Fr. Sheehy’s Football Team 1970’s

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Jun 142013
 

Fr. Sheehy’s Football Team 1970’s

Thanks to who took this photo and for naming all the players. Click on the photo for a slightly larger version.

Fr. Sheehy's 1970's Football Team

Back row left to right – Seamus Maher, Paddy Hickey, Liam Wall, Dan McMenamin, Paudie Daly, Mick Norris, Benny Conway, Seamus Conway, Billy McCarthy, Frank O’Brien.
Centre Row – Thomas Quirke, Tom Keating, Jimmy Conran, Mick Pyne, Michéal O’Connor, John Fleming, Frank Halley, Patsy McGrath, Paudie Blythe, Edmund English.
Seated in front – Billy Quirke, Peter Burke, Fr. Kelleher.

Thomas Quirke says he thinks the photo was taken before the South Final played in Cahir Park in 1978 which Fr. Sheehy’s lost.

Fr. Sheehy’s Ballylooby 1980 South Minor Football Champions

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Jun 142013
 

Fr. Sheehy’s Ballylooby 1980 South Minor Football Champions

South Tipperary Minor Football Champions 1980

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Thanks to the Ballylooby Castlegrace Facebook page –  – for this blast from the past.

British King and Queen in Clogheen

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May 012013
 

British King and Queen in Clogheen

Many thanks to for sending this on to the site. It is a scan of a newspaper report on Wednesday May 4th 1904 on the British King and Queen’s visit to Clogheen that year. They were travelling between Lismore and Shanbally Castle. The article describes the scenery in the Knockmealdowns as ‘perhaps the most beautiful in Ireland’ and references the Pole-Carew family who lived in the area until relatively recently.

British King and Queen visit Clogheen

Vee Rovers Shield Winners – 1980’s

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Nov 122012
 

Vee Rovers Shield Winners – 1980’s

Many thanks to for this photo. I’m not sure of the date, but would guess it’s early to mid-eighties. During this period Vee Rovers won every division in the Tipperary South and District League (TSDL) on their march from Divison 4 to Division 1, and a few shields as well. This would appear to be one of the Shield winning photos. Any further info on the exact year greatly appreciated.

Vee Rovers Shield Winners

Back Row: Tom Quirke, Jim Haide, John Sweeney, Billy Quirke, Patsy McGrath, Pa Maher, Seamus Murphy, Billy McCarthy, Pat Flynn.

Front Row: Niall O’Brien, Seamus Flynn, Paddy Murphy, Francis Conran, Benny Conway, Dick O’Donnell.

Patsy McGrath Gives Vee Rovers Team Talk in 1995

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May 232012
 

Patsy McGrath Gives Vee Rovers Team Talk in 1995Vee Rovers Team Talk 1995

Many thanks to for sharing this photo (and others on the site) with us. Click on the photo for a larger version.

Taken at a Vee Rovers match in  1995 those in the photo are, from left: Patsy McGrath (blue & yellow striped shirt); owner of buttocks unknown (but someone may be able to enlighten us); Tom Macken (no. 3 – someone suggests this may be Seamus Murphy); Paddy Murphy (head in front of Tom Macken); ‘Keeper, Francis (Todd) Conran (yellow sleeve); local butcher Ger Flynn with head hung (Flynn referred to in caption – although someone suggests that it is Tom Macken); Billy Macken (counting cattle) – although these are open to correction (see comments).

 

Clogheen Anti-Health Cut Marches in 1980’s

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Feb 062012
 

Clogheen Anti-Health Cut Marches in 1980’s

Just to show that health-cuts are nothing new in Ireland nor is a great feeling of disenchantment with the leadership been shown on all sides of the political divide.

Photos of anti-health cut marches in the 1980’s courtesy of .

Clogheen Tug-o-War Picture – 1981

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Jul 252011
 
Clogheen Tug-o-War 1981

Clogheen Tug-o-War 1981

Clogheen Tug-o-War Picture – 1981

Many thanks to George Lambert for this nice photo of one of the teams in the Clogheen festival Tug-o-War teams in 1981.

On the team from the front is Tommy Beary, Tommy Noonan, Patsy Myers, Pat O’Sullivan. I’m not certain who the back two are, but I think the second last member is Jimmy O’Sullivan.

Tom Costello is the referee.

Somebody with more knowledge of who’s in the photo may be able to enlighten us on the last two members of the team and their motivational guru who’s back is only visible to us.

Click on the photo to enlarge.

Lower Main Street Clogheen in 1968

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Jul 062011
 

Lower Main Street Clogheen in 1968

Clogheen in 1968

Clogheen from Lower Main Street, 1968

This photo, taken from Lower Main Street looking up toward Main Street, was taken in 1968. It is reproduced with the kind permission of  the .

You can see Clogheen’s old Post Office at the left side of the picture. It has now moved to the other end of the village.