Invention had a hooter and was used in big games over 13 years
MAURICE Bogue was a native of Kinsale, County Cork.
He moved to Co. Louth and first lived in Collon in 1920 before moving to Drogheda in 1926. He founded S Bogue & Sons, Timber Merchant at Old Abbey.
He had strong links to the GAA throughout his life and was a big hurling fan and also a referee.
Mr Bogue was instrumental in the founding of the Tir na Nog GAA club in Randalstown, County Antrim, in 1919, by introducing hurling to the area when he worked as a forester at the nearby Shaen’s Castle.
He died in Drogheda in 1964 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery in the town.
A little more than 12 months ago a number of members of the Tir na Nog GAA Club paid a visit to Maurice Bogue’s grave on what was the 100th anniversary of their club being founded.
The Bogue Clock was an electrically operated, single-hand clock which was invented by Maurice Bogue - with some nassistance from the well-known Drogheda watchmakers Messers. Duffner Bros in 1938. It was specifically for use at GAA matches.
It was capable of being stopped when play was suspended and restarted when play resumed.
It also had a hooter that sounded at half-time and fulltime at matches and was in operation at various important GAA matches over a 13-year period.
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