game was in loyal bunch of supporters set off for Mosney for a weekend 1989, but most of us were still U12 and ended up in fourth which would go down in local history. We landed in Mosney place. In the run up to the community games of 1990, we with the rest of the Kerry teams not knowing what to trained twice weekly in all kinds of weather. It involved expect. We were all so excited. There were 25 twelve year everything from laps of the field, to treks up to the Iron olds dressed in Kerry tracksuits not knowing that we were Man and to running up and down sand dunes in Banna on our way to making club history. Then the 2nd September Strand. came and we were ready to take on the world. We beat Roundwood of Wicklow by 2-9 to 1-3. Everything was now On the 20th May 1990 all our hard work paid off. We finally set for our greatest hour in the final. The final did not go beat in the county final, to go onto the Munster according to plan. We were beaten by Cong of Mayo on a Finals, and represent Kerry. Next stop was to Dungarvan, for score line of 2-9 to 1-2. There was no singing, no cheering, the Munster Finals and this proved to be a rewarding one, we were all very disappointed and there were plenty of with victory being achieved in convincing fashion over tears shed. The tears didn’t last long. We celebrated that Waterford in the semi-final and beating a Clare team in the night when we had all recovered and were presented with final on a score line of 1-8 to 2-2. The travelling crowd our silver medals. The reality of what we had achieved did from Blennerville went mad, as did all of the players. Our not hit home until we crossed over Blennerville Bridge on dream of glory was still alive. Tuesday night. That night the village was lit up with

HAPPY GROUP AT THE MEDAL PRESENTATION IN MOSNEY 1990 FRONT (L-R): Community Games Officer, Rebekah Wall, Caroline Poff, Josephine O’Dwyer, Denise Poff, Katie Spillane, Geraldine O’Shea, Dara Sugrue, Eileen Sayers, Eileen Higgins, Natalie O’Shea, Caroline Corkery, Helen Kelliher, Therese Breen, Sharon Crean. BACK (L-R): Donal O’Shea, Therese Walsh, Grace O’Shea, Fiona O’Dowd, Helen O’Shea, Tara Flynn, Andrea O’Donoghue, Denis Healy.

161 in the shadow of SLIABH MISH bonfires and the whole community was out to welcome us home. We felt like heros that night. It was as if Kerry had won the Sam Maguire and Páidí O Sé was bringing it back West. It was all like a dream. We soon forgot about the final, the tears were all gone and we were glad to be home with our silver medals.

Our football season started again in March 1991 and we had our sights firmly set on a return trip to Mosney. On the 24th May we easily beat and had to play Kenmare again in the final, which we were lucky to win. By now training was just as hard as before for the Munster Final. The team wanted to go all the way this time and bring SENIOR LADIES FOOTBALL TEAM 1994 home gold. We beat Doonbeg in the Munster Final and Rosanne Dennehy, Kerrie Kennedy, Therese Walsh, Geraldine Enright, Grace O’Shea, Maureen O’Driscoll, Helen O’Shea, Tara Flynn, Colleen Murphy, Paddy everything was ready for a return trip to Mosney for the Joe O’Shea, Riona Kennedy, Geraldine O’Shea, Natalia O’Shea, Caroline Poff, National Finals. Eileen Sayers, Denise Poff, Siobhán O’Connor, Dara Sugrue, Katie Spillane, Andrea O’Donoghue, Donal O’Shea On Sunday 1st of September we beat Donegal in the semi- final and we were all set for a repeat of the 1990 final, as we had to take on Mayo again. The final was played on Monday and we had plenty of supporters who travelled up Communications for the final. We were all very nervous having been beaten by the same team the year before, but Denis Healy had us Award well prepared. We started well and all seemed to be going well, but that was all to end very quickly, with Cong getting Our Club Newsletter won the first Communications Award 4 goals in the space of 5 minutes. By then our heads sponsored by Kerry County Board in 1989. The Newsletter, dropped and we knew that the gold had gone again and we which was the work of John McElligott and Peter Breen, had to settle for silver. The disappointment was clear on all was highly praised by Eamon O’Súilleabháin, P.R.O., Coiste of our faces and yet again the tears began to flow, just like Chontae Chiarraí. John McElligott, former Club Chairman the year before. It was heart breaking for us after all the accepted the award on behalf of St. Pats. training and fundraising to be beaten again by the same team. But yet again we were greeted by bonfires and music. Yet again the whole community came out to welcome us home. It was only then that we realised that these were County League memories that would last a lifetime”. Promotion 1990

Promotion to Division 4 of the County League came at last for St. Pat’s seniors in 1990. They also won the Tralee District Board Championship and League the same year.

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earned us a semi-final place. We defeated Annascaul in the Cahill Cup Winners 1990 semi-final and we finished level with Lispole in the final and went on to win the replay on Sunday, 19th May 1991. On Easter Sunday, 1990 we fielded two senior County There was great excitement and a huge crowd of supporters League teams ‘A’ and ‘B’ for the first time. Our senior ‘B’ from St. Pats for both games. Emmet Ryle received the team went on to win the ‘Cahill Cup’ County Competition, ‘Man of the Match’ Award for the drawn game and his beating St. Mary’s, Caherciveen in the final played at brother Conor was similarly honoured for the replay. The Milltown. The captain was Kevin Quirke, P.J. Higgins was team captain was another brother Seán Ryle. This was a trainer and Ger Savage was selector. remarkable achievement for the Ryle family who gave outstanding service to St. Pats. The team was David Burke, John Breen, Pat Joe O’Connor, Ger Murphy, Conor Ryle, Seamus O’Sullivan, John O’Connor, Seán Ryle, Emmet Ryle, Patrick Dillane, Seamus Murphy, Eamonn Sayers, Bertie Minor County League Moriarty, Dominic Spillane, and P.J. Rowan. The team trainer was Liam Sayers and the selectors were Tony Title 1991 O’Donoghue and Ger Ryle. The Club Chairman was Michael Sugrue. The famous Gill Brien’s Band provided the The following year, 1991, was highly successful for St. Pats. entertainment and marched through Dingle town. Our minor team won the County League for the first time, defeating Keel in the final, played at Milltown. Seamus Murphy trained the team and the selectors were P.J. Higgins and Paddy Joe O’Shea. The team captain was Michael Enright.

The team was as follows:- Remi Winkler, Kieran Flynn, Michael Enright, Donal O’Dwyer, Mark Blennerhassett, Martin Leen, Eamonn Spillane, James Sayers, Eamonn Sayers, Tom Leen, Johnny Enright, Clive O’Riordan, Jim Keane, Kenneth Breen, Damien Collins.

Subs:- Declan Moriarty, Aiden Dillane, Derek O’Sullivan, Gordon Mangan.

West Kerry Senior League ST. PAT’S SENIOR TEAM: WEST KERRY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1991 FRONT (L-R): Patrick Dillane, Seamus Murphy, John Breen, John O’Connor, Gerald Murphy, Sean Ryle (Capt) Eamonn Sayers, Conor Ryle, Liam Sayers Title 1991 (trainer) BACK (L-R): Tom Quane, PJ Rowan, Kevin Quirke, Seamus O’Sullivan, Emmett Ryle, Tommy O’Sullivan, David Burke, Dominic Spillane, Dermot Sugrue, Bertie Our senior team entered the West Kerry League for the first Moriarty, Maurice O’Connor (mascots Micheal O’Sullivan, Elton Ryle, Philip time in 1991 and took the West by storm. Wins against Lyons) Castlegregory and An Ghaeltacht and a draw with Dingle

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as the nights unfolded, the hidden talents of the more County League Division 4 bashful in the group were exposed.

Winners 1991 After three days in Leningrad, the group returned home and looked back on a visit to ‘another world’ never to be There was no stopping our seniors in 1991. They swept the forgotten. boards in the County League and were unbeaten in 11 games. They accounted for Scartaglen, Brosna, , Renard, Kerins O’Rahillys, Cordal, Tarbert, Laune Rangers, , and . The final two games were against Cordal and Rathmore and were played the same weekend. All-Ireland Medal Our captain Sean Ryle was presented with the Division 4 Trophy by County Secretary, Anthony O’Keeffe. Patrick Dillane won an All-Ireland Junior medal with Kerry in 1991. Patrick’s selection was well deserved. He had consistently distinguished himself with St. Pats. Patrick is son of Jerry Dillane, a noted Blennerville player of the Trip to Russia fifties.

Unprecedented success on the playing field was celebrated with a club trip to Moscow and Leningrad. St. Pats had the Newsletter unique distinction of organising and partaking in a trip to Russia. The trip took place in October 1991 and was a The successes of 1991 were chronicled in an excellent 32 fantastic experience, enjoyed by all who travelled. The page Newsletter, edited by Jim Enright in February 1992. touring party travelled by coach from Blennerville to Shannon Airport and by Aeroflot flight to Moscow.

Three days were spent in Moscow. The party stayed at the Hotel Cosmos, which was a huge hotel built to host visitors Pitch Development to the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. A full programme of cultural visits was organised. St. Pats are one of the few Work on levelling and draining our new pitch in teams to have played in Russia, when they Blennerville began in summer 1992. The contractors were lined out against an Aer Rianta selection in Moscow. The Allman Brothers. Unfortunately, weather conditions team included Michael Sugrue, Dominic Spillane, John prevented its completion. The work could not be completed Breen, Pat Dillane, P.J Rowan, Conor Ryle, P.J. Higgins, until 1993. A boundary wall and shelter were also erected. Emmet Ryle, Kevin Quirke, William Counihan, Gerard Additional land on the western side of the pitch had been Savage, Tommy O’Sullivan, Seán Leen and Seán Ryle. Ger acquired in a land swap with . Our Ryle acted as coach and selector. thanks are due to the Council and its Officials.

An overnight train journey transferred the group from By the end of 1993 St. Pats had completed a development Moscow to Leningrad (St. Petersburg). Here, the group costing approximately £100,000. This was a remarkable spent a further three days touring and visiting the achievement. We were very proud of our facilities and our fascinating sights. Each night, the group reflected on the achievements on the playing fields. experiences of the day. There was great entertainment and

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best was yet to come and 1994 was to be the year of County League extraordinary achievement. Our first County League game was against and we won by the narrowest of Promotion 1992 margins. Rathmore were our next victims in the first game played in our new pitch since it was drained and levelled. The year 1992 was one of mixed fortunes. Our biggest The date was 27th March, 1994. We lost our third game, achievement was to gain promotion from Division 3. We beaten by Kenmare. However, victories against , lost a play-off with for the Division 3 title and were , St. Marys, Beaufort, , and promoted as runners-up. The team captain was Patrick Valentia followed. This was some achievement. We had Dillane. The team trainer that year was Michael Sugrue already won Division 2 before playing our last game against who was also the Club Chairman. In fact Michael served Tarbert. County Board Chairman, Sean Kelly, presented the four very successful years as Chairman 1989, 1990, 1991, trophy to Team Captain, Seamus Cronin, at St. Pats 1992 with Tommy O’Sullivan as Secretary. Clubhouse before the team left for Tarbert on 6th November 1994. The team trainer was Liam Sayers and the selectors were Tony O’Donoghue and Donal Brosnan. St. Pats go to the Dogs Junior County Champions The Club organised a benefit meeting at Tralee Greyhound Track on September 11th, 1992. The event attracted one of 1994 the biggest attendances of the year. Mr. Liam Brassil and the late Mr. Billy Tansley gave tremendous assistance in helping to organise the event. True to our County League form, we were also winning our way to the final of the 1994 Junior Championship. Having beaten Emmets in the opening round, we travelled to for the quarter-final. This game went to Team Sponsorship extra time, but we won emphatically in the end against a Templenoe side inspired by the one and only . The Club were very fortunate in 1994 when they obtained The final score was St. Pats 2-22 Templenoe 2-12. The sponsorship from Jimmy and Mary O’Shea of O’Shea’s semi-final played on 23rd October, 1994 against Service Station, Blennerville. at was a hard encounter, which St. Pats won by three points 1-7 to 1-4. This relationship has continued for many years under the logo “O’Shea’s Texaco” Having already won the County League, our spirits were high when we met St. Senans in the Junior Championship Final played at Park on 13th November, 1994. Our celebrations however had to be put on hold. The County League Division 2 bonfire at the bridge could not be lit for another while. We performed below par on a wet and windy day. St. Senans Winners 1994 were 0-5 clear approaching the final quarter but we clawed our way back. A great free from Seamus Murphy near the end levelled the scores. We had lived to fight another day. After having been promoted to Division 2 in 1992, St. Pat’s performance in 1993 was modest. The team and supporters St. Pat’s Scorers: Seamus Murphy 0-5, Aiden Dillane 0-3. were however getting used to their newfound status. The

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St. Pat’s Team: Con Moynihan, Michael Enright, Derek Subs: David Burke, Gerard Murphy, James Costello, O’Sullivan, Tommy O’Sullivan, Kenneth Breen, Seamus Diarmuid Murphy, Maurice O’Connor, P.J. Rowan, Bertie O’Sullivan, Dominic Spillane, Sean Ryle, Conor Ryle, Kevin Moriarty, Pat Griffin, Kieran O’Shea, Brian O’Grady, Pat Boyle, Seamus Cronin (Captain), Johnny Enright, Eamonn Foley, James Sayers, Michael Sugrue, John O’Connor, Sayers, Seamus Murphy, Aiden Dillane. Eugene O’Donnell, Maurice Hanafin, Stephen Greaney.

ST. PAT’S SENIOR PANEL 1994 FRONT (L-R): Seamus Murphy, Aiden Dillane, Mono Ryle, Kevin Boyle, Paul O’Connor, Seamus Cronin, Michael Enright, John O’Connor, Derek O’Sullivan, Johnny Enright, Liam Sayers (trainer) BACK (L-R): Tony O’Donoghue (selector), Sean Ryle, Dominic Spillane, Conor Ryle, Maurice O’Connor, Kenneth Breen, David Burke, Eamonn Sayers, Seamus O’Sullivan, Emmett Ryle, Tommy O’Sullivan, Bertie Moriarty, Donal Brosnan (selector), Christy Murphy (Chairman)

cracking goal from Aiden Dillane for St. Pats. St. Senans The replay was on Sunday, never gave up and had some good points before time ran 11th December, 1994. out on them. Final Score: St. Pats 2-10, St. Senans 3-5. It has been described as exhilarating and nerve-racking. St. Pats were on top all through the first-half, but two late History had been made and the bonfire at Blennerville goals from St. Senans left them only three points in arrears Bridge would now be lit. St. Pats were County Junior 1-6 to 2-0 at half-time. This was after having played Champions. A delighted band of proud St. Pat’s supporters against the wind. St. Senans quickly drew level in the cheered on Club Captain, Seamus Cronin, as he received the second half when they scored their third goal. St. Pats trophy from County Board Chairman Sean Kelly. Jerome refused to panic and fought back with further scores. What O’Driscoll represented the sponsors, Carling. has been described as the match-winning score was a

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The team trainer was Liam Sayers and the selectors were The West Kerry Junior final was played in Annascaul on Tony O’Donoghue and Donal Brosnan. January 22nd 1995. After a thrilling game St. Pats emerged victorious against a gallant Lispole side. The final score Scorers for St. Pats: Seamus Murphy 0-4, Seamus Cronin 1- was: St. Pats 2-06 to Lispole 0-10. 1, Aiden Dillane 1-0, Kevin Boyle 0-2, Conor Ryle 0-1, Eamonn Sayers 0-1, Tommy O’Sullivan 0-1. Our captain Bertie Moriarty was presented with the West Kerry Junior League trophy by Derry Murphy, Chairman of St. Pat’s Team: Con Moynihan, Michael Enright, Derek the West Kerry Board. The selectors were Ger Savage, O’Sullivan, Gerard Murphy, Kenneth Breen, Seamus William Counihan and Liam Sayers, who also trained the O’Sullivan, James Costello, Conor Ryle, Johnny Enright, team. Kevin Boyle, Seamus Murphy, Seamus Cronin, Eamonn Sayers, Tommy O’Sullivan, Aiden Dillane. St. Pat’s Junior Panel 1994 Subs: David Burke, Diarmuid Murphy, Pat Griffin, Kieran O’Shea, John O’Connor, Bertie Moriarty, James Sayers, Brian Con Moynihan, Brian O’Grady, James Sayers, Ger Murphy, O’Grady, Pat Stack, Stephen Greaney, Pat Foley, Eugene Eugene O‘Donnell, Pat Foley, James Costello, Tommy O’Donnell, Michael Sugrue, Maurice Hanafin, Maurice O’Sullivan, Pat Stack, Pat Griffin, Diarmuid Murphy, Aiden O’Connor, P.J. Rowan. Dillane, Bertie Moriarty, P.J.Rowan, Kevin Quirke, Kieran O’Shea, Maurice O’Connor, Pat Joe O’Connor, Mike NOTE: Sean Ryle and Dominic Spillane were unavailable for Sugrue(RIP), John O’Connor, Donal O’Dwyer, Maurice selection for the re-play. Hanafin, Stephen Greaney, Jim Keane.

All-Ireland Medal

Seamus Murphy was a member of the Kerry Junior Team St. Brendan’s and West that won the All-Ireland Final against Galway on 7th August, 1994. Seamus played at corner forward and scored Kerry Junior League 0-5 in the game. Winners 1994

The success of our senior team in 1994 was matched by our Officers junior panel, which completed a historic double in winning the St. Brendan’s and West Kerry Junior Leagues. Churchill Christy Murphy, a Club Treasurer since 1982, became were defeated in the St. Brendans Final on a scoreline of 0- Chairman in 1993 and served for three years 1993, 1994 13 to 0-03. Castlegregory were defeated in the West Kerry and 1995. The Club Secretary in 1993 was Paul Byrne, semi-final played on 15th January 1995, on a score of 1-05 followed by Jim Moriarty in 1994 and 1995. to 1-00. The game was played in gale force conditions in Castlegregory.

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Refereeing 1995

St. Pats were promoted to the 1st Division of the County St. Pats were fortunate to have amongst its members League after their victorious campaign in Division 2 in Tommy Sugrue who took up refereeing in 1977. His first 1994. They were victorious in their first two games against major break was when he refereed the Kerry County Dingle and Annascaul. However, though performing bravely Championship Final and replay of 1983 between Killarney for the remainder of the year they were unlucky not to and Feale Rangers. He was also the referee for the 1988 maintain Division 1 status. We were victorious in the St. final. His first competitive Intercounty match was the Brendan’s Championship for the first time in our history October 1988 National League game between and and the St. Brendan’s Board Chairman Mossy Brosnan . He was in charge of the 1986 Junior Final between presented the Phil McCarthy Cup to our captain Seamus Cork and Dublin and the 1988 Under 21 Football Final Murphy after defeating Ardfert in a replay. We also took between Offaly and Cavan. His first Senior All Ireland Final part in the All Ireland Junior Sevens hosted by St. Jude’s was in 1988 between Cork and Meath. He also refereed the Club in Templeogue on the weekend of the All Ireland Final. Senior All Ireland Finals of 1992 between Donegal and This came about as a result of winning the County Junior Dublin and 1994 between Dublin and Down. In 1992 he Championship in 1994. We reached the Quarter Finals and was awarded the National Irish Bank Football Referee of were defeated by the host club who went on to contest the the Year Award. He was in charge of the 1990 National final. League Final between Down and Meath as well as the 1991 All Ireland Club Final between Clan na Gael (Roscommon) and Baltinglass (Wicklow). In Munster, he refereed the 1994 Munster Final between Tipperary and Cork. He also refereed the Munster Club Final between Nemo Rangers 1996-1998 and Doonbeg. He was the first referee from outside Ulster . to referee an Ulster Championship match, a feat he We retained our Division 2 County League status in these achieved in 1993 between Down and Derry and repeated in years and we were victorious in the St. Brendan’s 1994 between the same two teams when Tommy and his Championship in 1996 defeating Na Gaeil in the final and team of excellent umpires namely Mike Sugrue, Mossie in 1998 when we defeated the same opposition. Mike Brosnan, Peter Breen and Gerry Lenihan flew from Shannon Crean was Chairman of the Club from 1996 to 1999 and to Derry for the match played in , Derry. He has Jim Moriarty was Secretary in 1996 and 1997 being refereed County Finals in all grades in Kerry. In 1994 Tralee followed by our first lady secretary Caroline Hayes in 1998 Urban District Council accorded him a Civic Reception in and 1999. James Costello won a Munster Junior recognition of his achievements as a referee. Championship medal being a member of the victorious Kerry Junior Panel of 1997. The Club undertook a new fundraising venture with the launch of the St. Pat’s Lotto on the 26th January 1997. This has proved to be a great success providing the Club with much needed revenue since its inception. Much of this success is due to the work of long standing treasurer Jimmy Savage.

On the playing field 1999 was a very mediocre year for the Club in that we lost our Division 2 County League status being relegated to Division 3. Tommy Sugrue

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McCarthy, Sean Ryle, Thomas Greaney, Patrick Mc Kenna, St. Brendan’s Divisional Anton O’Callaghan, John Bowler, Michael Enright, Eamon Sayers, Emmett Ryle, James Sayers, Joe Costello, Eoin Championship 2000 Sayers, Eamonn O’Halloran, Michael Sayers, Liam Poff, Derek O’Sullivan. St. Pat’s regained the St. Brendan’s Divisional Championship, the first of the new millennium when they Trainer: Mono Ryle. Selectors: Tony O’ Donoghue, Paddy Joe defeated Ardfert in the final after a replay on 21/01/01. It O’Shea. was also necessary to play extra time to decide the contest with St. Pats eventually winning on a scoreline of 1-10 to On the Juvenile front there was a much-needed injection of 2-06. new blood with Jimmy Mulligan taking over as Chairman and Pat O’Connor as Secretary. The efforts of their hard Eoin McCarthy was awarded the Man of the Match trophy work is already beginning to bear fruit. for an outstanding display in the full back position. Christy Murphy, Panel: Seamus Murphy, Kieran O’Shea, Tom O’Connell, Jim Moriarty Brendan O’Shea, James Costello(Capt.), Sean Hayes, Thomas Ar Scáth a chéile a mhairimíd

ST. PATS SENIOR TEAM, ST. BRENDANS BOARD CHAMPIONS 2000 FRONT (L-R): Seamus Murphy, Kieran O’Shea, Tom O’connell, Brendan O’Shea, James Costello (Capt.), Sean Hayes, Thomas McCarthy. BACK (L-R): Sean Ryle, Thomas Geaney, Patrick McKenna, Anton O’Callaghan, Michael Enright, James Sayers, Eoin McCarthy, Eamonn Sayers.

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The Late Con O’Shea

ST. PATS U-12 TEAM 1993 FRONT (L-R): Joe Costello, Aiden O’Connor, Denis O’Flaherty, Thomas O’Flaherty, Nicky O’Shea, Eoin Sayers, John Bowler, Thomas Greaney, Stephen Curtin. MIDDLE (L-R): Mike Crean, Liam Maguire, Alan Flynn, James Ryle, Jerry Clifford, Cormac Higgins, Mike Sayers, Patrick Nelligan, Eoin McCarthy. BACK (L-R): Declan Moriarty, Liam Poff, Joe Finn, Sean Hayes, Thomas McCarthy, Philip Lyons, Thomas Moynihan, Sonny O’Flaherty, Edward O’Donnell, Joe Nelligan, Jimmy O’Shea. 170 in the shadow of SLIABH MISH

GROUP PICTURED AT A BLENNERVILLE SOCIAL IN THE PARKLANDS HOTEL, TRALEE IN THE LATE 1960s FRONT (L-R): Fr. Kearney O.P., Mrs Johnson, District Justice RDF Johnson. BACK (L-R): Donal O’Connor, John Daly, Giles Williams, Donal Shannon, Mossy Brosnan, Johnny O’Connor, Jimmy O’Shea, Tommy O’Connor.

ST. PAT’S G.A.A. CLUB OFFICIALS AND COMMITTEE 1983, AT A MEETING IN BLENNERVILLE SCHOOL FRONT (L-R): Joe Foley (Asst Secretary), Jimmy Savage (Treasurer), Peter Breen (Secretary), Mossy Brosnan (Chairman), Sean Leen (Vice- Chairman), Christy Murphy (Treasurer). MIDDLE (L-R): Michael Farmer, Dan Walsh, Joan Devane, Mary Foley, Maura O’Sullivan, Mary Daly, Joe Buckley. BACK (L-R): Gerard Ryle, PJ Higgins, Timmy Kerins, Michael O’Sullivan, Paddy O’Sullivan, John Enright.

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BLENNERVILLE LADIES TEAM: SENIOR COUNTY FINAL 1995 FRONT (L-R): Helen O’Shea, Natalie O’Shea, Coleen Murphy, Therese Walsh, Andrea O’Donoghue, Grace O’Shea, Susan Healy, Geraldine Enright, Riona Kennedy. BACK (L-R): Donal O’Shea, Kerrie Kennedy, Dara Sugrue, Caroline Poff, Eileen Sayers, Siobhain O’Connor, Helen Enright, Denise Poff, Geraldine O’Shea, Bridget Sayers, Maureen O’Driscoll.

ST. PATS JUNIOR TEAM 1994, WEST KERRY AND ST. BRENDANS BOARD LEAGUE CHAMPIONS FRONT (L-R): Liam Sayers, Pat Stack, Aiden Dillane, Pat Griffin, Bertie Moriarty (Capt.) PJ Rowan, Michael Sugrue BACK (L-R): Gerard Savage (selector), Pat Foley, Con Moynihan, Diarmaid Murphy, James Costello, Brian O’Grady, Pat O’Connor, Tommy O’Sullivan, Kevin Quirke, Stephen Greaney, James Sayers, Jim Keane, Eugene O’Donnell, Maurice Hannafin, William Counihan (selector), Kieran O’Shea, John O’Connor.

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ST. PATS G.A.A. UNDER 10 FOOTBALL TEAM AUGUST 2000 BACK (L-R): Darren Crean, Sean McMahon, Karen O’Connor, Kieran Hurley, Daniel Nelligan, Trevor Farmer, Ciaran O’Connor, Francis Stack, Jason McCoy, Sean O’Sullivan, Brian Daly. FRONT (L-R): Niall Spillane, John O’Connor, Ciara Daly, Eileen Counihan, Mark Kelly, Michael Kelliher, Luke Mulligan, Kieran O’Sullivan, Stephen Burke, Padraig O’Connor, Trainers: Pat Joe O’Connor, Jimmy Mulligan & Patrick Nelligan.

ST. PATS U12’s: JOHN C SCANLON CUP FINAL 2000 BACK (L-R): Sean Kelly, Garry Savage, Deirdre Poff, Paul O’Sullivan, Christy O’Shea, Connor Burke, Shane Brosnan, Jamie Cronin, Robert O’Neill, FRONT (L-R): Kieran Bailey, Sean Kerins, Fergus O’Connor, Thomas O’Sullivan, Liam O’Sullivan, Michael O’Sullivan, Adrian Greaney, Sean McMahon, John Daniel Murphy, Padraig Hurley.

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ST. PAT’S UNDER 16 TEAM OF 2001 BACK (L-R): David Burke (Trainer), Eoin O’Connor, Jamie McMahon, David Savage, Elton Ryle, Garry Laide, James Counihan, Eoin Reidy, Brendan Poff, Dermot Thornton, Gerard Ryle (Trainer). FRONT (L-R): Jim Enright, Cathal Moriarty, Conor Burke, Adrian Greaney, Barry Sheehy, Padraig Bailey, Matthew O’Dowd.

ST. PAT’S MINOR TEAM OF 2001 BACK (L-R): Martin Williams (Coach), Garry Laide, Sean O’Shea, Leon O’Donoghue, Elton Ryle, Damien O’Sullivan, Damien Culloty, Alan Laide, Anton O’Callaghan, Jason Quirke, Tony O’Donoghue (Selector) FRONT (L-R): Jamie McMahon, Brian O’Shea, Dermot Thornton, Padraig O’Shea, Brendan Poff, Colin Courtney, David O’Brien (Captain), Jonathan Curtin, Cathal Moriarty.

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ST. PAT’S CLUB DEVELOPMENT MEETING: MARCH 2001 FRONT (L-R): Christy Murphy, Tadhg O’Halloran, Mossie Brosnan, P.J. Hayes, Jimmy Savage. MIDDLE (L-R): Euge McCarthy, Paddy O’Sullivan, Mary McCarthy, Marie O’Sullivan, Sadie O’Sullivan, Jimmy Mulligan. BACK (L-R): Joe Nelligan, George Poff, Paddy Joe O’Shea, Tony O’Donoghue, Jackie O’Sullivan, Patrick Nelligan.

ST. PAT’S UNDER 14 TEAM OF 2001 BACK (L-R): Garry Savage, Liam O’Sullivan, Jamie Cronin, Padraig Hurley, Fergus O’Connor, Seamus Trant, Kieran Bailey. MIDDLE (L-R): Niamh Daly, Deirdre Poff, Michael O’Sullivan, Jerry Fitzgerald, Declan Kelliher, Shane Brosnan. FRONT (L-R): Sean Kelly, Conor Burke, Mark Kelliher, David O’Callaghan, John D. Murphy, Adrian Greaney.

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