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Away from the playing fields three men were beginning to sow the seeds of great careers in the administration of the association. Bill Hough whose father was elected the first chairman of the West Limerick board, which was founded in 1902, was elected treasurer of the Munster council. A position he was to hold with distinction for twenty six years, during which period record crowds attended Munster championship games. He was also instrumental in providing grants to many clubs throughout the province for the purchase and development of playing fields. It is interesting to note that during this long tenure of office not once was the position of Treasurer ever challenged.
In Tipperary another exile from the parish Brother Eamonn Doody who at the age of fifteen had joined the Christain Brothers was laying the foundations of many a fine Tipperary side. In his school Thurles CBS Many great hurlers such as John Doyle, Pat Staklum, Tommy Ryan and Jimmy Finn and many, many more were coached under the watchful eye of Bro. Eamonn. He also trained many successful Tipperary minor hurling teams; testimony to this is the fact that from 1947 to 1955 they contested every Munster final with the exception of 1951.
In the 2O's while studying in Blackrock Collage the home of Leinster collages rugby, Mick Hough a brother of Bill's founded a hurling club there. This side played in Leinster collages competitions, this club lasted a few years and then fizzled out. Mick had also an illustrious playing career, first with the Limerick junior side and then graduating to the senior side and later with the Dublin senior hurling team. In the 1932 Tailteann games he was on the victorious Irish team which defeated Scotland, compromise rules were not in vogue way back then, the Irish played hurling and the Scots played shinty. After his playing career had come to an end he was instrumental in founding St Columba's hurling club in Dublin.
In the post war years and the fifties emigration was the scourge of many small parishes, very similar to the situation pertaining today. But back then there were not the same opportunities for returning home as there is now days. London was two days journey from West Limerick at a price, which most people could afford, at most once a year. Now days London is a little more than an hours journey from Shannon and at prices everybody can afford, it is now common practice for players to be brought home for important championship games not alone from England but from Europe and the States. Even then with emigration so rife Monagea managed to capture the west Junior B championship in 1956.
In the 60's a new interest was engendered in under age football in the parish due mainly to the staunch efforts of Richard Barry. This new interest led to two appearances in west finals. The first was in 1966 when the U-14 football side were defeated by Glin, in a game, which was played in Croom. The second final appearance was by the U-16's in 1968 against Foynes in Newcastle West but alas Monagea were once again the vanquished. Prior to the footballers reaching the finals, the U-14 hurlers had made the break through when in 1965 they had contested the West final with Adare, who were the victors and were trained by Bro. Dwane who coached many a fine under age side. All was not gloom in the 60's however, the West Junior B hurling championship was annexed at the expense of a Templeglantine-Abbeyfeale side in the final which was played in Newcastle West. In 1966 Monagea, Tournafulla and Killeedy joined ranks to form the Senior side St Ita's and after a marathon three game county Semi final they eventually succumbed to the might of St Patrick's. The final game of these encounters took place in Killallock. 1973 the west junior hurling crown came to the parish for the first time when Granagh were defeated on a score 3-8 to 2-8 in a final which was played in Newcastle West. This side failed in the penultimate stage of the county championship to a superior Boher side on the day. The following years, senior hurling teams were affiliated without any success and by the end of the decade 1979 the club were unable to field a hurling side.
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