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THE TREBLE

 

OUR LADY’S ISLAND G.A.A. CLUB

THE FIELD

 

In 1984 after all the years of asking farmers all over the parish for a loan of a field, we finally purchased a field in Buncarrig from the late Jimmy Newport who did a great amount of work for the Club while Chairman in the 60’s.

 

A Development Committee with Jimmy Devereux  (Chairman), Nick Devereux (Treasurer), Four Trustees – Jimmy Devereux, Ray Doyle, Sean & Nick Devereux were appointed.

 

Making money was always top of the agenda and many ways were tried.    However, the greatest money-spinner of all was the Mayoral Election.    The candidates were Ronnie Doyle, Paddy Scallan R.I.P. Bunargate and Declan Murphy.      

 

Each had their group of workers and there was hardly a village or pub in the County that some of the candidates did not visit.   Each pound collected represented a vote and nobody knew until the very last night what each had made.    John Long (Bank of Ireland, Rosslare) acted as Treasurer for the candidates.      Keegans was packed the night John Long declared Paddy Scallan elected – around £21,000 was collected in total.    The Club will always be grateful to all the workers and subscribers of that great ‘campaign’ which lasted around ten weeks “sorry no names incase someone is left out”.

 

Dressing rooms were added in 92 – 93 with showers and toilets – a far cry from togging out at the side of the pitch.

 

2001 saw us develop our pitch further, with the addition of nets behind the goal, a new drive, a hurling wall, which was sponsored mainly by the people of the parish and also the erection of railings around the pitch.  Dugouts were also added.