Mid-Tipperary Senior Hurling Final Match Programme 2005 MacLochIainn (lWad Marlijpgs) Ltd. Mid Tipperary SENIOR
- Minor Football A Final - Thurles Sarsfields v Moycarkey-Borris Holycross, 7ll Lunasa, 200, e llir OifigUi1 Luach
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Is ellis 1l1hor dlh~is dom failte a (huT TOlmh gdch aoinn;: a la [ bth;tiT ManllsllT Nl erOlsc inniu agus u ~uil iym go mbcidh Slr - chlu;chc 19;1U1n [\ is my pm'ilege to ntcnd J spedal welcome to all on the occasion of this Mid &nior Hurling Championship final. 111i~ is J day which rrprc~nt5 the culmination of a number of gallles pbycd with spirit, sportmanship and ,,''''''';,;;;;;; to decide the k.lr1gpim of senior hurling in Mid Tippcr:u")'- TOo.b)', we welcome Thurlcs Sarsficlds and Drom Inch, where both teams Ill\'( battled their "'1)' 10 to\.by's finll, with this ~lrs championship being run on llr.nOCk. out s)'Stcm, lburks Sarsficlds "ill be: hoping to reclaim Mid Honour!; IdSI held in 200 I while Drom Inch will be eager to bridge l gap of 21 )"cm back 10 their lut \iCIQry in 1984 In l(xby's cum.in ralscr, we hJU~ the unusual pairing ofThurks ~rsfidds ~nd Moyarltc)' Borns In the Millo( FOOlbalJ Final and a great Slme IS enlis:aged between these r.o.o young tcams. lippcran· mar be do"n Jllst now by its own high standuds, but the success of the county dClo("r\cs and which WI: all desirt m~v be JUSt around the corner. We earnestly llO(X th~t to-days final and the hurlers of S;a.rsfields Jnd Drom Inch will provide the signs of bigger and beucr days for our COIIIl!)- in the not too dlstJnt future. We would like to thank the host dub I lolycross Ball)"cahill for their \1';Irm welcome ;a.nd spkndld arrangements for too3.)"S final. AI~, I \\'ould like to ad.nowkdge and thank Mac l.ochbinn Koad Markings for [hm support and kind spon~r.;hlp of our Mid &nior Hurling ChJllll>lonsll1p for which I am sincerely grateful. As my finailtrm ofChaimlln of the Ho,mJ drJw~ 10 a close, i "ish 10 express m)' sincere thanks to the Gaels of the division;. pla\'ers, offici,lls, tidd committee, referees, linesmen, Umpll"t'S and all our 10)':11 ~\lppoTlers for their help lnd eo·operation at allumo. The pnlpk I h~\"e em:OIInten:d in my three yeJrs as chairman, the amount of good\\lll from so many, and the determlilltlOiI of alJ to do something poslIl\'e on behalf of the Awlcialion has been l source of s,l(lsfJ(lion to llIe lOO ample rcwlTd for my efforts as chaIrman. Flnlll)" II T(mlJllS for me 10 \\i~h alileams well Jnd hopt that this will be a memorable finl!. 1IIdIc...... ""nlll Hi. S•• 'lr ••,.. RDI' cw IIOHCI V TllllES SARSFIELDS u 3.30 p.m. R"ffeolr. Noel Cosqrol/e (51. Marys) _.FI.... IIIII· .._IInII'DlrlllIII .. I.~I · U5 .... UE ...... "..,lIrIJa...... " Dr
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The Sportsgcar worn by members ofThurlcs Sarsficlds G.A.A. Club has, for sollle time no\\', included a crest containing the legend '17JYo ) the 71)(1('/}' and the words G.A.A., 71mrltJ.
The origin of the legend dates back to the eighteenth century, a time when hurling in the mid Tippcrnry arca was flourishing mainly due to its association with tilt' landed gentry. They were openly and acti\'ely involved in the hurling as plJyers, team captains, trainers and powcrti.ll patrons. The newspapers of the time le3\'C liS in no doubt as to the influence orlhe landlords Jnd the popularity of hurl ins, with scveral references to games played ~lt Brittas, Thurlcs, Galbcrtsrown. Loughmorc etc.
Baron Purcell of Loughmorc had his own private team with their hurling field beside his castle. In Thurles Lord Manhew, Earl of LlandafT, whose residence \\as in Ihe to\\ n, also had his own celebrated team of hurlers of which he was justifiably proud. In a hurling match berween teams of both of these great hurling patrons, one of the most famous of the Thudes {cam struck the ball with such force that it \\cnt dean through the thatch of a nearby cottage and broke sc\'eral of the kitchen utensils inside. Evcr since then '71lro ' the 77JntchJ has been a rallying cry for many a Thurles tcam.
As a creSf it \\as to be scen on the jerseys of the old ThurJcs ~BJlIeJ" captained so sllccessfully by Tom Semplc in rhe fi rst decade of the laSt century. Large numbers of supporters also wore a printed cardboard badge similar to the cresi. Luckily a fe\\ of these badges have sun·j,·cd to the present day and arc treasurt:d memorabilia ofrhal bygone el'"J.. Principal designer of the crest was Sarsfields dub secretary of thai timc - J.M. Kennedy. He \\as Thurlcs Town Clerk and he later compiled - A ClJrolloJ09.'" of77mrJu ( 1945).
The Shamrock, with its traditional Christian and Irish symbolism, acts as a background to the crest. G.A.A. founder Michael Cusack, who always held Thurlcs in high regard, added an extra dimension to the significance oflhe three leafed shamrock. At the G.A.A. foundation meeting in Hayes' Hotel in 1884, he sought to pl,ICe the new a~soc i ation under the patronage of Archbishop Thomas Croke, Charles Stewart Parnell ::and Michael Davitt. As Cus.1ck pUl il: - a77Jru 1II",US, (U tbe thrte Itafed shamrock, riJrullo to the heart of D epery tnle S01/ o/the CrUll Isle .
Recalling the erJ. of the Thurles "Blues"old hands remember thal, during a game, whenever the tan (hurling ball ) reached the forwards the cry would go up · "Noll' lads '77JTO tbe "l7J11uIJ'. It w::as invariably the signal for an all out Thurles onslaught.
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6 THURLES SAKSFIELDS OFFICERS & COMMITrE 2005 Patron: Re\'. Fr. Eugene Everard President: Mickey Byrne Vice Prc~idcnts: Michdl McElgunn Paddy Doyle Paddy Barry Martin Maher GeT Corbcrr Jimmy Doyle Liam 6 Donnchll Tom Barry TIII/ries S /JEW V"tn;r SI'ONSOIISHIP Of" "TilE Ill.Uf:S ". J(lCK Bi Best wishes to aJ! the teams ROSKEEN eTION NODSTOWN, BOHERLAHAN, CASHEl, CO. TIPPERARY. Tel. 0504-41256. Mobile 087-2531871. Fax 0504-41256. SPONSOR S OF THE JUNIOR B HURLING FINAL NeW" Houses - Extensions Specialists in the Renovations of Old Houses 8 9 THURlES SARSFIElDS Colours: Blue and White (I) Patrick McCormack (2) (3) 14} Brendan O'Sullivan Lee Shanahan Tom King (S) (6) (7) John Connors Brendan Carroll Stephen Lillis (S) (9) Eddie Enright John Lawlor (10) (11 ) (l2) Wayne Culley Ger O'Grady Jim Corbett (Captain) (l3) (l4) (IS) Johnny Enright Shane Ryan Pat Lawlor 1 THURLES SARSFlElDS (Iiill (Uilini SeaMhai 6Sm Soar Pexanna Todk Leath 2nd Leath IOMALAN ORO eH Colours: Green and White (1) I Damien Young (Captain) J (2) (17) (4) MI. Costello Eamon Buckley Edward Costello (5) (6) (7) Donncha Kennedy Paul Ryan Jas Woodlock (8) (9) MI. Butler Paul Collins (10) (11) (12) Mac Dora Butler Liam Brett Matthew Ryan (13) (14) (15) Seamus Butler Frankie McGrath Kevin Butler DROM-INCH (uill (ui!i.i StcllKhai 6Sm SaorPCKGIIIIG Tadk Leath 2nd Leath IOMALAN •" 711~ Drom /tKh Pemel Ihm delelltell lK Brad;,('/u III lilt' J1i(/ nf'/'eft/n' 5(',,;0( filfr/m,11 C/umr/liOll.5hill, i'il"lIIn' Bnd.. H. 10 L Eddie Cos/elloe. J.Jaln Breit. Kt''l"in Blilier. St'{IIII11S Cahill. P(lu/ CO/liIU. P(ulmig BII/ler. 1'11111 Rl/III. DomwdllJ Kenned\', tlidie hinnant'. JOlUuhQ/1 0 C(IIIIIOr. Thomas Clllltwell. Pmrick Kf'lIIIt'dl, Pmrid Kf'lI!I('(h. Mac:D(lr(I Bill/a, Front N(I'" L 10 R Brill/! C05/el/ot'. &.Idie CO.fUlloe, Marlill HUller. Michael COl/eliot'. Mal/hell RI'lll!, )(mll'S \\(HKIIr"t Dmniell t(lIlIIg. Alie/wil /Juller; Fumk McGrllllr. Serif/iris Blllier. Seamus Cill/iml/!, lollll!!.I' RWIII. Cmila! FlwlII. I:ril" W/H/{J/ock. DRCM - INCH I)rom./llcll CUjJll/ill 1'<11 u)(lb,\' rneil'lII8 IIII' J"" W ~ IJ M id GI/{l Ifn., ,,, ,.,,,, 0'"",,,,,,,, 101m V Ol//' in 20Q.1 While it moy hove been 21 years since Drom-Inch lost won a Mid Senior Final what is even more remarkable is thai Pol Looby is the only remaining member of that famous learn of 1984 who still continues playing to this doy, for the Tipperary Masters as recently as losl week and captoining the Junior B's to a Mid final in 2004 continuing 0 career that h051051ed more thon 30 yeors. Born in 1958 Pol showed promise from on early age and mode his adult debut in a Junior League in 1973 aged jusl 15 yeors. While silverware would elude him, 01 adult level for a number of years, this would nol be the case at Juvenile when an All Ireland Vocational School medal in 1974 wos followed by a Minor All Ireland medal in 1976 and All Ireland U21 medal in 1979. The high points in Pot's career mirror that of his Club winning the Mid Senior Ti~e in 1984 along with a Mid Junior Football title. While Pat retired from Senior Hurling in 1990 he has been on several successhll Junior teams most notably winning the Mid Junior double in 1991/92, In the lost few years Pot has become more involved in cooching he is curren~y the coach of the Junior ond U14 teams and their success is a testament to his skill enthusiasm and experience that he brings to the training field. Recent History of the Club Whilst success at Senior level has been limited to 2 Mid Senior Ti~es , in 1974 and 1984, the dub is now beginning to see the fruits of work corried out ot Underage level since the early 1990's which was made possible through the dedication of club volunteers in developing an underoge coaching structure and the opening of its Official grounds in 1990 which allowed the juvenile players to reach their hili potential. Dram-Inch started to become a major force in the Juvenile grades from 1995 when they won a Minor County B Final. this was quickly followed up with 3 Mid Minor A Titles in a Row 1996-'98, County Minor A Final 1998, 2 County U-21 Ti~es in 2000 and 2001 and most recen~y a Mid Minor Title in 2004. All of the current Senior players have been on successhll underage teams. The club continues to go from strength to strength with 2004 being a remarkable year, on the field we won The Cohill Cup, Co. Senior Div. 3 league, Mid Junior A Hurling Championship & league, Mid Junior B Hurling Championship & League, Mid Junior A Football Championship, and Mid Minar A Hurling & Football Championships. Off the field the club undertook a major upgrading of its official grounds to cope with the increasing demands, building extra dressing rooms a kitchen and a meeting area. John Doyle PJ. Leahy PRO. Mid-Board To mark the OCClSLon of holding our mid senior hurling final in HotrCl'oss today, Iht )\lid Roard h.u iOl11('\1 Holycl"OSS-RalircahiU's fal"Ouritc son otherwise known as the Legend John Doyle to throll in the ball althc SUr! oftociJ)"s final. John WJS just ninctcClll'CaTS when he first played for Tippcm}'al left filII back against Cork in the 1949 Munster Hurling championship. Whtll he lett the field of play after the 1967 All Ireland hurling tinll hmng been dcfca\l:d by Killo.cnny John had won eight All Ireland senior hurling championship medals from Icn tinab, len Munster SCliior hurling ch~mrionshir medals from fourteen finah he participated in and he added 3. record IOU] orclevcn Nation:!l Hurling L.taguc medals. In 1964 John won the Tcuco Hurler oflhe rc.1r~wJrd. In 1984 John rcce-in:d a d«isil'e- 101<' lor the- kft comeT back posJtion on the- Sundar Inde-pendem/Irish Nationwide G,AA Hurling team of the Cenrury ehoscn after a nJtional poll. The hue Il1Vll1ond Smith of the- Irish Independent describe-d John as a ColOS$us in dere-nee the Matt The ThrNhcr, if you W ,\Ir own recollection ormis great man "hom I had scen plJ)lng in Croke Park on All-Ireland final d~)'S of the carll' si.ttics when I IUS working in Dublin, and photographed in SeAmus Kinp book, Tipperary's G.AA StOl"Y 19331984, after John winning his cigh! All-Ireland mcd~1 could be- beSt summed lip in the bst verse of Pal l-.l urrJy's song "Our Hero Joh n Dork~, Ah! tis \Iclll remember those AII· lreland dJ)'$ When John from Tlppenry we'd all sing his pnisc He W.IS strong .lS Cu Chullmn as tough as the)' camc The gre-atCSI tlde-ndC!' we'l'e- known in the ganl( All the fans in Croke I'ark would be cheering for John And all the sunds would erupt when they'd sing Slien'n;J.llIon As he gathered the ball and nell' Sl;nd It J mile We-'d all shout for Tippenr)" and our hero John Do)"k Mid Competitions completed so far U21 AFootboR rlllOl Minor BFoolboll fllllli loughmOfe/ (ostleiney: 1· I2 MoyM/Tempietuohy: [) . I 5 J.K. B/O(keM: 0·03 HoIy(foss/Bal~(Dhill : 0·5 loughmore/(oslleiney defeated Anovole Ro'fefS in the Junior Hurl ing leogve Finols (ounty rlllOl by 1·10 to 0·01 0;,;,;" \ U21 BFootball final HO~(foss/Bal~(Ohill : 1·16 HoIy(loss/Bol~(ohiU: 1·13 DIOOI·llKh: 2·12 ",,..;Templet""" 0·\\ Divi5ion 2 HoIy(Joss/Boilytahii dereated SilvtrmillM in !he County loughmoreiCastleiney: 2·12 filial by 2·0810 [) ·10 Moycorkey Borris: 2·()6 14 Sor~field~ Captain - Dram-Inch Captain - Ger 'Redser' O'Grady Damian Young Today Ger O'Grady realizes a lifetime ambition when he Nome: Damian Yoong leeds out So~fields in 0 Mid senior hurling final. Ag e 24 Known throughout the length and breadth of Tipperary and Job Deuription: G.A.A. Oevelopment Officer at W.I.T indeed further afield os 'Remer', he hos be - Maclochlainn (Road Markings) ltd. Mid Tipperarv Senior Hurling Championship PRELIMINARY ROUND I .K. Brackens 1-17 Holycross-BallycahiU 0-8 QUARTER FINALS Thurles Sarsfields 2-17 Boherlahan-Dualla 1-13 Loughmore-Castleiney 1-24 Upperchurch- Drombane 3-13 SEMI FINALS Drom-Inch 2-12 I .K. Brackens 0-14 Thurles Sarsfields 0-23 Loughmore-Castleiney 1-18 FINAL Thurles Sarsfields Drom-Inch Mid Board Officers 2005 President; Bob Stokelum Youth Officer: Jonathon Cullen Chairman: Johnny Doyle Vice Chairman: Pot Gleeson Secretary: Tom Moher P.J. Moher Treasurer: John O'Donovan Asst. Secretory; Michael Egan P.R.O.: P.J. Leahy Asst. Treasurer: Jim Max The Tom O'Hara Perpetual Trophy will be presented to the "MAN OF THE MATCH" in today's Senior Final. The Trophy is named in honour of the late Tom O'Hara from Fennor in the parish of Gortnahoe-Glengoole, who served as Secretary of the Mid-Board for many years. ,s MilNOR FOOTBAll AFINAl Thurles Sarsfield v Movcarkev Borris Moycorkey Borris (I} Gon Healy (2) (3) (4) Tom Quinn Peter O'Brien Paul Kennedy (s) (6) (7) Eddie Power David Morris Eoin Cantwell (8) (9) Brian Moron Kevin Moran (10) [11} il2) Eoin O'Dwyer Phil Kelly Tony Flanogan (13) (14) (15) Cioran Clohessy Shone Barry Anthony Healy FIR IQNAlD: 16 Aidan Ryan, 17 Canor Bourke, J8 Jamie fanning, 19 David Kinnone, 20 Noel Kinnone, 21 Gerry McGuire, 22 David Maher, 23 Rory Ryan, 24 laurence Power, 25 Kieran Morri~, 26 Jor.eph Grace, 27 Patrick Shortall. Sf:lfCTORS: Mick Hogan, Aidan O'leary, PJ, Flanagan, Joe Moron. ------Thurles Sorsfields [I} Gordan Carey (2) (3) (4) Brian White Gareth Foxton Stephen Dorney (5) (6) (7) Po Burke Canor Moloney Michael Gleeson (8) (9) Cioron Carroll David Shannon (10) ill) (12) Ian Maher ScaN Grey Joseph O/Mahony (13) (14) (15) Jody O'Grady Adrian O/Mahoney Shane Dorney FIRI ONAIO: 16 John Moher, 17 Shone Meagher, 18 liom Phelan, \ 9 Stephen Fewer, 20 Michael Cohill, 2\ Podroig Maher, 22 Kevin O'Holioron, 23 John Joe Burke, 24 Paul Connors, 25 Keith Stapleton, 26 John Collonon, 27 Peter Donnelly. MANAGER: Michael Gleeson. SElECTORS: John Dorney, Gory Mernogh, Tommy Collin$, Thomas Callanan. Mid Tipperary S.H. Championship Mid Board '907 Thurles 1946 Thurles Sarsfielln Chairmen '908 Thurles 1947 Holycross '909 Thurles 1948 Holycross 1907 Jo/vI CaI'iI, Ca:sht! 1910 Two.Mlie·Borfl$ 1949 Borrisolelgh 1~ T CO'lCbr, Mclrp'k~ 1911 Thurles 1950 Thurlt'!; S Proud Spol1sors of Thurles Sarsfields and Minor Hurling and Football in the Cathedral Town '9 MacLachlainn (Road Markings) Ltd. THE LONGEST ESTABLISHED ROAD MARKING COMPANY IN IRELAND ROAD MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS Specialisls in: Road and Car Park Markings Lettering. Arrows. Numerals. Road Marking Removal Dust Free Water Jetting. Surface Preparation & Treatment Approved agents for Permastud IICats Eyes" Road Housinqs Bimagrip Anti- Skid Surfaces ------and Aquaflex Rain Safety Markings Dublin Head Office: 21 PROSPECT ROAD, DUBLIN 9. Tel. 01-8309107/ 8309833. Fax 01-8309526. Munster Office: PARNELL STREET, THURLES. Tel. 0504- 23355. Fax 0504- 23587.