1916 in Gaelic Games - Glen Rovers Gaa (Paperback)

Chapters: Glen Rovers Gaa. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Glen Rovers GAA - In the early days of the club, its chosen colours were green, white and gold. The Easter Rising and the execution of the leaders took place in the same year that the Glen was founded. These events left such an impression on the minds of the Irish public that it was decided to add a black band to the jersey to honour the recently deceased patriots. This distinctive and unique hooped jersey has been used ever since. The Glen Rovers crest is also unique, and features a modernized Celtic cross with the image of the north side glen in the centre. The crest also features two crossed hurleys. Hurling had been played in the Blackpool area for some time before the Glen Rovers club was established. Areas like the Commons Road and Thomas Davis Street in particular had fielded teams from time to time. In 1910, however, a hurling club honouring the Fenian leader Brian Dillon was established at Dillon's Cross. The new club - Brian Dillons GAA - won the county minor hurling championship in 1915; however, due to World War I the winners medals were not presented. In 1916 Brian Dillon's lost to Lisgoold in the county junior hurling championship, however, the medals from the previous year had still not been presented. Because of this a decision was taken to form a new club at the other side of "the Glen." The club, called Glen Rovers GAA, was established late in 1916 and affiliated the following year. The new club was closely linked with the local St. Nicholas' Gaelic Football Club on the north side of Cork city. Both clubs are based in a working-class area of the city. From its foundation the club competed at both minor and junior levels. Success came quickly to the club as county min...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=8103091