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Sale of Back Lawn 1933

Sale Forbidden by Court INTERESTING EVIDENCE Source: Connacht Tribune 1933 At Galway Circuit Court on Tuesday,  his lordship Judge Wyse Power began the hearing of an action in which the…

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Breaking New Ground

Leo Coffey, PRO St Mary’s GAA Club Source: Athenry Journal No. 16 (2002). Last August a new chapter began in the life of one of Ireland’s most successful G.A.A. clubs…

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The Great Challenge Match 1944

From Athenry Journal 1995 The Teams Rovers: Jack Brennan, Captain – This stalwart from South Galway needs no introduction to football fans. Excels in high fielding and long kicking. P.…

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The Fulfillment of a Dream

Sean McGovern Athenry Journal No. 9 (1998) For the first time since its inauguration in 1971, Feile na nGael was being hosted by Galway in 1980 and 1981. This was…

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A Parish Ablaze 1997

  Father Tony King. P.P. President, St. Mary’s GA.A Club Athenry Journal Volume 3, No. 1 (1997) St. Patrick’s Day 1997 will certainly mark a new chapter in the story…

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Kenny Park, Athenry

Source: Contact Magazine 1979 One of the finest playing fields in the County, Kenny Park, formerly the ‘Back Lawn, has had a long association with the G.A.A. Origins Originally it…

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