Titanic men first to beat Kerry

Any craic · November 25, 2012, 09:07:47 PM

Name the first Ulster team to beat Kerry in the Championship? The great Michael has the answer here: http://tinyurl.com/blgeuyx and please note this is all in a good cause, the 1912 team is being celebrated this Thursday in Belfast, 100 years on. The organisers would like your help in tracking down any descendants of the team. Medals will be presented. The full list of players is below and in a news story on the Ulster GAA website.

Seaghan an Díomais: Harry Sheehan, Tim Sheehan, J. H. Mulvihill, Hugh Kane, John Mitchel Darby, James Murphy, Patrick Barnes, William McAreavey.
Ollamh Fodhla: Charles McCurry, Peter Moylan, P. L. Kelly, Louis Waters, John Mitchel Darby, Joe Fegan.
Sarsfield's: Seán Coburn, John Healy, Edward Ward, M. Maguire, W. Goggan, Michael Hughes
Vintners: J. Monaghan.
Cuchulainn's: Peter Meaney.
John Mitchel's: Eddie Gorman, Joseph Mullan, William Manning.
Clonard Harps: Joe Gallagher.
Other: 'W. Williams' (pseudonym), Phil Gallagher, Hugh Mallaghan, Patrick Downey, ?? Lynch, Martin McDonagh, James Hamill, William J Donnelly, Tom Murphy, Fred Vallely, Pat Hayes
Jim McCrealey, Barney Vallely, William Wright, ?? Brennan, William Mulholland, William Lennon, P Burns, Con O'Ryan, B Hamill, Billy Martin, W McCavanagh, J Magowan, Bob Reid, Dan Dempsey.

ONeill · November 25, 2012, 10:53:26 PM

Plenty of those Sheehan lads floating around St Gall's.

ONeill · November 25, 2012, 11:09:54 PM

William Wright - Portydown?

AQMP · November 26, 2012, 09:07:48 AM

We should go back to wearing that striped geansai!

catchandkick · November 26, 2012, 10:11:59 AM

Quote from: ONeill on November 25, 2012, 10:53:26 PM
Plenty of those Sheehan lads floating around St Gall's.

I wonder were they of Kerry ancestry? The Charles Millers of their day ( English guy who introduced the Brazilians to soccer) !

I would have thought that surname was confined to around the Munster area. It would not be a usual surname in Ulster? Or am I mistaken?

Sheeko2001 · November 28, 2012, 07:11:36 PM

The Sheehan brothers on the team were born in Belfast, originally from the clonard area. Their father was a Cork man from around Mallow.

GS

manballandall · November 28, 2012, 10:34:57 PM

That would explain why no one can understand the sheehans

Sheeko2001 · November 29, 2012, 05:26:02 PM

i know, clonard guys have a thick accent.

Milltown Row2 · November 29, 2012, 05:38:41 PM

Not a footballer amoung ya's lol. Don't be sticking a knife in the ball ffs

manballandall · November 30, 2012, 11:07:41 AM

Quote from: Sheeko2001 on November 29, 2012, 05:26:02 PM
i know, clonard guys have a thick accent.

I should know as thats where my da hails from

but mallow is a different kettle of fish.

Good article in the Irish News this morning about it...didnt realise antrim won 5 in a row ulsters back then.

Sheeko2001 · November 30, 2012, 08:18:21 PM

Went to the presentation do last night. An absolutely brilliant event and a great deal of thanks has to go the Antrim gaa and ulster council.