Co. Tipperary Senior Hurling Final Match Programme 1982 Cluicru Cheannais
CClltellLJry IOffiana Thiobraid Arann
Staid Semple Durlas Eile Mean F6mhair 26 1982
Clar Oifigiuil Luach50p Cluichi Cheannais lomana Thiobraid Arann
Mionuir 2.00 Ln. MAINISTIR NA CROISE- BEALACH ACHAILLE
y EALAI CHARRAIG NA SIUIRE Reiteoir-Gear6id de Longa (Knockshegowna)
Sinsir 3.15 Ln. ROSCRE v MA CHOIRCE EILE-BUIRIOS LEITH
Reiteoir-Seoirse a Riain (Laitean)
'\ / ., fl...g, CAMAN ~~ Fashioned from ash, Root-toughened in the hungry earth For lasting bas, And supple-stemmed for halldle spring, The moosured shape is spoke-shaved By a craft of ancient lilleage For balanced swillg. The root is bedded ill/he Red Brallch of Selall/a, A lid heart strings stretch ill pride When wedded to the wrists 0/ Roche and Keher The strokes 0/ grace excite to consciQuSlless of heritage. ~ Seamus 0 Riain Music for today's game is provided by the Sean Treacy Pipe Band-Moycarkey Borris.
2 Mar Cathaoirleach ar an gcondae stairiuil seo Along with our minor participar,ts, we cuirim fiiilte r6mhaibh go IlIlr do na Clukhf extend 10 Moycarkey·Borris and Roscrea a Ceannais lomlinafochta. very warm welcome on this county final day. Gabhaim bufochas leis na fOirn! a ghlac Looking back on the achi8llements of both P;!irt sna com6rtaisf go dti 51!"O agus leis na In the recent and not too recent past, we daoine a chabhraigh leo. await another memorable contest which will Sibhse atii bailithe anseo inniu, ag $uil Ie be in keeping with this great occasion. Rem· cluichf iontacha spartula, earraim oraibh embering the great tradition ellached to both calhru i ng3!:h bealach is f~idir libh Ie leathnu clubs, their meeling should shed furlher lustre agus lorooirt iomiinaiochta ar Iud an Chondae. on our olde$l and most distinctive nelional County Hurling final day is nere again game of all. A day which brings down the curtain on our Our hurting pride has been badly dented in hurling activities at minor and senior Iel/el recent years. Let us hope that our new hurting within OtIr county fot another year. champions in shOtlldering some of the rai' We recall in particular that victory 01 a ponsibiliw which will be theirs, '111111 by deed. few Sundays ago when our County Minor word and ell ample hasten the return of our Hurling team won lor 1.1$ our fifteenth All· cOtlnty to its former place In the sun. Ireland hurling title. Each one of us Ukewise can make a valuable Under the leadership of either Carrick contribution towards that effort. In the Swans or HolycroS$, who contest today's minor interaits of Tipperary and In the inter8$ts o~ linal, we look forward in anticipation fitst 01 hurling. I earnestly appeal to you to do so. all to a memorable final and secondly to a real and genuine effort in order that we may retain that An·lreland title in 1983. Calhaoirleach
Buiochas Amhran
This official pro&nmme II; pro na bhFiann dUCed by Thurln S ....fleld Communications Commluee Ilnd Sinne Fianna Fail, dls~ributed by the pupUs of ThurlU C.B.S. In thankinl our Ata faoi ghealJ ag Eirinn, advel1\len I reQUUI that they Buionn dar slua be supported by our patrons.. We He abo deeply indebted. to our Thar tionn do rainig chugainn, wrlten who lave so 'nely of their t.alents; the help liven by the Faoi mhoid bheith saar, staft of WeUbrook pnsa Is ",utly Seantir ar sinsear feasta, appreciated. Finally • word of thanks 10 Ni fhagfar faoin tioran na faoin trail the members of lbe Communica Anoch a theam sa bhearna bhaoil, tio ns Committee: John LIUli&an. Timmy Grace. Conor O'Dwyer. Le gean ar Ghaeil chun bais no saoil, Jimmy DUll8n. Bro. Keane. EUlene Sheehan and Tom .. 0 Le gunna-screach faoi lamhach na bpih!ar Barold. Sea libh, canaig Amhran na bhFiann. 2' :--i2k~L Pl"Olramme Editor AgalO I 111'I-'tal for material for funher prognulImc, - old phutogrJphs. ncwspaper cUlling~ or any such lile)!ha! would hclp in the ('omplction of fUlure prt)gral11me~ . I Ihanl.. ~inrcrely lho~ 1'0 ho have already comribulcd such material 3 .. .
AN CUIMHIN LEAT? J
compl,te with th, Gerryo_n Cup TOUmllmlflt in M,y 1912- Doyf" Jim Loughn,n" NOttI Lin., Sumus HogIIn, , ;_;",~.;,; i;';'~'{,~~.:'G~N;~~:': I.ft to rIght: T.dg/l O'Connor, Lism King, M,rlin Pe"r O'Sulllv.n, ,)'£"","h~.M.ich'" COttn. Ab$ent when the photo KIf.ring, John NOttI O'OWYlfr, and ROf/Ifr RYlfn.
BlICk row:- T. Ryan, M. O'Glfrlf, R. SI,vln, J. Doyl" T. MoloughnlfY, M. Mah,r, K. Carey, T. RYan, L. Connolly, M. H_rr, M. Murphy. FrOM row:- M. Burns, L. DIf..,.".y, D. O'Br;,n, J. McKlfnna, T. English, D. NeefOl/, J. Doyl" Cllpt, $. McLoughlin, R. Moun$tly, C. Harrigan, T. Waif. 4 00 YOU REMEMBER? 20 years a90- TIPPERARY COUNTY FINAL, 14 October, 1962. Thurles Sarsfields ' -9; Moycarkey ~ Borrjs ' -8.
Kneeling (from left): M. Byrne, Kevin Houlihan, P. Dorney, P. Doyle, M. "Mushll'} Maher, M. McElgunn (capt.}, M. ('Blackie') Keane, R. Mockler. Standing (from laft) : J. Connors (offici8l), Noel Murphy. L. Keane, S. McLoughlin, T. Walsh, T. Willi, 8, Maher, M. Murphy, G, Doyle (official).
p;,,,u~, _"0"' the Isst Moycllrklly-Sorris UIBm to conresr II counry final;n 1962. Front row (left to rlght):- Joe Coman. Tommy Lonergan, Paddy Coman {Vice captl, Pat Ryen (capt.!, Donel Ryan, John O'Grady, Dick Fitzgerald. Back row !left to riglll):- T. K. Dwyer (Hon. Sec.), Billy $hanahen, Tom Wright, Liam Hennflssy, Gus Ryan, MiChael Lontugan, Paddy Baurks, Gerald Ryan, Tam Burke, Martin P. Corcortm. Subs were Billy Ryan, John Ryan. Liam Ryan. John Com8ll. Torn Kelfy, Michael Shanahan. Matty FannIng, Billy Nolan. Selectors that year were: _ Tommy Kelly, John Bergin, Martin Corcoran, Johnny Ryan end John Flanagan.
5 , TIOBRAID ARANN THIAR
Sun Treacy's- W'''t Championl 1982 Fln,l te/lm:-P. McMBhon, J. OuiglllY. G. OToole, J. Hick,y. M. Hichy. B. Ryan, D. RYlln, J. J. Ryan, L. RVMI, P. OuJgJ".". P. Ryan, P. J. Csplis, John ~rey. O. Browne, D. c.rey. Sub: M. Ctrer for P. RYlIn. Photo- Nenl.lh GUardian
Photo:- Nenl.&h Gl,I"~II.n KnoclciIViII.Oon"k.igh- Cuneo Cup Chvnpions 1982 Fina' team: J. Ferrell, P. Slattery. G. MorrfUII.". D. Morrissey. J. $fllttfry, D. KenMd'!. E. Brown, M. McGrath, P. Hay", M. Hennessy. G. CoulihlJn, B. HllyfJS, J. Henneny. D. Hayti', M. Butl.r.
6 WEST TIPPERARY CHAMPIONSHIP 1982
OUf !e •• syst.m Fin.t Cash,l 2·5 II Cappawhite/Eire 09 2-3-21/3/82 4f7/82-Golden-Klekhlms Wan 0-13: Cash.1 0-5 v Lanin/Emly 3-7- 20/5182 Cappawhile 0-5 Cash.1 ' ·9 II Clonoulw 0-8- 26/4/82 Clonoulty 4·3 II UUin/Emlv 2-5- 10/4/82 Clonool tv 7·5 II Cappawhite/EireOg 2-6-2215.182 Lattin/Emlv 2·12 II Cappawhit./Eire Og 0-4- 24/4/82 Thrle lOP learns from this group plus Kickhaml wino", of we.k group- lor Rrni lin •• s. Slml-fin.ls Clonoulty 4-3 v Kickhams 2-7 - 1917/82 Lallin/Emlv II Cashel- 19/7/82 Fina' Lattin/Emly 3-6 II Clonoulty 3-7- 2517/82
OIFIGIGH- BOARO OFFICERS 1982 Cathaoirll8Ch- Micheel Ryan (Arrevale ROllers I Runaf- Jerry Ring (AU3118Ie ROllers) P.R.O.- J. J. Kennedy (Kickhllml West) CiSllloir-Mich8ll1 Marnell (Clonovlty-Ros,more)
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7 , TlOBRAID ARANN MEAN Torthai- Results- Torthai- Results
Mid TijJget.rv Senior Hurling Ch.mpionship GROUP "A" 1982 Moyne-Templ,tuooy 4-5; Moycarkey-Borris 2-5 Knock out competition, 10.,.. grlKlp to dKid. Holyeross-Blllyeahill 4-13; Sarsfields 3-7 _ond tnm for county qullrt.r fin.1. Clonmore-KIUII 3-'4; Sarsfields 2-1 . HolyerOIl-Ballyeahill 0-6; Fint Round: Sarsflelds 1·7;Clonmo",-KIU•• 2-2 Moyne-Templetuohy 0-5 Moycarkev-Borris 5-' 1; Otom-Inch 3-5. Clonmore-KIUee 2-7; Moyearkey-8orris ' -I . Upperchurch·Oromban.3·10; Moynt-TemplUuohy 4-3; Sarsfields 1-3_ Holycfcm-BatlyeahllI2-6 Moyaukey-Borrls 1-3; Holycross-BaUycahlil 0-4 Loughmore.c.lllieinev 0-17: Cionmore-Killea 4-9; Moyne-Templetuohy 2-3 Boherlahan-Duatl. 3-6 Holyeross-BaUycahlll 306; Cionmore-Killel 2-5 S'mj·fin,ls: Moycarkev-BorriIJ·tO; Moycarkey-Borrls 5-"; Ser,fields 1~_ Sarsfields 4-6 Playoff for semi Iinal IPOt Loughmore-c.stlelnev 1-8; Moyeerkey-Borrls 6-11; Moyne 0-4 Upperchurch-Orombenl 0-8. Holyeross, ClonmOl'8 & Moycarkey qualify for semI flnll'_ Final: Movcerkey-Borris4-10; Loughmont-QIstleinev 2-9. LOMn Group; Drom-Inch 1-9; Clonmore·Klllea I.e. Holycross-BallycehIl12-12; GROUP "B" Bohlrtahan-Oualla ' ·7. Loughmore·Caulelney 8-4; Fennelly '-I s.eflflelds 3·12; Upperchurch-Droml)ane 3·7_ Boherlahan-DuaU, 3-4; Drom-Ineh 2-3 Drom-Inch 2·16; HolycroSl·BaUycahill206. Loughmore-Caulelney '-'0; Upperehureh 1-5 Drom-Inch 7-8; Fennelly. 1-2 S.mi-flnal: Drom-Inch 5-8; Sarsfield. 1-9. Boherlahin-Duilia O~; Upperchurch 0-5 Fin.l: Drom-Inch 5·9; Loughmore-cntlainey 2-6; Drom-Inch 3-1 LoughmOt'e-cesUeiney 2-11- Boherlahan-D ualll 6·11; Fennilly. 0-2
MID TIPPERARY MINOR HURLING ''8'' final: Loughmore-Caullinly 1-5; Boherlahen-Dualll ' -3. CHAMPIONSHIP 1982 Semi-finals: Clonmore-Kmea 4-11; PI..,MI on I,-slu, system, two groups, Group Loughmore SEMI-FINAL ACTION Knocblfilll blIckti hIVe thll situation _II under control IS they fall the Mit Iffort;f of Moycarkey comer-forward JlICk CHsar in the semI-final. 1 MID TIPPERARY CHAMPIONSHIP 1982 Moycarkey-Bo"is captain, Jack Btlrgin, receives the trophy from the Mid GAA Chairman, MichlffJl Lowry, after his side's victory on Sunday. On right is Mid Secretary, Tom O'Hara ,.. Loughmore-Castleiney, dBftNJtlKi finalists. Front (left to right): Dinny Kiely, Pat Treacy, John Cormack, Tom McGrath. Tom Kit/ly. Liam Cormack. Michl McGrath. Back: Richard Stapleton, Martin Meagher, PBrer Brennan, ~8n Kiely, Jim Maher, MichlHII Sheehan. Pat McGrath, Jim Geehan. 9 FRANCIS LOUGHNANE ROSCREA'S SCORING MACHINE Franels Loughn,ne of Roscrel led Tipperary to thl u·2l hurling title In 1964. The Tipp captain lined out II 11ft hall forward. Thl fin,l wal plaved .t Nowlin Park Kilkenny. Tlpp htd 23 pu to spare over Wexford 8-9 to 3-1. This victory edded anoth" page to TIpperary', hurling hillory. as thl, was thl Inaugur,1 VI,r of the u·21 championship. The champion, on that dav ,1.0 Included Peter O'Sulllllln, LIn Gavnor, Mick Roche, "Bibs" Keating and ROlcr.a club males O. Killoran and J. Olllon. Loughnane made his senior int.r Co. debut Picrur«J at I B & I Lin. G.A.A. P.rronality of In 1967 Y KilkenrlV In the N.H.L. This game me Month pre,entatlon lire Olft to right); signalled th' .tlrt of In Illustrious career In AIIr F,..nk Scully fAsn Chief EJ(ac., B + 1/, the "blue and gold". Standing .1 5 ft 8 ins Franels Loughnaml, M" RMa Loughntme and Fflncl. was lotellv committed to the game Mr Seln 0 Siochain, former Oir-.cror Gene",', h, loved. Owr th, V'lrs he thr1lled thousand. G.A.A. with hll leth,1 finishing. In 1968 thili formlll' county mlnOl'" helped Roser" to their first County Senior titl •. Whln Tlppe",ry won the 1979 league title Th. continued sutc"S of his club was in 1'10 Frll'lcls was once again the county', le,ding smalt way due to his .fforu. Th. year 1971 scorer with I t01l1 of 7-81 179 PU). Three was I very significant ol'le for Frlncls. He won tim. h' finishad IS runn.r up to Eddl. K,hlr three AU Irellnd medals, Slmlor hurlll'lg, club 72,74,7511'1 the Nltiol'lll scoring IIbles. chlmpionshlp Il'Id Inllr tirlTU with Aoscr.. Flllncis Loughn!!n' had styl., crlft Ind Bacol'l. skill cornbll'l&d with I I.thll finish. Th ..... During the 1972/73 league competition he CarroU. All Stars were hi. in 1971,72,73. scored 76 PU t7 .551 to emerge 11$ top scorer HI, scoring f.at of 2-10 I" the 1973 In 1'111'1' games. Over the .... X! thrill! selSOI'lS MUI'lItIr final Is 8 personll best. loughnln. was Tipps I.adll'lg scorer. Hi. 11'1 March 1979 he became the It,.t TIpperary record Is remlrkabl •. hurter to win thl B + I Award. H. WOle thl 1972 16-65 113 PU Btue of Munster on mlny occasions Ind etched 1973 11-73 106 pts his name In the AlllwlY Cup Winners Lin 1974 13-75 114 Pit in 1976. 1975 9-52 79pu An action 'hot of Rrncrea', ace marksman Francl, Loughnane bending/ow to collect I bouncing ballaga/nst Kllruana. 10 ROSCREA HURLING CLUB- A SHORT HISTORY ROK;r .. hurling (:Iub W8$ formed In 1895 and lu 11",1 Chairmen WlS Mr Ned Mah,r, father of J. J, Mahar. Christy Fletcher wei Its first Secretlry, taking up duty'" 1927 .nd continuing on to 1974. Roser .. cOl'ltfllted their first counlV senior final In 1902 ~in$l 01 WelU. They won 1xI! objltCllon lollo_d and RO$Crlle war. bellen in the Board Room. They had to wait until 1936 10 (:ontest their next County final and lost to Thur'" Sarsfield,. 1945 ~ thlm as-ln In the County fine' Ind drew with Sartflelds In Nenegh. Th, replay wes In Thur'" whe,. they were narrowly d.futed. O,f'll was Iheir.lot 8g8in In 1954 agelnll HolycrOQ·8.IIYCllhlll lIS it was In 1963 egelnst Sarsfield. and In 1967 against C.rrlck D.vln,. In 1968 th.y won their firu CounlV Title whln thev defeated 5arsfields and they held the title lor th, following two years. 1972 UlW thllm ragaln the DIn Breen CUP Ifter 101lnll the prllvlOUI Vll8rl flnlllO Movne·Tllmplllwohv In 1973 thllv defllated Kltruane Ma.::Donagh in thll finll. In 1980 theV *1" captured the COVi!ted title following I thrilllnil flnl' with the thlln relllnlnil enlmpion, Kilru.ne Mac Oonlllh. So todev Rose .....re blddlnll for thllir SlllIInlh 1111e. Willie O'Reilly, R(ln.( Roserta. The period 1968 to 1973 has been Roserll', llreatell wh.n I~V conlested SlllIIn Senior COU"IV flnll. in. row. Rosertl h81 .ho won the North Senior Hurlinll Ch.mpionship on 15 OCCIsion •. We Ihould nOI forgel their memorable vlclory In th. AII·lreland Club Championship of 1971. SundaV hI June 1980 was enothllr mile. stone in the hillory of Ihe G.A.A. In Roserll8 because on that dav tha Pr8$idlir"ll of tha GAA Padralll Mac Flolnn opened th. new loclal ClInt ... II SI Cronan'. Plrk. Thil complex COItlnll .Imost £90,000 is one of tha bIIIl of lIS kind I" Iha counlry. OIFIGIGH 1982 Uacht.ran- Jack Molonev. Lea.·Uachtaran- John Joe Maher Calhaolrillach- Ned Trlla.::v LII&s-Calhaolrllllch- Kllvin O'Connor Runal- Willia O'ReIIiV Ci5l101r- Jack Pyne Diflgeach Caldrimh Poibll- Claran Mlc Nicholas. Commluee- ellrtill Fitzpatrick, T.dhg O'Co""Or, PII'V Roland, MI Nolin, Murt Onne, John SIOM, Ger O'Connor, MI AClion from thil Yllnl North fin.l Mlnogua, PlddV Scully. Roserea u"der Pf'8SSUfl trom Eire 0Il. 11 • N Photo- N.n~ Guard/tin Th. RO$Crrll~ team that def.. trId Sun TrwKY'S in Ch. s.rrtl-fintlf. B«k row:- E. Hopn, JOfI Rolllnd, K, Brady. R. POwtH', L. Spooner, Kellin O'Connor. JodY Spooner, P. LoughnllfUl. Frontrow:- K'"/fl S,-.dy, G. O'Connor, P. O'COfInor. J. Bud.,. P. Quealy (c.pr"nJ. T. O'Connor, F. Lougl!n.r'I'. h_\orn 6naithe ROS Eo\as ar na JOE ROLANO, 30 son of "Fanny" one of the at minor and under 21 level. Won All Irelands greatest hurlers Roseras produced. Played in both grades. Won North 8. County medals under age for Roserea. then changed his elle In 1980. Has played all grades of hurling and glance to Borris·in-OS$Ory for II number of football with club. E.S.B. emplOYIIiiI. vears where he appeared In county finals end JOE TYNAN, age 32. One of the glllatest al$.O starntd in golll for Laols. Won North & forwards ever to play for Roscrea. Has won County medals In 1980. Also played In goal for club honours from Juvenile 10 Ali-Ireland club ShiMonl. Jeweller. level. Has elso represented Tipp at minor, under KEVIN BRADY, age 26. Played all grades of 21 and senior level. Joe also played football for hurling for club, also represented Tipp In county. Winner of 3 Munster club and 1 AII mil'lo( lind under 21 gride. Kevin was 1980 Ireland club championship. Painter. victorious captain. Dna North and County FRANCIS LOUGHNANE, age 36. Francis has medal. Bulldlng contractor. bean the top forward in Tipp whather for club EDDIE HOGAN: 19. Won All-Ireland and or county since the early 70s. Winner of every Munster championships with Tipp Minors In honour In tha game including three AII·Star 1980. Son of former Roserea great Mlck, awards and B 8. I award. Painting contractor. Appearing in first final. Lab. Technician. JOE BUTLER, age 21. Third year on senior BRENDAN MAHER, age 33. Won minor, team. Joe Is appearing in his second senior final. under-21 end senior medals with Roserea. Has played county minor for Tipp. and has rep Represented Tlpp In all three grades also resented his club in all grad8$. Trainer Manager. holder of 7 county championshlps- senior, 3 PADRAIG "PURDY" LOUGHNANE, age 24. Munster Club and one All- Ireland club medals. Has represented Tipp at minor and under 21 Haulage contractor. level winning All-lrelands in both grades. H8S JODIE SPOONER, age 30. Won u-16 minor been outstanding juvenile player and has played under-21 and senior medals with Roscrea also all grades with club. Factory emplOYIIiiI. won Fitzgibbon with U.C.G. Repre5Qnled RICHIE DUNNE: 27. Won Leinster Minor combined universities during Railway Cup. championship with his native Kilkenny.Appear Also played minor with Tipp. Holder of 6 ing In his 2nd senior fina!' Garda. county senior championships, 3 Munster club and 1 All-Ireland club championship. Teacher. PAU L O'CONNOR: 21. Sub on Ti pp under-21 team this year. Played ali grades with club. KEVIN O'CONNOR, age 26. Played all grad&s Sub on 1980 team. MachlnlU. for club and was wing back on Tipp team that won league in 1979. Won North 8. CountY FRANCIS FLETCHER: 23. Played ali grades medals in 1980. Also played in goal for Tipp with club. Onl of thl many young pllyerl senior football. Carpenter. with I bright future. P. 8. T. technician. TADHG O'CONNOR, age 33. Won minor, JOE BERGIN: 22. Won AiI·lreland Vocational under 21 and senior meelals with Roscrea. medals with North Tipp and has represented Won North 8. County meelals In 1980. Rep Roserea In all grades. A player with a future in resented Tlpp at all levels. Carrolls and Bank of the game, Farmer. Ireland All Star. Captained Tipperary to their lau senior AII·lreland in 1971. Assistant ac ~ONAL KEALY: 17. Centre back on victorious countant. minor team this year also eligible next year. Won AII·lrel'lnd vocational medal as goalkeeper. LIAM SPOONER, age 32. Came on as a sub Player with great patentiaL Bord na Mona when Roserea won their firn title In 1968. apprentice. Regular on leam evar since winning 7 county titles. Hes also played representative rugby for A. SHANAHAN; 20. Played all gredes wi t h Leinster and represented Ireland In Internatlon· club. Very versatile player, can play In defence al athletics in Spain. Holder of 3 Munster club mid·field or as a forward. Postman. and one All Ireland club medal. Won North and CountY medals in 1980. Garage owner. ML SCU LLY: 18. Pleyed on winni ng Tipp GER O'CONNOR, agw 24 . Has won AII·lreland minor team this year. Even at this age has medals at minor and under 21 level for Tipp. played all grades with club. Student. Won North 8. County medals in 1980. Pleyed ail grades of hurling for club, Is appearing In J IMMY BRADY; 30. On both junior and senIor teams, a player who could have made 3rd county final. Carpenter. the grade but for an early retirement before JOHN STONE, age 24. Has represented Tlpp making a comeback. Garage owner. 13 DAN BREEN CUP The Dan Breen Cup was firS! preseoted to the Collnty Senior Hurling Champior15hips In 1931. The wear and teaf 01 victory, celebrations over the years. however, damaged the Cup to luch an eKttnt that by 19728 new Irophv was needed. It was littlng that a new Oa" Breen Cup was provide Th, new Dan BrMn Cup A photogl1lPh of the originllf OM Brtlen Cup can tNt SHn on plt9fl36. Tipperary Senior Hurling Champions 1887-Thurles 1915-Boherlah!n 1942-Thurlu Sarsfield, 1968-RoscrDa 1888-ClonOtJlw 1916-Boherlahan 1943-EireOg_ Annacarty 1969-RoseTea 1889-Movcark.v 1917-Boherlahan 1944-Thurles Sar.flelds 1970-Roserea 1890-Toomevara 1918-Bohenahan 1945-Thurles Sal'1fields 1971-Moyne-Templetuohv 1891-93-- 1919-T oomevara 1946-Thunes Sal'1flelds 1972-Roscrea 1894-0rombane 1920-21 -- 1947-Carrick Swan 1973-Roscr.. 1895-T ubberadore 1922-Boherlahan 1948-Holycrou 1974-ThuTles Sar1fields 1896-T ubberadora 1923-Toomevara 1949-Borrisolelgh 1975-Mol'leygall 1897-Suir View 1924-Boherlahan 1950-Borrisoleillh 1976-Moneygall 1898-Tubberadora 1925-Boherlah8n 1951-Holvcross 1977-Kliruana MacDonagh 1899~Horse &Jockey 1926-Moycarkey 1952-Thurles Sarsfields 1978-Kliruane MacDonagh 1900-Two-Mila-Sorris 1927-Boherlahan 1953-Borrilolelgh 1979- KUruana MBCOonagh 1901-Ballytarsna 1928-Boherlahan 1954-Holycross 19aO-Roscree 1902-Nenagh OeWeu 1929-Thurles 1955-Thurles Sarsfield, 1981-BorrifOleilih 1903-Two-Mile-Borris 1930--Toomevara 1956-Thurles Sarsfield, 1982-1 1904-Thurles 1931-Toomevara 1957-Thurles Sarsfield, 1905-Two-MIIe-Sorrls 1932-Moycarkey-Borril 1958-Thurles Sarsfield! 1906-Thunes 1933-Moyc.arkey-Borris 1959-Thunes Sarsflelds 1907-Thunes 1934-Moycarkey-Borris 1960--Toomeyara 1908-Thutle, 1935-Thurlel Sarsfield. 1961-Thurles Sarsfield. 1909-Thune, 1936-Thurlet Sarsfields 1962-Thurles Sarsflelds 1910-Toomevara 1937-Moycerkev-Sorrls 1963-Thunes SDflflalds 1911_Thurles 1938-Thurles Sarsfields 1964-Thurles Sal'1field, 1912-Toomevara 1939-Thurles Sarsfield! 1965-Thurles Sarsflelds 1913-Toomevara 194o--Moycarkey-Sorr!, 1966-Carrlck O.... ln' 1914-ToomeYara 1941-Boherlahan 1967-Carrlek Devins 14 .. MOYCARKEY-BORRIS A Brief History The G.A.A. h. elways been Itrong in Moy ", = e.key·BOlril since the first club Will formed in 1885. Ellen before the' there are record. 01 hurling flourishing in Ihe area. Ther. I, en old lal, told of the I,moos malch II Flnor Hill in 1825 when Tipperary represented by Moycarlcey and Two.Mile-Borril took on Kilkenny, drawing forces from Url1nglord and Johnstown, the first such encounter IIIIlr recorded between those great riv.ll in Iher vee,.. Th, story goes that Mathias Purcell LilJlTJ Hennessy, Ch.irm.n of MoyclH'ktJY/8orriJ e1ptelned th, victorious Tipperery leem before Club un ..eiling • ~oriel plttqufl to Ferher the combat ended in a fight et the foot 01 HarkinJ in the Club'J Centre. Fenor Hill. In the early vears of the Auoclatlon Ihe pari,h played • P'l'ominent pert in ,II gaelic 1940 brought the last county senior c'ship Klil/itift. Prominent WOlke" of the period to the club ..men Cashel had to lIive be$t to _r. Tom HIJV&S and Ned HilCkett in Two the mighty men of Movcark.y with the follow. Mile-Borrll, John Manning, John Molumbv ing winning side:- Tommy KeIlV, Jimmv ar'ld William Fogarty In Movearhy, Of the Maher. Tommy Haves, Paddy Mahar, Mick elev.n county linals won bv the parllh to dlle Dempsey, Johnnv RVln, Tom Tobin, Willie the Ilrlt triumph came in 1889 when MoV' Ryan, Martin Healv, Paddy Ryan, Tom carkev defeated Toomevara bV 1·3 to '·0 Kennedv (capt.), Mutt Rvan, Dick Bucklev, through the IIreat leadership of Tom O'Grady, J im Duggan and Tom Haves, who was to win In 1899 HOrte & Jockev and Two-MII.·Borris his sixth county medii It senior ranks, Since plaved an ellie game at Turtulia which saw the then fate decreed that no county senior finel 'Jockev emerge victorious but on an objection Will to com. Movcarlcev·80rris's wey. The club from the losef$ the game was refixed for "ached two county III .... s sine. in 1943 wh.n Cash.1 but the 'JockeV led by Tim Condon most 01 the 1940 side plus Jim and Thoml:!l won by 3·8 to 2-4. 1900 saw the Two-Mile O'Keeffe arKI Mal:ty Ryan, Tom Purcell, Paddy Borris outfit under Ned Heves sweep the de(:kJ Purcell, Frank Commins end Tony Melloy to win the third county crown, their selection plaved on the ,ide beaten by Eire Og Anl!lC8rty, Ift.rwards sped on to take th. All Ireland The 19605 IIW iii resurgence 01 hurling title. Ballvtarsna, Including e number of plavers strength in the parish and in 1962 tha club from the parish won In 1901. There was th.n a reached the linal once more but had to bow berren period of 2 1 years before Movcarlcev gallantlv to the star nudded Thurles Sarsfialds wore egain to appear on the cOYnty senior side- see page 5 of thl. programme, honours Ii,t. "So near and vat so lar" can sum up the , In 1926 the honour 'ell to John Joe Hav .. efforts of Movcarkev·Borrl, in the past two of Bellverk and his men to regain the crown decade1 to reach iii county senior linal. Mid by defeating BOherlahen by 6-4 to 4·2. Th. champion$hips were won In 1965, '67, '71, wlnnlnll side was John Joe Hayes (capt.), 'Bl and '82 while the bulwark of tooav'. Bill AVen, Tom Shlnahan, Phil Purcell, lIr panel have been together for four or five MolloV, Tim Scott, Pake Spillane, Blil O'Brien, years and all parilh supporters will hope that Joe Maher, JlCk Murphv, James and Piere. Jeck Bergin and his '82 crew will rectify and Mlher, Ned Molonev, James Heen.v, Matty bridge that 42 years gap this afternoon. Avan, Sut. Tom Haves, Mick Moliov and Whlla tha plaving of our national games Jack Moloughnev. Then it was on to the 01 hurling and football hllVa always been ut· 1930. and the !/Olden efa fOf' Movcark.v· most in the minds of the various club ad· Borril. Mid titles were won in 1930, '31, '32, mlnlstrators (Ner th, vea" our grounds at '33, '34 end '31. The county honours cam. to Littleton hll been redev,loped with the the famoul three-in,a·row side of 1932-'34, addition of dressingrooms and amenities. for tUms that Included such great stalwart, " plavers and meetings. This year the cl ub won a Phil Purcell, John Joe Hayes, Bi ll O'Brian, Co. Tlpperarv sect ion AlB Club of tha Year Tom HavIS, Joe Mockllf, Jack Grant, Jam.. award and recaived I certificate of merit in Hunev, Tom Kellv, Pat Rvan, Tom Dunne tha sama competition IMt ""on. The return etc. In 1931 thl senior ti tle Will onCI more 01 the Dan Breen Cup to the villages of Moy· regained. In Tipp's tripl. crown side All 1.. llnd carkev, Linlaton, the 'Jockev and 'Borris to· champions 1930 the club supplied Phil Pure.1I night would merk another landmark in the end Jam_ Heenev (senior), Joe Maher Ind history of one of Tipperary's most famous Tom Hly.. (Junior) Ind Paddy Avan Ind Tom clubs. Kennedy (mlnOf'). Jimmy FOfI'rty 15 r.~ r-:'I -0 I!!"'" :; r+ r ('!JJ r.'!'I ~ ~ ,... ~. (!:-, ~ F'-' i"~ ~ - -- I ~ r - - -~ .L ...... ,....., • "_,,; o J '7'" 'ie' The Moyc8rKey·8orris ream which retained the Mid senior hurling championship. Front (left to right): Jack CiJesaf, Lism Bergin, Dick Quigley, Jack Bergin, John Flanagan, Eamon Darmody, Tommy Quigley, Bilck: Willie Ryan, Jimmy Leahy. Tom Mullins, Robert Hayes, John Cormock, John Hackert, Dave Fogarty, Tom Doran. TOM DORAN: Age 25. One of the ouutandlng TOM MULLINS. Age 23. Holds two Mid senior ~alkeepers plaving in the county at rna hurling medal. and one Munner u-21 medal. momant. Won Mun,tar Minor and u-14 medals Clerk with C.S.E. Teo. with Tipperary. Also rapresented tha county at u-21 laval. Wlnnar of divisional medal, In BILL GOONEY. Age 30. HOlds two Mid senior minor, fflnlor hurling and junior football. hurling trophies and one county minor hurling Lorry Orivar. award. Plaved with London county team in provincial and All Irlland championships. EOO'IE CLANCY: Age 33. Plaved minor foot· Plastsrlr. ball with Tipperary. The onlv member of today', tllm to hold a county nnior hurling MATTY BOURKE; Age 31. Winner of MId medal which he won with Sersfields In 1974. Tipp medals in senior, u·21, u·17 and minor Holder of three Mid nnlor hurling ~t. hurling, junior and intsrmediate football. also won divisional honour. In junior and Also holds u·17 and county minor hurting intermediate fOOtball and one county Inter· and intermediate football trophies. Lorry mediate football trOphv. Electrical Contractor. driver. JOHN HACKETT: Age 30. Former club LIAM BERGIN' Age 19. Brother of the side. secretary. Holder of two Mid nnlor and onl captain. Holds two Mid 111'1101' hurling medals Mid minor hurling medals. Creamery Marl/tger. and Rice Cup won with Thurles: C.B.S. C. I.E. employee. WILLIE RYAN. Age 31. One of the club', grllt heartld defenders of modern times. TOMMY aUIGLEY: Age 24. Winner of under Played wi th Tipperary senior team in Oireachtas ege medals at both county and Mid lavel, and lugue competitions. Holds three Mid also Mid minor hurling winner '76. Mid and .enior, three u·21 and two minor hurling Co. Intermediate lootball medal holder 1980, medal. and one county minor hurling award. and Mid S.H. medals 1981 and 1982. Bord na Like mOlt 01 his tum metes holds numerous Mona emplovee. und8f" age honours also winner of three division· al junior football trophies. C.S.E. Teo employee JOHN McCORMACK. Age 29. Plaved senior hurting with the Kildare county team. Won ROBERT HAYES: Age 23. Captained Pall.· senior and junior football league medals while kenry to win All Ireland Agricultural Colleges there. Winner of Mid u·17 and lenlor hurling championship. Holder 01 Leinner Colleges trophies. Car salas Manager. "B" medal. Winner of Mid senior hurling medall in 19B2 and 19B1, junior hurling In DAVID FOGARTY. Age 19. Another line 1978 and junIor football. Farmer. product from under age competitions In which he won Mid and county honours. Also holds EAMONN OARMODY: Age 2B. Member 01 two Mid senior hurling and ona intermediate Tipperary N.H. panel this vear. Played minor football awards. and All Ireland minor hurling hurting with Tipperary In 1972. HOlder of Mid medal with Tipperary In 1980. Played colleges and county under age c'ships. Also winner 01 hurling with Thurles: C.B.S. winning Rice and two Mid S.H. trophies and Mid and County Flugerald Cup medals. Student. football medals. Bord na Mona employee. JACK CAESAR. Age 26. Was honoured by the JIMMY LEAHY: Age 19. Substitute on winn· Combined Universities in 1979, 1980 and 1981 ing Tipper8f"Y All Irelend minor hurllng team and also played with Maynooth College. Holds of 1980. One of the club's most promising two Mid Tipp senior and one u-21 hurling young hurlers. A leachng member of the club's medell. Secondary teacher. winning under age teaml in hurling and football in recent veal's. Student. DICK QUIGLEY. Age 28. Winner of Mid senior hurling medals In 1981 and 1982, JACK BERGIN. AIjIEI 27. Captain of todav'l and Mid and County minor hurling medals In MoVcarkev·Borris side. A great motivator of 1972. Plaved with Thurles C.B.S. winning hi. team on and off the field. Captain of the Rice Cup medal In 1967. Assurance Rep Tipperary u·21 team in 1975 and hurled with resentative. his county In the 1975 league campaign. Winner of two Mid senior hurling medals and one county minor championship. Fermer. 17 AWORD FOR THE VETERANS Willil Ayan John O'Grady {Culbiir" (MoycarkeyJ "Mol In Oige" is all vlry well- the young must take a 101 of Waterford glass prizes 10 malch a be encoursg&d to keep corning. But could not Cellic Cross. As a hurler you belong Ihe com·_ Ii'll old saying be rephrlt$lld for thl proper and munity; the resl art IImlled and individual. lillral "lJIIniOf$'" "mol nl se.n·lmrloiri agus So let's keep a sharp eve on them today. '"nlaidI'! 'iud"? The eyes of today'. speclalo.s, Willie Ayan will be trVll'liliO do Ihal for Fral'lcis I'd bel, will look first for the old favourites Loughnane; el'ld who knows but JOhn Flanagan among tI1e men emerging from the tunnel. and Tadhg O'Connor will cross pathS, too. And when play gets going" great deal of There's a school of tactical theory In MoV' attention will be on the 'amilia. lace.. the carkey·Borris that would nart Flanagan on well·known figures and the craftv menoeuvrH the "forty" for leam-sleadving purposes, of the veter.n hurlers. The ~rlesanl draw rather than risk having him lost in a corner. comfort 'rom their steadyi"" presence, and Fiery compelllOrs. and qulle liable to stir the the neulral, hllVe a soh spot for them. too: crowd. PerlOna' lrildemarks of style belong to FranCIS end Tadh", multiple tounly wlnnef$ all the veterans: Loughnane's lIair for the calch, fOf RoseTe'; John and Willie, playing lor lor the off·putting feint before striking; Moyctlrklly-Borris' fir$! since well before they O'Connor's promptness off the mark, his body IIIW the light 01 Galbertslown or GaJboola. swerve and liming; Flanagan', Iwo-sided grand From such 81 Ih8$e we will e>cp&C! knowledge· strokes, his IIrength in the ruck; Ryan's solidity able mov,,- if nOI all the mobility of p,,1 under the dropping ball. his sure hitting off leasonl. righl or left. Any of them could be as large a Senliment lurrounds Ihem. We know thev faclor as their contemporary, Noel O'Dwyer. won't be around forever; thai soon enough was for Borrisoleigh onlv lau vear. thev'lI be on the outside looking In with the rest of UI on stand or terrace; 10 we are In· clined to appreciate Ihem whilll' they stili hold the IIage. Older plavers have oyer the years enablished definite personality, colour, char&Cltr; Ihe younger have posslbililV, Ih&$8 .NIon o·Gr.ty. "'Ihof 01 "'" _ .tN:Io. ""00 0<>1 01 "'" m .... I...... ptod.>c .. 01 .... have achievement. Here in Tipperary the Moyc.Uv·Bot.1I ....b As. county m_ 10< survivors of our lasl AII·ireland hill/e g8ined in WUIn."'_...-.""_, ..... _ ...... In .... coun01 ...... retrospective credil- Iheir IIOld medals have p_ .. _, p_ Ito III ...,"" Ifn"" .... '" ~Oy """'" onlY geined in value both moneltry and pr"ligiOUI. .,'_ ..., on .,.'" to Co AN CLUICHE MIONUIR Gerry long, from the Knockshevowna Club In North Tipperlry, il in charge of today', Minor game. Gerry hili been refereeing for about loor years and has been in control of matly Tipperary County Board games at all level •. He has also gained much experience from the numerous Interfirm and Collegll$ gam" he has refereed. Earlier thl, year he took charge of the under 16 Munster linal. Gerry, stili a playing member, has held many official positions with hi' club and this Today', Referee- George Rvan from the year he is their P.R.O. He has .Iso been I mem Latin·Cull.n Club is • mIn who has Io8rved the ber of Tipperery County BOird for some time. G.A.A. well as • pl'ver, .cjministrator lod Gerry, who is m ..rled with one child, I, wished ref,rH. every success todey. A farmM, married with onl son, George Linesmen: Sean Carroll, Jim Noonan. Itlfled refereeing in 1973 and since then h", Umpires:- Pat Cleary, P&ddy Hodgins, refereed in all grade, of hurting and football It Ned Fogarty, Michael Hodgins. Munner Council IIlIel. His Impressive ref"Hlng record Includes the following:- Torthai- Results- Torthai- 1979-AII·lreland Senior Hurling final. 1979-AII-lreland Senior Hurling (8) final. SENIOR HURLING 1919 & 198I - Munster Senior Hurling finels. Quarter lin,ll_ 8th Au;ust 1982 1982- Natlona' Hurllngleavul final. Roserea 5-17; Drom·lnch l·B 1982-All-lreland Senior Club fina' (hurling) Saan Treacy's,·3; St M.. y's 1·7 197a- Railway CUll final Ihurllngl Kickhams West , ., 0; St Augoustln81 1-4 197a-AII·lreland Minor Hurling Senior final. Moycarkey Borril ' ·B; 1978-0ireaehtas Hurling final Eire Og Nenagh ()'7 {replayl 2 County Senior Hurllngllnall 13,d final todavl 4 County Senior Football finall. 15th August 1982- 1 County Under 21 Hurling final. Moycarkey Borris 0-11; Eire 0" Nenagn 0-7 1 County Minor Hurling'i"af. (replay) 2 County Junior Hurling linll •. 1980 AIl· lreland Vocationll Schools Hurllng SImi-finals: final Moycarkey Borris 3·B; Kickhams West ()'S 3 Or Harty Cup finals (Muniter Colleges' Roscree 1-14; Sean Treacy's 1·1 0 Senior Hurling) George, who is e very active County Board MINOR HURLING member, Is a former Chairmen 01 the West Tipperary G.A.A. Board. Semi finals HolycrO$,·Blilllycahlll 1-10; Toomeva,.. 2-6 Umpires for .nior ",ml- John Slattery, Carrick Swans Clonoulty Rossmore Eamonn Buckley, Con Lorlgan, Michael Collins. 19 Dearg is Ban Red and white (1) Seosamh 0 Rbilan Joe Roland (2) C. 0 Bradaigh (3) B. 0 Meachair (4) E. 0 h·Ogain Kevin Brady Brendan Maher Eddie Hogan (5) C. 0 Conchubhair (6) T . 0 Conchubhar (7) S. 0 Spuainear Kevin O'Connor Tadhg O'Connor Jody Spooner (8) R. 0 Duinn (9) P. 0 Leachtnain Richard Dunne Purdy Loughnane (10) G. 0 Conchubhair (11) P. 0 Caola (capt.) (12) L. 0 Spuainear Ger O'Connor Peadar Quealy Liam Spooner (13) PolO Conchubhair (14) P. 0 Leachtnain (15) S. de Buitlear Paul O'Connor Francis Loughnane Joe Butler Fir lonaid: 16. Michael Scully; 17. Francis Fletcher; 18. Joe Bergin; 19. John Stone; 20. Joe Tynan; 21. Donal Kealy; 22. Aidan Shanahan; 23. Jimmy Brady. Roghn6'rt {Selector$l- Pat$V Roland, Bertie Fltzpetrlck. T.,dhg O'Connor OiHunolr !coachl - Patsy Roland. MaS$eur- ]"la l'lIlY Mo'onev. •~• RO$ Cr. Cuil Cuilinl Seaehe( . Sm Saor-Pucanfl.ll 1(, L.qth 2i1 L.eath lomlin TOSHIBA nAHElUmlTD PLAIN FOR VALUE AND SERVICE IN Co. TIPPERARY PAPER WE ARE WITH TOSHIBA FOR TEN YEARS COPIERS -THEY NEVER LET US DOWN I ~ PLAY SAFE AND RELY ON US 20 Dear. is Bu i Red and-yellow (1) T. 0 D6rain Tom Doran (2) E. Mac Fhlannchadha (3) L. D Riain (4) R. D h-Aodha Eddie Clancy Willie Ryan Robert Hayes (5) E. 0 Diarmada (6) S. 0 Beirgin (7) T. D Maolain Eamonn Darmody Jack Bergin (capt.) Tom Mullins (8) L. D Beirgin (9) L. D Guanaigh Liam Bergin Bill Gooney (10) T. D Coigligh (11) S. Mac CDrmaic (12) D. D F6garlaigh Tommy Quigley John McCormack David Fogarty (13) S. Caesar (14) R. D Coigligh (IS) S. D Flanagain Jack Caesar Dick Quigley John Flanagan Fir lonaid: 16. John Hackett; 17. Jimmy Leahy; 18. Jim Flanagan, 19. Matty Bourke; 20. Mic hael Clohessy; 21. Nicholas Bf!rgin; 22. liam Dempsey; 23. liam Hackett; 24. Matty Rya n; 25. Pat Fla nagan; 26. Michael Dempsey; 27. Greg Cullagh; 28. Padraig Maher. 29 . Joe Kirwan; 30. Tom Kirwan; 31. John Ryan. Roghnblrl (Selectorsl- Sean Barry. Paddy Coman. Jimmy Fogarty. Gus Ryan. Larry RYan. Trainer & Coach: Len Gaynor (KUrusne McDonaghl; Assiltanl lreinar & coach Eddia Ryan. Mi ChoiTCI Buirfos Cuil Cuilinl .....,.r .Sm 1u l ..th 2u Lhth •• .- __ A. , ------i'l. GERAlD STAHElUm lTD EVERYTHING FOR THE OFFICE _ I _1- \ Golf 8,11 TrlMwrirarl- O'''ce Furntrura. Office Machmes i ___i Offica SUf)f)ilas-Twinlocl(, Tosh/N, Remington. Philips, 3M, Omon-Safa, Cab;~tl. SfHI Shelving. For Value and Sen-ice-phone T HUR l ES 21 BSB 21 , Ealai Charraig na Siuire , MIONUIR Dubh is Ban Black and white 11) L. OBaraid William Barrett (2) S. 0 Riain 13) M. 0 h·Og;\in 14) D. 0 h-Aitheasaigh John Ryan Michael Hogan Declan Hahessy 15) S. 0 h·Og;\in (6) P. Breathnach (7) C, 0 Tuairisc Jimmy Hogan Paul Walsh Kevin Waters 18) R. 0 Lonarg;\in Icapt.) (9) P. Mac Cormaic Bobby Lonergan Pascal McCormack 110) C. 0 50 111) P. 0 Cathain 112) A. 0 Neill Kevin O'Shea Pierce Keane Tony O'Neill (13) S, 0 Tuairisc 114) T. 0 Duinn 115) S. de Gras John Gerard Waters Tomas 0 Duinn Johnny Grace Fir lonaid:- 16. Pascal O'Brien ; 17. Stephen Torpy; la. Paul Woods; 19. Sean Keyes; 20. Seamus Lonergan; 21. Nickey Dan iels. E.I.t ChI •• iU n.S~I .. Cull CuiH,,( $ftch.r .5m Sao,-PucanM 16 LNth 26 L.. th 10m"" • FULLY TRAINED STAFF • PERSONAL SUPERVISION SPOONERS THURLES Tel. 0504- 22256 GARAGES ROSCREA Tel. 0505- 21063 LTD 22 Mainistir na Croise -Bealach Achaille OATHANNA MIONUIR GtaJ is Bi" Green Q/ld White (1) E. 0 Duibhir Enda O'Dwyer (2) S. 0 Riain (3) S. de Buitleir (4) S. 0 Brian Jody Ryan Jim Butler John O'Brien (5) P. 0 Duibhir (6) S. 0 Riain (7) C. de Crbc Phil Dwyer Jim Ryan Criostor Croke (8) P. 0 Lanagain (9) P. Fleamann P. J. Lanigan Paul Flemming (10) Deaglan Carr (11) P. 0 Riain (12) M. Fltflamonn OecJan Carr P. J. Ryan (capt) Michael Fleming (13) SHoMn Dwan (14) Mrche~1 Dwan (15) G. 0 Fionnghusa Stephen Owan Michael Owan Gerry Fennessy FIR IONAID : 1161 Plk. Ryen, (17) AnthonyMcGrlth,1181 P. J. Brown,U91 Tom Dwyer, (20) Tony Ll nigan,12l) Pu TilrMy,!22! P'l Dwy.... 123) Phil Hay"_ M.inlulr n. CrOiN Cuil Cuilrnf s..ch.( SSm Saor-Puc.nnl lu LNth 21i LMth - loml'" @ MAIN DEALERS • NEW AND USED CARS a:m AVAILABLF mazoa 23 CARRICK SWANS Photo- HaDoway. Carrick CARRICK SWANS - SOUTH CHAMPIONS B«k row (I. ro r.J: (Players only}: BobbV Lon,rpiM. C/lPt, MichHi H~(I. 5t.,:Jhtlfl Torptly, John Rytlfl, John W,r.rs. plMJ/ Wefsh, Nick fhnlefs, Sun Ke'll, DffCl,n H"uy. P.ul O'8rH".. Front row fl, to ,,}: Pi,rce ",.,ne, Krti" O"5h .., Ktwin Wale" (Vics c.ptJ. John Or«", Tony O'Nflifl, M'-chN/Barren, PIlUI Woodf, Pncal McCorrn«k. TMlmy Dunne. Missing from photo: Jimmy Fleming DID YOU KNOW: Vice Pr~idenl: Rev. Fr Ryln, MI Doherty. J. Prendergast, MI Currin, J. Morrissey, ThaI there hM been it strong hurling tradition J. Murphy. in Carrlck-on-Sulr down c:hrou9h the years Chairman: Edward Holloway when, despite a population 01 only five thousand Vice Chairman: John Flynn the G.A.A. follower in the town can wItch Secretary: Paddy BOland. en'll of three .enlor hurling !ltBms- Swan and Auistanl Secretary: Pat Nagle Davin. In Tipperary and 5t Mollerans In Wit.,· Joint Treasurers: Noel Dunne, Tony Bourke ford. Lasl vllr Swan won their tenth South P.R.O.: John Hahl$1V. Minor hurling title and ....ere beaten by Toome Football Seeretary: Tony FIUp'trick v.r. 10 the coontv semi-final. Thil ve.r tha Assistant Football Secrellf'V: Jim Walsh mloO'. h8VI completed the two io a row wilh Minor Hurf10e S.Mction Commil~ much of lesl years teem still available Ind have Tony FiUPItrick, Tony K.,ne, Noel Russell, made club history by beiog their lirn mloor Pierce Faulkner, Martin Roche. team 8IIar to reICh the couotv 11011, hevlog Swan Trail'ltlr: Bernard O·Neili & Dan O'Marl bealln Clonoulty/Rossmore, the current cham· COKh: Kieran Purcell ploo. by 3-6 to 3·5 io thl seml·fioal I mooth Keane and Noel Russell won County 1,1 ·21 (h) ago. Plul Wal.h, Bobby Looergan and Tommy medals in Dunne have ,1.0 won South 1,1·21 hurling medal. 1972. this year, a week before Ihair minor triumph, Bobby Lonergan's father won an all lreland and nexl SundlY (3rd October) must face Intennediate (h) medal wilh Tlpp. Clonoulty· Ronmore again in the 1,1·21 Coonty Swan won I County S.H. tirf. in 1947 and Mml·finll. 1,1·21 (hJ in 1972. DHican of Club 1982 Paul Walsh won the Waterford player of the President: Rev. Fr Herman, O.F.M. Year Award 1981 with 51 Molleraru. 24 -f) (') j , • j j ~ . .. •• • • • • • I The HoIYCfOS$ Minors which dofeated Toomevara in the County semi-final. Back row, I. to r.: Cristoir Croke, Michael Ow.;!n, Jim Burler, John O'Brien. Phil Dwyer, Dec/an Carl, Jim Ryan, P. J. Ryan (CilPt) Front row,l. to t.: Jody Ryan, Anthony McGrath. Stephen Dwan, P. J. Lanigan, Paul Fleming, End/J Dwyer, Michael Fleming. HOLYCROSS BALLYCAHILL- THEIR FIRST MINOR' TITLE? For a dub that h~~ been so prominent in Attention to youngsters is vital if a club Tipperary G.A,A. affairs Holycross-Sallycahill wishes to progress. This team has been together has had very lew county championship victories. since 1976 when they won the Mid under-12 Today WII hope to win our tBnth title and that titla. They had their failures but the Committee tOlal would include wins in both adult and persevered and hard work by trainers and Juvenile grades. officers and dedication and co·operation from Th& roll of honour Is as follows: the players ensured succen. Senior hurling (3)- 1948, 1951, 1954 Win, lose or draw tqday, we are proud. 01 Junior hurling (21-1941, 1974 our youngsters. They have given us many u-21 hurling (1)-1978 hours of joy and pleasure. The memories of u-16 hurling (1)-1973 their performances h8\le gladel\ed the hearts u-15 hurling (1)- 1949 of oldtimers and have revived memories of our under 14 football (1) -1982 great days when as P~dr8ig Pulrseal said, "all We have produced many great minors for the the world was young:· county from Willie Long who played in the Good luck to you lads today, for we know early days of the compatition, and olnny that you will strive with might and main O'Gorman, captain of the 1932 AII·lreland "for the credit of the little villaga." winning team to J. P. Stakelum, a member of Bob Stake/um tho 1980 winning panel but never before have we produced a learn with the spirit and deter· OIFIGIGH- OFFICER S 1982 mination of the presant panel. They had Uachtanin- Very Rev. Canon Lynch PP. many hard games this year before they brought Cathaoirleach- John Doyle the first Mid·Mlnor title to the club. Runai- Tommy Lanigan In the County sami·final they won a~inst Cisteoir- Francis Maher all the Odds. Four points down at half time, P.R.D.- Tim Stekelum. against Toomevara after playing with a strong Selectors for todays gama . re bree~e they played great fil"5t time hurling and Jimmy Bourke [trainer); Uam Dwan, (;.,"""0, triumphed by one point. That win was regarded Man Quinlan, Christy Croke, Bob by many of us as the greatest win since 1951, when in the senior mid·final against our old and honoured rivals, Thurles Sarsfields, Pat Stakelum scored a poin t and then II goal in the dying minutes of the game to forco a draw and Holycross·Bailycahili won well in extra tima. It is natural to be excited by our minors and hope that thay will provide the base, on which we clln build a .senior team that wilt John restore us to our rightful place in Tipperary hurling. 25 , TIOBRAID ARANN THUAIDH NORTH TIPPERARV MINOA CHAMPIONS Fln.J r~- J. GrfI/ffIiI, J. RY'fI, N. Young. 8. Spill."., N. McOonllld, J, o.l,fWlY. P. King, P. K,lfy. M. Murphy. P. K.n".,}y, M. Kilnnedy, J, RYMI, J. Connolly. 8, 0"'(1"-, L NoIVI. Pho&.o- Ned O'Sh ea Tb~rl" Phol.o- Nen.qh Guardian Th. EifJ1 Og. N.n~ re.Jm wfliI;h dfllw MMh Rose,.. In th is YHr, North (iM. Fin.1 team:- S. Kennedy, J, FJrmn.ry, J. Tuck.,. M. RY'n, L. H.ffernlln. 8. Heffernlln, C. Tuck.,. P. K fmfl6dy (clIPt), R. CoffllY. J. O'Sulli",.n, G. O'OOf/OIlM, M. K,nnfldy. P. Henneu'l. M. Griffin, J. H, ff,m.n. 26 NORTH TIPP. CHAMPIONSHIP 1982 Pathl to ttl. North fin.1 NORTH BOARD OFFICERS 1982 Uachtarail'l-Rody Neliion (Burgen) and Denis Coslelioe (Shannon Rote"" beat Rovers) Monevgall by 2-11 Cathaoir1each-Denis Floyd, N.T, (Newport), to 1·8 and KilrulMle Leas-Cathaoirligtl-OermOI Bourke (Baltinahlnch) and Billy Ryan (Bar. bv 2·14 to 2-11 risoleigh). Eir. Og beat Sorris· Cisteoir-Tom Kirby (Kllruane). ilaigh (County and Claraitheoir-Mlck Nolan (Moneygall). North Champions) Fir na nGeatai-Torn Sheppard (KilruBne), Ned Fogarty (Knockshe. bv'2.12 to 4·4, snd gowna) and Michael Gesney (Eire Og) , Sill/ermines by 2·'0 Runai agus P.R.O.-Paddy Maher (Moneygall). 10,·5. lontaobnai-Sean O'Meara (lorrha). Fj~1 Rosere. 3·8. Teachtai don Bhord Chontae-Noel Morris (Bomsokane), James O'Leary Eire Og 0-17 (drawl (Templederry), Gerry Long (Knockshe) and Jack Kennedy (Eire Og). 27 - ME ET THE SE NIOR CAPTAINS JACK BERG IN Captein Of Moycarkey·Borril is 27 year-old Gralltgh farmer, Jack Bergin. One of the club', mOlt consinent defenders h, hac! the honour thl. Veer of leading his ~rilh to th,lr Mcond Mid Tipperary senior hurling cham· pions.hlp In II row, II 'eal laS! IIChleved by the PE ADAR QUEALY, who thil year c.ptains greal ,Ide of the Mid 30s. In common with Roscrea is 26 Viars of a.ge. Peadllr is a very most o f his learn coilea.golls Jack has coHected talented duel pl'var- having reprewnted IIvllrll medals It divisional and coontv 1e'J&1 In Tipperary in both hurling and football at the Juvenile ranks. He captained the Tipperary Minor and under 21 IlIVel . In the late seventies u.21 IIam In 1975, II year he was liso on the he was a regular on the Tippe.ary Senior CO\IntV senior leam which reacher the National hurling team and won a National League medal L.eIl!llJI final 10 be beaten by Galwey. His onll in 1979. While a student at U.C.D. he won • big ambition is to $H his side today win their Fitzgibbon Senior hurling championship. Peada. li",1 countv senior final siooe 1940 and bring who is a ta&Cher by profession, is also II keen the Dan 8rHn Cup back to thi, historic club. rugby plaver and he has pleyed rep'8$entative Ha has twO brolhel'5 on todlYl panel, Li.,n rugby with LeinUer. Like many of his Aoscrea end Nicholas, while his father, John was • colleagues, he is plavlng in his third county Molor IIIlector 10 the 1962 team benen county final in a row .nd 11 i, his wish to bring the lin.lliu. Dan Brlllln Cup to AOI this evanlng. AN RAIBH FHIOS AGAT? Moycark.y·Borrll Hist ory Committlltl RELATIONSHIPS ABOUND In common with other clubs Moycarkev· There a.a five SIllS of brother. on todlV'S Borris are currenlly resllrchlng for a history of Movca.kev.Borrls panel- thl Bergin., the thl club which II Is hoped will be published by Flantglnl, thl Quigleys, Ihe HloCketts and the Cenlenary Yllr. Thl $IXlel with Ihis onerous DempseV'. There are also a number of con· task :. Paddy AV.n IS)' T. K. Dwyer, John nections wilh the 1940 team the last Iide to O'Grady, Johnny Av.n, Mertin P. Coreoren bring homa the county hon.ou ... Th. Quigllyl Ind Jimmv Fogerty. This committee would be .re nlph8WI of Oick Buckley, co.nlr forward most plll$lld to receive Inv old club photo· on that OCClSlon, the Dempsey, arl neph8WI graphs, press cuttings, minute book. or other of Mlck Dempsey, wing beck on thn OCCIslon; delalls rell",anl 10 such I task. while Aobert Haves Is son of Tommv thlt ".rl1ng ful1-blck of forty two yll.. ago. The Moyc.rkey·Borril Madll R.cord Holdl" late Tom Kennedv. who capl8lned the te.m Tom Hayes, 8allverk holds the rlli:ord for the thOse four plus decades ago was father 01 parish having won six county and nina Mid currenl club Hon. Secretary, Conor. John championships. FI.n.n, "lector in 1962 and pall club Paddy Ayan Is thl possessor of eighl Mid pI.yer II Inher of John and Jim. On thl Aos' medals and five county awards. Tom Kennedy crll tide three sets of brothl" Irl feltured: won five county c·shlpS and "",en Mid c·shiPi. Loughn.ne's. O'Connors and SpoOne... Tommy Kelly ...... the winner of a $imiller number of dill;llone' and county swards. 28 OUR GAMES .. GOOD VALUE FOR OUR SUPPORTERS Lil Howard, P,R.O. Tipp. Co, Baird "An you're one of them now said h. when another requirement. How often have you IIOne I didn't agree with his criticism of • certain home 10 find the $Iat of the ,uil or coat filthy. ref,r... One of whom I queried? With. Ihlk. I'd sey the clean.... do great business .ft.r of hi, hlld h, repeeted "01'11 of Them, YOU miltches. Why nOI have a regular leam of know, the brill', the big boys up In Crok. young$ler, to clean the l8ats the dav prior to Park. In Thud.. and in Cork. TM crowd llJiIIml. who till 1.11 whit to do, how to run th, G,A.A. The day of the Mnj end fir in the corner while we the supporters klMp It .11 IJOlng. of the field II IIOne. Mind YOU some peopl. We pay the piper but don't alwlIVS ~t th. prefer to use thl wide apen IIHC8S and don't value", I Wil going to argu. wilh him but bothar to use the toilets provided 10 thl lleute r.fralned. Maybe h, was right about Th'm, embaf1l$$ment of oth..... For those who use wronll.bout mil of coursel Ihem, (lOad toilet fecillties are I necessity It', Inter.nlnlil 10 listen and leke heed of in eny ground. Keepinglhem clean may require whit the ordinary IU!>90ner has to PV. He hiri<"lg someone 10 service such facilities. It's _. I lot end remember he Is I member of Ihe well WOflh It. Another point, It may keep out Pllylng public who ket!p the coffer. full. h', those men who don't see any difference hi, monly that will help to comple" Semple between fir end Mnj. We heven't reached the Stadium. IMll'Ulgement Commltt.e pleas. notl, unisex toilet 111111' yet. Good I.a$le lIill rulesl or should I SlV pl'a58 action!). Therefo,.. Iny Clelf and Informltlve public acIdress an· s.pecator II entitled to be _II t,..ated. <"Iouncemenc,; are Importlnt Ind not too many Ha .... YOU noticed thl drop In Inendanctl of them. Some fellows lose the rU<"l of thlm figures recently. Maybe there are coynter selves whln they III't thl "mike", Vel Joyctl IUnI(:tlonl but I feel the rise In acImlulon and Marty Whelan arl left In the shlKle. They'd prlcM 11 I contributing factor. Many pe-ople Ilm051 recite the Rosary they like listening with families JUlt cannot Ifford thlm. A to themsel ..... 10 mueh. Many grounds us«! day out at • big match Is an expensive outing. taped mUllc- a change of lape would help Economics alone could diC1atl the decision too. Bridie Giliagher II gone out of fashion not to 110 to I {l8me. Th05e who lit the ad· years ago. A programme wilh correct tllml minion prices rarely if ~r ha .... to pay In. listed is liso I help. So It'l easy to 1011 touch. Let's not price our Courtesy or lack of It is a bugbear of mine. games out of reach of the ordlnery luPPorter. Anyone who voluntee... 10 ICt IS a steward Prices apart what else is the supporter should keep a civil tongue l<"Id know his entitled tal Easa of admission through nl1111 business. Flrm<"lMl Is lometlmes essentlll but which are In good mechlnical order. Entrenctl rudeness is never on. Mosl stewards ere line niles are Interesting places to lilt through but the odd one Met himself es 8 mini Hitler. lOme of the fUny roundabouts you'd need A little po_r can be a dengerOUI _apen. thl U"ngth of an ox. Fast moving queues, 1' .... see<"l stewards lreat IoPICla,ors like sheep niles operlling slickly do much to keep tern on I mountain. Stewarding Isn't aiwaYI easy perl _I. Clearly marked entrlnces for but specletors deserve to be treated with children end old age pensioners, facilities for courtesy. dlsebled people are other requi,..ments. O.K. so ...... are inside the ground, lIewlfds Today I hope all thin", will be bright and to dlreet Pllrons to their seats help; provided beautiful for you, th. spectators, here In the lIeward knows tha area ha II In chlflll' of Thurles. We _Icome you and VlIlue your and can anlWtlr queries. A good view of the contlnulld supPorl. WI alia need your support. 9IIme I. what the supporter Ply. for. 'Tis The Killlnan Ind has to be completed end amazing thet tickets are Issued for seau which without your money our development plan are rlghl behind pillars. 1''111 had the pleasure C8<"1nOI be completed. If you see me in the mYlllf, but the man beside me told me what V.f.P. section, don't clan me as onl of "Them" was happening while I admired doubtful I'm merely a steward. I'm only rubbing ROmlnesqua architflcture of a dull grey colour. shoulders with thflm We'll talk about thflm On the question of seats- claan ...ts Ire enother dayl 29 TIOBRAID ARANN THEAS- SOUTH-- Photo Boland Clollme. South Senior Hurling Champions- Sf Augustines. Final team:- S. McCormick, D. Morrissey, P. Larkin (capt.), M. Cahill, P. O'Neill. S. Nugent. J. Ktlhoe, M. Harrington, P. Harrington, C. Robinson, J. Kehoe. J. Downes, G. Kehoe, D. Fitlgerald, L. Stokes. Subs: J. Larkin, A. Kennedv. N. Byrne. L. McCarthy. 8. McNally. W. Robinson, L. Corcoran, D. Strang, J. McGrath. Photo- Boland (Clonmel) South Runners up St Mary's Clonmel. Final team:- V. Mullins, F. Kslly, J. Ryan, S. Walsh, J. Guidera. M. Carroll C8pt., M. Kelly. 8. Carroll, T. Guidera, T. Walsh, T. Smith, J. Redmond. W. Peters, P. O'Neill. H. O'Neill. Subs:- P. Butler, T. Cronin, S. O'NBiII, A. Hill, S. Mullins, O. SYnott. W. HBwtltr, G. Guidera. 30 _=e·TlPPERARY CHAMPIONSH IP 1982 O lflgigh- Officers 1982 Swan 4-6; 5t Mary's 2-5 at Kilsheelan. Referee: T. Lonergan. Chairman: Michdl Mac Aogjin Vice Chairman: P6draig De Bri.m Fi nal Liern 0 Malrtll'! Swan 4-13; Baliingarry 3-3 al Clonmel. Co. Board Reps: Selin PI4amonn Alleree: T. Lonergan. Sean Mac Eocaidh, Pilib 0 &! Tom~h 0 Murchu Seven teams con~$led the South Senior Hur Co. Board TruSlee: PBdraig S. 0 Coinni"" ling championship. Thev plaved each other in 8 Treasurer: Eamonn 0 S4! one group league and the top four teams Alma, : Micelil 0 Meara. qualified for open draw semi· finals. These re$ulted 51 AugustinllS 4-13: SalUngarrv 3·5. TORTHAI - Resul ts Referee: W. Barrett. The 1982 South Tipperary Minor HurUng 51 Marys 2-12: Swan 2-10; Ref. B. Mart in. Championship was run on a two-group League Both games played et Kilsheelen on 11th July. system with the top two teams from each group QUalifying for knock·out semHinals. Final played at Carrick on 25th July. 51 Augustlnes 4-12; St Marys 2-7. Ref. B. Martin. S.mi-fin.ls St Augustin9S a combination of Kilsheelan and 8 alUngarry 4-7; St Augustines 1-1 at Fethard Fethard took thalr first titla. Referee: T. KeatLng. Want to know what I. B. Keane thinks of free taken'! How good was Hannigan's Magic Hurley? THE THUNDER lWINS. Who were Ihey? Was a footballgame really played on the River Urfey? Find the answen to these and milch more ill Also includes coverage of the All-Ireland Finals A feature of the young and ri si ng slars An exclusive ABC style quiz and many Action Photographs. PUBLICATION DATE- OCTOBER 1982 31 L THE HIGH COURAGE OF CHARLES KICKHAM 1982 Thoullh he was totally deal and almost adversity, and men of genius dis.cover complfltely blind because 01 an accident their IIlents, for IS Dostolevl$ki said; In boyhood. he wrote whit is prob;lbly "Adversity is the mainspring of self· Ireland', greaten historical novel. com· realization." He quickly adjusted to his posed numerous popular b;lUads, wrote misfortunes by learning the de.f·and· countless nories end nBWS9lper ,rticles, dumb alph.bet. .nd his closest friends and was one of our finen, idealiuic .nd rel.tlons did likewIse. Then he p~triOts 01 aU time. This was Charles threw himsell into literature and the Kickham, a man of supreme courege, Fenian Movement whIch had the common not only ag~inn the enemies of his .im of frHdam for his country. country, but 9inst those inellplICitatirtg Seeing Kickham's pen would be h~ndIC89S, and the iltnts5e$ Drought mightier Ihan the sword the Fenian on by his imprisonmant in English Jails. Brolherhood appointed him on the edit· Ch.,les Kickham was born in Mullina· orial staff of their palMlr, "The Irish hone, Co. Tipperary, "beside the Anner People". Besides this he contributed at the foot 01 Stoevenamon," on 9 May, to many other p.triotic m~lZinlt$ 1828. His father was a larmer and shOj)o throullhout his fif, such as "The Celt", keeper noted for his charity and in· "The Nation", ''The Irishman", ''The tettlgeoce, while his mother was an Shamrock", ''The Irish Harp", "Thl 1,.-, / ~.. u .. Q'M,hony, related to the gralt founder Tipperary Examiner", end "YOUrl9 (Jo._I .• ,;I:.LI.i .. ... of the Fenian Movement. Two of the Ireland." 1 boy's uncles were priests, and he was almost entirely educated by his father, VIS ITED AMER ICA and , 10ClI1 Kholn named Thomas He visited Americ. in 1863, to evoke Cillry, who was to die a priest in the Irish sympathy there and wrote of his U.S.A. e)(perienoas in "leayes From a Journal". Kickh;Jm described the home en· Soon after his return ''The Irish People" vironment many years liter In his per· was suppressed by the authorities. Kick· sonal recottections' "Reading alwd was ham and other Fenians were pul on the custom in my lather', house. To this trial in 1866 and sentenced to fourtHn lact I think I was indebted lor a rather years imprisonment. Along wilh O'leary early acquaintaoce not only with and Rossa, Kickham was condemned "Robinson Crusoe", but with "Picltl;wick" to Pentonville Jill, l ondon, at first, "Martin Chuzzlewit", "King Lear", then, alter nine months transferred to "Macbeth", "Hamlet", "The Vicar of Portland where they were forced 10 do Wakefield" and diverse other works stone·cutting, a task for which the in prose and verse, which I cannot now so gentle and handicapped Kickh,m was distinctly recall. The "Nltion", in like totally unsuited. His health deteriorated manner, was read aloud, not only the so rapidly that he was then sent to speeches in Conciliation Hall Ind at the Woking Jail, where he was given lighter Rlpeal Meetings In the provinces, but Iiso labour. Even thll proved tOO aro...ws the leading and literary page s, including and he was released .fter having served of course, the "Poet's Corner". three and a half years imprisonment, Thl' was the eclectic mental pabulum broken now in health, and ameeiated of the highly lntettigent and receptive in body, but more determined than ever Charles, and it deeply influlnces his to renew the struggle for Irish indepen· liter literary workli, until he was fourteen .. ~. years old. Then one day when he was out Besides his literary work he made $hootirtg on the mounllln side he 'eft patriotic and rouSing speeches, often some gunpowder 10 dry II the liresidll, from thl sloplS of his beloved Slieve· and it e)(plQded in his Ieee, leaving him namon on which he wrote the 5On9 still stone deaf and nllr·blind for life. so popular with us. Other songs and But strong souls ,re made "ronger by ballads composed by him include "She 32 - Lived Beside the Anner", "The Selin Vlln It was the same greal·hearled Dr Voch''', "Rory of the HiU", "The Nore", Croke who succeeded in rec:onc::iling "p,trick Sheehlln", ''Sagg.rt Aroon", Kickh..." to Ihe Church, an tIIent whicn and ''The Exile". Besides his f,mous overjoyt'd lhe old !)IlrioL Those who novel "Knocknagow" which 1'1115 recently knew him, including many priests, been reprinted, he wrote such stories as testified Ihat Kickham had alwavs been a ''Sally Cavanagh", "Tales of Tipperary" devoul, religious man, a min of high and "For the Old Land". morel principles. The I,mous T. P. It wiU be wondered how. man with O'Connor said: "I never knew In ' rish· such physical handicaps coufd encompass man, clerical or IIY, more sensitively so much, mucn more 11'1..., moS! men C.tholic than Charles Kickham. His with 1111 their faculti&5 ,Iert ,nd in robust love of Ireland WII5 inseplf.bly inter· heallh. His two little niec&s, Annie and twln.d wllh thin of his Church. To Josie Claarv, daughters of his silter, both he was passionately and intensely *ema, 8S he said, his ayas end ears. devoted. He admitted to me Ih.t it Thev helped in Ihe creation of "Knock· agonized him to be denied the Sac· nagow" around the veer 1870 on their raments because of his ,avolutionary return from school nch evening. 10YIIIV 10 his country." 8Ssiwous IImanueses performing the ume task as Milton's d&lghtar1 In thair time. LAST VEARS They went with him 00 most of his The last years of Kickham's life rounds about 1'115 beloved Mullinllhone, were spoent in Btackrock, Dublin, the and helped him 10 get to know the better 10 work on "The Irish People", peopla in an intimate Wly, He immor· but hil heart remained in Mullin.hone. talised them so well in his manarpieetl Whil, he lived and worked at Black· that Billy Heffernan, the flute playar, rock, Klckham was befriended by the Phil Lahv and his gentle inv,lid dltJghter O'Leary family and then by Dr 5igerson, NOflh, the versatile M"t the Thrasher, whose famous dllUghters, Heuer and Mary Kearney and the hard-pressed Fr Dora, Rem to have caught their literary Hanni~n, Ire iI$ famllilr to Irish reaclers, enlhusiasm from him, .nd who helped in the country districU at le8St, as Pick· fiU the void left when his beloved nieces wick and other characttl'l of Dickens. ltfTIigrated to AmtiriCl. He lived Ii'll The clergy of Ireland then, 8S now, 1\ 2, 5t John's Tarrace and then at had to take a clear if unpopular stand MontPtUier Place. He suffered injury against political violence, firuly on as e rewlt of lin accident whila crossing account 01 Ihe $eCrel Fani,n oeth, and the road at the incessanlly busy spot, than because thev sew that for the and died sometimtl later of • stroke on simple people to take on the well· 22 Au~sl, 1882. Thousands of Fenians equipped Forces 01 the Crown was to from Ireland, America and elsewhere invi" disaster and reprisals on the attended his funeral, which proceeded innocenL There was another factor. with III the pomp and Circumstance streu&d by Dr Croke: Their ranks \Wre appropriate 10 a hero as it would its infiltrated by informen who succeeded way by various stages to Mutlinahone, ultimalely in luring many young men where lhe poet·patriot wished to be to thair death. laid II the foot of 5lievanamon. Double ill-luck The last time a Moycafkey hurler captained Tipperary was in 1941. Johnny Ryan was APPEAL captain. Tipp won the first round against The programme Editor is anxious 10 contael Waterford but the outbreak of "Foot and people who may have material which could Mouth" disease ended their participation in the competition and Cork were nominated be used in fu ture programmes, e.g. old photo· to represent Munster. Cork went on to win graphs, scrapbooks, newspaper cuttings, old their rust of four in a row, When Ihe 1941 programmes. etc. etc. All loaned materials Munster final WIU eventually played Tipp will be retumed to their owners. beat Cork decisively. Go l'3ibh maith agaibh. 33 ROSCREA 5t Cronan', Park was officially opened In May 1932 by Mr Frank McGrath, North Board Chairman. Galway and Dublin entertained a large glItharlng of glKlll to a senior hurling gIIme. Tha Park was named altar the patron Saint of Roseree. Mick Ryan former Tipp star and ROJeru native won Co. Senior Hurling medals in 1947 wilh Dicksboro Kilkenny and 5t Finnban's Cork in 1955. Roserea won 25 North Tipp Minor lIurling Tadgh Murphy, Jim Crampton, Tadgh O'Connor, Championships. Francis Loughnane and Roger Avan all plaved In tha 1973 Munuar final. Tbb b their third .... cce.ive tloal and thell twelftb final in ..teen ,ean. F. loughnane was honoured D5 an All Star (CafTOUs) in 1971. 1972. 1973. From 1968 to 1973 the nonhern club con· tested seven SUCC::e$$ive finals. Tadgh O'Connor was honoured on the rU'1t Carroll, All Star selection in 1971 and gained a They were the nut winners of the All· Ireland second award in 1975. He was also selec«=d on club title in 1971. Roserta 4-5 St Ryangh's the flut Bank of Ireland All Star team in Offaly 2·5. 1979. A unique distinction shared only with T. Murphy, M. lIogan, K. Carey, B. Maher. Galway'sJohn Connolly. P. Rowland, T. O'Connor, J. Crampton, M. Minogue, F. Loughnane, J. Hannon, J. Cunningham, J. Tynan, N. Nolan, W. Stapleton. MOVCARKEV BORRIS Movcarkev·Borril are contesling Iheir fiBt Co. final lince 1962 when thev feU to Thurles Sar.fields HI to 1-8. This is the first North ~ Mid clash since 1979. -john and Paddy Ryan ("Sweeper") won All Ireland Senior Hurling medals at Killarney in 1937. The club won thtee Co. Championships in succession in 1932. 1933, 1934. "Sweeper" R,an ...... d ub cap tain In 1987 ;;;;;; ••; men won the tiUe. AII·lreland Club Fina l. 1971, al Birr, Roserea v. 51, Rynagh's Selin 0 Sloehli'n. Donie Moloney (capt.) J. Dillon had the honour of leading the 1968 team to the Co. title the clubs firlt. Roserea were well represented on the 1976 AIJ· lreland Minor Ilurling panel- Purdy Loughnane, Ger O'Conoor, John Stone and Joe tlogan Captain. Movcarkey we.. the fint Mid Tipperary team to win the ()an Breen Cup In 1932. Captain Co. Senior HurUnl tlues: 1968. 1969, 1970. Phil Purcell. 1972.1973.1980. 34 Tom Kennedy w:;u the last captain to bring the For this game Phil Clhill, James liceney and trophy to the Mid club in 1940. John Hayes came back in the Mo)·catkey Borris team. 1932 Co. semi-finals. At Roscrea: Mo ycatkey·Borris 4·9, In 1934 the dub rctained the county Toomevara 1-2. title for thc third year in succesaion. At Cashe!: Killenaule 7-1; OonoullY H). Moycarkey-Boms 3-6; Kilb'lTon-Kiidanpn 2·3. Co. final at Thurles. Moycarkey·Borris 7.0; Killenaule 5·1. 1937 MoyCtlrke)'·8o"is 7·6; OlsheI6·2. hck Gleeson was referee. 1940 Moycarkey·Borri$ 4·1; CilsheI4·2. In Ihe 1933 Mid Chempionship Movcarkev· 1943 Moycarkey·Bol"ria 1011 the final to Anna Borril drew wllh Thurh!s Sarsfleldl 2·2 uch. carty Elre Oa 4-3 to 2-4. It Witt B hectic gerTM which was ulual between th4l$fl two Clubs. The game WIS pllyed In John Flanagan won a Senior HUrliI1ll medal Thud.. with Johnnv Leahy as referee. with Tipperary in 1971. He also played in Moycarkey defelled Sarsfield, 2·' to 1·2 Tlpp's last Munster final appearance in 1973 . in the replay. The year 1945 was a proud one for the Moy Moycarkey-Borris team: P. Purcell capt., arkey·BolTis club- Tommy Purcell, "Mutt" T. Dunne, P. Dunne, J. Maher, M. Maher, Ind "Swe-eper" RYln won All Ireland senior T. Hayes., J. Grant, T. Kelly, J. Mullins, W. Hurting medlll with the "Blue and Gold". Kennedy, E. Caf\ill, J. Fanning. T. Burke, M. Dwyer, P. Ryan. Ed. Hay tIS won , Junior Hurling All Ireland The county final was played al Thurlcs m(J(Jal in 1953. Moycarkey-8orris 1·7; BOlTisokane l~. SUAITHEANTAS NUA It gives rTM much pleasure to announce that I people with ", spirit of hurling", "the spirit of new Crest h. been dlJigned and will be tvlit· Tipperary" Ind I loVl! for Knockn"llOW. able to III lovers of hurling. of Charln J. Let only tholl who seek to acquire ()( Kickhlm, Ind of TIJli)IIr.ry. The BaOIII, 01 have acquired this spirit get or wear this Badge. cloth, I. 94 X 74 em. end can be sewn on to Let them tikI pride In the Blue Ind Gold 8IUIrS, J"MVI, Tr.ek-suits or Togs. and when great deeds Ire to be done let it be Too often h,ve we bemoaned the flct thll done for God and Mary Ind- we have not gol badges or stickers to match "For the Credit of the Uttl, Vill898". foreign Influences. Now a nart has been made and we hope there will be more to follow. __""'-c:-;;:;:::;:-,...... :.B~r.. s.6 Pilrcfn The motto; "For the Credit of the little Village" II taken from Kickh.m'. "Knock Or tI)~ ruTillt of til n890W". The "Counrv" of Tipperary Is de -~ tt C - , i( J'(' picted In gold end the hurley, Ind 11101111 white, over 11 blue background, which In my opinion rtlpresenu the colours of Our Lady and the Unilltlrse. "Knocknagow" il Inother name for "Tlobr.id Ar.nn". 1982 being the Centenary of the dellh of Charles J. Kickh.m, "our lIU"t patriot", I thought It lining that hI ,hould be rlImem bared in this way. It was Kickham who de o scribed the hurting match In "Knocknagow" and he it WIS who told of the great f.'t of "Matt the Thrasher" la typical Tipperary mIn) when ha threw the sledge "for the crldlt of the little villa98". How ohe" have we h.ard tUm, being tlChorted before I match to "Go out th.... and pllY for the cr.dit of th. little vIII.". There are rome "who know not Klckhlm" or hi. high ldell,. 1 hoPt this Badge will help to Imbue more 35 . -' HOLYCROSS TITBITS BobStlbfum Dinny O'Gorman won AU·lreland medals in Senior, Junior and Minor grade$. The club won thl'H Senior County finals and Francis Maher WM captain on lach OCC M. Dovle captained Tipperary when thtly won the All Ireland under 21 titlll in 1979 In 1889 Holycross and Toornevar. wert due to meet in the coonty semi-final. Thev coyld not 191'" on • Tipperary venue and played the game in Dublin. The HolVcron boys must have been dazzled by the bright lights beeeuse Toomev,ra won by ,., to ()-2. Pal 51akelum is the only player from the club to captain an All-Ireland Senior winning team 1949. Phil Cohill wes regerded as the greatest wing Francil Mahtlr the Holycrosl c/lPIain accepts forward of his lime and in the opinion of matlV thtl D~fI Breen Cup 'rom North Tipperary w .. one of Ih~ ~1I·time gre~ts, Chairman F, Ned Murphy, IIfte, his tollf1l1 "ierory /n the 1948 county final playtid lit Of course you know that John Doyle won NenBf/h. Frllncil II the clubs long UNifltl 8 All Ireland Senior medals but did you know TteiJStH1:r. mat he won an AII·lreiand Minor medal in 1947 In the 1955 Railway Cup semi-final between Munster and Leinster .... e had three players on the ""unster team- P. Stakelum. G. Doyle and John lIough. The writer refereed the game and with due respect to his club members, his efforts were often more appreciated. By the way Munster won. An jnreresting photograph of tlttl ultld in thtl 1886 hurling game belWtltln Holycross lind 5t Finbllrr'$, Cork. The prestlttr d~y Iliotl'" bP.lldtl it, givtl some indic~tion of the difftlrettce in size between thtl $Iiora,., of yeltoryur lind those of today. Thtl game for which thil ball Will ultld won pleytld in Cork in Augult 1886 lind WH the fi,.,t c/;nh betwtlen thtntl tlreat A youthful Pal 5takelum- lrar of m..-ry II rivill counties and Che Tippenry rwprtlllfnraIilftlS Holycross lind Tipptlrllry "ietory. took the honou,.,. 36 MICKEY BYRNE- A RECORD 14 COUNTY SENIOR HURLING MEDALS Mich.' DundOfl, ·'Tj~r.ry St ..... In 8 county which hil$ giv'n many great m en to hurling down the yoars, Ihere Is a tendency to overlook the IIIChievemenu of some of them and so it is appropriate todav. county final day, to acknowlWge the contribution gil/8n to hurling In Tipperary by th. men who holds e record number 01 county senior hurllou cham· pionships, Mickey Bvrne of Thurl,s Sarsflelds. Mickey', carter spanned three dtlcad&s, the 10000Ii". lihi" and sixties, years when some of the finest hurling evt!f played was witnessed, both at club and county level, and during th.1 time, the diminutive Thurt!. defender coli.cted 8 total of iourt&en senior championship medals. He won his first medal in 1944 when Sersfields defe8l~ KilrU8n11 McDonagh In thl fin,l, iii 'lam th'l included such accomplished performer, 81 Tommy Doyle, Ger CC)I'nelly, John Maher end Eddie Gleeson, and which went on to win three championships In a row at that time. Mickey WII again on the championship Mickey Byrne pictured here with the la(6 winning ,ide In 1952 which defeated Borri~ Christy Ring leigh, and In the great Thurles team which won a t0181 01 ten titles in eleven years between In addition to his five ..nior AII·lrel.nds, 1955 and 1965 he was ever-present In the Mickey has a host of National league and Thurles backllne, encouraging colleague. and Dlreachtas medals and he also won Railway living up to hi. title "'he rettler" by putting Cup medals with Munster. the fear 01 God in the hearts of his opponents. Mickey h .. many happy memories 01 his He reeall. many of the opponents he came day. with the Tipperary team, and says thlt the up aoIjainst In hi. club hurling with affection. relationship between the players on Ihe county but he has a special regard for such as Phippy tum In his time was something specl.I, with Kenny (Borri$Oleigh), Philip Maher {Holycross! the friendships established then stU I there and Mick Leahy (Boherlahan) with whom he today. had many excltinll tuules. Despite undergoinll an operation fOl" • hip Asked which 01 all the county final. h.e replacement racently. Mickey is as sprightly as played in he remembers most. he opts for the ever and stili very much a "Character". He has 1962 decider lIIIainst near neighbours, Moy 8 greal love of hurlil1g and nothing would carkey-Borri, which Sarsllelds won by • point please him more than to see Tipperary back on in a game in which he Illy. that Tony Wall top In Ireland, and Sarsfields once more .t the gave the greatest display ever of centrebeck helm in Tipperary. hurling, 81 Moycarkey·Borrls failed by one He attributes Tipperary's lack of success at point, 1-B to , ·7 to the blues. inter-county level in r&CInt years to thoe fact On three OCCl$ions he capl8ined Thurli" to thllt we are no longer playing the tredition!ll county championship suceeue, but hi,activities stvle of Tipper.ry hurling, and sees the answer _ re not just confined to hi. club and from to our problems in a return to the old 1945 to 1959 he was a key figure in Tipperarv Tipperary hurling. hurlinll. He did not play in the 1945 final but There is no doubt in hll mind that the was part 01 the .quad. By the great three-in greatest of them all wal Chrllty Ring, with a-row of 1949. 1950 and 1951. Mickey had whom he w8{led many a titanic stru9ljle lind established himself In the right corner of the whose friendship till Christy', untimely passing. defence, forming a great line with Anthony he cherished deady. Brennen and John Doyle fronting the one and And so we conclude this little tribute to , only Tony Redden. "great $mall man with a huge heart" by hopil1g He was IIl11 In the defence In 1958 when, he will be with us for many more county linal alter a period of Cork dominence. Tipperary days to come and that his longing to .ee began to emerge once mora, and led by Tony Tipperary back 8t the top will be fulfilled In Well took the title. the not too diUant future. 37 • JOHN FLANAGAN- MOYCARKEY'S STAR This phor09rllPh 'rom fh, 1971 AII,frtJl'nd 'inlll depicts John Ff.n~n winning lin ariel dual with Kilkenny', Ollie W,Ilsh. John, who is now 35 ye'l1i of ege, has been A link with Twenty Years Ago one of th. club's outstanding forwards of ree.nl YIars and plaved in all gradn for Three members of the Moyearkey-Borris team Tipperary. He Is the onlv member of his 181m beaten In the 1962 County final are assoclaled to hold 8n All Ireland senior hurling Celtic with today', side. CrOIf which he won in 1971. He repreHnted Liam Hennessy, Ihan full forward i. the Munster for live years in Railwav Cup com· present elub chairman, a position he has held petltlorn on winning side In 1968. for the pan four yeafl. H. was winner of 3 Munlter S.H. medals Vice-<:eptaln In 1962, Paddy Coman Is a in 1967, 1968 and 1971, three Oireaehl" present day senior selector and still plays junior medals, Netianel League in 1968, two Wemblly lIurlJng with the club. trophies. counlY and Mid I"termedlll' football GUI Ryan, now Trealurer of the Mid Board, meo:t.ls in 1980. He is also the holder of. 1967 full back In 1962 iSllso I senior sellll;:lor. All-Ireland under 21 medal. He .Iso holds 5 Mid S.H. medals, 1965, '67, '71, '81 and '82. Moycarto:.y-Bor.i. Club Offie... 1982 He II employed as II foreman with Erin Foock PresideO!: Bill Moloney. In Thudes. A very impr.uive hurling rlll;:ord Chairman: Liam Hennessy . from a vary impressive hurler. Vice-Chairmen: Horry Ryon and Jimmy Tobin. Hon. Treasurar: Jim Leahy. Hon. Secretary: Conor Kennedy. AS$;star"l t Hon. Sac.: Dick Quigley. Uf:f TOlD fRIt. VDS A 'VD 'Vtll' Football Hon. SfJc.: MIchael Clohessy . 7111'RI H S4RSflt.1 OS SOCIAl CtIVTRt. Oifigeach na GII8i1ge: Owen Brannan. (h .. rld.. old stal/d) Joint Reglliltarl: John Hackott and Tom Kirwan. P.R.D. . J,mmy F09IIrly. 38 "ITS AN ILL WIND " DonalO'GormlNl Dona! O'Gorman As far as Moycarkev were concerned it w. not an ill wind that blew in September 1932 and again in October 1940 when they recorded their lest two County Chumpionlhip till ... On both occasions 8 Itrong win 39 • McDonnfJlf, Michael Scully, Kellin Bourke, John Ryan, NOfJl Sheehy. ~:~~~~~~~:~Flannery.Noef Sean Slattery, John Slug/n, Seamus Collison, Joe Hili, Liam Stoko$. Front Row-Michael Corcoran, John Cormack, Donal Kealy, John Leamy. Brendan Everard. John Kennedy (captain), Bill Hayes. Calm Bonnaf, Gerry Ryan, Ger Brodfey. Aidan Ryan. - ~:~~~:~ :~~:f€:~~f.;plt::i~'~;:':~;;:;;~T.iPperarv Minor Teamu:s""~"·":,,,,,,,._,;;;;;,:'~;:,:~::~: ~ Bro. J. ['erkjns (coach) Mick Quinn, Loughmore-Castlciney (mid) T.1. O'Dwyer, Sean Trcucy's (west) Wi1!!"Jll Siokes. Kilshcclan (south) Donal Shanahan, Toomev:u3 (north)