CLUB LOTTO REACHES €19,000

There was no winner of last week’s lotto jackpot of €18,800 held on Monday November 17th. The numbers drawn were: 04, 07, 09 & 12. The lucky dip winner of €50 was Annette Wheeler c/o Cotters Bar. The lucky dip winners of €25 each were Sarah Roche c/o Online, Sarah Roche (BallyArthur) c/o Online, & Helen Condon (Glenseskin) c/o Online. The jackpot prize on Monday November 24th is €19,000.

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.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

This year’s club Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place tomorrow night, Friday November 28th in the Kilworth Community Hall at 7.30pm sharp. We hope to see a large attendance on the night so please spread the word.

CLUB SHOP

Make sure to check out our club shop for all the latest club merchandise that is available to order right on time for Christmas. There is also a fantastic array of customised essentials available to choose from which suit all age groups. The majority of items also have the opportunity to be personalised with names, numbers, initials etc. All orders over €50 include free home delivery, with 10% off for new customers on your first order online now. Visit www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/gaa/ireland/kilworth-gaa for more information.

VOTE OF SYMPATHY

The club would like to extend its deepest sympathies to the Cahill/Doran/Gill/Burdett families, Mallow/Kilworth following their recent bereavement.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis.

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

Capt. Wm F Lomasney Cup - Presented to the winners of the Avondhu U21 A Hurling Championship.

“Captain William Francis Lomasney (1841 - 1884) – Born in Cork to parents Susan Mackey and William Lomasney Snr., the family emigrated in 1844 to Cincinnati, Ohio where they settled, until William (otherwise known as ‘”Captain Mackay”) after serving in the American Civil War returned to Ireland in 1865 to take part in the Fenian rising. After the failure of the rising itself he continued to lend daring raids for arms until his capture in February 1868 which notably included the ill-fated 1867 capture of Ballyknockane R.I.C Barracks at Mourneabbey, which was close to the birthplace of martyred Lord Mayor of Cork, Tomás Mac Curtain, and a series of audacious robberies of coastguard stations including the famous Martello tower heist at Fota Island, Cork on St. Stephen’s Day. Upon his release in 1871 he returned to America to settle in Detroit, Michigan where he set up a book shop and became a very active member of the Fenian Brotherhood and Clan na Gael before returning to Ireland once again in 1881 to take part in the Fenian dynamite campaign organized by Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, only to be fatally wounded in a failed attempt to dynamite London Bridge on December 13th, 1884.”

In 1967 a new piece of silverware was donated to the North Cork board by Mr. Sean Lomasney (R.I.P.) of Dunmanway (ex-Kilworth native & the clubs first ever Secretary) who donated a cup in honour of an old IRA / Fenian, Volunteer, Capt. William Francis Lomasney for which the board decided to dedicate to the U21 A hurling championship. Coincidently, the first club to in fact receive this trophy was Kilworth when on Sunday May 19th, 1968, they won the delayed (due to Foot and Mouth restrictions) 1967 U21 A hurling championship by defeating Rathluírc 7-6 to 1-4 at Castletownroche with Patsy O’Mahony the victorious Kilworth Captain receiving the trophy from Sean Lomasney, the donor of the cup and a kinsman of the Fenian leader. Enroute to this success Kilworth firstly saw off the challenge of Harbour Rovers, followed by Kildorrery who the title holders were, then a semi-final defeat of Castletownroche by the narrowest of margins before convincingly beating Rathluírc in the final of a campaign that lasted thirteen months. To date Kilworth have just won this U21 A grade competition on a total of three occasions since it was inaugurated in 1964 by the North Cork board, 1965 V Ballyhea (6-10 to 3-5), 1967 V Rathluírc (7-6 to 1-4), & 2016 V Fermoy (2-10 to 1-7) to which the same trophy to this very day stands for the taking.

Pictured is the victorious Kilworth U21 hurling team of 1967 who won the delayed North Cork U21 A Hurling Championship by convincingly defeating Rathluírc 7-6 to 1-4 in a one sided contest which was played at Castletownroche on Sunday May 19th, 1968.

Back row: (l-r) Finbarr O’Sullivan, John Carey, Joe Lomasney, Paddy Kenny, & Mick Hogan.

Middle row: (l-r) Paul Cotter, Dinny Condon, Danny Sheedy, Seanie Long, Bill Russell, John Kenny, Christy O’Callaghan, Jimmy Hanlon, Tom Shanahan, & Pad Coughlan.

Seating: (l-r) John Walsh, Paddy Riordan, Fan O’Leary, John O’Connor, Sean Lomansey (Doner), Patsy O’Mahony (Captain), Danny Fenton, Liam Shanahan, & Mick O’Keeffe.

Kneeling: (l-r) Jack Shanahan, Dave Hogan, Pad Kenny, John Greehy, & Jim Nash.