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FOREWORD AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I have tried to compile this club history as accurately and comprehensively as
possible, from available club records of 1945 to the present day. (We have no
records pre 1945). 1900 to 1944 from the following publications:- The Irish News,
Corrigan Park GAA Programme – ‘Antrim in the early days up to 1915’ by F.J.
McCarragher.
I would also like to thank Maire McBride for her dissertation ‘The GAA in Belfast
1885 – 1921. A particular thanks to the Irish News and their first GAA reporter
Mr Barney O’Brien who wrote under the pen name ‘Brian Og’ entitled ‘Notes and
News about the olden Pastimes’.
I would like to apologise to any former members or players who have not been
mentioned I thank them now for the contribution they made to the club.
Gilly McIlhatton
February 2008
Est 1900
The John Mitchel Hurling Club was formed in 1900 in the New Lodge Road area
of North Belfast and immediately obtained a clubroom to hold weekly meetings.
The first meeting we have a record of was for 5th February 1900, when the minutes
appeared in the Irish News. The club at this time only played hurling. The first
committee was; Chairman John Mulraney and the rest of the committee consisted
of: Mr Gerard Quinn, Mr Cahill, Mr O’Hagan, J Benson and Messrs Foley,
McLaughlin and McDaniels. This committee was the founder members of the John
Mitchel Hurling Club.
The earliest photograph we have of the club is of the 1903 team which was given
to the club by Mal McDonald, who had received it from a fellow Rossa man Joe
Fox who had just taken over an office in the Shaftesbury Square area of Belfast
and he recognised the importance of the photo. The club remained in the New
Lodge area until about 1906 when the club decided to move to West Belfast and
during this period it was necessary to withdraw from the leagues, as they did not
have sufficient players available.
It was reported to the 1907 County Convention that Mitchel’s were re-organising
and would return shortly to the South Antrim league.
The new clubrooms were at the Willowbank on the Falls Road. They were in one
of number of huts that the British Army had been using as temporary billets and
abandoned when they withdrew to barracks. Some of the huts were used by people
who had been burned out in the latest of a series of pogroms that Belfast was
experiencing. A meeting of the Ulster Council was held in the Mitchels clubrooms
on Sunday 1st November 1908.
By 1908 the club had also entered a football team in the league and in November
the league positions were as follows: South Antrim league Table 10th November 1908
Mitchel’s
Ollam Fodhla
Dalcassians
Sean An Diomais
Cuchullains (Belfast)
Ardoyne
Sarsfields
Brian Og’s
Eire Og
P
7
5
7
4
8
5
7
7
8
W
5
5
5
4
4
2
2
2
0
L
1
0
2
0
4
3
5
4
8
D
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Points
11
10
10
8
8
4
4
5
0
This position of our football team at the top of the league was an outstanding
achievement; bearing in mind the club had recently been re-organised.
1909
The Hurlers won the league and we have a photograph with the Shield.
1910
The Footballers won the Summer Football League.
A Camogie league was organised in 1910 and the following clubs took part: O’Neill Crowleys, Ardoyne, Brian Og’s Kickams, Maeves, and Mitchel’s who
were the first winners with Crowleys as runners up.
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1911
Mitchels win the County Hurling Championship, beating Dunloy in Dunloy by
16pts to 1pt thus winning the Donnelly Cup for the first time. They also won the
County Football Championship beating the Henry Munroes in the final.
Mitchel’s 1-3 Munroes 0-2
This was our first County Football Title.
1912
Mitchels again annexed the Senior Hurling Championship (Donnelly Cup) and the
Senior Football Championship being the first club to win back to back Hurling &
Football Championships.
As a result of this achievement Mitchels won the right to select the Antrim
Football team that won the Ulster Football title and went on to contest the AllIreland Football Final v Louth (Tredaghs) 1—7 Antrim(Mitchels) 1—2, We had
three players on this team, Namely, Wm Manning, J.O`Gorman and Joe Mullan.
Mitchels also won the 1912 Hurling League.
1913
Senior Football Championship Semi Final: Mitchel`s v Ollamh Fodhla
Match Report Sunday 12th January.
The first half was a very low scoring game, with Williams scoring a point for
Ollamh Fodhla and Wright near the end of the half pointed for Mitchels to level the
scores at half-time.
The second half was very similar to the first with Ollamh Fodhla mounting great
pressure on the Mitchel defence, and a shot by McCullough into the Mitchel
goalmouth and Sherry scored a goal.
After this reverse, Mitchels had a player sent to the line for rough play. Mitchels
after this setback put the opposing defence under great pressure but, Ollamh
Fodhla stood firm, a fifty to Mitchels as cleared by McCullough and Dunn took the
pass but shot
wide. A twenty-one yard free to Mitchels was saved and the game
became very rough, and Mitchels had two players sent to the line and Ollamh
Fodhla had dethroned the County Champions.
Final score Ollamh Fodhla 1---1 Mitchels 0—1.
At a meeting of the South Antrim Committee 20th January 1913 a protest was
received from Mitchels re-their recent Championship game v Ollamh Fodhla, and
at a subsequent meeting the protest was upheld, and the match was re-fixed for
Sunday 2nd March in Seains Park at 3-45pm.
Mitchel’s emerged winners on the score of Mitchel’s 3-2 Ollamh Fodhla 2-2, and
go through to the South Antrim Final Mitchels are still County Football
Champions. Mitchels are now into the Divisional final against Shauns who easily
beat Vintners, 5-3 to 0-1.
Football League result---- Mitchels 2—3 Brian Og 0—1.
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Antrim County Convention 9th February 1913.
The meeting was held in McVeigh’s Temperance Hotel, Ballymena, with Mr Dan
Dempsey( President) Mr Stephen Clarke (Vice- President) and Mr Tom Clear
(Secretary) in Attendance. The delegates for Mitchel’s were Mr Paddy Thomas and
Mr Andy McKenna.
The Antrim team to play Monaghan in the Ulster Council Medals competition will
be the same as that which defeated Kildare. Antrim team, John Healy, John
Coburn(Captain), P. Moylan, P. Meaney, H. Kane,P.L. Kelly,L.Watters, J.
Mulvihill, W. Manning and Ed. O`Gorman (Mitchels) J. Murphy, Ed Ward, H.
Sheehan, Tim Sheehan, Joe Gallagher, J. McCrealey, W. Goggin, Reserves,
J.McManus, and Wm Wright (Mitchels). The game will be played in Newbliss in
Monaghan. A motion to instruct County Committee to procure a special set of
jerseys for the county team, was referred to County Committee to consider at their
first meeting, when finance will be adjusted. Next Convention will be held in
Ballymoney.
Clubs not represented at Convention were, Fag-a-Balagh (Carey) Seain an
Diomais, Ben Madigans, Stephens, Volunteers, Vintners and Dalriadians.
The replay of the Antrim Senior Football Championship was granted after a
protest by Mitchel’s against Ollamh Fodhla and the previous result was set aside.
Central Council Meeting Sunday 23rd February 1913.
An application from two suspended Mitchel`s players for re-admission was
refused by Central Council as was an application from J. Doyle a Kilkenny player
against a
suspension of five years, for having struck an Antrim player in the 1911 AllIreland Semi-Final was refused.
The secretary of the South Antrim Committee, reported on the progress of the
School’s Committee, and thanked the Christian Brothers for their work.
There were now five teams in the schools competition. The secretary also
congratulated Mitchels on winning the 1912 Hurling League, and Seains for
winning the Football League.
Ulster Convention Report, March 4th 1913
The number of clubs in Ulster is as follows, Antrim 24.Cavan 14, Monaghan 11,
Down 6, Armagh 6, and Fermanagh 3. Efforts are now being made to have the
GAA revived in Derry and Tyrone.
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South Antrim Football League Table
Clubs
Harps
Mitchels
Stephens
Shauns
Ollamh Fodhla
Dalriadians
Sarsfields
Ben Madigan
Brian Og
Vintners
Volunteers
*Cuchullains
Fianna
Played
6
6
7
6
5
5
2
5
6
1
2
4
5
Won
5
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
Lost
0
1
2
3
2
3
0
4
5
0
1
3
5
Drawn
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Points
11
9
9
6
5
4
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
* Forfeit points for playing ineligible players, Cuchullains and Ollamh Fodhla, forfeit
points in their tie.
Preview of Hurling Championship final at Shauns Park 14th September 1913,
The final of a County Championship is an event of much importance in every
county in Ireland but in none is the interest so great at that taken in Antrim’s
Hurling Final (S. Antrim Division). This event for the year 1913 takes place
tomorrow at Shaun An Diomais Park, Whiterock Road and it is safe to say that a
match was more eagerly looked forward to.
Many circumstances combine to create this record interest, and as a consequence
there should be a huge attendance and the popular venue tomorrow afternoon. The
greatest rivals of Antrim, Mitchels and Shaun An Diomais will for the third years
in succession try conclusions in the game which is to them in common with all
gaelic men the most interesting and the most important of all the year’s contests.
Mitchel’s won on the last two occasions and are confident they can create a record
by gaining the honour for the third year in succession, they have a splendid team,
despite the loses which they have suffered during the present season and they have
been in steady and consistent training for this tie for some time past. They are
lighter than their opponents but faster on the ball and have more combination
which usually brings them out victorious. Shauns formerly held the title of
Antrim’s premier team but they have been unfortunate in this competition recently
and are anxious to retrieve themselves, since their victory over Tir Na Og in the
semi final they have been quietly, but effectively getting ready for the trial which
will decide for or against their ambitions this year.
Their ranks have been considerably strengthen recently by three former players of
the Mitchels club but against this they have lost to Mitchels two of their best
players and this in itself create doubt in the result.
The teams are about evenly balanced now as ability goes and only a very slight
margin is expected in which team? The query can only be answered when the final
whistle blows; and those who wish to witness, what is certain to be the finest
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exhibition of the national game ever played in Belfast should be present for the full
hour.
Mr. Tom Clear (Referee) will have charge of the teams; the admission charge is
only three pence.
Irish News report September 17th 1913
Match report, South Antrim Hurling Final.
Congratulations to the Shaun An Diomais Club on having won the South Antrim
Hurling Championship. This is the third time the honour has been held by them
and they no doubt hold it with the same distinction as on previous occasions. In the
final tie of the competition they met Mitchels, holders for the past two years, on
Sunday last at the Whiterock Road venue and the result was in their favour.
Despite the unfavourable weather conditions there was a very large crowd present
to see the contest and they were well and amply rewarded for their trouble by the
fare which was served up by the contestants. Never before was such interest taken
in the final and never did have teams reckoned on their chances as on this
occasion.
Mitchels had won the crown as county champions in 1911 and 1912 and were
desirous of making a record for three years in succession. To this end they put their
players in training some time ago and did everything to have their team vastly
superior to their opponents. Their task was made difficult by the loss of some of
their best players when, on the eve of the match their goalkeeper left the city on
business, this handicap did not discourage them however and they still had
confidence in their side to achieve their ambition, but it was not to be. Shaun’s
determination to be this year champions defeated them and they will come again
for another trial next year.
The victors from the commencement of the season had set out to win the honours
again and systematic preparation was made for the event. They valued highly the
ability of the defenders and endeavoured to raise their standards above the level of
their opponents. Such was the position of the teams at the commencement of the
match that no one would venture a guess as to the result.
Both capable and proficient at the game and the hours play was the most strenuous
and exciting ever witnessed locally. Shauns had the better of the opening
exchanges and thus took the lead but Mitchels in the last half excelled themselves
in attack and if it were not for the great efforts of the Shauns defence then the
result would have been reversed, McShane the Mitchels right half back was given
the position of goalkeeper, although this was his first time between the posts he did
his work marvellously well. Indeed the two goals, which Shauns secured, were not
saveable, and McShane cleared many attempts which, with another custodian,
would have been certain scores and McGoey at the other end acquitted himself
splendidly and it was largely to do with him that Shauns were victors.
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The brothers Dobbin, Vallely, J. McGinley for Shauns, while for Mitchels, Rea,
McKeown and Manning gave a grand display of hurling (the brothers Doobin and
Gorman and Gaynor left Mitchels for Shauns and Ray and McKeown went to
Mitchels).
The Game
Within a few minutes of the appointed time the ball was thrown in, and Shauns got
going per Tim Sheehan who tested McShane with a hot shot, which the latter
stopped and another fast shot struck the crossbar almost immediately. Owens
cleared and Gorman returned the ball quickly and his strike was true and deadly for
the ball went straight threw for a goal with only three minutes played. The puck
out was again returned and Tim Sheehan sent over for Shauns second score.
Midfield play followed and Gorman again scored another goal for Shauns before
Mitchels could get going, Hart and McKeown showed great form and from their
efforts Mitchels scored a point from McGoey’s effort. McKeown returned Shauns
puck and Bateson got possession sending a fast shot, which beat McGoey in goals,
but the score was disallowed. From the free out Ferris put Bateson in possession
and he gave McGoey no chance from seven yards out, with some fast end to end
play but no further scores, half time was reached with Shauns 2-1, Mitchels 1-1.
When resuming after the 10 minute interval the ball was sent to the sideline and the
Mitchels goal was in danger from the puck in, they averted the danger by
clearing down the left but McGinley sent the ball back to Gorman who sent over
the bar from the front of the goal. Play was sent the Shauns end where in a scrum
Bateson was injured but resumed, Dobbin sent the ball to Hind who shot wide.
Again Mitchels attacked and Bateson forced and 70, which Rea sent wide. A free
to Shauns for tripping gave Gaynor a chance to score Shauns third and last point.
McShane’s puckout went to Hart and Ferris took his pass and scored a point for
Mitchels. Excitement was now intense when Devlin notched another point for
Mitchels. This was to be the last score of the game both teams endeavoured to add
to their total, Mitchels in the closing stages were giving Shauns defence a hard
time with a minute left Bateson sent in a lightning shot at McGoey who saved at
the expense of a 70, this was the greatest save of the game and the 70 was sent
wide. Shortly afterwards, the referee blew for full time.
Full time score: Shauns 2-3 Mitchels 1-3. Referee Mr. T. Clear
1914
This was a very disappointing year in Hurling as the club had been most
successful in the previous three years.
On Monday the 12th November at the South Antrim Committee meeting,
the following entries were taken for the Winter Football League,
Div, 1, Shauns, Sarsfields, Mitchels, St Peters A, Crowleys, Stephens
and Ardoyne A.
Div 2, Davitts, St Peters B, St Malachys Guilds, Shamrocks, Ardoyne B
Cuchullains and Ben Madigans.
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1915
22nd September Irish News report 1915
South Antrim Hurling Final
Mitchels were beaten by Shauns in the Final of the Senior hurling Championship
after one of the best games of hurling seen at the Belfast venue of Shauns Park on
Sunday last. Score: Mitchels 2-4 Shauns 5-3
Shauns met Ballycastle in County final, with the result as follows;
Shauns 7-1 Ballycastle 6-2
1916
18th March
Mitchels were beaten by Stephens in the Senior Football Championship at Shauns
Park on the score of:
Stephens 0-6
Mitchels 0-5
1917
Mitchels are invited to play challenge football game against Con Magee’s
Glenravel, which had only recently been formed.
1918
Mitchels are beaten by Rossa 0-10 to 0-8 in the Senior Hurling Championship
Semi-final and now Rossa advance to win their first title.
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The GAA in Belfast 1912-1921 by Maire McBride
The concluding chapter of this history of the GAA in Belfast is no longer a story of
struggle of recognition and survival it is the story of an association with concrete
foundations and massive support, a fact born out by the dominating position held
by Antrim in the Ulster Senior Football and Hurling Championships from 19081914. The greatest achievement of this period was the county’s participation in the
All Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals of 1911 and 1912 in both of
which they were narrowly defeated. Incidentally, these were the last games played
with teams of seventeen, for in 1913 the number of players was reduced to fifteen.
The failure of Antrim in the All Ireland finals, coupled with tension in the city
caused by the Home Rule issue and the formation of the Ulster Volunteers led to a
decline in Gaelic Activity. When the Irish Volunteer movement was formed in
late1913, many GAA members enrolled. But of the original four thousand
Volunteers in late 1913, only one hundred and forty two remained in 1914
following Redmond’s call for the Volunteers to enlist in the British Army. In 1916,
the Belfast Volunteers were ordered to Dungannon, to join the men of Tyrone in a
march to Galway to link up with Liam Mellows and his men there. The Belfast
men arrived in Tyrone on Easter Sunday with two days’ rations and were put up in
a hall in Coalisland. The Tyrone men, however, refused to obey the order to leave
there own county and McCullough realising the futility of the Belfast men
attempting to march alone, ordered them to return to Belfast, and demobilise. Soon
after the Rising, most of the Volunteers were arrested and imprisoned in England.
The following is an extract from the Crime Special Branch Intelligent notes for
1916:
“The city (Belfast) was peaceable during the year and the period marked by an
absence of serious crime and of disturbances due to party and sectarian feeling.
The political societies in the City are:
The Orange Institute, U.V.F, U.I.L, A.O.H, National Volunteers, Irish National
League, Gaelic league and GAA.
On the nationalist side the most influential organisations are the United Irish
League and The A.O.H. The Gaelic league and the GAA anomaly non political are
in reality strong Sinn Fein. The influence of these organisations is not wide spread
but is distinctly bad, especially in young people. The Sinn Feiners in the city took
no part in the rebellion, but about one hundred and thirty assembled in Coalisland
on Easter Sunday. They dispersed without any overt act and returned to their
homes on receipt of orders from Pro. McNeil. Only two R.C. clergy in Belfast are
known to hold Sinn Fein views. “
Despite trouble in the city, within Catholic areas, especially within the Falls Road,
from 1916 onwards, sports activity eventually resumed and several teams including
Mitchels and Crowley’s were reorganised. Some lost players to the volunteers
others had political disagreements within their club which made it difficult for
them to carry on. Several new clubs were formed, notably Stephens, O’Connell’s
and Rossa. Of these Stephens were the most successful, winning the Antrim
Football Championship continuously from 1914-1919. An old Stephen’s player,
Harry Smith, showed me a gold metal he received for winning the 1922 County
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Football title. Others Stephens’s players were Hugh Ward, J. Best, Dinny Quinn,
John Hall, Owen Brennan, Hugh Smith, Con Rogan, Pat Murray, Barney Wright
and Sean McGeown, who later became a County official and a reporter of Gaelic
games in the Irish news.
The Crawley’s team which had disbanded in 1907 as a mark of respect for their
captain Hugh O’Toole, who had been killed in an accident, were reorganised in
1910, mainly by the McMahon brothers, James, John and Ned and had their
headquarters in Dunville Street. These premises were used by the Michael Davitts
GAC. A reminder of the first Crawley’s team is a Celtic cross in Hannahstown
cemetery, which the players walked in procession to lay in memory of Hugh
O’Toole just before disbanding the club. The reorganised club included among its
members, Neil Dougan, Dan O’Tooles, “Bruiser” Burns, and “Bull” McCormack,
Dan McAleese, Harry O’Neill, Tommy and Dan Ferris, and F.J McCarragher,
whose article on early days in Antrim has been frequently referred to in this
dissertation.
Other city clubs were Arydone Emmett’s, Vintners, Volunteers, (Greencastle) who
were succeeded by Kickams from the same district. Craobh Ruadh, founded by
Messrs. Joe McKelvey, J.J. Johnson, Joe Graham, and Davitts of which a founder
member Bob Foley still active in GAA circles. Ben Madigan’s were sponsored by
an Italian Gael Joe Raffo who contributed most of his time and money to
promotion of Gaelic games in Belfast.
The impact of 1916 was felt very much in GAA circles generally. So intertwined
were the GAA, Sinn Fein and the GAA that meeting of the Central Council of the
GAA and of the Volunteers were often held in the same day in Dublin and were
attended by delegates of the four provinces. Inter provincial and inter county
games were difficult to arrange but local matches to continued to be played.
Visiting players often strengthened local sides as registration for club was
unnecessary.
At the Ulster Congress held in Armagh 1917 there were delegates from all nine
Counties. The Secretaries report showed that the GAA were making great strides in
Ulster, forty new clubs having affiliated. In Belfast the GAA were in a healthy
condition, there were twenty one clubs affiliated. The Annual Convention for
Antrim, held in McVeigh’s Hotel Ballymena was the most successful in the
seventeen years of the GAA. The officers elected at the Convention were,
Chairman P. Cleary, Secretary and Treasurer J. Dobbin. Weekly meetings of the
South Antrim Board where held in College Square North. In 1917 it was decided to
start a Corrigan Memorial fund in memory of Sean Corrigan, former Secretary of
the Brian Og Club, who as county secretary had worked hard in guiding the young
GAA in its difficulties. Along side this fund the National Aid Tournament was run
for the dependants of Volunteers. Proceeds from exhibition matches were
distributed to both funds. In 1918 the British Government threatened to introduce
a conscription bill, which would apply to Ireland. Steps were immediately taken
by Clergy and laity in the country at large, to defeat the measure. A report in the
Belfast Newsletter stated: “all nationalist factions have united in a declaration of
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war against England and her allies, and they are supported by the whole influence
of the Roman church”.
During the Conscription crisis, GAA activity was almost at a standstill. In July
1918 the British Military Authorities banned the holding of Gaelic games unless a
permit had been granted. A meeting of the Central Council decided unanimously
that under no circumstances would any permits be applied for. Eoin O’Duffy was
Secretary of the Ulster Council and had charge of arrangements of inter-county
matches. When he refused to seek a permit for the Ulster Senior Football Final
between Cavan and Armagh at Cootehill on 17th July 1918, the match was
‘proclaimed’ and the field was taken over by a detachment of military, fully armed.
The match took place the following day and the military forces took no action.
O’Duffy was later arrested for arranging the game and spent a couple of months in
a Belfast Jail. In defiance of the ban, ‘Gaelic Sunday’ was organised for the 4th
August 1918 when GAA matches were organised all over Ireland. In Belfast Jail
the interned Gaels celebrated by an inter-provincial football game
when Ulster and Munster combined to play Leinster and Connacht. Incidentally
the result was a draw.
There was a general strike in Belfast in the opening months of 1919. There was no
gas, electricity or transport and according to SPORT ‘Belfast was in the hands of
the populace’. Local games were impossible but outside the city the scene was
more promising. 1919 was the first year in which Ulster debts were paid and
trophies awarded. Receipts from games amounted to £559.00 as compared with
£144.00 in 1918 and all 9 Counties were represented at the annual Ulster Congress.
At this meeting the Antrim delegates put forward 8 motions all dealing with the
promotion of athletics in Ulster.
In July 1919 there were riots on the Cashmere Road in which 6 people were killed
and riots continued on and off most of the summer and autumn. ‘Caman’ in
SPORT reported that the GAA of Antrim, because of the unrest had sustained
severe losses. The hurling league and County Championships had to be abandoned
indefinitely. Belfast clubs carried on despite great difficulties arising from the
Belfast Program of 1920, and the arrival of the Black & Tans when a number of
GAA members were dragged from their beds and brutally murdered. Victims
include John Gaynor of the O’Connell’s, formerly of Mitchels, Ned Trudden of
Crowley’s and John McFadden of Brian Og. According to contemporary sources
John McFadden was in no way connected with any political movement and was
mistakenly shot for his brother Pat, a noted GAA official who was for several years
Antrim and Ulster Chairman. Ned Trudden was always deeply involved in Irish
affairs, was shot in a barber shop on the Falls Road. There was civil war in Ireland
in 1921 and in Belfast few games were played but from those that were, Rossa won
the Senior Football Championship, beating O’Connells 0-11 to 0-7.
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The troubles of the early 1920s had an adverse effect on the Belfast G.A.A,
with a number of clubs being unable to continue, and the Mitchels went out of
existence until 1930, when the club was re-organised by Billy and Jack O
Hare, Gerry Kane and Paddy Thomas, John Nolan and James Cormican.
There is no record of any games played but we have a photograph of the team in
1932, and the following players were members: Jack Kane, John Close, and
Malachy McDonald, who later joined the Rossa Club. Dermot Best, Brian
McLarnon, Gerry Kane, William Shannon, Liam McGrogan, Mick O`Toole, Billy
Kane, Jack Bell and Tom Jones. There were three other members of the team we
were unable to identify. Malachy McDonald is the only known surviving member
of this team.
1930
Club re-organised by O’Hare brothers and Paddy Thomas, John Nolan and James
Cormican Senior.
1932
Club photo of hurling team, which includes Mal McDonald (now Rossa) who is
believed to be only surviving member of this team.
1934
Match report Sunday 9th January 1934 - South Antrim Junior Football league
Mitchels 5-4
St Johns (B) 0-0
Mitchels had matters all their own way against St John’s and scored freely. Their
scorers were- W. Kelly (2-0), J O’Hare (1-0), L. Deely (1-0), R. Breenan (1-0) and
W. Doherty, R M’Alinden, W Cormican and W. Shannon, points each.
Match report Sunday 14th January 1934 - South Antrim Junior Football League
Wolfe Tones 2-1
Mitchels 1-1
Mitchels didn’t keep up with their recent improvement, but held Wolfe tones level
for the greater parts of the game at Greencastle. Then a beautifully taken free by C.
McCann from 40 yards out gained the leading score- a goal.
P. Heenan probably playing his last game for Mitchels, was a stout defender, and
W. Kelly and L. Dooley were the only other Mitchel players to play to home form.
W. Shannon a goal) and A. Breenan (a point) scored for Mitchels.
Like Mitchels, Tones best man was a defender, D Feenan, who played a solid, safe
game. Tones forwards did not live up to their recent smart scoring reputation.
Kielty (a goal) and Bonnar (a point) were Tones’ other scores.
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Club AGM, Feb 6th 1934.
The following officers were elected at Mitchels annual meeting;- President Rev. P.
Farry, C.C; Vice president, Mr. E. Short, Chairman, Mr. A Brennan; Secretary Mr.
W Kane; Assistant Secretary; Mr J McKee, Treasurer; Mr J. O’Hare, Financial
Secretary; Mr W. Shannon. Delegates to South Antrim Committee Messrs J.
O’Hare and W.Kane; Team Secretary Mr. W. Kane, Mr. J Kelly (captain), Mr W.
Shannon(Vice Captain); Selection committee J. Magill, J. Kelly and W. Kane.
The club committee obtained the use of a pitch at Budore to play our home
games.
Mitchels were making steady progress and in 1934 beat Tir Na Og, Randalstown in
the South Antrim Junior Hurling Final at Budore but were beaten by Cushendall in
the Antrim County final.
The score: Cushendall 2 – 0 Mitchel’s 0 – 1.
The game was played on 2nd June 1935.
1935
Mitchels won the South Antrim Junior championship but were beaten in the
County final by Rory Og, Cushendall.
1938
The club won the Junior Championship beating Geraldine’s. Noel Campbell,
Tommy Jones, Joe Lavery, Billy Bateson, Joe Devlin, Edmund Brady, Jack
Bateson, Joe Cormican, were members of this team
1939
The club moved to the Intermediate Hurling League which they won and gained
promotion to the Senior Hurling League and Championship. This would be the
first time we played Senior Hurling since the 1918 -1919 period, when the club
ceased playing due to problems in Belfast at that time.
1940
In 1940 Joe Cormican and Jackie Loughead were selected to play for the Antrim
minor hurling team to play Limerick in the All Ireland Final in Croke Park in
Dublin. Limerick won 4-6 to 2-4.
1943
The club were holding their own at Senior Hurling League and Championship
level, and in 1943 Noel Campbell and Jack Bateson played for the victorious
Antrim team against Galway in the All Ireland Quarter Final played in Corrigan
Park. They also played against Kilkenny, in Corrigan Park in All Ireland Senior
semi-final when Antrim beat Kilkenny 3-3 to 1-6 and went into the All Ireland
Senior Hurling Final, but were beaten by Cork.
1944
In 1944 Mitchels beat all the South Antrim Clubs to win the Senior Hurling
League and beat O`Connells in the South Antrim Senior Hurling Championship
Semi-Final in Corrigan Park, on Sunday 21st October Mitchel`s 4-2, O`Connells
2-5, and met Rossa in the South Antrim Final. Mitchels beat Rossa in the South
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Antrim Hurling Final to win the title for the first time since 1912, on the score of
Mitchels 3-5 Rossa 2-7.
The club contested the 1944 County Senior Hurling Final against Ballycastle in
Corrigan Park in November 26th, but the heavy pitch did not suit our game and we
were beaten. 4-1 to 2-1.
1945
Annual General Meeting Sunday 14th January 1945.
President
Vice-Presidents
Mr. John Nolan
Mr. James Cormican
Mr. John Duffin M.A
Rev Fr, P. J. McLaverty PP St Johns Belfast.
Mr. Edwin Murray
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Secretary
Treasurer
Mr. Joe Comican
Mr. Gerry Kane
Mr. Joesph Lavery
Mr. Jack Bateson
Club Committee:
Minor Representative
Mr. Patrick Magee, Mr. Joseph Devlin.
Mr. Horace Mohan
Minor Committee
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Treasurer
Members
Mr. John Dorris
Mr. Joseph Reilly
Mr. Daniel McIlhatton
Mr. Des Cormican
Mr. Paddy Magee
Mr. Horace Mohan
Mr. James Butler
South Antrim Delegates
Mr. John Johnston and
Mr. Bartley McDonald.
Treasurers Report Showed a Balance of £ 5-10-7 for the year and was presented by
Mr John Dorris.
The Club won the South Antrim Senior Hurling League and Championship, we
were defeated by Dunloy in a county Hurling Semi Final on the score of 4-6 to1-4.
Club win South Antrim Minor Hurling Championship as well as Minor Hurling
League and South Antrim U16 Football league winners.
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1946
The Annual General Meeting was held on Sunday 14th of December 1946 and the
Following Committee was elected:
President - Rev Fr Mulholland CC, St Teresas. Vice-Presidents - Mr John
Nolan, Mr J O`Reilly, Mr Patrick Heaney, Mr Patrick Thomas, Mr James
Cormican. Chairman - Mr Billy Bateson. Vice-Chairman - Mr Joseph Devlin.
Secretary - Mr Joseph Cormican. Treasurer - Mr Vincent McCloskey.
Committee Members - Mr Desmond Cormican and Mr James Butler.
Delegates to South Antrim Committee - Mr Patrick Magee, Mr Robert Irvine and
Mr Joseph Cormican.
Referees - Mr James Manley, Mr Patrick Magee and Mr Robert Irvine.
Members subscriptions were collected and amounted to £2—9—0 shillings, and
The Treasurer thanked the members for their generosity.
The club reached the semi-final of the County Senior Hurling Championship but
were beaten after a replay by O’Connells . The Club Minor hurlers won the South
Antrim Championship but were beaten by Dunloy in the county final in Dunloy.
1947
This was without doubt the greatest year since 1911/12 era when we beat St.
John’s to win the Senior Hurling Championship after a 33 year wait. The team was
as follows:
Jim Butler,
Joe Reilly Joe Cormican Paddy Magee
Gerry Brady Des Cormican Andy Anglin
Jackie Bateson and Horace Mohan,
Danny Butler Noel Campbell Jackie Owens,
Billy Bateson Hugh Owens John Dorris.
Subs - Joe Mohan, Kevin McGettigan, Brian Kearney, Alex McAllister, Jim
McDonnell, Vincent Hannon and Jim Foody.
The club also won the South Antrim Hurling League.
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1948
The club reached the County Minor Hurling Final against Ballycastle, but lost to
the McQuillan’s, who were awarded the title after a row and Mitchels had walked
off the field. The club Junior Hurling Team reached the county final and beat
Carey Faugh’s in Ballycastle on Easter Sunday 1949.
Score:
Mitchel’s 4-9
Carey 2-3.
The team was as follows:
Des McDonnell
Robert Irvine Barney Ferris Gilly McIlhatton
John Glass
Alex McAllister Danny McIlhatton
Eddie Lawlor Jimmy Manley
Tom Grant
Joe Owens
Paul Crilly,
Tom Kane
Robert Magee
Ritchie Gill.
Subs. Pat Mullaney, Aidan Bergin, Larry McKenna, Joe Bell and Tommy Forde.
1949/50
Mitchels won the South Antrim Senior Hurling and Intermediate Hurling league
two years in a row. Our minor hurlers won the County Minor Hurling
championship beating Dunloy 4-4 to 3-6. They also won the South Antrim Minor
Hurling League.
Minor Squad v Dunloy
Pat Mullaney, Eddie Mulhern,. Aiden Bergin,, John Butler, Tom Grant, Declan
Mulholland, Johnny Carlin, Jackie Rooney, Francis Kearney, Paul Crilly, Joe Bell
Richie Gill, Tommy Ford, Alex McAllister, Seamus McKenna, Tom Kane,
Michael Kearney, Tony McDade and Gilly McIlhatton.
The Senior Football Team won the Beringer Cup, beating Davitts in the final. The
Junior Hurlers won the South Antrim Junior Hurling Championship but lost the
county final to Carey Faugh’s.
Players and Teams of 1940/50s period.
Senior Hurling panel:
Jim Butler, Joe Cormican, Jack Owens, Gerry Brady, Dan Butler, Neil Parkes,
Robert Irvine, John Dorris, Gerry Boomer, Eddie Lawlor, Jack Bell, Joe Reilly, Joe
Mohan, Noel Campbell, Horace Mohan, Jack Bateson, Billy Bateson, Des
Cormican, Brian Kearney, Paddy Magee, Jim Foody, Andy Anglin, Alex
McAllister, Donal Barnes, Jim McDonnell and Kevin McGettigan.
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Junior panel:
Des McDonnell, Mick Brady, Vincent McCloskey, Joe Devlin, Danny McIlhatton,
Tom Mulligan, Jim Manley, Jack Hopkins, Seamus McKenna, Gerry Morgan, John
Butler, Michael Kearney, Gilly McIlhatton, Aidan Bergin, Tommy Grant, Tom
Kane, Donal Anglin, Aidan Anglin, Joe Owens, Joe Carlin, John Glass, Barney
Ferris, Eddie Mulhern, Seamus McKenna, Robert Irvine, Tommy Ford, Larry
McKenna, Richie Gill and Paul Crilly.
1951
Our senior football team won the County Junior Football Championship beating
Erin’s Own Cargin, in the final at Creggan.
1952
The club minor footballers beat Glenravel in the County Minor final at Corrigan
Park to win our first minor football title. This was a very good period in the Club’s
history, but an accident to Dan Butler who received a very serious head injury
against Rossa had a severe impact on the senior hurling team and many of the
experienced players retired due to this incident. The club experienced a difficult
number of years and it was not until 1961 when our minor hurlers won The South
Antrim Hurling League and Championship, but lost the County final in a rainstorm
to Loughiel that the club outlook began to improve.
1954
The club senior football team reached the semi-final of the Senior Football
Championship, but were beaten by St Johns who scored a last minute goal.
1955
On the 8th July we played Tir Na Og in Casement Park in a Senior Hurling league
game, which we won 0-11 to 0-9 and after the game one of our players, 23 year old
John Butler, died suddenly in the dressing room after playing in the game. John
was a brother of Dan Butler who had had the serious head injury in 1952.
1961
Minor hurlers won The South Antrim Hurling League and Championship.
1967
The Senior hurlers who had been playing in the Junior Hurling Championship for
the past number of seasons decided to enter the Senior Hurling Championship. We
beat a South Antrim selection in the first round, and beat Sarsfields in the Quarter
Finals and Carey Faugh’s in the semi-final to reach the County Senior Hurling
final. We were no match for Loughiel who 4-14 to 0-0. This was a very hard result
to stomach but the club put it behind them and we would learn from the
experience.
1968
We won the Division 3 Football League beating Glenravel in the final 0-7 to 1-2 in
Corrigan Park and we were promoted to Division 2. This was probably a unique
achievement as we began our league campaign in Division 4 of the All County
League. After one game the leagues were abandoned due to the foot and mouth
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epidemic raging in the country areas at that time. A supplementary league was
formed after a couple of months in Belfast between the Division 3 and Division 4
teams and we won this league and met Glenravel in the County final as stated
above. In November the club moved onto a pitch on O`Hares farm on the Glen
Road.
Players of the 1960s period.
Jim and Tom Mulholland, Gerry Kinnane, Joe and Stan Carberry, Harry Dornan,
John Glass, Gerry, Paul, and John Crossey, Ciaran McCullough, Brendan Mack,
Phil Smyth, Pat Smyth, Leo Murphy, Brendan McBride, Miceal McMullan,
Fergus McMullan, Arthur Maguire, Jim, Barry and Gerry Dobbin, Dan Kennedy,
Sean McGrath, Joe Hull, Adrian Daly, Joe Heatley, these two players were the two
best minor hurlers in the county. Other players were Colm McGrath, Sean
Megraw, Peter Regan, Gerry Boylan and Sean Boylan who was to win an All
Ireland U21 Football medal along with his clubman Ray McIlroy in the 1969 final
against Roscommon. Other players of this period were Peter and Des Cormican
Paul Muldoon, Bernard and Patrick McIlhatton and Declan Cormican.
1970.
The club Minor Hurlers win the Timmons Shield.
1971
We just failed to win Division 2 Football League finishing runners up to St. Galls
who gained Division 1 status.
1973.
Club Scor - January 2nd .
The club held their own internal Scor in St Johns clubrooms in Corrigan Park
before a full attendance of members and friends. The results were
Solo singing Junior Scor: Linda McGrath
Solo singing Senior: Adam McIlhatton, with Sean Feeney, Des Cormican and
Gilbert McIlhatton finishing joint 2nd.
Linda went on to win the County and Ulster title and was beaten in the All-Ireland
Scor na og Final in Clara County Offaly.
January 7th. The Senior and Junior football teams played challenge games against
St Teresas and a St Teresas/Lisburn select.
Senior Mitchels 4-6. St Teresas 3-6.
Junior Mitchels 4-6. St Teresas/Lisburn Select 2-3.
A Senior football panel of the period would be: Ciaran McCullough, Pat McAteer,
Colm O`Donnell, John Crossey, Peter McCarron, J .Kelly, Paul Muldoon, Oliver
McLarnon, Jim Moss, Declan Cormican, Bernard McIlhatton, Eugene Kelly, Ray
McIlroy, Mal Doherty, Barry Davey, Gerry Davey Martin Denny, Barry Dobbin,
Jim Corr, Terry Stewart and Des Cormican(jun).
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Junior Panel:
Kevin Muldoon, Sean Megraw, Thady Rooney, Alan McCurdy, Adrian Smith,
Brendan McBride, Phil Smyth, Michael Gault, Eugene Leckey, John O`Donnell,
Peter Cormican, Colm McGrath, Patrick McIlhatton, Joe Carberry, J. McDonnell,
Pat Smyth, Sean Hagan, Greg Power, Michael Agnew, Gerry McKinney, Sean
Feeney, Fergus McMullan, Malachy McGarvey and Danny McKiernan.
Around this time we ran a weekly function in the Glen Barbeque on Sunday nights
with traditional music sessions and it was very well supported and the fact we ran a
shebeen, helped as well. The pubs at this time did not open on Sundays.
The profits of the functions were used to subsidise the members for the Easter trip
to Ballina in County Mayo. We stayed in the Down Hill Hotel from Saturday to
Tuesday morning. The cost was £11-10-0 each. We played a challenge Hurling
match v a Mayo Selection and the score was Mitchels 9-2 Mayo 2-1. We also
played a football game against Ballina Stephenites but were beaten 3-10 to1-8.
1974.
The club went to Mullaghmore for Easter where we beat Northern Gaels in a
Football Challenge, and the following Easter 1975 we travelled to Bunbeg. We
were beaten by Na Rossa in a football game. On the Monday afternoon we held an
impromptu Ceili on the road opposite Hudie Beags, and the traffic on the road had
to wait till each dance was finished. It was a memorable weekend.
1975
This was a very successful year for the club as our Senior Hurling team won
the County Intermediate Hurling Championship beating Dunloy 7-15 to 1-1. Our
Senior Football team reached the County Intermediate Football Final, losing
narrowly to Moneyglass 2- 11 to 1-10. We also won the 1975 Beringer Cup on the
8th February 1976.beating Eire Og 1-9-to 1-2.
1983
Mitchels acquired a full size pitch to rent in Poleglass.
1984
This is the Centenary Year of the founding of the GAA in Thurles in 1884
and the Divisional Committees held a La-na-Club Tournament in
Antrim. Mitchels beat Gort-Na-Mona in the South Antrim Hurling Final in
Casement Park.
The club also took part in an old Crocks Hurling match played under the old rules,
It was a Mitchels Select v a Clonard Select, with both teams using the original
shaped hurleys of the 1890s period.
This was to be a very good year as the Senior hurlers won the County Div 2 league
and promotion to Division 1. Our South Antrim team won the Hurling league and
the McCooey Shield, while our minor hurlers won The Timmons Shield.
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1985
The senior hurling team won the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship for
the second time.
1987
The clubs Division 3 Senior Football team reached the County Intermediate
Football Final but were beaten by Tir-na-Og who played in the Division 1 football
league. The South Antrim Hurling team won the league and The McCooey Shield.
1988
The Senior football team again reached the County Intermediate football
Final v Ardoyne but were again beaten. However they won promotion to Division
2.
1996
The club hurlers beat Ardoyne in Casement Park to win the Antrim
Junior Hurling Championship, the score was Mitchels 1-9 Ardoyne 0-11.
We played for fifty minutes with fourteen players as Gabriel McIlhatton was sent
off after just ten minutes.
1998
The club acquires ownership of the pitch and a nine hundred and
ninety year lease.
1999
The club, with the assistance of a Sports Lottery Grant,
installs a new drainage system on the pitch. Curran Contracts of Portadown won
the contract. The pitch will re-open next year.
2000
This was our Club’s Centenary Year, and we organised our Centenary Dinner in
the Balmoral Hotel, at which two hundred and twenty Guests attended, including
the Secretary of the Ulster Council, Mr Danny Murphy, the Chairman of the Ulster
Sports Council, Professor and Mrs Saunders, County chairman Mr Joe O`Boyle
and his wife Josephine, County Secretary Mr Eamon McMahon and his wife
Eileen, the County Treasurer Mr Eamon Grieve and his wife Sinead, our Club
President, Mr Desmond Cormican and his wife Frances, Club Chairman Gilbert
McIlhatton and his wife Eileen, the Club Secretary Mr Declan Cormican and his
wife Phyllis, and the Club Treasurer Mr Hugh McMahon and his wife Brigid.
We had former members who had travelled from Australia including Mr Frank
Doherty. Mr Gerry Boylan from Kerry, and the following from Dublin, Mr & Mrs
Adrian Daly, Mr & Mrs Colm McGrath, Mr & Mrs Sean Megraw. And from
Shannon in County Clare, Mr & Mrs Jim Corr. Mr & Mrs Ollie Fleming and Mr
Paul Crilly from County Derry also Mr Tom Mulholland from Tyrone (Tom was a
former Chairman of Down County Board, he arrived by taxi, and told the driver to
wait, and he stayed for an hour). We also had a member, Mr Joe Heatley and his
wife over from Southampton in England.
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Also present was Mr Malachy McDonald who was a member of the 1932 Team as
were Mr Joe Devlin and Mr Gerry Brophy of the 1938 era. We had members of the
1947 Senior hurling Championship winning team namely Des Cormican (Captain)
Vincent Hannon, Hugh Owens, Joe and Horace Mohan, Jim McDonald. Joe
Cormican was unable to attend as he had just had a very serious operation. All of
the above members were presented with mementos of the occasion.
2002
The club won the County Junior Football Championship after a lapse of 49 years,
beating McQuillans of Ballycastle.
Our Senior football team beat St Patricks Lisburn in the first round, St Malachys
in the semi-final 3-9 to 2-11 in McRory Park in a very close game and McQuillans
Ballycastle 0-9 –08 in the Final played at Casement Park. The last time we won
this title was 1951.
The team was as follows
Michael Kennedy
Bernard McCourt John Donnelly
David Kerr
Michael Rodgers
Adrian McIlhatton Paul McCrystal
Barry McCusker Gabriel McIlhatton
Martin Kennedy
Sean McCrystal
Stephen Kennedy
Stephen Burke
John Paul Donaldson
Patrick McAleese.
Subs - Paul Doherty, Donal Cormican, Paul, Adam, Brendan and Christopher
McIlhatton, Mark McGovern, Jason Hunter, Paul Campbell, Gerard Murphy and
Peter McCrory.
2005
The Senior Football team won the South Antrim section of the Division 5 league
but lost the All County quarter final play off to Creggan.2-6 to 2-4. In the Junior
Football Championship we beat St Pats in the quarter final, St Comgalls Antrim, in
the Semi-final but lost the Final to a very good St Malachys team 2-9 to 0-5.
2006-2007
For the past two years our club has amalgamated with Eire Og for hurling and we
still struggled to put fifteen players on the pitch.
2008
February 5th 2008 is the clubs 108th birthday.
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1911
All-Ireland football final v Cork, (runner up)
Joe Mullen, Eddie O`Gorman, Wm Manning.
1912 All-Ireland football final v Louth, (runner up)
Wm Manning, Joe Mullen, J 0`Gorman.
Mitchels as County Champions represented Antrim.
1940
All Ireland Final (Minor hurling Vs Limerick), (runner up)
J. Lockhead, Joe Cormican.
1943
All Ireland Hurling Final Vs Cork, (runner up)
Jack Bateson, Noel Campbell.
1951
Ulster Senior Football Championship (Winners) Vs Cavan,
Tom Grant, Jim Mulholland.
1969
All Ireland Football U21 Final (Winners) Vs Roscommon
Ray McIlroy, Sean Boylan.
1974
All Ireland U21 Football Final (Runners up after a replay) Vs Mayo
Declan Cormican
1978
All Ireland “B” Hurling Final Vs London (Winners)
Jim Corr, John Crossey, Patrick McIlhatton
Manager Gilly McIlhatton
1981
Jim Corr, John Crossey
Manager Gilly McIlhatton
1982
Jim Corr, Patrick McIlhatton, John Crossey (St. Pauls)
Manager Neil Patterson, Gilly McIlhatton (selector)
1984
Team of the Century (Antrim)
Jim Corr, Noel Campbell and Jackie Bateson
2002
Ulster and All Ireland Junior Hurling Vs Meath (winners)
Stephen Burke, Michael Kennedy, Adrian McIlhatton, Gabriel McIlhatton.
Peter Regan and Paul Muldoon selectors.
manager Gilly McIlhatton.
Club team of the Century has to be the 1911-1912 Hurling and Football team
that won the double, 2 years in a row. (Football and Hurling).
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Club Football and Hurling team of the past 50 years. This is almost impossible but
I will name an “A” team and “B” team and a ‘C’ Team.
Football A Team
Ray McIlroy
1969 Team
Andy McIlhatton
1960-70 Team
John Crossey
Rooney
1975 Team
John Begley
1978 Team
Mal Doherty
1968 Team
Tom Mulholland
Thady
1951 Team
1960-68 Team
Aidan Bergin
1951 Team
Eamon Mee
1985 Team
Tom Grant
1951 Team
Stephen Burke
1988 Team
Sean Boylan
1969 Team
Declan Cormican
1975 Team
John Gribbon
1951 Team
Jim Mulholland
1951 Team
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Football B Team
Est 1900
Des Sharkey
1970 Team
Pat McAteer
1968 Team
Joe Carberry
1968 Team
Donal Anglin
1951 Team
Bernard McIlhatton
1976 Team
Jim Corr
1970 Team
Sean Magee
1988 Team
Terry Stewart
1975 Team
Barry Dobbin
1968 Team
Brian McKiernan
1978 Team
Jim Gilmore
1968 Team
Gerry Davey
1975 Team
Leo Murphy
1968 Team
John Dorris
1947 Team
Gerard (Nitzy) McKernan
1951 Team
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Football C Team
Est 1900
Danny McNally
1978 Team
John Butler
1951 Team
Oliver McLarnon
1975 Team
Micheal Gault
1988 Team
Barry Davey
1975 Team
Brendan Anglin
1988 Team
Lorcan Anglin
1975 Team
Paul Muldoon
1975 Team
Arthur Hughes
1978 Team
Gerry Boylan
1968 Team
Ciaran McCullough
1975 Team
Vincent Denny
1978 Team
Des Cormican (Junior)
1968 Team
Gabriel McIlhatton
1988 Team
Patrick McIlhatton
1975 Team
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Hurling A TEAM
Jim Corr
1973 Team
Joe Reilly
1947 Team
Joe Cormican
1947 Team
Gerry Brady
1947 Team
Des Cormican
1947 Team
Noel Campbell
1947 Team
Tom Grant
1950 Team
Billy Bateson
1947 Team
Joe Carberry
1967 Team
Vincent Denny
1975 Team
Jack Bateson
1947 Team
Dan Butler
1947 Team
Stephen Burke
1985 Team
John Crossey
1975 Team
Patrick McIlhatton
1975 Team
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Hurling B TEAM
Est 1900
Jim Butler
1947 Team
John Saunders
1975 Team
Martin Denny
1975 Team
Andy McIlhatton
1960 Team
Ray McIlroy
1970 Team
Thady Rooney
1950 Team
Paul Crilly
1950 Team
Johnny Gribben
1951 Team
Horace Mohan
1947 Team
Bernard McIlhatton
1985 Team
Danny McKiernan
1978 Team
Barry Dobbin
1975 Team
Hugh Owens
1947 Team
Declan Cormican
1975 Team
Jack Owens
1947 Team
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Hurling C TEAM
Est 1900
Colm McGrath
1975 Team
Charlie Lenfesty
1985 Team
Barney Ferris
1950 Team
Eamon Mee
1985 Team
Jim Dobbin
1960 Team
Alex McAllister
1947 Team
Joe Mohan
1947 Team
John Glass
1950 Team
Malachy Vallely
1983 Team
Adrian Daly
1960 Team
Tommy Owens
1960 Team
Joe Heatley
1960 Team
Jackie McCloskey
1960 Team
Jim McDonald
1947 Team
John Dorris
1947 Team
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