Oldcastle to remember Mick Reynolds
December 01, 2015
The late Mick Reynolds
Oldcastle will remember the late Michael Reynolds this Saturday with a senior inter county challenge match between Meath and Leitrim.
Mick had been an incredible member of Oldcastle GFC both as a player and a fantastic person to get things done. He came to live in Oldcastle 40 years ago from county Leitrim where he played for Aughavas, the club associated with Colm O'Rourke's family. Mick played on the Aughavas team which captured the Leitrim senior title in 1963 and was preparing to travel home to celebrate the 50th anniversary of that occasion.
An old fashioned midfielder with an excellent catch, Mick was a key player for the fine Oldcastle team of the mid-to-late 1970's. A product of that famed GAA academy, St. Mel's of Longford, where he won a coveted Hogan Cup medal, the Leitrim native served his adopted club in probably every position except that of chairman.
His son Vincent won an intermediate championship medal with Oldcastle in 2009 and two Feis Cup awards. In fact Vincent captained the 1999 Feis Cup winning team.
Mick Reynolds trained underage teams in the club and was very committed to the re-development of the Show Hall. It was while working on this pet project that Mick sadly departed this world. As a dedicated worker to Oldcastle football, he had no equals.
The Michael Reynolds Memorial Football Tournament takes place this Saturday 5th December between Meath and Leitrim in Millbrook 3.00 pm. Afterwards a plaque to his memory will be unveiled in the Show Hall at 5.00 pm.
