CLUB LOTTO RISES TO €18,200

There was no winner of last week’s lotto jackpot of €18,000 held on Monday October 20th , the numbers drawn were: 02, 04, 26 & 32. The lucky dip winner of €50 was Claire Howard c/o Online. The lucky dip winners of €25 each were Catherine Howard c/o Online, John Griffin c/o Yearly, & Deirdre Attwood c/o Online. The jackpot prize on Tuesday October 28th due to the October Bank holiday is €18,200.

Tickets cost just €2 each or three lines for €5 and they are available online, in the local business outlets or from your usual local sellers. As always, we would like to thank you for your ongoing support.

CLUB HOUSE CARETAKER POSITION

Kilworth GAA club are currently accepting applications for the position of club house caretaker. This 19.5 hours per week position which is in conjunction with the CE (Community Employment) programme is a developmental opportunity with no experience necessary and included duties such as maintaining cleanliness of the gym, toilets, showers & communal areas within the new clubhouse building along with maintaining the club grounds. Any accredited training will also be provided to support your career. Please contact any club executive member for more details.

DATE FOR DIARY

This year’s club AGM will take place on Friday November 28th at 7.30pm sharp with the venue to be confirmed. We hope to see a large attendance on the night so please spread the word.

KILWORTH JUVENILE CLUB AGM

The Kilworth Juvenile GAA club AGM will be held in the meeting room of the Kilworth Sports Complex on Thursday November 20th at 7pm.

MAIN CLUB SPONSORS: Mike Walsh Pharmacy, The Village Inn, Aherne’s Pub, KDC Ltd., Kilally Stables, Mitchelstown Dental Clinic, Joe & Trish Bonner, and Centra Kilworth.

THROWBACK THURSDAY

This throwback yet again rewinds the clock back 40 years to 1985 as the Kilworth Minor Hurlers, trading under the St. Martin’s umbrella and overseen by the sole care of Mossy McNamara, jubilantly won the North Cork Minor B Hurling Championship. After travelling outside the county bounds to Lismore to contest the locals (St. Carthage’s) in a challenge game in preparation for their forthcoming blue ribbon campaign, “Mossy’s Marvel’s” first championship outing was a trip to Shanballymore on Friday April 19th where they easily overcame the challenge of Old Walls who were from the parish of Liscarroll. The game which was played in very blustery conditions saw Kilworth who were playing with a strong wind advantage in the opening half dominate proceedings throughout to lead comfortably by 2-6 to no score after twenty minutes played before coming out on top at the final whistle on a scoreline of 4-9 to 0-2.

Following this impressive first round victory, a long three month wait occurred before the quarter-final fixture against Kilbolane (Milford) was played on Saturday July 13th at Fr. Con Buckley Park Buttevant. Once again played under adverse weather conditions, Kilworth ran out comfortable winners on a scoreline of 4-14 to 1-2. Match reports state that Kilworth attacked from the throw in and it was not long before the scribes piled up, which included scores from Frank Hanrahan, Liam Magnier and Pa Murphy followed by an unstoppable shot into the top corner from 30 yards by Colm Carey to leave Kilworth coasting 2-8 to 1-1 at the interval. Milford tried in earnest upon the restart but stout defending from Oliver Sheehan, Pat Gallagher, Mike Dunne, and Michael O’Brien kept the threat at bay. Pa Murphy struck two more goals to achieve his hattrick and whilst all fifteen players played their heart out, Frank Hanrahan who was only 15 years of age displayed skill and accuracy far beyond his years, but essentially all players were well deserving of their accolades.

Following on from this tremendous victory a semi-final encounter against St. Mollaggas (Kildorrery) was now on the cards, and at the local cheesemakers Mitchelstown venue on Wednesday August 21st (at 8pm to be precise) Kilworth, following a gutsy and determined display, after a pulsating hours hurling emerged victors on a final scoreline of 3-9 to 2-7. Playing with the aid of a fresh breeze, Kilworth took time to settle with the forwards finding scores hard to come by, until James Lyng who had one of his best games in a Kilworth jersey lashed home the sides first three pointer before three points quickly followed to leave the half time scoreline reading 1-3 to 0-4. Whilst they were sluggish in the opening half these young lads opened in style upon the restart with goals secured from Sean Carey and Pa Murphy followed by a flurry of points from the Carey brothers Colm and Sean, Frank Hanrahan, and Michael O’Brien to ensure the spoils went Kilworth’s way.

Four weeks later, on Saturday September 21st at Ballygiblin, St. Patrick’s (Fermoy), albeit their second string, were the final obstacle left standing in Kilworth’s way of reaping the rich fruits of success. Such was the excellence of all players in this finale that the pencil makers got no chance to settle and once Colm Carey opened the account with a fine goal from a ground shot, the black and amber coloured side were always fighting an uphill battle. Michael O’Brien and Liam Magnier ensured a plentiful supply of ball went the direction of the attack and when James Lyng secured Kilworth’s second goal Fermoy were showing signs of throwing in the towel, however they did succeed in holding the lads scoreless for a long period, but with five minutes of play remaining before the interval, PJ Kenny hit the net to leave the half time score at 3 goals to nil.

For the opening ten minutes of the second half Fermoy assumed the initiative but were repelled time after time by the super alert Kilworth defence which consisted of the Sheehan twins, Oliver and Gerard, John Kiersey, Michael Dunne, Pat Gallagher and Sean Hyland. Points from Colm Carey and Frank Hanrahan eased the pressure and when second half substitute Sean Geaney added the sides fourth goal on the three quarter mark the title was homeward bound. Fermoy registered their first score after 50 minutes played but this only stung Kilworth back into retaliation mode and with more points added to the board from the consist striking duo of Colm and Frank before the final whistle sounded, Kilworth emerged worthy winners on a final scoreline of 4-7 to 0-1 bringing the curtain down on a famous victory.

Much credit for this success must be given to Mossy McNamara who was the sole trainer/selector throughout the season for these young men and without his guidance and wisdom this victory would certainly not have been possible!

Pictured are the Kilworth Minor Hurlers who defeated Fermoy in the North Cork Minor B Hurling Championship Final at Ballygiblin on Saturday September 21st, 1985.

Back row: (l-r) Mossy McNamara (trainer/selector), Sean McCarthy, Michael O’Brien, Oliver Sheehan, Tom Keane, Pa Murphy, Liam Magnier, Colm Carey, John Kiersey, Tom McCormack, Frank Hanrahan, Pa Cotter, & Sean Geaney.

Front row: (l-r) Sean Magnier, Gerry O’Brien, James Lyng, Sean Carey, Sean Hyland, Peter McCarthy, Michael Dunne (Captain), Gerard Sheehan, Pat Gallagher, & PJ Kenny. 

Mascot: Shane O’Brien.