Drumkeerin GAA notes
June 15, 2009
Division Two
We had a heartbreaking end to our Division Two match against Glenfarne
in the pitch on Saturday evening. Final Scoreline Drumkeerin 1-08,
Glenfarne 1-10.
After controlling the game for long periods and leading by two points
heading into stoppage time we conceded an unlucky goal which proved to
be our undoing in the end.
Well done to all involved for a much improved performance from
previous outings. Hopefully there will be a turnaround in results when
the same two sides meet in the first round of the championship.
Best wishes
The club would like to extend best wishes to Eddie McTiernan who
suffered a bad injury during the match on Saturday evening.
Thanks to everybody from both the club and Glenfarne who endeavoured
to bring him off the field in the safest of fashions. We wish Eddie a
speedy recovery from his operation on Monday and hopefully it won't be
that long until we see you slotting over those frees again.
Bon Voyage
Good luck to Seamus Dolan, Thomas Davitt and Enda McNama who set sail
for Canada yesterday. Although the lads will be sorely missed on the
football field while they spend the Summer abroad, we will hopefully
see them back in action come September.
All-Ireland Finalists
Well done to Drumkeerin's Kate Beirne, Ann Marie Gallagher, Shauna
Clancy, Deirdre Davitt, Shannon O'Grady, Michaelagh Nolan who were all
involved in the Leitrim Under 14 team who won the Under 14B Shield
All-Ireland Semi Final on Sunday.
The girls put in a tremendous result to beat Fermanagh in Templeport,
Cavan. Final scoreline: Leitrim 6-15; Fermanagh 0-06.
They now can look forward to contesting the All-Ireland Final against
Offaly in Two Weeks. Fixture yet to be confirmed.
Club meeting
A club meeting will be held in the Rowanberry on Wednesday evening at
9pm. All club members are asked to attend.
Lotto
Lotto takes place again this weekend. Can all sellers please
co-ordinate with Eamon O'Grady. Thanks to everyone for their continued
support.
Table Quiz
The first of the club's four table quizzes was held in the Cosy Bar on
Sunday night. Thanks to everyone that attended by all accounts it was
a great success.
Ten tables took part on the night. After a hotly contested
encounter the team consisting of Eamon O'Grady Snr, Joe Early, Maeve
Gallagher and Janet Doherty won out.
Thanks to the Rooney's for kindly providing sandwiches on the
night and also for sponsoring first prize in the raffle. The same to
Anne and Tomas Fallon who also sponsored a prize.
Gabriel Flynn once again showed why many are touting him as the
next presenter of Blackboard Jungle after another impressive display
as Quizmaster. He was supported by Catherine Clancy who organised the
questions.
The second quiz takes place this Sunday (the 21st of June) at 9.30pm
in Forde's. A table of four will cost Ä40 for adults and Ä20 for
>juveniles. We are asking that everybody gets behind this really
worthwhile cause, the young players are the lifeblood of our club and
all of them deserve the best they can get.
Guess the Score
There was no winner of our recent Guess the Score competition for the
Leitrim v Roscommon Connacht Championship match. There were however a
number of runners-up who scooped Ä50.
They were Gabriel Clarke, Christina Byrne, Donal Gallagher and Seamus
Fallon. Well done and thanks to everyone for their support.
Under 16 Final
Our Under 16's are gearing themselves for the U16 15-a-side league
final which takes place this Friday. The lads will take on St Mary's,
Carrick-on-Shannon on @ 7pm. A venue has yet to be confirmed but
check this paper for details.
Felix McPartland
A guard of honour from the club led the procession at the removal of
Felix McPartland who died on Saturday, the 13th of June.
Felix was one of the club's great servants and was the last
surviving member of the 1939 side who won the North Leitrim
Championship and were engaged in the four game epic County Junior
Final.
Playing at right half forward, Felix more than played his part in one
of the club's most famous teams that went down to Ballinamore after
the fourth and final game.
He was laid to rest at St Brigid's Church, Drumkeerin on Monday money
following his funeral mass. We extend.
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