Well done Mary and Caylee
Mary and Caylee Hogan’s entry into The Con and Anne Kirby Memorial Stake Run “Virtual Trophy Parade” was announced as one of the winners at the second round held at Limerick Greyhound Stadium on last Saturday night. Each club was asked to submit either a picture or a video describing their favourite sporting moment from either their club, county or school. Caylee submitted the attached story (end of notes) and photograph. It features Anglesboro National School girls team winning the 2020 South Primary Schools Championship. Mary and Caylee won a €200 voucher for the Limerick greyhound stadium to be used when it is allowed to be reopened.
Meanwhile, Romeo Magico representing Galtee Gaels coasted to victory in the first round with a time of 28.0 seconds on Saturday, March 27. The race could be watched online. After securing a place in the second round which took place on Saturday, April 3 Romeo Magico bowed out with a 5th place finish. Thanks to JP and Noreen McManus for sponsoring this event and giving the opportunity for clubs to participate.
GREAT LIMERICK CLEAN UP
Club members participated in this year’s Great Limerick Clean Up. This is a wonderful initiative that helps keep our community clean. Held every Good Friday and is again supported by JP McManus. Clean ups took place around Anglesboro and Kilbehenny including the pitch.
CLUB LIMERICK DRAW
Tommy O’Dwyer, chairman of Galtee Gaels GAA Club, extended a massive thanks to everyone who joined the Club Limerick Draw for 2021.
“Our usual ways of promoting the draw were curtailed due to the Covid19 restrictions on meeting people. Our draw committee therefore put in a huge effort promoting this year’s ‘Club Limerick Draw’ with club members, officers as well players from our senior team and ladies’ teams putting together promotional videos outlining the importance of the draw. We saw a very positive increase in membership this year with the option of joining online.
Thanks to our draw coordinator, Kieran Walsh, for all his hard work in managing the draw promoters. Acknowledgement also to Siobhan Scanlon in the Limerick GAA office and the Limerick County Board for all their assistance,” Tommy said.“The revenue generated from this year’s draw will go a long way to meeting the associated costs of running the club and fielding our teams. The club will shortly launch the next stage of our development plan which is the construction of a perimeter fence and tarmacadam walkway at O’Mahony Park. Mile buíochas go leir,” Tommy concluded
ALL THE FOOTBALL THEY PLAYED
1957 was an outstanding year for Galtee Rovers junior football team as they captured the south and county junior football championships. The team had an easy win over Kilmallock at Kilmallock on Sunday, September 29. Prominent for Rovers in that game were Billy Luddy, John O’Donoghue and Tom Clancy while Paddy O’Grady and Jackie O’Sullivan were best for a poor Kilmallock side. The full time score was Galtee Rovers 3-6 Kilmallock 1-0.
Two weeks later, on October 13, Galtee Rovers were back at Kilmallock to play Croom in the South Limerick semi-final.
GALTEE ROVERS FOR SOUTH LIMERICK FOOTBALL FINAL Galtee Rovers 1-6 Croom 2-0
Galtee Rovers qualified for the south Limerick football final at Kilmallock on Sunday when they defeated Croom in the semi-final by 1 goal and six points to 2 goals for Croom. It was a keenly contested game throughout and there was some good football in the course of the hour.
Croom got off to a flying start with an early goal by C O’Connor. Galtee Rovers fought back and Billy Luddy sent over the bar to be followed by a goal per John O’Donoghue, to put Rovers ahead. Before the interval Jimmy Walsh added a point for Galtee Rovers who led at half-time by 1 goal and 2 points to 1 goal.
After the resumption Galtee Rovers increased their lead with two points per Billy Luddy and one by Jimmy Walsh. There was much excitement as E O’Shea drove to the net for Croom as they tried to get on top in the closing stages but there was poor finishing by their forwards and Billy Luddy closed out the scoring with a point for Galtee Rovers who were worthy winners. Mr Eamon Cleary, Ballylanders, refereed.
Galtee Rovers defeated Galbally 1-6 to 1-0 in the south final played at Bruff on November 10th and followed up a week later by defeating Treaty Sarsfields with a similar score tag. The final act took place at Kilmallock, on Sunday, December 8 where in wretched conditions Kilcolman- Ardagh gave way on a tally of 2-3 to 0-1. Galtee Rovers had bridged a fifteen year gap to captured their second county title.
Galtee Rovers panel 1957: Charlie Sweeney, Bobbie Breedy, Billy Quane, Tom Kiely, Billy Luddy, Ned Moriarty, John Carey, Joe O’Sullivan, Mossy Moriarty, Tom Clancy, Tommy Mullins, Denis Mullins, Bob Breedy, Ned Casey (captain), John O’Donoghue, Jimmy Walsh and Johnny Mahony, Ned Hyland and Tom Kearney and Pa Noonan.
ANGLESBORO PRIMARY SCHOOL GIRLS’ TEAM SOUTH CHAMPIONS 2020
’That day we headed to Martinstown not knowing that it would be the last time we would step on the field as a team. We went into lockdown a week later.
We made history that day being the second girls team in the school’s history to win the title. We came out on top against our club mates in Kilbehenny Primary School. The first time that happened was in 2005 when Áine McGrath captained the team. Twelve years later Áine won an All-Ireland medal with Limerick.
It was great to be part of this win, sharing my last memory in primary school with my classmates and friends and to captain the team was amazing. I’d like to think one day that I could follow in Áine’s footsteps’. (Caylee Hogan)