Benny McGuill leads in Dunleer

LOCAL teams had a field day In the Louth N.A.C.A. programme at Dunleer.

Of the four races . Dunleer won the County Junior event as well as the Under 14 and Under 16 races. The Under 12 winners were St. Fursey’s, Haggardstown.

In the main event for the Jim Watters Cup, Dunleer supplied the first five runners home, and had their scoring six inside the first ten. Benny McGuill was the individual winner from B. Flynn and his brother, Noel McGuill.

Other placings: F. McCullough (4) ; J. Boylan (5), both Dunleer; Sean Devlin, Grangebellew (6) ; T. Dolan, do. (7) ; Seamus Devlin, do. (8) ; T. McGee Dowdallshill (9) ; F. McGahon Dunleer (10); D. Smith, do (11), and K. Dolan, St. Fursey’s (12) 3 1 runners.

The winning Dunleer side was: B. McGuill, F. Flynn, N. McGuill F. McCullough, J. Boylan

and F. McGahon. Team placings: Dunleer (25) ; 2, Grangebellew (63) 3, Dowdallshill (119); 4, St. Furseys (131). Incomplete: St. Brigid’s and Mountpleosant. Under 16 Race: 1, Dunleer M6) ; 2, St. Fursey’s (23). Winning Dunleer side: P. Carolan, M. Murphy, M. Coulter and M. Sweeney.

Individual: 1, P. Carolan (Dunleer) ; 2, F. Thornton (St. Fursey’s). 18 starters. Under 14 Race: 1, Dunleer (21) ; St. Fursey’s (32). Individual: _U J. Byrne (Dunleer) ; 2 P. Pepper (do.). 26 runners. Under 12 Race: 1, St. Furseys (17) ; 2, Dunleer (29). Individual: 1, P. Thornton (St Fursey’s) ; 2, P. Murphy (Grangebellew) . 19 runners. a cracker from the start with Breen (Offaly), Scully (Laois), McArdle and Carragher (Louth), and almost the entire Dublin team fighting a furious battle through wind and rain to half-way where the clinging mud began to break the field up.

With eight hundred yards to go Breen .(Offaly), the Regional Novice Champion, led by five yards from Wallace, but the Dublin junior champion came back to win.

At the presentation Mr. Joe Horkins thonked Rev. Bro. Paul, Prior, St. Mary’s, Drumcar, for the use of their grounds.

Grease girls, Sarah Mohan, Laura Mc Evoy, Amie Sheridan, Amy Judge, Rachel Stewart and Jennifer Skelly in the childrens variety show in Greenhills college

Tullyallen choir 1979: paula Mooney, Caroline Leonard, Fiona Byrne, Lorraine Leonard, Kathleen Busby, Marie Wilson, Catherine Murphy, Linda Carry, middle: Martina Leonard, Brid Murphy, Dympna Wilson, Framces Carolan, Angela Busby, front: Tteasa Busby, Margo Clinton, Margaret White.

Oliver Tully, chairman Louth VEC and Benny Devlin, chairman board of management with students Fergal Cotter and Belinda Dunne turning the sods for the new school at Scoil ui Mhuiri in Dunleer.