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Forging a Kingdom - The GAA in Kerry 1884-1934
October 17th, 2013Richard McElligott describes the different aspects of his book - Forging a Kingdom - The GAA in Kerry, 1884-1934. 1) How and why did the book come about, surely this story has been told before? Still a lack of ... more»
The wind that shook the Farney
October 11th, 2013Source: The Irish Times The Civil War has been on my mind for another reason this week, because among the windfall of autumn books that have fluttered into my mail-box lately is one called Forging a Kingdom: The GAA ... more»
Cynical play - Kerry are old hands at it
August 30th, 2013Source: The Irish Examiner The recent controversy concerning Sean Cavanagh has again brought the issue of cynical play in Gaelic games into the national spotlight. Moreover, it is just the latest instalment in a ... more»
The GAA and Rugby Football in Kerry 1885-1905
October 19th, 2011'Degenerating, from sterling Irishmen into contemptible West Britons' Kerry is the most successful county in the history of Gaelic Football. Since its inaugural victory in 1903, the county has retained the All Ireland ... more»
The Tralee GAA Sports of 1885 and the Fight for Irish Athletics
October 19th, 2011Politics or Play? On the 17 June 1885, Kerry hosted its first ever GAA event; an athletics meeting in Tralee. Significant as this was in a local context, heralding the start of Kerry's long and historic connection with ... more»
Saluting the Incomparable Mick O’Connell
August 17th, 2011Perched in the lea of Doulas Head and facing into Dingle Bay lies the now uninhabited island of Beginish. This is Mick O'Connell's ancestral home. His father, Jeremiah, lived there up until the early 1930s when he moved ... more»
Tracing the football career of Denis O Sullivan
June 7th, 2011When the 1962 Kerry under 21 Munster winning team was honored in Cork recently, (they were the first ever winners of Munster) Denis o Sullivan was present to take his bow. He had been mid field with Mick Fleming that ... more»
Kerry and Colm Cooper easily dispense with Galway in Killarney
March 15th, 2011Leaving Fitzgerald's Stadium last Sunday afternoon I kept my ears peeled as I mingled with some Galway supporters fully expecting to hear a comment such as "give us Colm Cooper and we will play ye all over ... more»
Secrets of Kerry : A Captains Story
September 18th, 2010Each of Kerry's 32 All-Ireland winning captains had a story to tell; about the journey they took, the day itself, its impact on the rest of his life. From the trail-blazing Thady Gorman in 1903 to the sprightly Darran ... more»
Cork to win the All Ireland Final and a star studded Kerry team of trainers/managers
September 7th, 2010I must admit I fancied Kildare to beat Down and advance to meet Cork in the All Ireland final. I should have known better having watched the Mourn men win their five All Ireland's since they first shocked Kerry away ... more»
Death of Dinny O'Shea - Midfielder in Historic 1955 win over Dublin
July 20th, 2010Denis (Dinny) o Shea one of the legends of that historic 1955 All Ireland win over Dublin died on June 22nd 2010. He had lived at Knockglossmore, Camp where as a young boy he had developed his love and passion for Kerry ... more»
Kerry stay in Division 1 and St. Brendan's College no match for St. Colman's of Newry
April 13th, 2010It was a case of mission accomplished in Fitzgerald's Stadium last Sunday as in magnificent blazing sun shine Kerry retained their place in division one of the National league. From the very first ball kicked in ... more»
The Sem could win their third Hogan Cup
April 6th, 2010It promises to be a cracking encounter in Croke Park next Saturday when St Brendan's and St Coleman's race on to the green sward of Croke park to do battle for the famed Hogan Cup symbol of all that is great and good in ... more»
Darragh O'Se - The End of an Era
February 17th, 2010I have been watching Kerry footballers in action since my first All Ireland final in 1955 and in that time Kerry have produced some of the greatest mid fielders the game has ever seen. Many men have worn the number 8 ... more»
Tales from the Captains' table
December 27th, 2009Behind the spotlight of All-Ireland day lie stories of controversy and bad luck. Each of Kerry's 32 All-Ireland winning captains had a story to tell; about the journey there, the day itself, its impact on the rest of ... more»
Miko Doyle - A Legendary Kerry Captain
December 22nd, 2009I have been keeping readers in touch in relation to an ongoing project on the legendary winning Kerry winning captains which I am involved in and the deeper we delve into the lives of those now gone to their eternal ... more»
Michael Quirke - Sportsman Supreme
December 15th, 2009Something amazing occurred when the final whistle sounded in the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick two weeks ago. Kilmurry/Ibricane the Clare champions had defeated Kerins o Rahillys by one point to claim the Munster ... more»
Darragh O'Se and more Midfield Legends
September 30th, 2009I can still see it as clear as day in my minds eye as if it was only yesterday. The Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney, May 22nd 1994 as a young slip of a lad from the Gaeltaght club in West Kerry made his inaugural ... more»
Darren Brings the Cup to his native Village
September 23rd, 2009One of the most memorable and never to be forgotten occasions in the life of the captain of an All Ireland winning team either in football or hurling is the moment he is presented with the Sam Maguire Cup by the ... more»
Still number 1
September 16th, 2009When, as I expect, Kerry win their 36th All Ireland title next Sunday, GAA historians will look back and point to one defining moment in what has be a magnificent voyage by our county footballers. Seven championship ... more»
A Legion of goalkeeping greats
August 10th, 2009You read here last week that the Terrace Talk Special will be broadcast from the Killarney Legion complex next Monday, August 17 from 6-8pm. And this now is an open invitation to one and all to come along and meet the ... more»
Colaiste na Sceilge produce a spell-binding Hogan Cup display
March 31st, 2009I have been fortunate to have seen all three Hogan Cup finals won by Kerry colleges. The first was by St Brendan's College,Killarney way back in 1969 as captained by John O'Keeffe when they defeated St Marys, Galway. ... more»
Talking to Paul Galvin in the Dressing Room following the 2007 All Ireland Final
September 18th, 2007He sat in the corner of the Kerry dressing room in Croke Park, seemingly oblivious to the sight of the gleaming silver Sam Maguire cup standing on the table before him. Reporters and photographers scurrying around ... more»
Dr. Eamonn O Sullivan's Son Writes about His Father - The Legendary Kerry Trainer
June 19th, 2007"I live in Croydon in England but I return to Killarney as much as possible, I love the mountains and lakes, and it's great to visit my old friends. I was born when my father was assistance medical officer in the ... more»
Dr. Eamonn O Sullivan - A Man Before His Time
June 12th, 2007The idea of writing a book about Dr. Eamonn o Sullivan has been in my head for many years and as I got older the realization of what he had achieved in his lifetime became more and more evident. I had never ceased to be ... more»
The Late John Moriarty, my great friend on the Genius of Colm Cooper
June 5th, 2007They came from far and wide to say a final farewell to John Moriarty, poet, author and philosopher and unknown by most a passionate lover of Kerry and its footballers. John died on Friday June 1st and he was laid to ... more»
Talking with Pat O'Shea as he becomes Kerry Manager
February 6th, 2007Pat o Shea of the Dr. Crokes club Killarney was appointed manager for the Kerry senior football team this year '07. His appointment was in many ways historical especially in relation to this publication on the life and ... more»
Jerry Collins - Kerry's Forgotten Winning Trainer 1913-1914
January 1st, 2005At the latter end of last year on the run up to Christmas I was privileged to be involved in the launch of a superb GAA publication entitled All Ireland Glory - A Pictorial History of the Senior Football ... more»
John Joe Landers - My Sporting Hero
January 1st, 2001Kerry lost one of its greatest football legends last year with the death of John Joe (Purty) Landers, of St Brendan's Park, Tralee. Mr Landers, who died at the residence of his daughter, Veronica Toomey in Millstreet ... more»
A Legendary Kerry Family - The Lynes of Cleeney
Denny Lyne, who captained Kerry in the historic New York Polo Grounds Final of 1947, in his last ever interview told me that if Dr. Eamon had been brought to New York, Kerry would have won that final - ... more»Ogie Moran - The Jewel in the Kerry Crown
Ogie Moran had a glittering career in the Green and Gold jersey of Kerry, no wonder then that he is regarded as a sparkling jewel in the football crown of the Kingdom. He has a pocketful of medals, an abundance of skill ... more»Tom Costello - The Man Who Captained Kerry to Victory 100 Years Ago in 1909
I find it quite amazing with all the talk and hullabaloo in relation to the year that's in it, the 125th anniversary of the GAA, not one mention (to my knowledge) has been given to a man who 100 years ago this year led ... more»Paddy Kennedy - All Ireland Winning Captain 1946
Paddy Kennedy. The name keeps coming up where ever football is discussed. Ask any one who knows anything at all about the game who was Paddy Kennedy? And the answerer invariably will be. "Wasn't he the great Kerry ... more»Phil O'Sullivan - All Ireland Winning Captain 1924
Last Thursday our journey brought us to Cloyne in county Cork birth place of the great Christy Ring, where we spent a fascinating few hours in the company of a charming lady now in her 90th year. Annie Hegarty has a ... more»Jerry Savage talks about Kerry's Legendary Trainer Dr. Eamonn O'Sullivan
I remember the drawn match because the radios were scarce at the time. I was up at my neighbour's and we weren't able to get into the kitchen. We were standing in the porch and we got the message out that the match was ... more»Donal Hickey Journalist recalls Dr Eamonn O'Sullivan
Dr. Eamonn was a member of the old Killarney Golf Club in Deerpark. And in 1936 the club up there, which was a 9 hole course, small course, had very few members in those days playing golf. It was a bit of a jolt, to say ... more»Dan Keating talks about Great Kerry Midfielders
2005 What is it with Kerry and legendary mid-fielders/high fielders? Since the earliest days of the association the Kingdom have dominated the aerial battles around Croke Park on most occasion when they won the All ... more»Legendary Trainer Dr. Eamonn O Sullivan is remembered by his friend John Kelly of Spa, Killarney
My earliest introduction to Dr Eamon o Sullivan and the Kerry football team was on a mid September morning in 1946. I was then an eleven year old schoolboy completing a milk sales round in Killarney town and on dropping ... more»The Greatest Right-Halfback of the Century - Sean Murphy of Camp
When talking of his native Camp, Sean Murphy exudes pride in his own place. When speaking of Gaelic football and its greatest exponents, the man who was selected as one of the 15 greatest Gaelic footballers of the ... more»Paddy O'Callaghan who represented Kerry in the Ras Tailteann remembers Dr. Eamonn O'Sullivan
When I first met Dr. Eamon O'Sullivan, I had just been appointed a delegate from my club, the Killarney Athletic and Cycling Club, to the Kerry County Board of the National Athletic and Cycling Association of Ireland, ... more»The classiest most stylish Kerry Football Fifteen I have seen since my first game in 1955
Left full back There were a number of contenders and I finally decided on the great Beautfort man Paudie Lynch. Blessed with all the attributes of skill this most elegant of players had wonderful hands and would ... more»Din Joe - The Man from Rathmore
I played with and against Din Joe Crowley. He was one of the strongest and powerful footballers I have seen, you can never say who was the most powerful of all. He played with Rathmore against my club in the 1967 East ... more»Sean McCarthy (1898 - 1977)
Sean McCarthy was born in Blennerville outside Tralee in 1898 and later moved to Strand Street in the town. He was one of the founders of the local club known as the Kerins O'Rahillys. As a footballer he was midfield ... more»James O' Donoghue talks about Dr. Eamonn O'Sullivan
"Every Kerryman is a tiller of the soil and football comes natural to them" James o Donoghue was a psychiatric nurse in St Finan's Hospital all his life. Due to his great love for Gaelic Football he became very close ... more»Jas Murphy - Kerry's Oldest Living Winning Captain
Fifty five years ago on September 27th 1953 Jas Murphy led Kerry to a historic win over Northern rivals Armagh in the All Ireland football Jubilee final in Croke Park. There was a then record attendance of 82,000 fans ... more»Paddy Kennedy - Kerry's Legendary Midfielder
Ask a follower of Gaelic football anywhere to name a half-dozen of Kerry's all-time greats and you will get an infinite variety of selections. But I venture to say that all lists would include the name of Paddy Kennedy ... more»One of Kerry's greatest ever - Joe Barrett (1902-1952)
The renowned Kerry fullback was born into a nationalistic family at 67 Rock Street, Tralee and it was within those four walls that he drew his last breath. At the age of 45, his health started to fail and he was dead ... more»Liam Higgins - A loyal friend and a great Kerry and Lispole man
The old schoolhouse in Lispole is deserted now, a relic that s boarded up and blue. Decaying when it was once where football stories were made. One story dates from 1979. Members of the Lispole club went into ... more»The Brosnans of Moyvane
Con Brosnan of Moyvane, Kerry and Munster, gave a lifetime of service to the GAA as a player, administrator, trainer and organiser. His wonderful career with Kerry started in 1923 when Kerry were unlucky to lose to ... more»The Caseys of Lispole
Lispole lies in the heart of the Dingle Peninsula among the Kerry Hills. It was here in the church field under the shadow of "an Stricin" that the great Bill Casey was born. Attending school at Dingle CBS to ... more»The O'Connells of Valentia
The beautiful island of Valentia lies in the Gulf Stream of the South West Coast of Kerry, and it was here in January 1937 that Mick O'Connell was born - 'The Icon of Gaelic Football'. In a great football county like ... more»The O'Donovans of Gneeveguilla
Tureencahill, Gneeveguilla lies in the heart of Sliabh Luachra country, famed for it's traditional music, song and dance. It was here that Cain and Hannah O'Donovan reared a fine family of 5 boys and 1 girl. From an ... more»The Landers of Rock St
Urban Terrace in Rock St. Tralee, 'The Street of Champions', has a unique record in the annals of Gaelic football. In a terrace of 20 houses, 22 Senior AII Ireland medals have been won. It was from no. 7 in this terrace ... more»The Lynchs of Beaufort
Brendan and Paudie Lynch, sons of Tom and Nora, were born in the shadow of Ireland's highest mountain, Carrantuohill, near the tranquil waters of the famous River Laune in the parish of Beaufort. Brendan and Paudie were ... more»The Lynes of Killarney
The Lyne brothers of The Legion, Killarney; Jackie, Dinny, Mickey and Teddy - out of a family of 10 - were wonderful footballers. The most famous of the brothers was Jackie, a powerfully built athlete who came on the ... more»The Murphys of Camp
The parish of Camp lies a few miles west of Tralee in the shadow of the Slieve Mish mountains, at the entrance to the Dingle Peninsula. This parish has produced great Gaelic footballers over the years; Tim O'Donnell, ... more»The O'Donoghues of Asdee
Asdee lies in the parish of Ballylongford, in the heartland of North Kerry - home of the O'Donoghue brothers, Paudie and Eamon. Paudie, who was the eldest of the two, was selected on the Kerry minor team of 1962 where ... more»The O'Dwyers of Waterville
The picturesque village of Waterville lies on the beautiful 'Ring of Kerry'. Famed in song and story for it's rugged natural attractions, it has one more claim to fame - as it was here in June 1936 that Mick O' Dwyer, ... more»The Russells of Kerry
Killarney is famous worldwide for it's great natural beauty, lakes mountains and waterfalls and it has also probably produced some of the greatest footballers down through the years - from the Iegendary Dick Fitzgerald, ... more»The Spillanes of Templenoe
The record book on Gaelic Games states "The honor for the most senior AII Ireland Medals won by members of one family goes to the Spillane family of Templenoe in Kerry". Pat, Mick and Tom came from a family ... more»John O'Keeffe - The Prince of Full Backs
The dissipation of so many dreams that inevitably followed Kerry's All Ireland defeat of 1982, hit nobody harder than John O' Keeffe On the threshold of his eight Celtic Cross award, victory over Offaly would have set ... more»Bob Stack - A Kerry star born in New York
One of the finest Gaelic footballers to wear the green and gold of Kerry - Bob Stack - is not as well remembered by the present generation of Gaelic Games followers as men who had less colourful careers on the sports ... more»Eddie Walsh - The Pride Of Knocknagoshel
When one works as a newspaperman for well over two decades, you naturally encounter quite a varied cross-section of people of almost every walk of life. You meet the happy and the sad, the rich and the poor, the jocular ... more»Phil O'Sullivan - The Man not the Myth
Neatly resting at the foot of the Caha mountains lies Glanmore Lake, on whose south-western shore is situated the former local National School, now a Youth Hostel. It was here that Phil Sullivan, one of Kerry's great ... more»Bill Dillon
Cooleen, on the shores of the famous Dingle bay, was the birthplace of one of Kerry's greatest halfbacks - the wonderful Bill Dillon. As a young boy in the early 20's his favourite past time was beagling, and his ... more»Sections
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