Christy Creamer - famous footballer dies in New York: The death took place last week in New York of Christy Creamer, one of the legendary Leitrim footballers of the 1940s. Christy was born in Curraghnawall, Ballinamore and played for both Ballinamore and Aughawillan.

In 1941 he played for Leitrim in the Connacht Championship and was described as the "first Aughawillan man to wear the County jersey". Christy went to work in Fermanagh and was duly picked to play with Fermanagh. In 1945 he was on the Fermanagh team that reached the Ulster Senior Final where they were beaten by Cavan. Christy emigrated shortly after this and was in New York for the famous All Ireland Final in the Polo Grounds in 1947 when Cavan beat Kerry. Christy recalled when we interviewed him in 2003 that many of the same Cavan team that he had played against in 1945 were playing for Cavan in the Polo Grounds. Christy joined the Leitrim club in New York and served in various capacities with the club. He was selected on the Leitrim New York team which made a historic tour of Ireland in 1948; in fact he was Captain of the team. Christy was married to Pat Duffy from Fenagh and was an uncle of Patsy Creamer, Lahard. Christy was 92 years of age and had spent about 67 years in New York.

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