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That Didn't Qualify 10 THAT DIDN’T QUALIFY GARETH BALE (Wales) THE undoubted star of the Champions League Final, the only focus of Bale’s summer will be whether he stays at Real Madrid or not. Wales finished third in their group behind Serbia and Ireland. HE’S VIRGIL VAN DIJK (Holland) THE new Dutch captain’s imposing presence improved the Liverpool rearguard after his arrival in January, but the 26-year-old won’t be in Russia after his side struggled in a group with France and Sweden. ALEXIS SANCHEZ (Chile) ONE OF AFTER a marvellous couple of years, winning two Copa America titles, the Chileans ran out of steam in the latter stages of South American qualifying, finishing sixth, enabling the Manchester United man to get a rare summer off. LEONARDO BONUCCI (Italy) THE Azzurri’s play-off defeat to Sweden led to the removal of manager Giampiero Ventura. Bonucci was recently named captain by new boss Roberto Mancini. OUR EDIN DZEKO (Bosnia) THE 32-year-old striker has scored 65 goals in the last two seasons for Roma. However, Bosnia had a terrible qualifying campaign, finishing third in their group. RIYAD MAHREZ (Algeria) THE Leicester winger is closing in on a 80m move to champions Manchester City but won’t be at the World Cup after Algeria picked up just four points from a four-team qualifying group. DAVID ALABA (Austria) THE Bayern Munich regular for seven seasons is still only 25 years of age. Linked again with a move to Real Madrid, Alaba is on vacation after Austria OWN finished fourth in Ireland’s N THE neighbouring PAUL LENNON speaks EXCLUSIVELY group. coastal Connemara vil- WILFRIED ZAHA (Ivory Ilages and townlands of to Yvonne and Liz Kane, cousins of Coast) Dawros, Letterfrack, Tul- England skipper Harry on the rich I WONDER who has more lycross and Renvyle, Harry regrets right now. Gareth Kane is — and always will Connemara community that the Southgate, after England let be — one of their own. goal machine hails from. Zaha go or the Crystal Palace Bale During the World Cup this part of families, particularly rural, for O’Neill. “They tended to leave for winger for his decision to County Galway will proudly follow represent the Ivory Coast, who generations. London, Manchester, Birmingham, the exploits of the England skipper Local community activist, New York, Chicago, Boston and were beaten by Morocco to a and attacking talisman who was place in Russia. historian and broadcaster Michael even for Bute, Montana because fondly known as ‘Little Harry’ on O’Neill — who worked as a pri- of the mining rather than Galway JAN OBLAK (Slovenia) family visits back to his ancestors’ mary school teacher in the area for or Dublin. That’s because previous THE 25-year-old Atletico home place when he was a child. many years — conducted a survey generations had gone to those Madrid goalkeeper is rated For Kane’s late grandad, Michael of the pupils’ roll books from the cities and they felt more at home one of the best in the John, was born and reared in this Eagle’s Nest national school in in the community.” business, but he won’t be in captivating tapestry of Atlantic in- Renvyle between 1940 and 1960 Michael John married Limerick Russia after Slovenia came Sanchez lets, towering peaks, rugged fields and arrived at a figure of 84.6 per woman Teresa and he, his son fourth in England’s group. and narrow, winding roads before cent when it came to the number Pat — Harry’s father — and other CHRISTIAN PULISIC (USA) emigrating to London in his late of boys and girls in the two-room sons and daughters maintained ONE of the hottest prospects teens just after World War Two. school who emigrated. the strong bond between the in European club football, For Michael John, the eldest of six “That figure would have been Kanes who made their home in the the 19-year-old Borussia boys and six girls and whose fam- reflected across the area in all British capital and their brothers, Dortmund attacker has over ily mixed farming with fishing as national schools at that time and sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins 20 caps for the USA but they a livelihood in the townland the entire 100 per cent of the girls in the west of Ireland by making slumped to fifth place in of Dawros, it was a natural between 1940 and 1950 from as many trips home as they could Concacaf qualifying. step to take as it has been that school emigrated,” explains over the decades. Alaba for countless other Irish 6 TALENTED FAMILY: Musicians and cousins of Harry, Yvonne (left) and Liz Kane play in the Seafarer and (above inset) Patrick Sam- mon & Arlene Faherty behind the bar of the Anglers Rest pub in Tullycross, where Harry watches the football when he is visiting So it came as no surprise to any- but come in to watch the football weather for almost four weeks one that when Michael John passed here,” says Anglers Rest owner now, not a day or two we usually away in May 2013 his instructions Patrick Sammon. just about enjoy,” smiled one hardy for his funeral were simple: he “The Kanes are part of this com- lobster fisherman on Derryinver wished to be buried in Baunogues munity and have been for many, pier whose catch graces the dining cemetery outside Letterfrack and many years. It’s great to see Harry tables of grand establishments in that he was to make his last jour- doing so well — he’s such a great France and Spain. ney by ferry having never flown in fellow.” Letterfrack has been transformed a plane. Last week, as the eyes of the from the sleepy backwater once hat early sum- sporting world began to focus on best known for its dreaded indus- mer interment was Russia, the opposite end of Europe trial ‘school’ for boys that closed Harry’s last visit to represented by north west Conne- in 1974 having inflicted savagery T mara’s rocky terrain and craggy on the lives of many innocents his people’s home place, peninsulas — set against the twin wrongly sent there. coinciding as it did with backdrops of the towering Twelve Today, almost 300 students at- the acceleration of his Pins and Atlantic — lived up to the tend the impressive furniture and own career in the 2013-14 long held belief of many that this is design college housed in the old and 2014-15 seasons with God’s Country. reformatory building while Conne- Tottenham Hotspur. There was barely a ripple on the mara Community Radio is based in But his father Pat and other sea, turf harvesting by centuries- the village that annually welcomes relations were back as recently as old means had started and the hundreds of American students for the May Bank Holiday and armed welcome influx of tourists swelter- courses during the summer. with a Spurs shirt personally signed ing under the blazing sun helped Later that evening in Letterfrack, for their local, The Anglers Rest in to fill the seats of The Cloverfox in two of Harry’s close relations Tullycross, which sits beside the Letterfrack with hungry lunchtime — renowned musicians Liz and Maol Reidh Hotel that’s managed diners who indulged in the finest Yvonne Kane — were joined in John by Harry’s aunt Monica and her local seafood. Varley’s Seafarer pub and restau- HARRY EVER AFTER: The signed husband Jack. “This is the best summer we’ve jersey that Patrick Sammon received “They always stay with Monica had since 1976 — we’ve had this Continues next page 7 Continued from page 7 rant by piano box player Mirella Murray, Riverdance star Jean Butler and her sister Cara for a memorable gig. Liz and Yvonne are first cousins of Harry’s dad Pat and can legitimately claim to have been the most famous mem- bers of their family until a certain Spurs player started to find the net with some regularity. After all, they have toured throughout Europe and the USA, were members of Sharon Shannon’s band, The Woodchop- pers, for three years and are regarded as amongst the finest fiddle players in tradi- tional Irish music having recorded albums with Jackson Browne and Steve Earle. “Do we feel upstaged by Harry — not at all, we’re delighted that Harry has done so well,” laughs Liz heartily. “I can clearly recall his dad coming home — we are more his dad’s era — and know him better. “We have always been a close family. It’s certainly not a case of ‘oh, you’re famous, we’re close to you!’. “The family who moved away have always come home. “His dad is such a dote and Harry is a lovely fellow. His grandfather was a gentleman, an absolute gentleman and a great talker. “About five or six years ago we began to hear about Harry’s progress as a foot- baller. We are really proud of our cousin. “Mum and dad are in the house on Sun- days and if Spurs are playing they cannot relax until the game is over. “The Sunday dinner goes on now for even more hours than it used to.” vonne — who augments Ywork as a musician with her role as a pilates instructor locally — admits that the Kanes are now confirmed football fans. “Growing up, none of us followed football — we didn’t follow Manchester United or Liverpool,” explains Yvonne. “It was only when Harry’s name began making the headlines we started fol- lowing him.
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