AELIC B u l l e t i n of St Pauls G.F.C.

EWS Issue No.(31 AEREU 1993

Whats i n Issue 02.?

1. Pride of place goes to our Under 12's Juvenile View.

2. Senior Football - Match reports,analysis,highlights

3. Down Memory Lane- Bangor and Pitches; Success and C o l m c i l l e s St L a i s e r a n s Ards I n s i g h t Bangor A f f a i r s St Pauls r e p o r t s

4. Whats on i n 1993

J u v e n i l e s o l o - s k i l l s Quiz N i g h t F l o p County Update The U l s t e r Champions - Down Seni o r Marathon

pages no 4-6

pages no 7-8 pages 8-9

9 T page 10 page 10 page 11

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THE GLORY AND THE DEJECTION — REPORT ON ULSTER CHAMPS

The D o w n h u r l e r s w h o d i d w e l l to reach the q u a r t e r f i n a l o f the N a t i o n a l League, b u t f e l l heav i l y to C o r k at C roke Park. P H O T O S : C y r i l D o b b i n .

St Pauls h u r l i n g c o r r e s p o n d a n t s r e f l e c t on t h e h i g h s and the Lows

J u v e n i l e View

The East Down leagues have been drawn up and St Pauls w i l l have teams competing i n U-12 (15 a s i d e , S e c t i o n B) and i n U-14 (13 a s i d e ) .

L i s t e d below are opposing teams ;

U-12 B a l l y k i n l a r ( w i n n e r s 1992),St Johns ( r u n n e r s - u p 1 9 9 2 ) , B r i g h t Darragh C r o s s , L o u g h i n i s l a n d , K i l c l i e f , D r u m a n e s s , K i l l y l e a g h , Dundrum,St Pauls., Dromara

1(5 one round matches w i l l be p l a y e d .

CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW ^****** Matches are t o be pl a y e d each Tues evening,see b u l l e t i n * * * * *

U-14 L e i t r i m ( w i n n e r s 1992),St J o h n s ( r u n n e r s - u p 1 9 9 2 ) , B a 1 l y k i n l a r , Darragh Cross,Dundrum,Saul,Annsboro,Dundrum,Killyleagh, K i l c l i e f , S t P a u l s .

9 one round matches , w i l l commence on Sun May 9 t h .

CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW

***** Games w i l l be pl a y e d on Sun/Mon;alternate w i t h Senior f i x t u r e * * *

And They're o f f ! U-12 East Down League St Joh n s l - 2 St Pauls 1-3;13.04.93

U n l i k e t h e i r S e n i o r team,these l a d s s t a r t e d a new league i n t h e b e s t manner, w i t h a g r e a t w i n . St Johns, runners-up i n 1992 and possessing superior t r a i n i n g f a c i l i t i e s put out t h e i r strongest team fo r t h i s game.In marked contrast St Pauls were without a number of talented boys and t h e i r manager, Peter Morris.Each player chosen f o r t h i s match performed b r i l l i a n t l y and t h e i r never say die a t t i t u d e i s a c r e d i t to them and also to Peter Morris. In the f i r s t half,St Pauls defence stood firm.Martin Fegan was the outstanding player on the pitch,winning a l l b a l l and then d r i v i n g out from his own half.Martin was ably supported by P h i l i p Davey.Niall Mc Guigan never l e t his man lose and alongside Neal Forbes they s e t t l e d well.Eamon Mc Conville scored from a free to get St Pauls only score i n t h i s half.A defensive blunder l e t St Johns i n f o r a s o f t g o a l . I t was a relieved "caretaker manager" (Pat Mc Conville) to hear the whistle f o r a hal f time score of St Johns 1-2 St Pauls 0-1.Philip Davey was switched to centre-half back and Brendan Mc Guigan was put i n at F u l l -forward. The lads played great f o o t b a l l i n t h i s second half.They dominated the game, and i n s p i t e of missing chances they kept b a t t l i n g on.Eamon Mc Conville was a tower of strength i n midfield and got able support from Anthony Davey.With 10 mins to go the scores remained as at h a l f time.St Johns had to cave-in.From a high b a l l i n ,Brendan Mc Guigan shot low to the net,but t h e i r keeper turned i t round the post More suffering followed when a goal for Pauls was deemed a square ball.With Martin ' Fegan and P h i l i p Davey pushing up a score was sure to come.Philip Davey got a point and then Donal Graham got another.From a close i n free,Eamon Mc Conville shot wide Justice was f i n a l l y done when Kevin Mc Elroy l a i d the b a l l o f f to Brendan Mc Guigan His cross was put in t o the net by Trevor Graham(he had never played gaelic before).Celebrations were wi l d and nearly l o s t St Pauls the game.As 8 players hugged each other ,Johnnies attacked.Free men were a l l over the place.Spirited defending and a couple of c r u c i a l interceptions by the keeper Murphy saved us.

A great win by a great panel.Well done to the lads,they are going to do very well as a team.Martin Fegan was man of the match,Eamon Mc Conville was'nt f a r behind, everyone played t h e i r hearts out.Seniors could do a l o t worse than see t h i s team, realise that switches are permitted during a game,and most importantly display t h e i r guts and determination.Thanks go to Eamon Mc Elroy,Dessi Mc Guigan,Frankie Mc Guigan et family,Peter Davey et family and Pat Mc Conville f o r t h e i r support and help.

Murphy Neal Forbes Martin Fegan N i a l l Mc Guigan Timothy Gethan B Mc Guigan P h i l i p Davey

E Mc Conville Anthony Davey Donal Graham Chris Rafferty Kevin Mc Elroy Martin Davey Chris Neeson Trevor Graham

E Mc Conville 0-1 P Davey 0-1 D Graham 0-1 T Graham 1-0

SUB Con Murphy

U-12 Rnd 2 St Pauls 3-0 Loughinisland 2-3

You do not know what you are missing when t h i s team take the field.Once again they defied the odds to Loughinislands'amazement.The game was switched to Loughinisland at the l a s t moment because Holywood p i t c h was unplayable. 23 players made the journey down.Lining out on the f u l l size pitch,St Pauls attacked i n earnest.Brendan Mc Guigan h i t the cross-bar but soon enough i t was Trevor Graham who shot to the net.As the r a i n came down,some Pauls players faded.Midfield was not as strong as v St Johns and defenders refused to watch t h e i r men.Loughinisland soon had 2 points on the board ,yet St Pauls refused to die.HJT Loughinisland 0-2 St Pauls 1-0.After team t a l k s , i t was Loughinisland that attacked again.They added a point and then scored a k i l l e r goal.Once again St Pauls responded.They cleared the b a l l and i n P Davey they had a player w i l l i n g t o run the length of the f i e l d . S t Pauls camped i n Loughinislands' 21 but Andrew Russell was unsuccessful with 4 pointed efforts.These lads dont give up and from a free Andrew sent the

b a l l to the net,the sides were level.Frantic play followed.Neal Forbes did well to clear o f f the l i n e and Ronan Mc Ternan brought o f f good saves.From one of these attacks Loughinisland got another goal.Once again Martin Fegan drove forward,good support play from the half-forwards led to Davey gett i n g the ball.He went round 2 defenders and shot f o r a goal.The keeper got a hand to the b a l l but there was Trevor Graham again t o get the goal. That was the l a s t kick i n the game.When one considers that St Pauls also h i t the post i n t h i s match,a goalbound shot that was held up by the mud on the l i n e and missed easy pointing chances a draw was the least we deserved. Work i s needed f o r defenders,but o v e r a l l both teams were equally matched i n the s k i l l s of the game.Neal Forbes,Ronan Mc Ternan,Chris Rafferty and Martin Fegan played well i n defence.Forward play tended to break down,but approach play by Colm Morris and Kevin Mc Elroy was good.Well done t o a l l the lads on another great display.No team can match t h e i r determination or t h e i r spirit.Thanks to Desi Mc Guigan,Frankie Mc Guigan,Willie Fegan Donal Graham et missus and of course the boss Peter Morris f o r the support.

New juvenile k i t w i l l soon be on show,so come along and see i t and the team. ****************************************************** Series 3 Series 4 Series 5

27.04.93 04.05.93 11.05.93

7.30 7.45 8 pm

Away v Ki l l y l e a g h Home v Darragh Cross Away v Ba l l y k i n l a r

Team v L'island

SUBS Trevor Graham Chris Neeson Donal Graham Tim Gethan

Ronan Mc Ternan Chris Rafferty Meal Forbes N i a l l Mc Guigan Colm Query Martin Fegan Martin Davey

E Mc Conville Anthony Davey Colm Morris P h i l i p Davey K Mc Elroy Andrew Russell B Mc Guigan Ronan Walls

Senior Panel

I t seems that on current form there w i l l be no easy matches i n t h i s Division.A team w i t h few leaders and l i t t l e f i g h t i s fa s t becoming the "target -practice" boys.

21.03.93 12.04.93

Banbridge 2-12 St Pauls 0-9 Ardglass 6-12 St Pauls 2-6

Banbridchave

Having given top team Annsboro a r i g h t scare i n t h e i r previous match,hopes were high that progress would be sustained.In the opening 20 mins St Pauls ran the game.Playing possesion f o o t b a l l and hungry for the b a l l Danny Hughes and Marty Mongfrh lauded i t i n midfield.Gary Baker scored a beauty point from the r i g h t t o open St Pauls account.Therein the problem lay.Inspite of many raids i n t o Banbridge t e r r i t o r y domination was not re f l e c t e d i n scores.Ten wides were recorded and with i t panic set in.Banbridge,realising that i t was only St Pauls and not Donegal saw some hope.Crowding m i d f i e l d and pullinc: Pauls forwards i n t o t h e i r own h a l f began to tick.A hesitant back l i n e p o l i t e l ] l e t one Banbrige forward poke the b a l l between 3 motionless defenders and at half-time a l l the e f f o r t was f o r nought. ST Pauls 0-2 Banbridge 1-4.Philip Lismore, playing h i s best match f o r decades led his forward l i n e by example.Likewise Stephen R e i l l y and Chris Mc Cullough tightened up defence.With 10 mins to go i t was 1-8 to 0-7.Forcing Banbridge back and at l a s t playing good b a l l i n t o corner forwards Brian Mc Elroy and Gavin Cinnanan the match was there f o r the taking.Pauls momentum was broken when a forward pass went astray.Banbridge saw escape and got a l i t t l e bonus of a s o f t goal,again through a back-line blunder.Star Banbridge attacker was a current Down Minor.He took great scores from a l l angles and distances.Switches were not made to counter t h i s threat and so v i c t o r y was l o s t . P h i l i p Lismore was the man of the match fo r St Pauls, Gary Burns looked dangerous u n t i l i njured, m i d f i e l d outshone Banbridge every time. When chest high b a l l was given Brian Mc Elroy won i t every time and i n that l a s t 5 mins St Pauls missed two s i t t e r s . The forward l i n e gives greatest cause for concern and u l t i m a t e l y t h e i r i n a b i l i t y to function as a u n i t cost St Pauls possib. v i c t o r y .

M Mc Govern Ha r ry Liarore P Mr Grattan C Mc Cullough G Bums P Hunt P Baker

MMoTaghan D Hughes G Cinnanan G Baker P Lismore B Mr Elroy B Reilly P Meghan

S Reilly for G Bums / S Kai*3 for C Mr Cullarih

A score that t e l l s i t a l l , d i s a s t e r has arrived.Ardglass ,who possess probably the fastest forward l i n e i n the di v i s i o n were allowed to run r i o t against St Pauls.As i s the norm f o r the opening 10 mins,Pauls performed well.Eug Donnelly scored 2 good points,but other chances were missed.It was clear that Ardglass defence had i t s f a i r share of problems,yet again we l e t them o f f the hook.Slack marking,polite t a c k l i n g and day dreamers l e t Ardglass record 1-6 by the end of the f i r s t h alf.St Pauls opened wit h some j e s t upon the throw-in.Inside

that f i r s t 3 mins forwards could scored 2-2.Bad luck and poor

f i n i s h i n g robbed us of anything.Without midfielder Marty Monaghan,who was carried o f f injured i n the f i r s t half,team shape suffered.Few responded t o the challenge l a i d down by Hughes et Donnelly. Paul Mc Grattan,Gary Baker and Kevin Mc Grattan contained players and alongside Danny Hughes can be proud of t h e i r e f f o r t s . A t one stage the Ardglass f u l l back l i n e were attempting scores.Waves of 9 attackers were laying seige on St Pauls defenders,yet few Pauls forwards chased opposite numbers.Belatedly Harry Lismore was switched t o f u l l -forward.He responded w i t h a great goal ,Paul Baker added points and Brian R e i l l y scored a goal from a close i n free.Kevin Mc Grattan was man of the match i n a game few w i l l remember wi t h credit.A win i s urgently needed by everyone involved w i t h the Seniors.They and only they can turn the corner,which i s threatening t o be a downward s p i r a l of no retu r n .

Michael Mc Govern Harry Lismore Paul Mc Grattan K MeGrattan Gary Burns Gary Baker G Cinnanan

M Monaghan D Hughes E Donnelly P Baker B Mc Elroy P Duffy B R e i l l y P Monaghan

S Kane f o r M Monaghan fo r P Monaghan

M Mc Conville

E Donnelly 0-3 P Baker 0-2 B R e i l l y 1-1 H Lismore 1-0

REFLECTIONS ON "the Alamo !

l a y e r A " Marking i s non - e x i s t a n t ,players are not focused on the game and we have l e t down two men whose e f f o r t s deserve better than us.

Half forwards w i l l not follow t h e i r men,there i s no co-ordinated forward play and we are individuals not a team unit,confidance i s very low ,we need a win.

For some reason we dont go i n hard,players are not challenged,they s t r o l l through and score at will.We have players as good as anyone else,we've put i n the e f f o r t and a l l players are commited i n t r a i n i n g . That commitment and determination i s not being seen at matches"

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I t s up to Senior players to get out of t h i s hole.When they t r u l y decide that they are good enough and get r i d of t h i s i n f e r i o t y complex then results w i l l change.We are not alone i n t h i s p o s i t i o n . In 1992 Ba l l y k i n l a r won no games and a club with a great t r a d i t i o n i n Down f o o t b a l l was a laughing stock.Opposing teams ,at present almost f e e l sorry f o r us,they want a competitive match as well . B a l l y k i n l a r faced the abyss as did Aghaderg and to a man said they were determined to get over the problems.Look at them now,a t o t a l transformation. Coaching,stamina t r a i n i n g and dedication should not be forgotten.Players did t h i s t o improve.Attitude i s a l l that i s preventing us from winning,when plans are implimented f u l l y and when ALL want to win and are motivated t o win then winning w i l l become the norm.Just as winning i s a habit ,so i s conditioning yourself t o gallant defeats.Management must go out t o win every game ,not condone sloppy displays.Only 3 games have elapsed and time i s on our side.I am confidant that a l l involved w i l l show t h e i r true worth ,a win can change a l o t and from that wins come naturally.Come on lads l i f t the heads and give Eug Donnelly and Danny Hughes some reward.A lobby group o r i g i n a t i n g from players' wives,girlfriends,family has been formed to counter depression.Called Families Against Grumpy/Sulky players they intend to picket Home fixtures.Huddled i n a group by the car park at Holywood a spokesperson summed i t up. "We're sick of players coming i n from some s i l l y match l i k e a bear.They moan i n the corner,ignore us and generally are manic depressos f o r about 3 days. We are asking f o r two things, l.Win a game lads or 2.Pack i t i n and give us some peace." FAMILIES AGAINST GRUMPY/ SULKY PLAYERS have put a price on the head of Senior Manager ,Donal Graham.Shoot him and a l l the players might cheer up.(soery Donal ,that was meant to read ,shoot the Secretary). *********************************************

FIXTURES.

26.04.93 7.30 Away v K i l c l i e f 09.05.93 3pm Home v Glassdrumman 17.05 8pm Home v Aghaderg 23.05 3pm AT BREDAGH CHAMPIONSHIP St Pauls v C a s t l e w e l l a n i i ' 31.05 8pm Home v K i l l y l e a g h 07.06 8pm Away v M i t c h e l s

FEIS An Duin P r e l i m i n a r y Rnds Sun 16.05.

SCORE OF SCORES. 1.Eug D o n n e l l y 0-M' 2. B r i a n R e i l l y 1-3 3. H a r r y Lismore/P Monaghan 1-0

Paul Baker 0-3

Player X

Player I

19.04.93

&.C.L. Division 4 ST Pauls 0-9 Bal l y k i n l a r 3-8

A score t h a t i n no way t e l l s t h e t a l e o f t h i s game.St Pauls r e g a i n e d p r i d e and p l a y e r s demonstrated t h e commitment t h a t was m i s s i n g v A r d g l a s s . Manager Donal Graham,realising that action was needed made a number of positional switches i n h i s o r i g i n a l team selection.On a p i t c h that resembled a r i c e f i e l d , S t Pauls played downhill.Scores were v i t a l during t h i s phase.Ballykinlar used t h e i r physical advantage to great effect,no rules barred gaelic was t h e i r game. Neck tackles,punches,elbows,sliding tackles, you name i t , t h e y did i t . A referee who refused to clamp down on t h i s behaviour nearly l e t the simmering anger explode.lt i s a c r e d i t to otir players that they retained discipline.Expert kicking by Eug Donnelly gave St Pauls the lead.Danny Hughes ,at f u l l - f o r w a r d was causing a l l kinds of havoc to Kinlar backs.With t h i s diversion Eug Donnelly was able to pick o f f long range points at w i l l . P a u l Duffy also scored a good point,however i n t h i s c r u c i a l period the b a l l j u s t would not run f o r us.In an attempt to get a goal forwards ignored easy pointing o p p o r t u n i t i e s . l t i s understandable to t r y t h i s because a good lead was v i t a l , b u t points make prizes B a l l y k i n l a r opened t h e i r scoring i n 10 mins wi t h a goal.Breaking from mi d f i e l d they passed to ex-Down player Paul Mahon.As the r e f watched he disposed of Paddy Hunts' t a c k l i n g w i t h a punch to the head.He fed the b a l l f o r K i l l e n t o score.So instead of g e t t i n g Mahon sent o f f B a l l y k i n l a r saw that crime paid.Right on half-time 3 more points followed from Kinlar.A good lead was wiped clean. H.T St Pauls 0-6 Ba l l y k i n l a r 1-3.Hughes was brought back t o mi d f i e l d f o r the second ha l f and the highly robust Paul Baker went t o f u l l - f o r w a r d . I n acting Donal Graham strenghtened h i s defence,The second h a l f was a story of brave and resolute defending by St Pauls.Time and again they closed Kinlar men down.With 7 mins l e f t the score read St Pauls 0-7 B a l l y k i n l a r 2-3.No defence can withstand s o l i d pressure.They begged the forwards to r e l i e v e i t but every time possession was l o s t and the b a l l sent back i n t o our defenders.Paul Monaghan nearly did the t r i c k when his lob came o f f the cross-bar.Keeper Michael Mc Govern had brought o f f 3 great saves i n t h i s half,however he was at f a u l t f o r the goals that won Kinlar the game.A long range shot went to the net and w i t h 2 mins remaining Michael palmed down a high b a l l and Paddy Doherty blasted t o the net.A brace of points followed,whilst belated St Pauls attacks could not claw i t back. I n hindsight forward play l o s t us the match,not Michael Every player showed commitment needed and on t h i s performance we are as good as anyone.Ballykinlar Secretary praised our team and said the score didnt do j u s t i c e to our talented team.All defenders were tremendous.Until those mistakes, Michael Mc Govern was superb,Chris Mc Cullough did well,as did Paddy Hunt.Danny Hughes and Eug Donnelly were marked men i n t h i s game.Both came o f f the f i e l d the colour of beetrot.In one assault on Kinlar goals,Dannys' usual glory run was stopped by 4 Kinlar men and especially elbows i n t o h i s face.The ref sent o f f the wrong man and Mark Doherty l i v e d to punch another day.Harry Lismore becamed involved i n a disagreement but h i s gentlemanly conduct epitomised Harry. Man of the match was Paul Mc Grattan,who continues t o excell i n full-back.After the "Alamo" , t h i s was j u s t what the p s y c h i a t r i s t ordered.Lets now get the points. *******************************************

Highlights 1. A g r i t t y display by ALL players,and switches by Bomber Graham. 2. Harry Llsmores f i r s t - t i m e kicking,no questions asked.(I believe one Kinlar

man had a headache f o r 3 days afterwards) 3. Treacherous conditions,Please Note! Sean Moggorian,ex County Player and , respected County o f f i c e r suffered at the hands of the pitch.As One who Specialised i n bemoaning i t , revenge was i n order .Tonight was the night when B&'43b&&&8 Of r i d i c u l e was balanced out.Sean ,acting as Umpire,slipped and f e l l 3 times when si g n a l l i n g scores.Not to be outdone the other k i n l a r umpire f e l l head r i r s t w i n g e r r s t S i ^ l e . ' 1 1 6 7 ^ "** f ° l l 0 W ^ t 0 K 6 y S t ° n e C°ps,Ballykinlar ^ i ^ i S a f ant.1rH.With 5 mins to go Sean prevented a S ^ ? ^ ? 1 ^ a d ° P t ^ ° ' N e i l ™ - ^ddy

DOWN MEMORY LANE

A f t e r more time and e f f o r t , i n f o c o n t i n u e s t o grow r e g a r d i n g t h e forme r and c u r r e n t c l u b s who have p l a y e d g a e l i c games i n t h i s area. With Davie Mc Coy kindly giving his time progress has been rapid.However Bangor people have not yet broken i n t o a sweat.At the end of the days gents I can only include what I rec e i v e . l t i s up to you to get the relevant material t o me,I w i l l gladly include i t .

PITCHES: As we a l l know our current playing surface would not be amongst the top 100 pitches in the Country.Down through the years Holywood p i t c h has been improved.Apparently, i t was cut twice a year i n 1950's.St Comgalls upon t h e i r formation made a p i t c h t h e i r top priority.Unique i n that they played A l l f i x t u r e s away from home,Holywood and especially Darragh Cross often seemed l i k e Bangors' home .Persistent e f f o r t s by St Comgalls committee proved successful eventually.

28.03.69 "Gaelic Footballers t r y again f o r Pitch " SPECTATOR

Bangor G.A.A. club St Comgall's i s making a renewed e f f o r t t o secure a p i t c h i n the Borough.Apart fo r a few short months when a temporary p i t c h was available the club has had to play a l l of i t s matches away.A statement was read by club Secretary Mr Joe Mc Cormick pointing out that gaelic sports had now become f i r m l y established i n the town.

" At present we have a Senior team playing i n East Down Junior League and a school­boy team,attached t o St Columbanus Secondary School, who play i n the East Down Schoolboy League and Secondary Schools competitions.Also a U-16 team ,a ladies camogie team and a schoolboy h u r l i n g team are planned f o r the near future."

06.06.69 " Council says Yes to Gaelic Pitch " SPECTATOR

Bangor Borough Council at i t s monthly meeting on Monday night confirmed the decision t o grant St Comgalls G.A.A. club the use of a playing p i t c h at the Belfast Road dump on condition that there i s no use made of the p i t c h on a Sunday.It was agreed that the Council spend a sum of £250 t o improve a playing p i t c h area at the s i t e , t h a t the Gaelic Club be granted use of the p i t c h free of charge,subject to the conditions that there be no use made of the p i t c h on Sundays -the club undertakes a l l maintenance of the ground,no al t e r a t i o n s are made,nor structures b u i l t other than a suitable removable l a t r i n e and use of the ground be f o r a period of a year,to be renewed from year t o year at the discretion of the Council.Alderman M i l l i g a n moved an amendment that the f i r s t condition be altered to allow play between the hours of 2 - 6 pm on Sundays.lt was stated that the Councils' policy was not t o permit any spectator sports on Sundays. Milligans amendment got 3 votes versus 12 ag a i n s t , i t was declared l o s t .

E a r l i e r one venue o f The Dell,Gransha i s r e c o r d e d !

14.02.64 " Win marks f i r s t Home Game" SPECTATOR

St Comgalls G.A.C c e l e b r a t e d t h e i r f i r s t home match on Sunday by d e f e a t i n g James C o n n o l l y s , B e l f a s t by 1-10 t o 1-4.Bangor who a t t i r e d i n t h e i r new royal/amber jerseys and stockings with white shorts looked very smart.Prior t o the match,the playing p i t c h was blessed by Fthr Harper n ± V ^ c e - C * a i r m a n o f the club who threw i n the ball,thus s t a r t i n g the r i r s t game of gaelic f o o t b a l l ever t o be played i n Bangor.Connllys w e r e ^ i r s t to score with a point followed by another .

Bangor soon egualised with points from Gallagher and Smith.Then Connollys" forwards scored a goal.Connollys l a i d seige i n the Bangor half.Another Connollys point was answered with a point f o r Bangor by Ward.H.T Connollys 1-2 Bangor 0-3. In the second h a l f i t was a va s t l y improved St Comgalls who took the lead.Nelson sent the b a l l to the net from a pass by Matt Feeney.This was followed by points from Gallagher and Graham.The v i s i t i n g team made several strong attacks on the Bangor goal only to be driven back by 0' Hare and company.St Comgalls midfield men were prominent during t h i s half,keeping t h e i r forwards w e l l supplied.Points came from Matt Feeney,Smyth,Wood,Nelson and Gallagher.The referee was Frank Mc Greevy. Goalposts Down ; On Sunday i t was discovered that the goalposts at The Dell had been sawn down during the night.Luckily the club had an extra set and members had posts back i n position i n time f o r the game.

Holywood was an i n v a l u a b l e p i t c h f o r many clubs.Holywood gave f r i e n d l i e s b o t h t o Bangor and t o Scrabo Harps i n t h e 1960's.When St L a i s e r a n s went o u t o f e x i s t a n c e i n 1956 ,Sean M a r t i n s adopted t h i s p i t c h as t h e i r home venue. Due t o the shortage of pitches i n Antrim 2 matches were played on any Sunday.As f a r back as 1929 A n t r i m Secretary praised new clubs St Colmcilles (Holywood) and Ardoyne f o r the access to playing surfaces.

Success comes early on f o r Holywood

Tracing back St Colmcilles we f i n d that they were formed i n 1927.Their captain was Neal Torney and they had a great i n t e r e s t i n handball as wel l as football.Twice St Colmcilles reached Ulster Handball Semis and i n 1929 they won the South Antrim Junior League.They also reached the semis of the j u n i o r championship i n 1928 and in 1929.The IRISH NEWS gave extensive coverage to t h i s club during t h e i r successful years.It i s also recorded that the club had a drama society second t o none i n Ulster. On two occasions ,they won the premier awards at the Belfast Catholic Drama Festival. When producer Neal Torney was forced to resign due to i l l n e s s he was succeeded as producer by Paidin Bogues who was l a t e r succeeded by J Delaney.The club passed out of existance i n 1938.Father Cullen,as well as playing was the d r i v i n g force behind handball i n the area.

13.06.27 I r i s h News

Handball f i x t u r e s to be played at Holywood 3pm Cunningham v Eady 3.30 J Begley v C 0'Kane 4pm L Fahy v P Mc Coy

11.10.27 I r i s h News

A handball tournament,organised by Father Cullen between Castlewellan and Holywood took place before a Senior f o o t b a l l game commenced.Contrary to expectations,the North Down men were no match f o r the locals,who proved worthy winners i n a l l games. The Holywood players f e e l that on a neutral b a l l a l l e y they are capable of reversing Sundays' results,so a return game i s being looked forward to.A whist drive and dance brought an enjoyable days' sport to a finish.As a r e s u l t of the undertaking Father Cullen hopes to r e a l i s e a goodly sum i n aid of the l o c a l St Vincent de Paul Society.

Antrim v Down "Down were v i c t o r i o u s w i t h T Toner and Father Cullen Standard bearers i n singles"

SStSS^taSuSS H ° l i ' T O O d ^ n , C a s t l e W e 1 l a n and Randlesto™ p l a y e d

St Colmcilles G.A.C. 1927-1938(Holywood)

Back row L~R: B i l l y Graham,Barny Hanarty,Billy Gavin,Charlie Mc Causland,Jackie Boyle.Front , Tommy Teathers,Tommy Hughes,Mickey Mc Kenna,Gerry Geddis,Jimmy Muckel,Jimmy Mc Coy,Joe Tangam.

Thanks to Tony Graham f o r photo

17.04.1928 St Colmcilles shock Sarsfields

S.Antrim Junior Championship

Holywood team taking the f i e l d at Corrigan Park f o r hte f i r s t time,created a great impression by t h e i r very smart appearance, a l l players looked spick and span i n t h e i r neat a t t i r e . F i r s t impressions were not discounted as from the s t a r t u n t i l the f i n i s h of the game St Colmcilles were fore and a f t the superior team.No team in recent years has created such an im­pression on t h e i r f i r s t appearance as did the Co Down team on Sunday.Sarsfields A,who are current Junior League Champions and who included i n t h e i r side many players who had some experience i n the major team proved no match fo r ItSseiirr f i t t e r and faster opponents.The r e s u l t was not a t a l l f l a t t e r i n g to the winners,as Sarsfields were indeed i n luck t o get o f f so l i g h t l y . St Colmcilles had a few goals wiped o f f owing t o sguare i l l e g a l i t i e s , b u t experience w i l l solve that.St Colmcilles now play Craobh Ruadh intUte next round. Score St Colmcilles 3-4 Sarsfield 0-1

L4 .01 .1929. Easy Win

S.Antrim J u n i o r League

St Colmcilles had an easy v i c t o r y over O'Connells by 19 points t o nil.As the score suggests,St Colmcilles had the best of the play a l l through. Scorers were, Teathers 3-1,Gavin 1-1 R Green 1-0,B Green 0-2 Team; Sandfield,N Torney,J Torney,Nelson Mc Gillen,Tinsley,Mc A l l i s t e r , R Green, B Green,Teathers,Gavin,Magennis,Burke, 0 Kane,Tong. 11.01.1952 T i r Na Og 1-2 St Laiserans 1-0

At t h e i r headguarters at Whitehall T i r na Og overcame the v i s i t o r s . I n a game that was more or less a te s t of stamina and endurance,in t r y i n g conditions,Randlestown were merited v i c t o r s over St Laiserans i n the Junior league.Level at the i n t e r v a l on a score of 1-0 each,on the resumption each team fought hard.Tir na Og gradually took command adding 0-2 w i t h o u t r e p l y . T Hughes g o t St L a i s e r a n s g o a l .

0 4 . 1 0 . 6 3 Ards v Holywood 2 1 . 0 1 . 6 6 Bangor Gaelic Review Year

Minor Football; On a p i t c h l i k e a bog the score ended,Scrabo Harps 6 -7 Thomas Russell 1-2.Within the f i r s t minute Ards scored a point through Brian Barratt,but Holywood replied.Harps followed t h i s with points from F Leonard,Frankie Mc Guigan and Brian Barratt.E Mc Larnon then scored a goal for Ards and Leonard got 2 points. Ards defence stood f i r m through John Rogan,Joe Mc Cormick,T Mc Mullan,Cyril Mc Gahey and E Mc Larnon held the m i d f i e l d positions very well.Before half-time Ards scored 3 more points.Early i n t o the second half,Holywood t r i e d t o p u l l themselves together and got a point.But Brian Barratt ,E Mc Larnon and Frank Mc Guigan replied with points and ,before the f i n a l whistle Ards scored 3 goals.

F Leonard 4 -2 ,B Barratt 1-2,F, Mc Larnon l-l,Frankie Mc Guigan 0 - 2 .

Team; Liam Kearney,Tony Mc Mull an, Joe Mc Cormick,John Rogan,Tom Conway,Frank Lynch/Peter Murphy,Cyril Mc Gahey,Eug Mc Larnon,Michael Mc Cormick,Francis Leonard,B Barratt,F Mc Guigan,John Conway Seamus Mullan.

U-14 Match Ards v St Galls

This game played before the minor game was the f i r s t time both clubs t r i e d out a schoolboys side and to great success. The Galls were f i r s t t o score but not fo r long as Harps came back to level,but again Galls came back with a goal.Against the run of play,they added 2 points to lead 2-2 to 1-0 at half-time.No sooner had the whistle gone when Harps came hack for a great goal.Ten m i t e of end to end play resulted i n no scores.Harps kept going and were rewarded w i t h 2 points to level matters at 2 -2 each.Perhaps the most e x c i t i n g phase of the game was in the closing period.St Galls scored 4 points i n 5 mins to lead by 4.Harps showed great f i g h t i n g s p i r i t and picked o f f 4 points i n the f i n a l 3 mins to l e v e l .

Team;T Kane, Kane,P Mc Keown,F Monaghan, B Connor,D Stafford,V Kane,N Watters,M

i : Nei 11 ,D 0 ' R e i l l y ,K Mc Keown,F Noble, M Coulter,L Gibson(capt),S Mackie. SUBS: P Mullan,C Stafford,A Rice.

A.G.M. was attended by 60 members.The outgoing Secretary,Mr Matt Feeney stated thai, the club were making great progress.In the East Down League the team gained 11 points,which was good considering the teams which were in the league.Table tennis teams were introduced during the year and members showed a great interest.The f i r s t Annual C e i l i was a great success and the Annual Social was another very enjoyable function.Financial statement presented by Treasurer Harry Close showed the club to be i n a very sound position.Two bazaars netted a t o t a l p r o f i t of £90.Chairman Frank Campbell thanked Secretary and Treasurer on very f i n e reports and stated that the club should s t r i v e to have premises of i t s ' own.Elector!; Chairman,Frank Mc Greevy^Secretary,Matt Feeney.Treasurer,11 Close; Vice-Chairman F Campbell,Assnt Secretary,J Keegan Assnt Treasurer,B Sharvin Cawaittee; S Thompson,F Rafferty,F Quinn,N Gallagher,D Hardtop,L Kearney L Mc Kenna. Tteam Captain; John Keegan,vice- J 0"FIare.

20.02.1970. Minors 1 Hard Luck!

Bangor f a i l e d to get a player on the E Down selection to play S.Down i n a minor t r i a l on Sunday.Mainly t h i s was because a l l Bangor boys were on the young side-aged 16.But I do f e e l that 0'Mara,Rafferty,Bowler Broan or Mc Greevy would be hard to beat as f a r as f o o t b a l l i s concerned. Add to that Mc Ierney,Stinford,Hughes and several others who attend St Columbanus.

2 4 . 0 3 . 7 2 Bangor Schoolboys received medals for winning the East Down League (U-l6). Medals were presented by Matt F i t z p a t r i c k , at St Patricks Eve C e i l i .

3 1 . 0 3 . 7 2 . Ports beat Bangor A much f i t t e r Portaferry team made good use of the b i g p i t c h to win easily.Peter Morris was Bangors' best player,ending as top scorer.

0 7 . 0 4 . 7 2 T r i a l s f o r Bangor Lads 5 Bangor players have been asked to attend Minor t r i a l s ; Oliver Fox, F r a f f e r t y , M a r t i n Bratten,R Mc Alorum Gerard Geddis

Great Win For Russells Bangor beat Holywood

At the convent field,Russells met Mitchels B.The v i s i t o r s opened wi t h a point by Mc Menamin.Holywood replied with goals by J Hogan and Celestine O'Brien, and P Mc Connell added a point before Mitchels got a further point.H-t Russells 2-1 Mitchels 0-2 Boylan opened wi t h a goal f o r Mitchels Mc Connell added another point f o r Holywood and Mitchels made the score lev e l with a goal by Doherty.Holywood surged ahead with points by P Mc Connell E Butler,and Bernard Mc Coy.Final Score. Russells 2-5 Mitchels 2-2.

Team; J Mc Ilroy,T Mc Ilroy,P Begley Martin Burns,Paul Mc Geown,P Feeney, B i l l y Regan,E Butler,G Mc Connell(capt) Peter Cush,Celestine O'Brien,Colm Mc Williams,Bernard Mc Coy,James Hogan Alan Nixon.Subs,John Eagleson,Danny Watts

This very youthful team have now won 3 games i n a row and lead Division 5 . I t i s rumoured that at least 4 of these players may be considered f o r the Antrim

In a fa s t and entertaining game Bangor beat Russells by 2 points.But f o r some leroics by Bangors' full-back,who saved number of certain goals on the l i n e ,

lolywood would have won t h i s match sasily.Inspite of complete domination in the l a s t 10 mins,bad shooting cost them the game ;Bangor 1-4 ,Holywood 0- I Team; T Logan,D 0'Flaherty,P Begley, ? Mc Govern,P Cush,J Begley,J Eagleson, 3 Dobbin,G Geddis,C Mc Coy,P Seeley,E ^c Elroy,E Carty,B Eagleson,M Mc Geown.

lunior Championship 1978 Slaughter

Holywood 1-0 Mayobridge 10-10

T r i a l s Sean Hunt & Paddy Mc Greevy/M Murray from Bangor

ST PAULS REPORTS

25.10.84 Pauls on Top 13.03.80 Second Success f o r Pauls

On Sunday Aghaderg , s i t t i n g on t o p of t h e league were beaten t o

the tune o f 3-11 t o 2 - 6 . I t was only i n the l a s t 10 mins of the game that the v i s i scored t h e i r goals.Early on the home side looked shaky and Aghaderg went 0-3 to n i l ahead.It was only when M Mc Greevys' sideline b a l l ended up i n the net that St Pauls began to play w i t h some rhytmn and confidence F Rafferty,G Donegan and R Mc Alorum a l l had points,plus a superb ind i v i d u a l point from K Mc Keown.J Donegan scored a great goal , r i s i n g high above the defence t o f i s t the b a l l i n t o the Aghaderg net.P Sands got Aghadergs' only point.HT St Pauls 2-5 Aghaderg 0-4.Holywood dominated i n most sectors,both teams deserve c r e d i t f o r serving up such a f i n e display i n the heavy r a i n . I n midfield,Paddy Mc Greevy and Paul Walls were unbeatable giving the forwards great supply of the ball.R Mc Alorum and F Rafferty i n p a r t i c u l a r made f u l l use of t h i s possessiorjr Rafferty scored a goal w i t h h i s l e f t foot which the great Paddy Doherty would have been proud of.M Mc Greevy had his best game i n a long time and J Donegan contributed m no small manner.J Begley and J Ross played well,with M Jennings man of match.

5t Pauls scored t h e i r second win i n t h i s t h e i r f i r s t season together,defeating Dromara by 2-5 to 0-5.With the breeze

tors behind them i n the f i r s t half,St Pauls accepted the chances and led 0-5 to 0-1 at H.T. In the second period the winners played i t cool and got v i t a l goals t h r ' Brian Bartely and Paul Walls.Best f o r St Pauls were P Walls,J BegleyFraticis Rafferty,Martin Mc Geown,Adrian Horan and Paddy Mc Greevy.Scorers; F Rafferty 0- 4,R Mc Alorum 0-1,P Walls l - 0 , B a r t e l y l -1- 0.

TEAMS V BAILYKINLAR 1991,1993. 1991; Paddy Doherty,P Mc Grattan,Keggy C Mc Cullough,P Hunt,C Reilly,D Hughes, S Mc Cullough,Bernard Graham,B R e i l l y , P Lismore,Rikky Mc Alorum,E Donnelly, S Baker. SUBS: D Mc Alorum,K Byers,P Baker M Feeney,B Mc Elroy.

1993;M Mc Govern,K Mc Grattan,P Mc Gratta C Mc Cullough,G Burns,P Hunt,S R e i l l y , E Donnelly,P Baker,G Cinnanan,G Baker, c r ™ e f o y / H L i s m o r e ' D Hughes,P Monaghan. SUBS:C Morris,S Kane,K Rice,R C a r v i l l M Mc Conville..

WHATS on i n 1 9 9 3 !

1 . Juvenile Solo-Skills

2. Schools Gaelic!

3 . Quiz Flop

- This was a huge success.Up to 50 took part and the lads have excelled + sponsorship money.However,some boys have s t i l l t o get t h e i r money in.Parents please make sure t h i s i s i n promptly.Thanks to County P.R.O. , Sean Og Mac Ateer f o r g e t t i n g Down posters f o r the lads.

- New p r i n c i p a l i n Holywood,Mr Kelly has started gaelic f o o t b a l l at St Patricks.This i s great news and should provide an impetus for other schools i n the area to follow s u i t . A f t e r consultations with Schools committee,more support w i l l be forthcoming. St Pauls,nor County Officers should ignore such a positive development. A match between St Comgalls-ZHolywood i s arranged.

- Despite posters,bulletins etc.. your turn-out at t h i s cheap and enjoyable night was well short of what was required.Often members complain that we provide no social events.Well a f t e r t h i s f l o p you know why.Quizmasters put a l o t of time i n t o t h i s

night,and were insulted by your responce.Thanks to those who did support us,to those who didnt,remember a gaelic club i s b u i l t on social interaction.Next time go out of your way not only to be there,but also to bring friends.

4. Marathon Two teams have been entered i n t o t h i s event.As Juveniles did so well,now Seniors prove yourself.No excuses,£50 minimum. I t i s convenient to make excuses,ignore i t and leave i t to others That i s not going to happen.No one raises money easily.You ask people and continue to ask them.The Marathon i s also a

b i t of fun.Each runner does 5 miles,after Dannys' t r a i n i n g that i s n t a problem.The 2 teams are. l i s t e d below!

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FLASHBACK TO 1991

A No 262, a l i a s Secretary Mullan staggers t o h i s f i n i s h

No 240 - R e i l l y , C i a r i n plusA Chairman Paddy HUNT on t h e i r way to losing.Paddy and Ciarin ran two s t a g e s ( l l miles)that d:ty because Danny Hughes slept i n . Wheelbarrows were reguired to get Ciarin onto the bus when he f i n a l l y dropped.However

inside 20 mins,he was revived.Amazing what free Guinness can do.It was good fun then and raised £1100.

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SEE US AT Marathon Route May Day Holiday

Team Flop

4Runners and R i d e r s

Team Zero

Runners and R i d e r s C A P T A I N paddy Hunt 1 Kev Mc Grattan 2 Paddy Hunt 3 Gary Burns 4 Gary Baker 5 Paul Baker

CAPTAIN Donal Graham 1 Cushla Mc Grattan 2 Argentinian Mascot 3 Mr Graham 4 B i l l and Ben 5 Danny Hughes

County Update

T r a n s f e r s Sean Burke from Ardglass to K i l c l i e f Paul Burke from Ardglass t o K i l c l i e f Declan Toman from Carryduff t o St Johns Patrick Polley from K i l c l i e f to Ardglass Martin Graham from An Riocht to Dromara

Ballycran have withdrawn from Division 3 Football due to heavy commitment to the County Hurling Team. K i l c l i e f have gained entrance i n t o Antrim Hurling Leagues ,and they w i l l compete i n Antrim D2 South.

Money i n

St Michaels,Magheralin have received f i n a n c i a l support i n t h e i r quest t o re-build changing rooms destroyed i n a malicious f i r e 3 years ago.In the region of £45,000,it confirms St Michaels desire t o progress.The Council fo r the Arts and Sport have paid t h i s out.Bryansford have also got £50,000.

Safety

The Division 1 game between Clonduff and Bryansford was abandoned (12.04.) A umpire suffered a heart attack and i t took s w i f t action from one foo t b a l l e r and two spectating nurses to keep the man a l i v e u n t i l the ambulance arrived h a l f an hour later.Voicing t h e i r concern,local paper The Down Democrat stated that ALL clubs should have proper f i r s t aid f a c i l i t i e s backed up by trained personnel.Down i s one of the leaders i n Ireland regarding progressive thinking. Now that each club has to have a c u l t u r a l officer,more pressing issues need to be addressed.Clubs are always l i m i t e d i n t h e i r plans by human resources, however i n such a c r u c i a l area of l i f e and death,Down must take the lead and d i r e c t clubs t o appoint trained support.

Down Democrat 15.04.93 ; This Paper i s out every Thursday.

Gaelic Coverage

Down Recorder often devotes 3/4 pages of coverage to G.A.A. Matt F i t z p a t r i c k gives detailed insight i n t o club and county matters. Mourne Observer off e r s gaelic coverage on a regular basis. Down Democrat o f f e r s detailed and varied coverage on G.A.A. 4 pages.

A l l of these papers a r e stocked i n Easons,Ards Shopping Centre They are a v a i l a b l e each Thursday.

F l o o d l i g h t s ? Some people i n Down must be insane i n s e t t i n g fixtures.For the Seniors match v B a l l y k i n l a r the game was set f o r 7.30. B a l l y k i n l a r got to the p i t c h f o r 7.40.Apart from poor refeering,the near darkness at the closing stages of the game could have caused injury.Players are not cats and tackles etc.. get reckless i n these c o n d i t i o n s . l t adds to the tension of the game.Club referee,Eamon Mc Elroy o f f i c i a t e d at the Downpatrick v Bryansford Division 1 game on the same night. The match ended i n near darkness — / i players tiatak advantage of i t t o s e t t l e old

d ^ J ^ S d ^ i c u l t enough to ref any game,but surely no r e f can see 40 m i V t f t e l For the match v K i l c l i e f i t i s at 7.45.Those s e t t i n g these ludicrous times

Mist be looking at the wrong month of the year ,or else be residing i n the tropics tt i o n i r r S " ^ a k \ e ° a r b a t t e r i e s are well c?harged-uP before K i l c l i e f match I t looks as though we w i l l need them f o r floodlighting.Torches also p e r m i t t e d '

TEDDY MANIA KILLS DOWN

Mc G r a t t a n s View on t h e Match

The p r e m i e r h u r l i n g f a m i l y i n t h e N o r t h Down area s e t s a i l f o r Croke Park on Eas t e r Sunday t o cheer on t h e U l s t e r H u r l i n g Champions ,Down v C o r k . W r i t t e n a f t e r assessment and c r i t i c a l a n a l y s i s by Paul,Kevin,Mrs E and Cushla Mc G r a t t a n ,below i s t h e r e p o r t .

Down 1-9 Cork 1-24 Ten minutes either side of h a l f time determined Downs' fate i n t h i s National League Quarter-Final against Munster Champions Cork.Down were always chasing the game and i t was a surprise that having won the toss,Down elected t o play against the gale.Cork s e t t l e d guickly and aided by t h i s gale were 0-8 to n i l ahead a f t e r 18 mins.Corcoran was being made to look l i k e a god as he s t r o l l e d past Hunter Mageen.Corcoran,Teddy Mc Carthy and Barry Egan tore the Down defence apart time again.When the b r i l l i a n t f u l l back l i n e of Cody Coulter,Ger Coulter and Paddy Br a n i f f cleared ,a lethargic m i d f i e l d and a non-existant half-forward l i n e conceded possession immediately.But with 4 mins l e f t t o h a l f time there was only 4 points i n i t . Cork 0-8.Down 1-1.Indeed Down were unfortunate not to have scored at least another 1-2 i n that period.Cork looked rattled,had Down woken at last.No was the answer! 4 points i n as many minutes,one from 75 yards by Corcoran,showed that Cork had been given a tough pre-match sermon by t h e i r manger Father O'Brien. H.T. Down 1-1 Cork 0-12.Again Down got scores r i g h t away.With 6 points i n i t the usually r e l i a b l e Mageen capped a awful display w i t h a bad wide.Kingston, ,the Cork keeper made a superb save from what seemed l i k e a certain goal. I f these had went our way ,2 points would have seperated the teams,with Down playing with the wind.Cork are masters at reading the game and recognising the threat upped t h e i r game considerably.They once again dictated proceedings and ran away iwith the game.Only f o r the b r i l l i a n t Noel Keith,who proved to a l l that he i s indeed the best keeper i n Ireland,Down would have been buried.The fullback l i n e never stopped battling,Danny Hughes was the only other who refl e c t e d the e f f o r t s of his back line.Maybe Down needed t h i s defeat,they have got a timely lesson before championship.The most dissapointing aspect of the day was that f o r the only time ever,we witnessed a Down team that accepted defeat.Antrim w i l l r i g h t l y murder them i f they r e t a i n t h i s attitude.Mentally the a t t i t u d e was wrong.Cork stayed i n a top Dublin hotel on the night before the match.We saw Down players dandering i n t o Croke as i f they were only there to spectate.

Down got no respect a t a l l from Dublin and Kildare supporters seated i n Croke. After the amazing display v Kilkenny ,people discount our hurlers as a fluke team.Come the Ulster Final when Down play Head-Butters United,Antrim Sean Mc Guinness w i l l have to use his motivating skills.He w i l l also have to introduce some younger players i n t o the forwards.Mc Grattans stayed i n The Antrim Arms,Dublin, the night p r i o r to"the game.Could t h i s venue,with i t s reprehensible name have jinxed their'day out at Croke?

Photo ; Down keeper Noel Keith averts danger,as Paddy Br a n i f f quickly r e a c t s .

This r e p o r t was sponsored by Old Cross,N/Ards-home oi c h i e f supporter of Weaker County,AntrimTCiarin Mc Lai