Bill Hill Wicklow

County Final Result:

TBC

0-00

TBC

0-00

Team Captain:

……………..

Titles:

……

Years:

….

Man Of The Match:

…..

Match Stats:

……

Referee:

…………

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

1-20

CARNEW EMMETS

0-15

Team Captain:

Pat Burke

Titles:

24

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 , 1993, 1994, 2007, 2016, 2020, 2025

Man Of The Match:

Jack Kirwan

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Darragh Byrne

County Final Result:

TINAHELY

0-16

BALTINGLASS

2-09

Team Captain:

Michael Byrne

Titles:

4

Years:

1917, 1919, 1984, 2024

Match Report:

Link

Referee:

Darragh Byrne

County Final Replay Result:

Blessington

0-11

Rathnew

1-06

County Final Result:

Blessington

1-09

Rathnew

1-09

Team Captain:

Kevin Hanlon

Titles:

4

Years:

1915, 1983, 2021, 2023

Match Report:

Referee:

Kieron Kenny

County Final Result:

St PATS

1-10

BALTINGLASS

1-08

Team Captain:

Tommy Kelly

Titles:

16

Years:

1890, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1969, 2004 , 2006, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2022

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

John Keenan

County Final Result:

Blessington

0-11

BALTINGLASS

0-10

Team Captain:

Patrick O Connor

Titles:

4

Years:

1915, 1983, 2021, 2023

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Darragh Byrne

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

1-13

TINAHELY

1-09

Team Captain:

Kevin Murphy

Titles:

23

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 , 1993, 1994, 2007, 2016, 2020

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Gareth Whelan

County Final Result:

St PATS

0-09

AGB

0-07

Team Captain:

Stephen Duffy

Titles:

15

Years:

1890, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1969, 2004 , 2006, 2012, 2018, 2019

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Anthony Nolan

County Final Replay Result:

St PATS

0-10

RATHNEW

0-08

County Final Result:

St PATS

1-10

RATHNEW

0-13

Team Captain:

Dean Healy

Titles:

14

Years:

1890, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1969, 2004 , 2006, 2012, 2018

Match Stats:

Link

Referees:

Declan Peppard (Replay)

Noel Kinsella

County Final Result:

Rathnew

3-08

BLESSINGTON

0-12

Team Captain:

Leighton Glynn

Titles:

34

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1970, 1978, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010 , 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017

Match Stats:

Link

Man Of The Match:

Nicky Mernagh

Referee:

Declan Peppard

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

1-14

ST PATS

1-09

Team Captain:

Jason Kennedy

Titles:

22

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 , 1993, 1994, 2007, 2016

Man Of The Match:

Joey Kelly

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Kieron Kenny

County Final Result:

Rathnew

3-06

ST PATS

0-09

Team Captain:

Nicky Mernagh

Titles:

33

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1970, 1978, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010 , 2013, 2014, 2015

Man Of The Match:

Adam Merriman

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Declan Peppard

County Final Result:

Rathnew

1-08

ST PATS

0-07

Team Captain:

James Stafford

Titles:

32

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1970, 1978, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010 , 2013, 2014

Man Of The Match:

John Manley

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Kieron Kenny

County Final Result:

Rathnew

3-09

BALTINGLASS

1-14

Team Captain:

Peter Dignam

Titles:

31

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1970, 1978, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010 , 2013

Man Of The Match:

Rory Nolan

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Kieron Kenny

County Final Result:

St PATS

1-12

BALTINGLASS

0-14

Team Captain:

Darragh O Sullivan

Titles:

13

Years:

1890, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1969, 2004 , 2006, 2012

Man Of The Match:

Matty Byrne

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

John Keenan

County Final Result:

St MARYS

2-05

RATHNEW

0-10

Team Captain:

Paddy Dalton

Titles:

1

Years:

2011

Man Of The Match:

Eamon Rossiter

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Kieron Kenny

County Final Result:

Rathnew

2-08

BALTINGLASS

0-06

Team Captain:

Stephen Byrne

Titles:

30

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1970, 1978, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010

Man Of The Match:

Leighton Glynn

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Declan Peppard

County Final Result:

Rathnew

0-14

ST Pats

1-08

Team Captain:

Alan Clarke

Titles:

29

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1970, 1978, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009

Man Of The Match:

James Stafford

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

…

County Final Replay Result:

KILTEGAN

0-09

ST PATS

1-05

County Final Result:

KILTEGAN

1-11

ST PATS

2-08

Team Captain:

Stephen Corrigan

Titles:

2

Years:

1986, 2008

Man Of The Match:

Padge McWalter

Match Stats:

Link

Referees:

Declan Greene (Replay)

Declan Peppard

County Final Replay Result:

BALTINGLASS

0-08

RATHNEW

0-06

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

0-12

RATHNEW

1-09

Team Captains:

Anthony Nolan

Billy Cullen

Titles:

21

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 , 1993, 1994, 2007

Man Of The Match:

Joey Kelly

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Declan Greene

County Final Result:

St PATS

1-10

KILTEGAN

0-10

Team Captain:

John Slattery

Titles:

12

Years:

1890, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1969, 2004 , 2006

Man Of The Match:

Paul Earls

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Pat Kelleher

County Final Result:

Rathnew

0-15

SHILLELAGH

1-11

Team Captain:

Trevor Doyle

Titles:

28

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1970, 1978, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005

Man Of The Match:

Tommy Gill

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Pat Keogh

County Final Result:

St PATS

3-06

RATHNEW

1-08

Team Captain:

Andy Jameson

Titles:

11

Years:

1890, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1969, 2004

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Pat Keogh

County Final Replay Result:

Rathnew

0-11

bray emmets

0-06

County Final Result:

Rathnew

0-08

Bray emmets

1-05

Team Captain:

Ronan Coffey

Titles:

27

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1970, 1978, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Man Of The Match:

Darren Coffey

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Eddie Craul

County Final Result:

Rathnew

1-08

BALTINGLASS

1-03

Team Captain:

Anthony Mernagh

Titles:

26

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1970, 1978, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

John Bannon (Longford)

County Final Result:

Rathnew

1-08

An TOCHAR

1-05

Team Captain:

Trevor Doyle

Titles:

25

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1970, 1978, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Man Of The Match:

Trevor Doyle

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Eugene O Brien

County Final Result:

Rathnew

0-12

Hollywood

0-11

Team Captain:

Eamonn Franey

Titles:

24

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1970, 1978, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

Man Of The Match:

Tony Hannon

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Jimmy Lawlor

County Final Result:

Rathnew

0-09

An TOCHAR

0-08

Team Captain:

Mark Coffey

Titles:

23

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1970, 1978, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

Man Of The Match:

Tommy Gill

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Declan Peppard

County Final Result:

Rathnew

1-07

Kiltegan

0-03

Team Captain:

Eamonn White

Titles:

22

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1970, 1978, 1996, 1997, 1998

Man Of The Match:

Trevor Doyle

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Pat Hickey

County Final Result:

Rathnew

1-10

DUNLAVIN

0-09

Team Captain:

Darren Coffey

Titles:

21

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1970, 1978, 1996, 1997

Man Of The Match:

Darren Coffey

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Pat Hickey

County Final Result:

Rathnew

1-09

BALTINGLASS

0-07

Team Captain:

Declan Byrne

Titles:

20

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1970, 1978, 1996

Man Of The Match:

Trevor Doyle

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Brian White (Wexford)

County Final Result:

AN TOCHAR

1-09

BALTINGLASS

1-07

Team Captain:

Sean Nolan

Titles:

2

Years:

1933, 1995

Man Of The Match:

Philip McGillycuddy

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Christy Byrne

County Final Replay Result:

BALTINGLASS

2-06

RATHNEW

2-04

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

0-08

RATHNEW

0-08

Team Captain:

Kevin O Brien

Titles:

20

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 , 1993, 1994

Man Of The Match:

Robert McHugh

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Pat Hickey

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

0-14

EaST DISTRICT

0-06

Team Captain:

Hugh Kenny

Titles:

19

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 , 1993

Man Of The Match:

Robert McHugh

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Pat Kelleher

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

1-07

An Tochar

0-06

Team Captain:

Dan Leigh

Titles:

18

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992

Man Of The Match:

………

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Michael O Neill

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

1-10

ST Pats

0-05

Team Captain:

Billy Kenny

Titles:

17

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

Man Of The Match:

Kevin O Brien

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Jim Cronin

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

2-14

AnNACURRA

0-04

Team Captain:

Pat Murphy

Titles:

16

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

Man Of The Match:

Kevin O Brien

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Peadar Whelan

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

1-08

ST Pats

0-04

Team Captain:

Brian Fitzpatrick

Titles:

15

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989

Man Of The Match:

Pat Murphy

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

John Doran

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

1-10

BLESSINGTON

0-04

Team Captain:

Robert McHugh

Titles:

14

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988

Man Of The Match:

Sean O Brien

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

John Kelly

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

1-06

ST Pats

1-04

Team Captain:

Con Murphy

Titles:

13

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987

Man Of The Match:

……….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Johnny Price

County Final Result:

KILTEGAN

1-09

ST PATS

1-04

Team Captain:

Michael Byrne

Titles:

1

Years:

1986

Man Of The Match:

Mick O Toole

Match Stats:

Link

Referees:

Ned Byrne

County Final Replay Result:

BALTINGLASS

1-09

Blessington

0-05

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

0-14

BLESSINGTON

3-05

Team Captain:

Brian Kilcoyne

Titles:

12

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985

Man Of The Match:

Dan Leigh

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Vincent Byrne

County Final Result:

TINAHELY

1-15

VALLEYMOUNT

2-02

Team Captain:

Jim Darcy

Titles:

3

Years:

1917, 1919, 1984

Man Of The Match:

Pat Murphy

Match Report:

Link

Referee:

Johnny Price

County Final Result:

Blessington

1-10

BALTINGLASS

1-06

Team Captain:

Pat O Toole

Titles:

2

Years:

1915, 1983

Man Of The Match:

Pat O Toole

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Jim Cronin

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

1-09

TINAHELY

0-07

Team Captain:

Peter Burke

Titles:

11

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982

Man Of The Match:

……….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

John Doran

County Final Result:

DUNLAVIN

1-05

BLESSINGTON

0-04

Team Captain:

Sean Daynes

Titles:

2

Years:

1977, 1981

Man Of The Match:

………..

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Johnny Price

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

1-10

BLESSINGTON

0-05

Team Captain:

John Dooley

Titles:

10

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980

Man Of The Match:

……….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

John Kelly

County Final Replay Result:

BALTINGLASS

Awarded Title

RATHNEW

Charity Game Agreed

County Final Abandoned (17mins, 2nd Half):

BALTINGLASS

1-08

Rathnew

0-04

Team Captain:

John Dooley

Titles:

9

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Seamus Barnes

County Final Result:

Rathnew

3-04

Kiltegan

0-04

Team Captain:

John Dowling

Titles:

19

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1970, 1978

Man Of The Match:

Johnny McDonald

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

George Delaney

County Final Result:

DUNLAVIN

4-06

ST Pats

1-10

Team Captain:

Pat O Toole

Titles:

1

Years:

1977

Man Of The Match:

Tom Foley

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

George Delaney

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

0-05

BLESSINGTON

0-04

Team Captain:

John Wall

Titles:

8

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976

Man Of The Match:

Peter Burke

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Tommy Moody

County Final Result:

Newtown

4-06

Rathnew

2-02

Team Captain:

Noel Doyle

Titles:

2

Years:

1964, 1975

Man Of The Match:

Frankie Murphy

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Dick Lynch

County Final Result:

ASHFORD

4-04

Carnew Emmets

1-08

Team Captain:

Brian Carthy

Titles:

1

Years:

1974

Man Of The Match:

Martin Doran

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Jimmy Hatton

County Final Replay Result:

Carnew Emmets

1-09

Rathnew

0-09

County Final Result:

Carnew Emmets

0-09

Rathnew

1-06

Team Captain:

Jack Kilbride

Titles:

4

Years:

1916, 1927, 1945, 1973

Man Of The Match:

Tommy Kennedy

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Eamon Moules

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

1-09

Dunlavin

0-06

Team Captain:

Lar Norton

Titles:

7

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972

Man Of The Match:

Ken Browne

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Joe McElheron

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

2-08

Carnew EMMETS

0-10

Team Captain:

Willie Wall

Titles:

6

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971

Man Of The Match:

Peter Burke

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Paul Kelly (Dublin)

County Final Result:

Rathnew

4-07

CARNEW EMMETS

1-07

Team Captain:

Pat Marah

Titles:

18

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1970

Man Of The Match:

Johnny McDonald

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Paul Kelly (Dublin)

County Final Result:

St PATS

3-04

ASHFORD

1-07

Team Captain:

Francis O Neill

Titles:

10

Years:

1890, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1969

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Tom Clandillon

County Final Result:

KILBRIDE

1-04

BALTINGLASS

1-03

Team Captain:

Tommy Clarke

Titles:

2

Years:

1962, 1968

Man Of The Match:

Jimmy Clarke

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Eamon Moules

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

0-10

NEWTOWN

0-02

Team Captain:

Tony Norton

Titles:

5

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967

Man Of The Match:

Johnny Kenny

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Eamon Moules

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

3-07

St Pats

1-05

Team Captain:

Tony Norton

Titles:

4

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965, 1966

Man Of The Match:

Tony Norton

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Eamon Moules

County Final Replay Result:

BALTINGLASS

2-04

St Pats

0-04

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

1-06

St Pats

1-06

Team Captain:

Johnny Kenny

Titles:

3

Years:

1958, 1963, 1965

Man Of The Match:

Willie Wall

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Carl Kenworthy (Dublin)

Jim Shannon (Dublin)

County Final Result:

Newtown

3-04

BALTINGLASS

3-03

Team Captain:

Seamus Power

Titles:

1

Years:

1964

Man Of The Match:

Tommy Greene

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Eamon Moules

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

2-07

ArklOw Geraldines

2-05

Team Captain:

Johnny Kenny

Titles:

2

Years:

1958, 1963

Man Of The Match:

………..

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Eamon Moules

County Final Replay Result:

KILBRIDE

1-09

Laragh

2-05

County Final Result:

KILBRIDE

1-11

Laragh

1-11

Team Captain:

Peter Clarke

Titles:

1

Years:

1962

Man Of The Match:

Tommy Clarke

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Eamon Moules

County Final Result:

St PATS

0-11

Kilcoole

0-05

Team Captain:

Georgie Carroll

Titles:

9

Years:

1890, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Johnny Kenny

County Final Result:

St PATS

1-14

LARAGH

0-04

Team Captain:

Andrew Phillips

Titles:

8

Years:

1890, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Johnnie Power (Dublin)

County Final Result:

St PATS

4-08

RATHNEW

1-03

Team Captain:

Pat Roche

Titles:

7

Years:

1890, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959

Man Of The Match:

Joe Fitzpatrick

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Johnnie Power (Dublin)

County Final Result:

BALTINGLASS

2-06

ST PATS

1-04

Team Captain:

John Kenny

Titles:

1

Years:

1958

Man Of The Match:

………..

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Johnnie Power (Dublin)

County Final Result:

DONARD

2-06

KILCOOLE

2-04

Team Captain:

Paddy Whelan

Titles:

6

Years:

1937, 1940, 1944, 1947, 1951, 1957

Man Of The Match:

Jim Rogers

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Johnnie Power (Dublin)

County Final Replay Result:

St PATS

3-03

BALTINGLASS

1-03

County Final Result:

St PATS

1-07

BALTINGLASS

1-07

Team Captains:

Joe Fitzpatrick

(Joe Carroll)

Titles:

6

Years:

1890, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956

Man Of The Match:

……….

Match Stats:

Link

Referees:

B Lynch (Dublin)

Eamon Moules

County Final Result:

St PATS

1-12

ANNACURRA

2-04

Team Captain:

Joe Fitzpatrick

Titles:

5

Years:

1890, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955

Man Of The Match:

Georgie Carroll

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

W Goodison (Wexford)

County Final Result:

KILCOOLE

1-05

ST PATS

1-04

Team Captain:

Jimmy Gammell

Titles:

3

Years:

1929, 1939, 1954

Man Of The Match:

Jimmy Gammell

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Eamon Moules

County Final Result:

St PATS

0-09

RATHNEW

0-04

Team Captain:

Seamus Murphy

Titles:

4

Years:

1890, 1950, 1952, 1953

Man Of The Match:

…………

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

…………..

County Final Result:

St PATS

1-07

DONARD

0-04

Team Captain:

Jim Murphy

Titles:

3

Years:

1890, 1950, 1952

Man Of The Match:

…………

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

W Lawless

County Final Result:

DONARD

1-03

CARNEW EMMETS

2-02

Donard Awarded Title After Appeal:

Team Captain:

……………..

Titles:

5

Years:

1937, 1940, 1944, 1947, 1951

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

F Brophy

County Final Result:

St PATS

1-06

DONARD

1-04

Team Captain:

Sean O Rourke

Titles:

2

Years:

1890, 1950

Man Of The Match:

…………

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

J “Nipper” Shanley

County Final Result:

Ballinacor

3-04

ST Pats

1-08

Team Captain:

Tom O Neill

Titles:

3

Years:

1946, 1948, 1949

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

J Leonard (Dublin)

County Final Replay Result:

Ballinacor

1-04

DONARD

1-03

County Final Result:

Ballinacor

1-03

DONARD

0-06

Team Captain:

Tom O Neill

Titles:

2

Years:

1946, 1948

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

J Doyle (Tullow)

County Final Replay Result:

DONARD

0-09

Ballinacor

0-07

County Final Result:

DONARD

3-03

BALLINACOR

2-06

Team Captain:

John Allen

Titles:

4

Years:

1937, 1940, 1944, 1947

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

John Doyle (Carlow)

County Final Result:

Ballinacor

3-05

DONARD

0-02

Team Captain:

Tom O Neill

Titles:

1

Years:

1946

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

J Doyle (Tullow)

County Final Result:

Carnew Emmets

3-05

Rathnew

0-06

Team Captain:

J Hilliard

Titles:

3

Years:

1916, 1927, 1945

Man Of The Match:

…………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Seamus Hayden (Dublin)

County Final Result:

DONARD

2-08

ASHFORD

0-09

Team Captain:

Richard Walsh

Titles:

3

Years:

1937, 1940, 1944

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Martin O Neill

County Final Result:

Rathnew

0-11

DONARD

1-05

Team Captain:

Tadhg O Sullivan

Titles:

17

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Sean O Neill (Dublin)

County Final Result:

Rathnew

2-09

BLESSINGTON

1-04

Team Captain:

Tadhg O Sullivan

Titles:

16

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Sean O Neill (Dublin)

County Final Result:

Rathnew

1-06

DONARD

0-07

Team Captain:

Tadhg O Sullivan

Titles:

15

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1941

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

P Dunne (Dublin)

County Final Result:

DONARD

2-06

CARNEW EMMETS

1-06

Team Captain:

Jack Kelly

Titles:

2

Years:

1937, 1940

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

P Dunne (Dublin)

County Final Result:

KILCOOLE

2-10

HOLLYWOOD

1-02

Team Captain:

Bill Doran

Titles:

2

Years:

1929, 1939

Man Of The Match:

………

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

W O Rourke (Wexford)

County Final Result:

DONARD

3-03

Rathnew

0-12

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

N/A

Years:

………

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

D Hamilton

County Final Replay Result:

DONARD

2-03

RATHNEW

0-06

County Final Result:

DONARD

2-05

RATHNEW

3-02

Team Captain:

R Walsh

Titles:

1

Years:

1937

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referees:

Martin Hennessey

M Shanahan (Tipperary)

County Final Result:

RATHDANGAN

0-06

DONARD

0-02

Team Captain:

Tom O Toole

Titles:

2

Years:

1930, 1937

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Martin Hennessey

County Final Result:

BRAY EMMETS

2-05

DONARD

0-01

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

2

Years:

1934, 1935

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

P Moran (Dublin)

County Final Result:

BRAY EMMETS

3-07

BALLYMANUS

0-03

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

1

Years:

1934

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

R Elliott

County Final Result:

AN TOCHAR

Walkover

BLESSINGTON

Conceded

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

1

Years:

1933

Man Of The Match:

………

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

………

County Final Result:

Rathnew

0-03

ANNACURRA

0-00

Team Captain:

Paddy Martin

Titles:

14

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1932

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Rev. E Wheeler, C.C

County Final Result:

ANNACURRA

2-02

HOLLYWOOD

1-01

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

8

Years:

1887, 1889, 1892, 1913, 1920, 1925, 1926, 1931

Man Of The Match:

………

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Sean O Neill (Dublin)

County Final Result:

RATHDANGAN

2-04

RATHNEW

2-01

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

1

Years:

1930

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

R Elliott

County Final Result:

KILCOOLE

2-02

CARNEW EMMETS

2-01

Team Captain:

A Gammell

Titles:

1

Years:

1929

Man Of The Match:

………

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

M Timmins

County Final Result:

Rathnew

3-05

RATHDANGAN

2-00

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

13

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924, 1928

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Mr. Kenny

County Final Result:

Carnew Emmets

Win

ANNACURRA

Loss

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

2

Years:

1916, 1927

Man Of The Match:

…………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

………

County Final Result:

ANNACURRA

1-01

KILCOOLE

4-03

*Annacurra Awarded Title On Appeal*

Team Captain:

M Carthy

Titles:

7

Years:

1887, 1889, 1892, 1913, 1920, 1925, 1926

Man Of The Match:

………

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Michael Kelly

County Final Result:

ANNACURRA

2-02

RATHNEW

3-03

*Annacurra Awarded Title On Appeal*

Team Captain:

M Carthy

Titles:

6

Years:

1887, 1889, 1892, 1913, 1920, 1925

Man Of The Match:

………

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Mr Davis

County Final Result:

Rathnew

3-03

ANNACURRA

1-00

Team Captain:

T Kavanagh

Titles:

12

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1924

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

M Timmons

County Final Result:

GRANABEG

1-04

WICKLOW

1-01

Team Captain:

Tim Osborne

Titles:

1

Years:

1923

Man Of The Match:

…………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

M Doyle

County Final Result:

N/A

0-00

N/A

0-00

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

N/A

Years:

………

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

………

County Final Result:

Rathnew

5-00

ANNACURRA

4-01

Team Captain:

T Kavanagh

Titles:

11

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1921

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Mr Keane

County Final Result:

ANNACURRA

1-01

RATHNEW

0-01

Team Captain:

Tom Carthy

Titles:

5

Years:

1887, 1889, 1892, 1913, 1920

Man Of The Match:

………

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Mr Cooney

County Final Result:

TINAHELY

1-03

BALTINGLASS

1-00

Team Captain:

Jim Kavanagh

Titles:

2

Years:

1917, 1919

Man Of The Match:

………

Match Report:

Link

Referee:

Mr Haughney (Graiguecullen)

County Final Result:

N/A

0-00

N/A

0-00

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

N/A

Years:

………

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

………

County Final Result:

TINAHELY

Won by 1 Point

Blessington

Lost

Team Captain:

James Kavanagh

Titles:

1

Years:

1917

Man Of The Match:

………

Match Report:

Link

Referee:

James Lalor

County Final Replay Result:

Carnew Emmets

Walkover

ANNACURRA

Conceded

County Final Result:

Carnew Emmets

0-04

ANNACURRA

1-01

Team Captain:

Cox Byrne

Titles:

1

Years:

1916

Man Of The Match:

…………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Mr Thomas F O Reilly

County Final Result:

Blessington

1-04

WICKLOW

0-01

Team Captain:

Peter Cullen

Titles:

1

Years:

1915

Man Of The Match:

………

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Martin Murphy

County Final Result:

N/A

0-00

N/A

0-00

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

N/A

Years:

………

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

………

County Final Result:

ANNACURRA

1-04

RATHNEW

1-03

Team Captain:

J O Neill

Titles:

4

Years:

1887, 1889, 1892, 1913

Man Of The Match:

………

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Malachy Doyle

County Final Result:

N/A

0-00

N/A

0-00

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

N/A

Years:

………

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

………

County Final Result:

Rathnew

1-04

Carnew

0-00

Team Captain:

Tom Kavanagh

Titles:

10

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Mr D O Connor (Dublin)

County Final Result:

Rathnew

2-02

WICKLOW

0-02

Team Captain:

Tom Kavanagh

Titles:

9

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

George Graham

County Final Result:

AVONDALE

0-03

CARNEW

0-03

*Match Abandoned. Game Awarded To Avondale*

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

1

Years:

1908

Man Of The Match:

………

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

George Graham

County Final Result:

Rathnew

2-04

Carnew

0-03

Team Captain:

Tom Kavanagh

Titles:

8

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1909

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Mr J Little (Dublin)

County Final Result:

N/A

0-00

N/A

0-00

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

N/A

Years:

………

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

………

County Final Result:

Rathnew

1-05

AVONDALE

0-05

Team Captain:

Tim Doyle

Titles:

7

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Mr W Chase (Dublin)

County Final Result:

Rathnew

1-07

ARKLOW

0-03

Team Captain:

T Kavanagh

Titles:

6

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904, 1905

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Mr Murtagh

County Final Result:

Rathnew

Win

ANNACURRA

Loss

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

5

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1904

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Mr O Toole

County Final Result:

N/A

0-00

N/A

0-00

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

N/A

Years:

………

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

………

County Final Result:

Rathnew

4-06

ANNACURRA

0-01

Team Captain:

T Kavanagh

Titles:

4

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897, 1902

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Mr T H Redmond

County Final Result:

N/A

0-00

N/A

0-00

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

N/A

Years:

………

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

………

County Final Result:

N/A

0-00

N/A

0-00

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

N/A

Years:

………

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

………

County Final Result:

N/A

0-00

N/A

0-00

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

N/A

Years:

………

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

………

County Final Result:

N/A

0-00

N/A

0-00

Team Captain:

………

Titles:

N/A

Years:

………

Man Of The Match:

………….

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

………

County Final Result:

Rathnew

1-10

Ballinacor

0-04

Team Captain:

TM Doyle

Titles:

3

Years:

1893, 1896, 1897

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Stats:

Link

Referee:

Mr JJ McCabe (Dublin)

County Final Result:

Rathnew

1-08

wicklow

0-06

Team Captain:

TM Doyle

Titles:

2

Years:

1893, 1896

Man Of The Match:

……

Match Report:

WICKLOW COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE FINAL.

RATHNEW WINS.

The Wicklow County Championship for 1896 has at long Iast been brought to a close. On Sunday afternoon the final was played at Cronakery between the Wicklow and Rathnew teams, and resulted in a well-earned victory for the latter after a heavy struggle. The amount of interest centered in the game was simply astonishing, and to say that excitement ran high among the spectators would be giving but a very inadequate idea of their feelings.

Notwithstanding this, it is extremely pleasant to be able to state that the best of good humour prevailed, and that there was almost an entire absence of those disorderly scenes which have, unfortunately, been so frequently associated with other matches played in the county. The stern action of the referee in the isolated case which occurred bad undoubtedly a very salutary effect upon the players, and largely conduced to bring the game to a peaceable and satisfactory termination. In regard to suitability, no fault could be found with the field, as, in addition to being fairly level, it had a good coating of grass, which was not too long to interfere with the movements of the ball. There was, however, no protection on either the side or end lines, so that a general encroachment became an accomplished fact from nearly the very beginning. The goal and point posts were also surrounded in a manner which would not be permitted in any well ordered match.

Some of the outsiders even went so far as to endeavour to pull the posts outwards in order to give their favourites greater facilities for scoring: The referee saw this at once, and promptly disallowed a point which was obtained under shady circumstances by Rathnew. The weather, although threatening, held up well, and left nothing to be desired on that herd at all events. Before, and for sometime after, the game had started there was a steady breeze blowing towards the Newrath goal, but it moderated considerably by the end of the hour, and consequently placed the Wicklow men, who were playing against it during the first half, at somewhat of a disadvantage. They were further greatly handicapped by the loss of one of their best men (Murphy), who was suspended shortly after the commencement for the full time for striking a rival player.

The match, as might naturally be expected, drew a large crowd, the principle portion of which hailed from the districts of Wicklow, Ashford, and Rathnew, It can, indeed, be stated without any exaggeration whatever that Rathnew turned out not only to a man but to a child to see their team carry off championship honours. Their enthusiasm at the close of the game was of the wildest possible description, and the cheering was both loud and prolonged.

Respecting the contest itself, very little need be written. For the first half hour the Rathnew men had much the best of it, displaying a knowledge of combination far in advance of that possessed by their opponents. At the same time the forwards now and then played without judgement, and more than one point was lost through wild kicking. During the first fifteen minutes of the second half the townsmen, who, it will be recollected, were minus the services of one of their best workers, quite surprised the spectators by the persistency with which they kept the ball hovering in the vicinity of the Rathnew goal. At the end of that time the verve seemed to suddenly leave them, and when Rathnew brought off the goal, which they had struggled desperately for, Wicklow was beaten, and never again had the smallest look in. Mr O’Rourke, of Kilmacanogue, refereed the match in a competent and impartial manner. The victory of the Rathnew men fully verified the prediction made in this journal some months ago, when it was stated that whatever beat them would win the championship. The following are the details of

THE GAME.

At half-past three exactly all the preliminaries had been arranged, and Mr O’Rourke set the bill rolling. The Rathnew forwards were first to get possession, and sent the leather to the Wicklow goalkeeper, who transferred it to Murphy. He brought some relief by a run along the road side of the ground. No sooner, however, was the ball again in play than the Wicklow posts were being besieged, and after a neat piece of play the Rathnew men were credited with their first point. The performance was greeted with loud cheering by their supporters. From kick-out the pressure was still kept on the Wicklow end, but after a few exchanges near the road, a good kick moved the play into Rathnew territory. There being no support, the ball came back quickly, and Doyle getting hold of it made a shot for a point, but it proved ineffective. Twice or thrice the Wicklow men made bursts beyond the centre, but the Rathnew backs were always at their posts, and found no difficulty in repelling the attacks of their opponents.

After a good deal of loose play in the Wicklow quarter the ball went over the end-line harmlessly. As soon as it came out the assault was continued and a score seemed imminent, when the goal keeper came to the rescue and saved, but penalised his side by putting the ball over. The free kick to Rathnew was taken by Merrigan, who failed to make it prove of any material advantage. Shortly after this, the Wicklow men invaded, and for the first time got the Ieather over the enemy’s end line. A few minutes later it was back once more at the other end and a couple of chances wore afforded to Rathnew, which were not availed of. With the aid of a free kick Wicklow secured a little relief, but it was only of short duration, as the Rathnew forwards came sweeping down and a score appeared certain, when the course of the ball was diverted and it just went wide of the inside point post. On kick-out Rathnew still maintained an aggressive attitude, and ultimately gained a point, which could hive been prevented had not two Wicklow players interfered with each other right in front of the goal. Chiefly through the exertions of O’Carroll, the scene of the struggle was again shifted into the Rathnew ground, and a free being allowed he drew first blood in the shape of a point for Wicklow. Inside five minutes the ball was back again in the Wicklow ground, where some smart and exiting play was witnessed.

For a foul the referee awarded a free kick to Rathnew, and with this a third point was registered. A row then started, but it was promptly quelled and the referee suspended one of the Wicklowmen Murphy – for the remainder of the time for striking a Rathnew player. Save for an occasional rush, the Wicklowmen had now all their work cut out for them defending, and in this connection the efforts of O’Carroll, Farrington and White deserve recognition.

Before the half-time whistle sounded, Rathnew had added three more points, but one of these was disallowed, leaving the score standing :

Rathnew — — — 5 points.

Wicklow — — — 1 point.

On resuming, after a brief interval, the Wicklowmen made a determined onslaught on the Rathnew posts, and had scored a point before the others had hardly got well into their places. For the next five minutes Rathnew was being hotly pressed, and although Doyle was constantly distinguishing himself he was unable to ‘give much relief to his side. At length the Rathnew men came along with a combined rush and things looked ugly for Wicklow but O’Carroll was the man in the gap and returned the ball to middle way. Here Doyle picked up and was making tracks for the Wicklow end when he was tackled and brought down just in the nick of time.

Some even play ensued and then Wicklow again assumed the upper hand. A sharp tussle in front of the Rathnew goal ended with a point for Wicklow, and then two more points, for which Finn was responsible, followed in quick succession. The scores being now equal, it was not to be wondered at that the excitement amongst the onlookers should become greatly intensified. Immediately the ball was kicked from goal, the Rathnew forwards got it well under control and were not stopped until they had almost reached the other goal. A vigorous attempt was made for a major score, but principally owing to the fine play on the part of Farrington and O’Carroll it proved unsuccessful. Putting on steam once more the Wicklowmen began another attack and wound up by scoring their sixth point amid deafening cheering. This had the effect of rousing the Rathnew boys, who, out of a series of exchanges, which they invariably had the best of, got the leather well into their adversaries’ preserves, and never ceased pressing until they brought off a point.

The pressure was kept on as the time advanced, and after several fierce charges, the Rathnew men secured the coveted goal. Depression now seemed to set in on their rivals, and defensive tactics became with them an imperative necessity. By judicious play, the Rathnew men were credited with two points additional before the close of the game, wben the scores were :

Ratbnew — — — 1 goal 8 points

Wicklow — — — 6 points

The teams were as follows – Rathnew – T M Doyle (captain), P Behan, J Clare, G Cullen, T Dill, J Twamley, J Curtis, M Hall, H Doyle, P Quinn (goal), C Cullen, M Duffy, J Gill, M Murphy, J Byrne, J Merrigan, and T Doyle.

Wicklow – P O’Carroll (captain), John Smullen (goal), Richard White, Jas Kennedy, P Murphy, L Finn, P Farrington, James Smullen, P Doyle, James Doyle, D Finlay, H Higgins, T McGrainor, James Bradley, William Chiua, P Malone, and James Kavanagh.

Referee:

Mr O Rourke (Kilmacanogue)

County Final Result:

AVONDALE

Win

Bray INDEPENDENTS

Loss

*Match Abandoned. Game Awarded To Avondale*

Team Captain:

J D Cowley

Titles:

1?

Years:

1895

Man Of The Match:

………

Match Report:

GAELIC FOOTBALL.

THE COUNTY WICKLOW CHAMPIONSHIP

The final of the county Wicklow championship was set down for decision at Clonturk Park on Sunday, the opposing teams being the Bray Independents and Avondale. The Rathdrum men travelled up by the special train which was conveying the Wexford footballers and hurlers to Dublin. The Wicklow match had been fixed to open the proceedings, but as some members of the metropolitan hurling club were tied to time their match with Castlebridge was put on first. At conclusion of this game the county Wicklow men took the field. As there was scarcely a breath of wind the toss for choice of sides was of no importance, and Avondale faced the Clontarf goal. The play was well distributed over the field for the first ten minutes neither side being able to score. About half way through the first period a scrimmage occurred, in which a Bray man struck one of the Avondale players. The referee ordered the misdemeanant out, but the latter refused to obey Mr Blake’s ruling. The crowd rushed in on the ground, and there was considerable confusion for some time. In consequence of the Bray men refusing to insist upon their player retiring, Mr Blake eventually awarded Avondale the match.

Appended are the names of the Avondale team:- J D Cowley (captain), J Kelly (goal), W McCleane, W Manley, J Dolan, J Byrne, J Nolan, W Nolan, T Cullen, J Bergin, E McCleane, T Berry, J Seymour, J Richards, J Richardson, P Maguire, and J Watson.

At the conclusion of the Wexford v Kildare match the referee was approached by both sides to have the contest renewed, but he was inexorable. Such a policy as this will doubtless force teams to the conclusion that it is better to obey authority.

Referee:

Mr Blake

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Rathnew

Win

UNKNOWN TEAM

Loss

Team Captain:

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Titles:

1

Years:

1893

Man Of The Match:

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MEDALS PRESENTED

RATHNEW FUNCTION.

INTERESTING REVIEW OF G.A.A PROGRESS.

The set of medals, which were won by the Rathnew Club as senior football champions for 1928, were presented to the members of the team by Mrs. C. M. Byrne in Rathnew Schoolhouse on Friday night last. Mr. C. M. Byrne presided over, a large gathering which included Mr. Daniel Dunne, Newtown, Mr. J. Doyle, do.; Mr. Brennan, Roundwood; Mr. M. Kavanagh, Arklow. With the exception of the three who are working away from the village all the members of the team were present.

Mr. C. M. Byrne, who presided, said that this little function called to mind other scenes like this, when the Rathnew teams met in triumph to receive their medals. It would surprise the older men amongst those present to learn that the G.A.A. was now preparing to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of its foundation. In 1866 the Association made its first appearance in County Wicklow, and Rathnew was numbered amongst the first of the clubs. By ’87 and ’88 the G.A.A. was flourishing in Wicklow, and in the latter year six teams representing County Wicklow, met a similar number of teams from Wexford in historic Avondale. Rathnew won its first championship in 1893. In 1896 they won again, and until 1914 they were practically unbeaten in the county. During the years of the Great War Rathnew disappeared from the Gaelic arena. Up to then they were told that if Rathnew were out of it there would be more teams in the county, but it happened that when Rathnew dropped out the G.A.A. died down, and Rathnew had to revive it in 1921.

Since Wicklow’s victory over Wexford at Arklow a couple of weeks ago he had great hopes of the county winning the Leinster junior championship after a lapse of twenty years. He could always remember the fact that Rathnew team was handed over to him by the late Tim Doyle. The last letter Tim ever wrote was to him (Mr. Byrne). That was just a few minutes before his death, and he gave it to Joe Kenny to post. There was nothing in that letter except what he wanted him to do for the Gaels of Rathnew. During the following years Rathnew played a big part in the history of the Association. The Rathnew men had always taken a beating like sportsmen, and he gave as an instance the final in 1914 when they were beaten by Annacurra at Newbawn.

They were beaten a few weeks ago at Aughrim, and unfortunately through the over enthusiasm of some of their followers, not members of the club, who were so anxious for the honour of the village that they became too excited and scenes which they all deplored took place. The avenge Rathnew man was as clean a player as could be found and he was sorry that there was trouble with the Carnew men who were Gaels and good friends of Rathnew. He was sure they wished Rathnew well.

It was proof that the Co. Board wanted to run things on proper lines that they had those medals to distribute. The new board had faults, but it was certainly making an effort to put things right. The knew medals were due to many teams, but they were giving this set to Rathnew as proof of their good intentions, because they intended to give each club, including Rathnew, all the medals that were due to them.

Tonight they were not only celebrating the victory of the Rathnew team, but the progress of the G.A.A., which was probably the greatest national organisation in the world. It was first and foremost a national organisation and by which he meant that it was Irish above all things. It had that misfortune to be born in times of great political unrest, but it had managed to keep itself clear of all troubles and was now triumphant and flourishing. They had well equipped grounds all over country and they had now reached the stage when anything like a row was being put down with an iron hand.

Rathnew had been charged with many things but during their whole connection with the G.A.A. they could never be charged with deserting the flag. They had been suspended and everything else but they could never be charged with deserting the colours. There was no club, north, south, east or west, that had a longer or prouder record than Rathnew, and he was indeed honoured to be there at that presentation of medals.

The proud tradition had been carried on unbroken. When medals were presented in 1914 one of the recipients was Jem Merrigan, one of their veterans. On the same occasion Tom Kavanagh received a medal and Tom Kavanagh was there to receive another. They had with them one of the oldest Gaels in Ireland, a man who was not a native of Wicklow, but who was doing a man’s part in trying to put the game on a proper footing in the county. He referred to Mr. Daniel Dunne of Newtown and he was sure those present would join with him in bidding Mr. Dunne a hearty Cead Mile Failte to Rathnew. After the prolonged applause which followed, Mr Dunne returned his sincere thanks to the Gaels of Rathnew, and said that the County Board now intended to carry out the game strictly in accordance with the rules of the association. They would be just if severe, and he would ask the committee of the Rathnew team to aid the County Board in bringing the game up to the standard they all hoped for.

Mr. James Jacob, the Secretary the Club, then read out the names of the players who assisted the 1928 team to victory, and when they approached the platform the medals were pinned on their coats by Mrs. Byrne. The players were: Tom Kavanagh, Hugh Doyle, Hugh Jameson, Tom Kilcoyne, Pat Martin, Joseph Wynne, Michael Connor, Guard L. Gerathy, George Doyle, James Merrigan, Jack Freaney, Tom Doyle (Rathnew), Tom Doyle (Wicklow), Billie Byrne (Wicklow), Fred Jameson, James Wynne, Robt Marah, James Brown, John Keogh and James Jacob.

The medals were of a very beautiful design, being of engraved silver with a gold shield in the centre on which were the arms of the Clan O’Byrne. A hearty vote of thanks to Mrs. Byrne for presiding was passed.

ENJOYABLE DANCE.

Afterwards a pleasant few hours dancing followed, the proceeds being in aid of the funds of the club. There were a large number present and dancing was rendered all the more enjoyable by the excellence of the music supplied by Miss McCall, Mr. J. Kennedy and Mr. T. Marah. Songs were sung by Mr. Wm. Doyle, Mr. J. Kennedy, Mr. James Doyle, Mr. Peter Clare and Mr. J. Kennedy. Supper was provided by the ladies committee including Mrs. Giffney, Mrs. Doyle, Mrs. Tyndall and Miss F Giffney.

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Mr O Rourke (Kilmacanogue)

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YOUNG IRELANDS (DUBLIN) v ANNACURRA (WICKLOW)

Owing to there being no football championship in Wicklow this year, the Annacurra team was not in anything like the form which a champion county team might be expected to exhibit. However, the 21 men that travelled from South Wicklow on Sunday deserve an exceptional amount of praise for the spirited manner in which they answered the call of the hon sec of the G.A.A, and it would be a great matter if there were many more such teams. The Young Irelands always had the best of the play, and although a fine strapping 21 did battle for the mountainous county, they suffered a somewhat ready defeat at the hands of the Young Irelands, who, playing with all their cleverness, never left the issue in doubt, scoring point after point, and goal after goal, until the match wits concluded, when the referee announced the score, 4 goals and points for the Young Irelands to nil for the Wicklow men. Mr J Harpur, Co Dublin Committee, gave every satisfaction as referee.

Teams:

Young Irelands – G Charlemont (goal) ; G Roche (Captain); J Roche, P Heslin, J Selke, J Cooney, P Kelly, J Sculy, J Hogan, P Hogan, M Hogan, J Mahony, R Curtis, R Flood, S Flood, S Hughes, T Murpity, T Lyons, P Halpin, D Byrne, M Condron.

Annacurra – Jas Kavanagh (captain), J Berindice, W Kavanagh, J Gaffney, W Gaffney, G Graham, W Bergin, J Kelly, P Moore, A Merrigan, H Geoghegan, H Byrne, P Byrne, O Hiney, A Caulfield, O Caulfield, P O’Neill, T Macks, A Byrne, T Kavanagh, and J Doyle.

Referee:

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County Final Result:

WICKLOW

0-04

ANNACURRA

0-01

Team Captain:

R White

Titles:

1

Years:

1890

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NOTES

It is agreeable to note that the Gaelic Association of the county is being put into ship-shape. It was high time that this was done. The period of lethargy had been long, and it was not wonderful that some ardent spirits were beginning to ask what was to become of the association. The event of the meeting in Rathdrum last Sunday did not, therefore, come a moment too soon.

The decision of the committee that the final of the county football championships be immediately played off, ought to have the effect of bringing about a revival of the Gaelic spirit of Wicklow. The contest is certain to be watched with interest and to attract a great crowd. A considerable space of time has elapsed since the Annacurra and Wicklow teams, who will be the competitors, confronted each other as the result of the contest -as far as it went– for last year’s championship. ‘The contest will not be waged with the less spirit and earnestness from having been delayed so long, since the longer the suspense in which an issue is kept the more impatient will be the desire to have it decided. Both teams have great hosts of admirers, and have earned a high rank amongst the exponents of Gaelic football in the county. It is reasonable to expect that the match will constitute a splendid exhibition of athletic prowess if there is none of that squabbling over trifles which up to the present bas clouded the reputation of the Gaelic Association, and which it is to be hoped will be conspicuous by its absence on the coming occasion.

The decision to hold the annual convention on the Sunday following the championship match, has the stamp of wisdom upon it. At no better time could the effort to reorganise the association be made than the date fixed for the convention, when the Gaelic spirit will have been enkindled once more as the result of the tussle for the championship.

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GAELIC.

CO. WICKLOW CHAMPIONSHIP

WICKLOW TOWN VICTORIOUS.

Last Sunday the long-deferred finals of the county Wicklow Gaelic Football Championship was played off at Newbawn, near Rathdrum. The competing teams were Annacurra and Wicklow, both of whom in the last year’s contest for the championship won their way to the threshold of victory on many a hard fought field. The result was awaited with much interest. It was in favour of the Wicklow team. At last the palm of victory is in their grasp. In all the football championships and tournaments in which they have taken part since the inception of the Gaelic Association their prospect of success looked bright, but in the end they were doomed to disappointment. Had they always won no one could say with any show of reason that they did not deserve every victory. Their play was always of a superior description, which entitled them to be regarded as the first favourite against all comers.

That they have not borne away the laurels heretofore was not their fault. The simple truth is that they have had the hardest of hard luck. Now that they have at last triumphed, we are sure there is not one who can appreciate and admire really good footballing who will not join with us in congratulating them. The victory is no small one. The Annacurra team is one of the most famous in Ireland.

Few there are who have forgotten their exploits. Seldom indeed have they been out-done on the football field. The Wexford Blue and Whites beat them by a bare point after a desperate struggle, which lasted an hour and a half. Wicklow has defeated them by four points to one, and may well feel proud of the achievement.

Sunday morning last afforded no encouraging prospect to those bent on outdoor pursuits. Not withstanding all the roads converging on the scene of action were like so many lively streams rushing towards the same point. All manners of vehicles were availed of for the purpose of negotiating the various distances. A good many also accomplished the journey on foot. The teams reached the ground in good time, Annacurra being there a short time before Wicklow, who were accompanied by a grand number of their townsmen, and by the Wicklow fife and drum band. The ground was as level as could be desired, but was much too short. The arrangements appeared to be satisfactory.

The referee, Mr. Fox, was prompt in attendance, and little time was lost before the combat was set going. The toss was won by Annacurra. There was a breeze blowing that was not to be despised, and they took advantage of it; but they profited little by it. The start of play was in the centre; then Wicklow began to gain ground. After a spell of vigorous play, Annacurra making strong attempts to turn their advantage to good account, and Wicklow repulsing every attack in splendid style, a point was gained for the latter in a clever fashion by Woodruff. The contest continued fast and determined. On both sides the forwards waged a furious struggle, and the back and wingmen distinguished themselves by their brilliant play. Wicklow, however, continued to gain ground. It was not long till Henry, in the centre, got possession, and after hopping the ball before him for a short distance, succeeded by a neat punt in placing another point to the credit of his comrades. After the kick-out, Annacurra made a fine dash, but Murphy relieved by a long punt, and Woodruff followed up and passed to Henry, who quickly snatched another point. Again the Wicklow posts were threatened, and again they were quickly relieved. This time Doyle (better know by soubriquet, “The Daw”) made a smart run on the right wing, and passed to McGreyner, who sent the leather to Henry, who again scored. Annacurra now began to play with great determination, the Wicklow backs played all they knew, and yet Annacurra kept the ball in the vicinity of the goal. After several desperate charges, a Wicklow player in a pressing emergency, sent the ball, over his own goal-line, and Annacurra thus became entitled to a forty yards’ kick. The Annacurra kicker struck the ball splendidly, and scored the point, with 15 or 20 yards to spare. Shortly afterwards half-time was called.

In the second half the game suffered no diminution of speed and earnestness, Annacurra showed increased energy and fierceness, and by resorting to the familiar expedient of sending the ball out of play, gave Wicklow little chance of scoring. No further score was made by either side, but Annacurra. claimed a point, which, however, was not allowed. When the whistle had sounded time up, the triumph of Wicklow was proclaimed by a prolonged beating of the drum, after which, headed by the band, the victors marched off the field, and started for home. The news of their success was received with great satisfaction in the town, and a warm welcome was given them on their return.

COUNTY WICKLOW G.A.A CHAMPIONSHIP OF 1890

On Wednesday, the 6th instant, a meeting of the Wicklow G.A.A. was held in the Town Hall, Wicklow. There was a very large attendance both of members and visitors, who were doubtless attracted by the fact that the medals for the County Championship of 1890 were to be presented to the winners.

Mr. Joseph H. McCarroll, president, in the chair, said he had much pleasure in congratulating the Wicklow Club upon receiving these well-merited tokens of a well-merited victory. And what enhanced them the more was the fact that they had to contend amongst others with club so eminently distinguished as Annacurra and Avondale, who were in his opinion no mean exponents of the game. He also referred to the able manner in which the team bad been captained by Mr. R. White, because in football above all other games so much depended upon the efficiency of the captain.

Mr. P. Beresford then explained the financial position of the club, and advocated its reorganisation. He proposed that a meeting be held at the Murrough at 11 o’clock on next Sunday with that object. Mr. R. White, in seconding the resolution, said it had been suggested that a match should be arranged with some of the Dublin Clubs. He was very much in favour of this course being taken, but would defer taking any action in the matter until the meeting on Sunday next. The resolution was then passed unanimously. The medals were next presented, each player being greeted with applause on receiving his. They are beautifully designed and executed by that well known firm of Hopkins and Hopkins, O’Connell-st., Dublin. The pattern is a Celtic cross with a raised shield on one side for the insertion of the holder’s name, while on the converse is engraved, ” Wicklow G.A.A. Championship, 1890.”

Subjoined are the names of the winning team – Messrs R White (captain), P Doyle, M Costelloe, J H M Carroll, J O’Brien, J Berrigan, J Doyle, H Doyle, T O’Carroll, A O’Carroll, W Henry. J Murphy, M Kehoe, Owen O’Neill, R Woodruffe, T McGraynor, M Byrne, D Finn, J Collins, T Staulton, H McDermott.

Referee:

Mr Fox

J “Nipper” Shanley

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ANNACURRA

1-02

98 CLUB Ballyknockan

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Wicklow Finals

GAELIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

FINAL TIE OF THE WICKLOW FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.

The final tie of the Wicklow Football Championship came off on Sunday on the grounds of the Benburb GAA Clonskeagh. The competing teams were, Annacurra, the champions of South Wicklow, and the 98 Club, Ballyknockan, which has attained a similar position amongst the clubs of the western division of the county. There was a good attendance of spectators, a large percentage of whom were Wicklowians, who had followed one or other of the contesting clubs. The 98 Club and their friends travelled to the city by the Steam Tram from Blessington, while the Annacurra men, who hail from the extreme south of the county, had a long journey by the morning train from Woodenbridge, and did not arrive in the metropolis until close upon noon, Three members of the county Wicklow committee attended for the purpose of seeing that the game was properly carried out, viz, Messrs P McDonnell, president, who acted as referee; John Kelly, Avondale; and S J Doyle, hon sec. With the day remarkably fine, the ground in excellent order, and two such well known clubs contesting, it is not surprising that the play was up to a high standard throughout, and at times of a most exciting and brilliant description.

ANNACURRA • 98 CLUB, BALLYKNOCKAN

(FINAL TIE OF THE COUNTY WICKLOW CHAMPIONSHIP).
The ’98 Club won the toss and took advantage of the light wind that was blowing by playing for the lower goal. They opened hostilities, and for a few minutes looked very dangerous; but Annacurra defended well and soon succeed in reversing matters. Getting a favourable throw in from the side line near their opponents goal, the southern champions attacked, and after a nice bit of play, cleverly scored a goal. For more than ten minutes the play was very well spread over the field, with neither posts being much in danger.
The Ballyknockan men now came in splendidly and a grand attack was beautifully saved by the Annacurra goalkeeper, but the former team persevering, eventually sent the ball between the goal posts, which left the scores level. Even play followed and just as the whistle sounded for half time Annacurra kicked a point. The 98’s commenced the second half as they did the first by forcing their opponents to act on the defensive, and five minutes after change of sides they again equalised the score by gaining a point.
The play now became very exciting, Annacurra making a tremendous effort to forge ahead once more, and they were soon rewarded by getting a 40 yards free kick, off which they scored a point. Immediately afterwards the South Wicklow men struck the crossbar with the ball, which, however, rebounded into play, and nothing resulted.
From this to the end the play was very determined and even, the teams attacking alternately but failing to score, so that at the conclusion the referee (Mr P M’Donnell, President Co Wicklow Committee) announced the result as follows:

Annacurra, 1 goal and 2 point
98 Club, 1 goal and 1 point

It was a wonderfully even match throughout, and Annacurra, who are now the champions of Wicklow for the second time in succession, had nothing whatever to spare in carrying off victory from the dashing West Wicklow men.

Referee:

P McDonnell

County Final Result:

clara

Awarded Title

Annacurra

Walkover

Team Captain:

James Farrell

Titles:

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Years:

1888

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THE INTER-COUNTY

CHAMPIONSHIP.

SUNDAY AT CROSSTOWN.

THE MATCH BETWEEN WEXFORD AND WICKLOW.

On Sunday, at Crosstown, ten thousand people witnessed one of the finest football matches, the fastest, the most plucky, the most skilful which we have seen throughout the whole inter-county championship trials. To the ordinary observer the game did not appear to be anything to excite special interest or special praise, as neither one side nor the other carried all before it. The reason is simple, They were too well matched. When I say “matched” I take all the conditions and all the circumstances into account, and notwithstanding the advantages possessed by the Wicklowmen in point of size, I consider it was fairly counterbalanced by the skill and dash of the Wexford team who were not, if I take the matter either by long measure or avordupois, anything at all to compare with their rivals. But apart altogether from inches or weight I must accept facts as I find them, and as the ” Blue and Whites” passed successfully through the trying and severe ordeal of the championship tests, no one can deny them the hard-earned honour of being the premier team of the county. No doubt there are amongst them many little fellows, but they are hardy little fellows, plucky little fellows, and skilful little fellows, who have never shirked encounter with the tallest and toughest and weightiest teams which have come against them. I suppose I must also treat it as a fact that the Annacurra team is the best team in the county of Wicklow, as they have come to play the Inter-County Championship match with the imprimatur of the Wicklow County Committee. The County Committee is the one authority to which all must submit, but at the same time it is but right to mention here that Clara disputes the right of Annacurra to represent Wicklow as the champion county team, and that Clara claims an equal right of representing Wicklow. Clara declares that Annacurra was selected to play Wexford before the final ties were played off in Wicklow, and they assert that when Annacurra was told off to play Wexford, Annacurra and Clara had not played the final. As I have indicated before, Wexford had nothing to do with this. They were bound to accept the team sent them by the Wicklow County Committee, and this they did in obedience to the rules of the Association. Of course it is only right that Clara should have the benefit of their protest, but the Central Council is the only authority which can deal with it. This is the letter from Clara.

Clara G.A.A., Clara,

Rathdrum, Co.Wicklow, June 26, ’88.

SIR, I beg to let you know that “Annacurra” is not the champion team of Wicklow; also that it cannot lawfully represent the county in the all Ireland Championships, for since our County Secretary told Wexford to communicate with “Annacurra” the case is altered. Previous to his writing thus, four members of the County Committee, seeing that the championship of Wicklow was not likely to be finished in time, that Annacurra should represent Wicklow in Wexford, and that afterwards the championship of Wicklow be decided. On the following Sunday, i.e, Sunday week last, the Mid-Wicklow division was finished – Clara won. A requisition, signed by five members of the County Committee present, was despatched to Annacurra to meet Clara to decide the championship ere going to Wexford. Fearing to meet Clara they declined to play the match, and they go to Wexford next Sunday to play in the all Ireland Championships, sent by McDonnell alone. Of the four who hastily appointed Annacurra to represent Wicklow, Mr. Kerwin; Annacurra G.A.C. was one, Mr. McDonnell another; the other two are opposed (as well as almost all the other members of the Committee) to Annacurra’s cowardly action, and consequently to their going to Wexford under such absurd conditions. I am sorry to have to write thus, but am driven to it. Clara has as good, and perhaps a better right than Annacurra now has to represent the County Wicklow. The truth must be told.

I am, sir, sincerely yours,

JAMES FARRELL, Captain Clara G.A.C.

N. Kehoe, Esq., Hon. Sec.

Wexford G.A.A.

The arrival of the mid day train was awaited by a large crowd, who desired to welcome the Wicklow team. They were received with cheers, and were invited by members of the County Committee to lunch in the Assembly Rooms. This invitation they declined, preferring to go by themselves to the field. When the two teams met on the field, it was proposed that there should be an interchange of guarantees that they played with none but members of their respective clubs. Wexford gave in the following names, with a guarantee signed by the captain that they were all members of the Wexford team, and no other who had played with their team throughout the championship trials : Philip Keating (captain), Michael Clancy, John Keegan, Philip Warren, Patk Gordon, John French, Wm. Hutchinson (goal), John Connors, John McGrath, Patrick Murphy, John Kenny, John Hynes, Thos. Hayes, Nicholas Meyler, Richard Phillips, Joseph Rossiter, M. Howlin, R. Stafford, M. Murphy, Andrew Furlong, and Jack Sparrow. The following names were given as being the Wicklow team: John Doyle (captain), James Doyle, Denis Doyle, Andy Doyle, Jas. Kirwan, Hugh D’Arcy, Thos. Kavanagh, James Kavanagh, Michael Canavan, Thos. Sinnott, Owen Hiney, Dan Troy, Patrick Neill, John Doyle, Owen Byrne, Michael Cullen, Patrick Curran, John Curran, Andy Caulfield, Myles Caulfield, Thos. Caulfield. As rumours were rife that the Wicklow team had picked men from other clubs, they were requested to sign the same guarantee as that signed by Wexford, but this they refused. They stated there were none playing but members of their club. At this juncture Mr. Murphy, of Aske, member of the County Wexford Committee, came forward and said he could identify in the Wicklow team several men who were outside the parish, and not only outside the parish, but captains of other clubs. He then identified the two Merrigans, one of them captain of the Ovoca team; Peter McDonald, captain of Brittas. A rather amusing scene it was when Mr. Murphy went up to Merrigan, who had his hand over his face, and said, “Musha, Andy, do you think I don’t know you.” Considerable time having been spent in a fruitless effort to get a guarantee from the Wicklow men, Wexford, entered a formal protest, and then the two teams lined up on the field. Mr. J.J. Reilly acted as referee. He had been appointed to this duty by the Central Council, in Dublin, at the time the draw for the counties was made. The umpires were – For Wexford, P. Kearney and N. Murphy, goal; M. J. O’Connor, field. For Wicklow, Mr. Hayden was goal, I could not obtain the name of the second. The ball went in at 3.38 p.m. Wexford having won the toss, played with the wind and against the hill. The play opened with great spirit and dash on both sides, but not long was the ball in when three or four of the Wicklow team gave evidence of roughness. The play opened in the Wicklow territory, and was kept upon them for the first five minutes; them they got the ball down, and made some fine efforts to score, but without effect. Wicklow now gets a free kick, and for some time the play is kept on Wexford, but the fortunes of the day changed rapidly, and Wexford gets a run on the ball. Now there’s a scrimmage, which is followed by argument. Wexford now comes to the front with a series of runs on the ball and a clever bit of combination play, which have the effect of keeping their opponents well on the run. Wicklow kicks out again and again, and Wexford gets a free kick but makes nothing of it. Now Wexford kicks a point, but it is disallowed by the referee. Wicklow now gets the ball down, but soon again it is back to their lines, and Wexford kicks it straight in the eye of the goal, but the Wicklow goal umpire, who was several yards outside the lines, stopped the ball.

Wexford claimed a goal, but the referee said he would decide afterwards. Wexford now kicks a point, amidst tremendous cheering. Soon then comes the change of sides. The second half hour’s play opened in Wicklow ground, but not long till they brought it up and kicked a point, and having followed up their success, succeeded in scoring another point by a forty yards kick. The wind during the second half had freshened up considerably, thus giving Wicklow a decided advantage. During the play up to this complaints were numerous of rough play on the part of the Wicklow men, but now a Wicklow player took a fly at a Blue and White and laid him prostrate. This was too much for the temper of the crowd, who now rushed in upon the field. The Wicklow men rushed for the stand, and in this manner encountered the full force of the crowd, who, it is to be regretted assaulted them. There can be no denying that the Wicklow men played roughly, but still the spectators are not the arbiters of the game. This was recognised by the Blue and Whites themselves, who helped their Wicklow opponents over the rails of the stand, and protected them from further molestation. This event, of course, put an end to the day’s sport. The Vinegar Hills and Green Streets did not play; and the Wicklow team, having been accompanied to the railway station by some members of the County Committee, returned by the 6.20 train.

The referee gave no decision upon the disputed points, but was understood to say he would lay the whole affair before the Central Council. He spoke highly of the manner in which the Blue and Whites obeyed his orders, but complained that Wicklow acted quite differently, arguing every point.

The following is the Freeman’s account:

In the presence of some six or eight thousand spectators the representatives of Wexford and Wicklow lined up at Crosstown, a short distance outside Wexford, to fight out their battle in the first ties of the All Ireland Football Championship. Wexford was represented by the Blues and Whites (Wexford town), and Wicklow by Annacurra. After the teams lined up a lot of time was lost in consequence of the Wexford men objecting to the following members of the Annacurra team, vis., the brothers Merrigan, Ovoca: P. McDaniel, Brittas; Graham, Aughrim; and others. The Wicklow men stated they were members of their club, and refused to play without them, and after a lot of disputing the game commenced. The “Blues and Whites”, winning the toss, played with the wind and against the hill. For the first half they had the best of it and scored a point. In the second period the Annacurra made the running and had two points to their credit to one for their opponents at a few minutes before full time, when the game was brought to an abrupt and most regrettable termination. An Annacurra player treated an opponent very roughly and unmanly, whereupon a number of spectators rushed in and dealt most severely with the offender and several of his confreres. Matters got so disorderly that it was found necessary to suspend further operations. Mr. J. J. Reilly, Dublin, M.C.C., G.A.A., attended as referee on behalf of the Central Council G.A.A.

The County Committee had made arrangements to entertain the two teams, in the Assembly Rooms, to dinner, but the Annacurras declined the hospitality. An effort was made to give the Wicklow team some refreshment in the train before leaving but this could not be accomplished. The Blue and Whites and their lady friends assembled at 8 o’clock in the Assembly Rooms and danced to very excellent music till midnight. It was refreshing to see the boys who had displayed such courage on the filed just a few hours previously taking their partners gracefully through the magic dance till the directors gave the word to “go”.

A correspondent writes us that the Central Council will meet at Limerick Junction on Thursday.

G.A.A. MEETINGS.

CLARA G.A.C. – A special meeting of the committee of this club was held at Ballinderry on the 31st ult. A circular from the county sec. re “The Gaelic Invasion of America,” in which Clara was requested to send the names of one or two hurlers, was read. The names of Messrs William Toole, John Toole, A. Kennedy, and J. Kelly being submitted, it was decided to send no names until the following Sunday. Meanwhile, the Secretary was directed to forward 10s for the project to the proper quarter. The following resolution was unanimously. adopted:- ” That, as a length of time has elapsed since the former part of the conditional resolution passed by a certain meeting of the county committee was carried out – that is, “that Annacurra represent Wicklow in County Wexford” – we call upon those men to compel Annacurra to play Clara for the championship of 1898, and thus fulfil the second portion of the resolution, which was – “That after Annacurra return from playing Wexford the championship of the county be finished.”

ANNACURRA ON THE WAR PATH.

IT BREAKS SILENCE AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME.

LECTURE ON FINE WRITING, INTIMIDATION, &c.

At a meeting of the Annacurra G.A.C. held on Sunday last, the following was drawn up for publication:

We have been observing in silence the persistent attempts of THE PEOPLE to blackguard us in the eyes of the country, and now that that organ of truthfulness and fair play has seen fit to misconstrue our conduct, we deem it our duty to make for the last time a few remarks concerning the late inter-county contest. We address ourselves to THE PEOPLE as the mouthpiece of the “Blue & Whites”. We know it will again whine at our making an “unfair attack” on the Press, but we must take leave to disregard henceforth the supersensitiveness of THE PEOPLE, as it has throughout this controversy shown no regard for our feelings, and let us assure THE PEOPLE, at the outset, that if it continues to vilify and culminate us in future we shall take steps to ascertain the feelings of the Wicklow Gaels on the matter – steps to which THE PEOPLE may prove somewhat more amenable than it does to a sense of justice and fair play. Do your best and your worst to blacken us in the eyes of the county Wexford, and we are convinced beforehand of the measure of your success. Men from all parts of Wexford were present at Crosstown, and they have told you in no uncertain tones what they think of you. What we will not tolerate at any rate, without protest, is your attempts to belittle us in the estimation of our county, through the Wicklow issue of your paper. You assume a pitiful air of injured innocence when you say, “Annacurra wrote all it cared to write, and every word of its defence and unfair attack was published. So that it cannot complain that the Press was not its humble servant.” This was wonderfully condescending on your part. Was it because you published our one letter that you triumphantly exclaim that the Press was in the hands of Annacurra? You, who had been, such a stickler for truthfulness and fair play in our regard. You, who had replied to our letter by a feat of mud pelting, and an indulgence in slang worthy of the choicest of your admirers. You, who had been, and still are, exhausting all your ingenuity to exculpate the would-be murderers at Crosstown. For all your slang, and all your make-shifts are nothing more than a miserable attempt at justifying our cowardly assailants. And by the way this “mob” (it was a very respectable one, we could discover very little difference between any of you) was not wholly responsible for the slaughter. We fearlessly state they were acting in concert with the Blue & Whites; and we believe this is the opinion of every independent man who saw the game – the testimony of Detective Murphy and the inhabitants of Wexford town to the contrary notwithstanding. In proof of this, let us give two facts to the public. First, the Captain of the Blue and Whites blurted out to our Captain a little after halftime was called, and when things looked rather blue for Wexford, “If you beat us, you’ll never get off the field with your life.” We take it for granted that Mr. Keating, in his wildest flights, never considered the little men “equal to the execution of his benevolent design,” and therefore he must have relied on his friends in reserve – “the mob,” the cheap Johns,” and all the other proud appendages of the Blue and Whites. Secondly, when we had gathered all our members within the railings at the stand, and while it was still uncertain whether two of them had moments to live, a little plot was concocted to do away with one of our most prominent men. А group of Wexfordmen, two of them wearing Blue and White sent one of their number to challenge the Orange and Green to box you, and if he refuses strike him and we’ll do the rest. This was happily frustrated by the intervention of a Wexford priest. Of course, you will call these “clumsy inventions,” ” little dodges,” lies, or something of the kind; but perhaps the priest just alluded to would give us permission to use his name in proof of our statement. We may here remark that we received letters from Wexford priests condemning the unfairness of the report that appeared in THE PEOPLE. We don’t know if we have permission to use their names, but we venture to hope they will come forward, if necessary, to substantiate what we know to have come under their observation. In our last letter we passed over another item, not wishing to drag into this controversy the names of any of our priests, but the conduct of your paper forces us now to mention it. Is it a fact that your Wexfordmen most brutally kicked Father D. W. Redmond, while he was so manfully protecting three of the Orange and Green? And deny it if you can. Amongst those who acted so Christian-like there was one of the Blue and Whites. You’d do well to consult his reverence before you brand this as a “clumsy invention.” You are very amusing on the question of offering protection. Do you consider it a very honourable boast that the Blue and Whites offered none? It speaks volumes for your gallant men to proclaim so loudly that they so acted. You say there was no necessity. Very good. But we might ask you, in your own happy phrase, “Mr. where is your head ?” Do you not at one time say that you were in no way responsible for the action of the “mob;” that you were powerless to restrain them; that you had nothing whatever to do with them, etc.; and now you tell us that no protection was necessary while we were travelling to the railway station. How did the Blue and Whites know exactly that we needed no protection, since they had (according to you) no connection with the mob? This does seem passing strange, We can draw but one inference from all your fine writing, and it is this–that the Blue and Whites were not a whit more honourable than their bloodthirsty friends, and that you are making a desperate attempt (somewhat middle-headly, it seems to us) to extricate your team from the slough of contempt and disgrace in which they have plunged themselves. We are sorry to see THE PEOPLE the champion of such a cause; with it or with anybody else we would fain have no quarrelling. We kept silent in order that all the storm of bitter feelings might subside, and that in case we should have to play the match over again we might, to a great extent at least, be able to banish from our mind all painful reminiscences of Crosstown. But now our very silence is sought to be turned against us; every opportunity is availed of to tear open anew our wounds and inflict a fresh stab in the back. To all this we now reply, that if you wish us to be enemies, we take you at your word. We care not a brass farthing what the Blue and Whites, and their dear friends from Wexford town, say of us. With the County Wexford at large it is different. With them we shall ever try to cultivate and foster feelings of friendliness and good fellowship; and we trust that your nefarious attempt to dig a chasm of enmity between them and us by trying to link their cause with yours, will meet with a failure as ignominious as it deserves.

The one thing that rankles at your hearth is that we were victorious. All would have gone sweetly as a marriage bell if the Blue and Whites could have proved superior to the Orange and Green. But our twenty-one Captains (not five as you have it) who never knew defeat, were not to be outdone. Herein lies all your discomfiture and chargin, which you are vainly endeavouring to conceal, We shall find great delight in reading of future contests at Crosstown. The number and frequency of these games will afford a pretty fair standard by which to judge how far other teams will trust themselves to the tender mercies of the Blue and Whites and their friends. We presume they will be like angels visits.

We don’t wish to say anything of Sport in your columns, though you are exceedingly fond of stealing from it anything that may serve your purpose in holding us up to execration. We only repeat what we said before, that its representative at Crosstown was a Wexfordman, and so was every other “Knight of the Quill,” who appeared there in his professional capacity. We would ask you in anything you may have to say of us hereafter to drop your personalities, and not to drag in the name of Mr. D. J. Kirwan, who is neither sec. of our club, nor a member of our committee. He refused to encumber himself with any official position, further than be a member of the County Committee.

Good-bye, now, Wexford. We hope we may have the pleasure of meeting you again. You wish that our meeting shall be that of enemies. We hoped far better from you. Let it be as you will. Don’t misunderstand us when we say we prefer to be friends, and at peace with all clubs; and don‘t look on this as an indication that the word ” Surrender” was ever breathed amongst us. It seems to suit your purpose to have it understood in the offices of the Metropolitan Press that the temper exhibited on both sides is such as to render unlikely any future match between us. What an amount of confidence you have in yourselves when away from home! Your own writings about Annacurra are our apology for the length of this letter.

JAMES KIRWAN, Sec. Annacurra G.F.C.

GAELIC NOTES.

The Annacurras have broken about a yard and a half of silence this time. I am sure the fracture must be over a column of close type. And what is most singular, they seem to imagine that they never broke silence before. I suppose this is only seeming: they are not so simple as they pretend. They don’t forget – not a bit of it – that my observations were only in reply to their impudent assertions when the broke silence, first in THE PEOPLE and then in Sport. “We have been observing in silence.” they say “Silence” how are you. This is what is called “the devils own silence,” after they had blackguarded all before them in a double-barrelled report in THE PEOPLE and in Sport. The only silence they “observed” was about the Merrigans and the McDaniels, and here their silence was observed most religiously. The wouldn’t say Merrigan for a guinea a syllable.

But what’s the good of refuting over and over again the mendacious misstatements of this club-or clubs, as the case may be. They endeavour now to cut clear of Mr. Kirwan, but Mr. Kirwan himself put his name to their letter in the Press, published a few weeks ago. This they affect to ignore or forget. Mr. Kirwan made the best case he could for them, but of course he could not wash a blackamore white.

They still foolishly persist in designating Mr Murphy a “detective.” Some people would call this “blackguarding;” but of course Annacurra thinks it the pink of politeness. May I ask what did Mr Murphy detect? Did he detect honour, honesty, or manliness? Nobody says he did. He exposed a mendacious fraud – the picking of the teams; and for this he is hated and blackguarded by Annacurra.

When they broke silence last week they tried to make it appear that only they were “protected” to the railway station, they would have been swallowed up wholesale, and now when this is shown to be a purely imaginary and fantastic fear they wriggle out of it and prevaricate and call ugly names, and use defamatory language, and keep clanging away like an old bell — but they never open their lips about the Merrigans.

Why? Why don’t they make a clean breast of it? Why not tell the truth of both sides? I have condemned in all the moods and tenses the conduct of the crowd who broke in and assaulted the Annacurras as most foul; as destructive of the spirit of the game and as against every principle of sport. Why don’t the Annacurras honestly confess their sin of picking teams and promise amendment in future?

I have not time and neither have I inclination to follow up and expose all the extravances and mendacities of Annacurra, but sure everyone can see their bad temper and ill-manners; their untruthfulness in statement, and their suppression or horror of the truth about the picking of teams. Why, a really good team, would be too proud to pick from others. They would rather stand or fall on their own merits. Not so Annacurra. They prefer to strut in borrowed plumes.

I observe that the referee (Mr O’Reilly), and the president (Maurice Davin), have taken cognisance of the “picking,” and have recommended to play over again with bona fide teams. That bona fide is, evidently a dig at Annacurra.

What is the meaning of this? Annacurra politely requests me not to drag in the name of “Mr. Kirwan,” &c., &c. Who drags it in? Who signed it to the report today? Possibly the writer of the report of the “meeting held on Sunday last” imagined that Mr. James Kirwan was ” Sec. Annacurra G.F.C.,” and the amanuensis who copied the “report” didn’t understand, don’t you know.

I observe that Clara is now challenging Annacurra to win the right of playing as the champion team. Of course, you are aware that Annacurra never won that honour. It was only bestowed on them in haste.

COUNTY CONVENTION OF THE G.A.A.

On Thursday the annual convention of the delegates from the different Gaelic clubs in the county was held in the Town Hall, Wicklow.

Rev. M. J. O’GORMAN, C.C., Wicklow, occupied the chair.

The following clabs were represented :

Brittas – Wm. Ryan, J. Byrne.

Glenmalure – Wm. M. Fleming.

Kilcoole – M. Travers, J. Colling.

Wicklow – P. Fitzsimons, J. Considine.

Rathdangan – J. Maher, P. Furlong.

Boley – E. Donohoe, T. Murray.

Miners of Wicklow – D. Breen, W. Penrose.

Avoca – A. Merrigan, M. Golden.

Askinagap – P. Byrne, P. Doyle.

Aughrim – J. Doyle.

Knockanana – P. Hugbes.

Annacurra – J. Byrne, M. Curran.

Connorree – D. Fox, P. Byrne.

Coolkenna – M. Donohoe, L. Murphy.

Tinahely – J. Kennedy.

Bray (O’Byrnes) – J. H. Whelan, P. Hall.

Rathdrum – J. Kelly, P. Fogarty.

Kilbride – W. Lawlor, P. Roche.

Ballinacor – P. Freany, S. Bourke.

Togher – L. Murphy, J. Kennedy.

Blackditches – J. Burke.

Ballykilageer – J. Dillon, Grant

Ballyknockan – Rev. M. J. O’Gorman.

Bolinass – W. Doyle, J. Keane.

Ballyteskin – M. Kearons, B. Woodroofe.

Greystones – J. Gorman, S. Carr.

Ballyrane – W. Blake, J. Byrne.

Newtown – T. Redmond, J. Byrne.

Gienealy – P. Bourke, P. McCaul.

Clara – John Toole, Patrick Byrne.

Mr. P. McDonnell, County Secretary, said the business for which they had met was to elect a county committee for the ensuing year, and also to appoint delegates to attend the Thurles Convention. They had no other business to transact. He regretted that the treasurer of the county, Mr. Cullen, was not present to submit his balance-sheet, as he, unfortunately, was obliged to go to Dublin to attend the markets. The only thing be could do under the circumstances, therefore, was to submit the secretary’s sheet of the money be received and what he remitted to the treasurer. Last year he had £2 16s 3d in hands; he received $23 10s affiliation fees, and £8 2s 6d for championship entrances. He handed Mr. Cullen £2 16s 3d, £5 10s, £3, £4, and to Mr. Frewer £10. During the last ten days he had received sufficient to make £1 10s, due to Mr Frewer; incidental expenses, £1 12 7d; and be had £5 7s 6d balance in hands. Those were the amounts which he received, but there were also some amounts received by the Annacurra Club in connection with the championships which did not reach his hands. He understood, however, that Annacurra sent their team to Dublin and purchased a set of crosses. He was sorry there was not a better attendance of the old county committee, as it was well known that they were pretty well abused – perhaps deservedly so – but he would say it was cowardly conduct on the part of any county committeeman not to come there that day.

Mr. Considine (Wicklow) asked that a list of the attendance of the members of the county committee should be laid on the table.

Mr. McDonnell – That would be doing what I do not want to have done.

Mr. Considine – That is the usual custom.

Mr. McDonnell – It would be customary if they were seeking re-election, which is not the case today.

Mr. Fogarty (Avondale) enquired for a more particular account of the monies received in the different divisions of the county. He also asked by whose authority the Annacurra Club came to be the champions of Wicklow.

The Rev. Chairman ruled him out of order on the last point, and suggested that a resolution be formally adopted in connection with the other subject mentioned by Mr. Fogarty.

A resolution drafted by the Secretary, and unanimously adopted by the meeting, to the effect that the late Treasurer be asked to attend the first meeting of the new committee, so that a full account of the receipts and expenditures from all sources may be ascertained.

THE ELECTIONS.

Mr. John Kelly proposed, and Mr. P. Freany seconded, that. Dr. Dwyer, Rathdrum, be elected president for the coming year.

Mr. John Byrne, Conoree, proposed the election of Mr. P. McDonnell, “The O’Byrnes,” as president.

Mr. Considine proposed Mr. James Byrne, Roundwood.

Mr. McElheran, of the Bray “Emmets,” asked why a circular had not been sent to his club.

Mr. McDonnell – There is no so such club.

Mr. McElheron – Why did you accept our affiliation fee?

Mr. McDonnell – I sent you no formal receipt for it. I kept it on to see what the decision of the Central Executive would be, but it is was optional with you to apply to have it back.

Mr. Travers (Kilcoole) – I suppose they are expelled for ever?

Mr. McDonnell – We cannot interfere with anything that is before the Central Executive.

Mr.Hall, Bray “O’Byrnes,” made some insulting remark respecting the “Emmets.”

Mr. McDonnell – I think the gentleman outside asked a perfectly fair question. When he directs such a question to the chair, I think he is entitled to receive a fair answer. While I stand at this table I will treat every man with respect; and I do not think any delegate has a right to address him in disparaging terms.

Mr. Hall – I beg your pardon, Rev. Chairman.

Mr. McDonnell – Silence! You are doing more harm than good.

Mr. Hall – With due respect, I am as good a man as the Rev. Chairman or Mr. McDonnell (shame).

After some discussion, Mr. Considine withdrew his amendment. The remaining two names were then put to the meeting, with the result that Mr. McDonnell was elected President by a large majority.

Mr. McDonnell returned thanks for the honour that bad been conferred upon him

Mr. Ryan, of the Brittas Club, proposed that Mr. Simon J. Doyle, THE PEOPLE, Wicklow, be elected county secretary for the ensuing year.

Mr. Laurence Murphy seconded the motion.

Mr. Whelan, ” O’Byrnes,” proposed as an amendment that Mr. T. A. Byrne, Bray, be elected to that post.

Mr. Hall seconded the amendment, stating that he opposed Mr. Doyle as he was a Government official (laughter).

At the request of Mr. McDonnell, as a friend of Mr. Byrne’s, Mr. Whelan consented to withdraw his amendment.

Mr. Doyle was then elected, the only delegates dissenting being Mr. Hall and Mr. Whelan.

Mr. Doyle returned thanks to the meeting for having conferred on him an unsolicited honour, and promised to do all in his power to promote unity and good fellowship between county Wicklow Gaels.

The Rev. Father O’Gorman vacated the chair which was taken by Mr. McDonnell.

By the unanimous wish of the Convention, Rev. Father O’Gorman, was elected treasurer.

The following gentlemen were proposed for election on the County Committee for next year:- Thomas Byrne, Newtown: John Kelly, Avondale; Thomas Kavanagh, Annacurra; Sylvester Burke, Ballinacor; Joseph Kane, Bolinass; James Doyle, Connoree; James Byrne, Bray; P.J. Furlong, Rathdangan; J Kennedy, Killaveney; Andy Kavanagh, Aughrim; John Gorman, Greystones; Morgan Travers, Kilcoole; William Fleming, Glenmalure; Rev. Father Curran, Kilbride; William Penrose, The Mines; James Murphy, Lara; Wm. Osborne, The’98 Club.

The following were, after ballot, declared elected – Rev Father Curran, John Kelly, Sylvester Bourke, Thomas Kavanagh, Morgan Travers, A. Kavanagh, and Thomas Byrne, Ballinahinch.

The following gentlemen were selected to attend at the Thurles Convention:

Father O Gorman, Patrick McDonnell, president; Laurence Murphy, Togher; Thomas Redmond, Newtown; John Byrne, Ashford; Morgan Travers, Kilcoole.

Mr. Laurence Murphy, Togher, was selected by the Convention to represent Wicklow on the Central Committee.

The subject of the Emmet Club was again introduced, but before anything formal could be done, the Chairman left to catch the train.

The almost unanimous opinion of the Convention was in favour of restoring the Emmets, and it was generally admitted that the new County Committee had full power to deal with the matter.

On Monday last, at a meeting of the County Wicklow Committee of the G.A.A., the Bray Emmets, who were suspended about a year ago, were re-instated in the position in which they formerly occupied. The following is the resolution which was passed in reference to them: “That as the Emmet (Bray) G.A.A. have, since their expulsion, obeyed the decision of the county committee, we consider they are entitled to be affiliated on the strict understanding that the supremacy of the National League in Parliamentary and municipal contests is recognised and obeyed.”

The question of last year’s championship was then gone into, and it was decided that Clara and Connoree should kick for the championship of Mid – Wicklow at Avondale, and that the winner should play Annacurra for the county championship.

The following rule was adopted – “That members of any club in the county Wicklow must give notice to the county secretary before changing to any other branch, and no member so changing will be entitled to play with the second club for one fortnight after the date of such notice.” A somewhat similar rule, it may be remarked, prevails in the county Dublin.

GAELIC NOTES.

Annacurra and Clara were to have met on Sunday, March 3rd, to play out the finals of the County Wicklow Championships for 1888. The former did not turn up on the field – they had decided beforehand not to do so, as there was an important meeting of the Annacurra National League on the day appointed for the contest and the match was therefore awarded to Clara. There was a meeting of the county committee on Wednesday last in Rathdrum, and the question of purchasing medals for the Clara team was discussed, and postponed to the next meeting. The draw for the 1889 championships was made on the same day, and it was decided that the matches should be played at four different centres – Avondale, Annacurra, Kilcoole, and Imaal. There were twenty-three entries.

Referee:

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County Final Result:

ANNACURRA

2-07

Bray O’Byrnes

0-00

Team Captain: