Sunday, September 2, 2012



The highlight of the week on the playing field was the 1.10 to 1. 5 victory by the McGovern Directional Drilling team over Fuerty in the last group game in the Georga Bannon Sport Intermediate Championship in Fuerty on Saturday evening last.This victory resulted in Boyle topping the group, The game also doubled up as the O'Gara Cup fixture between the two teams and thus gives Boyle a further brace of points in this competition.They will face Eire Og in the Championship quarter-final on the weekend of 15t/16th September.

The U12s will play Castlerea in Castlerea on this Wednesday at 7pm in Castlerea.

The U16s will play their remaining Division 1 League game versus St Croans in Enfield on Friday next at 6.45pm.

The National Automation Ltd. minors will play Roscommon Gaels in the Division 1 Minor Championship in Lisnamult on Friday Sept. the 21st.

The Cooney Motors/Cooneys Centra juniors are awaiting details of their next outing. 

The Club extends its congratulations to Declan Conroy and Deirdre Molloy, both of whose families are associated with the Club, who got married last week. Congratulations to all our Donegal and Mayo connections in the Club on their respective counties reaching an historic All-Ireland Football Final.

The Club extends its sympathy to Intermediate team trainer Dave O'Daly on the recent death of his cousin in Co Wicklow.
Boyle Ladies Club;

Boyle ladies qualified for the County Junior A Football Final following a closely fought 1.8 to 0.8 win over neighbours Shannon Gaels in the County Semi-Final played in the Abbey Park on Sunday. They will meet Ballinameen in the County Final which is scheduled for Sat. the 22nd ofSeptember. Go raibh maith agaibh,

Martin Dolan/t.c.

P.R.O. Boyle GAA Club

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Postscript;
Eoin Kennedy of Dublin whose dad, Eugene, is from Elphin Street was beaten in the All-Ireland Senior Singles 60x30 on Sat. in Abbeylara by emerging young master Robbie McCarthy. Apparently it was a tough match with the younger McCarthy emerging victor in his home court.
Below is a note I got from Eoin Kennedy's dad just before the game. It is a sad thing that there is no handball now being played in Boyle which once had such a great tradition in the game.  

 
Hi Tony,
You may be interested in the article below from the GAA Handball website.
As you may know Eoin [Kennedy] is tied with Paddy Perry [Boyle] with 8 Senior Singles titles in 60x30, so it will be interesting to see if he can claim his 9th! It will be a tough ask however.
Last year Eoin won his 25th Senior Title but lost the Singles 60x30 title. He and Robbie [McCarthy] resume battle tomorrow [Sat.] at Abbeylara.
See also
http://www.gaahandball.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1734%3Atwo-tribes-go-to-war&catid=3%3Alatest-news&Itemid=1
for another colourful article on this year's final.
Interesting photo you showed of the Boyle team from the fifties. It is always great to look back and see the heroes of old!
Best wishes
Eugene [Kennedy].
 
I got a second note from a friend this time from New York i.e. old time Boyle GAA stalwart Austin Beisty re. my pic. of the Boyle team of th early 50s' 
Hi Tony,

                 The photo of  the Boyle team brought back great old memories.  I can vividly remember that team playing Tibohine in the Abbey Park, the year being 1953.  It had potential, but due to lack of leadership and poor management it never went too far.  Jeffrey Brennan is not in the photo.  He was probably the best player on that team.  His father was a guard and lived near the Clews Hall.  Seamus McCormack was a classy player.  He lived in Termon and was also a great vocalist and sang at all the local concerts.  Louis Ward (R.I.P.)  was a tough piece of work but [went] to play with Ballinameen.  He and Miko Lavin used to play with Grange in the streets league.  Miko was a great guy.  I was deeply saddened by the tragic death of Eoin Lavin.  My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.  May he rest in peace. 
The team which played Tibohine lined out as follows as best I can remember. 
                                    Casey
L. Warde             T. Lynch............C.Feely.
D. Slein................C. Coughlan.....T. Derby.

                    J. Campbell.....J. Brennan.

T. Wynne            J.J. Nerney      J. McCormack
T. McDermott      K. Dodd         T. Doyle.

per Austin Beisty.
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Austin, if you read this; by coincidence there were a number of Brennan ladies [Jeffrey's sisters] with me at Boyle Abbey today, Sunday. I presume they were in Boyle for a particular occasion. Jeffrey was to call later but it didn't work out. I'll call him, as he lives in Galway now. I told them about your commendation of Jeff. He is still very interested in GAA affairs they told me. 

   
It is always nice to get contact from the Boyle Diaspora and feel that the GAA notes are read in far flung corners now.  t.c.

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