KNOCKADERRY GAA CLUB NOTES
PARISH GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
Try these mix of parish related questions!! We are looking for more questions for the quiz about the parish, people, GAA, Camogie, Soccer or General Knowledge to keep it going in the weeks ahead. Please contact Nora or Ger Corkery and we’ll be glad to put into the weekly quiz. Thank you to all who so far have contributed!
Rd. 7
1. Name the Knockaderry man who is a selector with the present Limerick U20’s hurling Team?
2. Who was our last player to play for the Oscar Trainor Team ?(Desmond League Team)
3. The original place of where Ahalin NS once stood has a plaque on the wall, what are the years on it?
4. Who was the manager of the Knockaderry Minor camogie team in 2002 when they won the county final?
5. Name the Knockaderry native who was secretary of the West Board in 1990?
Answers to Rd. 6
1. Con Danaher
2. Thursday December 31st 1936
3. 1958
4. Saturday, October 3rd 2015 (first year the competition was introduced by the Limerick County Camogie Board)
5. David O Connor and Brendan Mc Grath.
DID YOU KNOW?
During the entire 1980’s the only television coverage of matches was live showings of the semi-finals and All-Ireland Finals in both hurling and football.
JUNIOR B HURLING TEAM OF 1948
The following is the West Junior B Final Hurling Team of 1948
Micheal Guiry, Jim Danaher, Sean Connor, Paddy Meehan, Michael Quaid, Denis Sheehy, Bertie Wallace, Paddy O Grady, Paddy Browne, Gerard Fitzgibbon, Murt Quinlivan, Con Crowley, Sean Danaher, Paddy Harrold, John Hannon, Dan Cremin.
COMMITTEE OF 1985
Chairperson: Jim Danaher
Vice Chair: Tom Sheehy
Sec: Frank Moore
Vice Sec: Aidan Danaher
Treasurer: John Sheehy
Junior Selectors/Novice: Willie Curtin, Tom Sheehy and Sean Danaher
U21/Minor Hurling: Davy Downes, Paddy Mc Mahon, Frank Moore
Novice/U21/Minor Football: Ted Danaher, Paudie Hunt, Paddy Mc Mahon.
OLD VIDEOS AND DVD’s WANTED
The Club are after receiving a small County Council to allow us to convert old Video cassette tapes and DVD’s so if anyone has old matches we would appreciate them so we can share them online (You Tube). If you have any please contact Ger Corkery.
LOTTO- PAID UP MEMBERS AND WEEKLY DIRECT MEMBERS
To all our above subscribers, we want to acknowledge your continued contributions. Once it is safe to get the Weekly Lotto up and running, there will be a special draw for those that have continued to contribute during the Covid 19 pandemic. Sean Condon will be in touch in due course but in the mean time if you have any query Sean can be contacted on 088-9332878. Thank you for your continued support during this time.
CLUB LIMERICK DRAW (MACKEY DRAW)
The first Club Limerick Draw of 2020 will take place this Saturday, June 6th.
KNOCKADERRY/ CLOUNCAGH PARISH DRAW
The combined parish draw will take place this Thursday June 4th.
WIN A MERCEDES WITH LIMERICK GAA
Win a Mercedes CLA 180 with Limerick GAA in association with Frank Hogan Limerick. All proceeds of this draw go towards supporting Limerick GAA Teams. Tickets are €20 visit limerickgaa.ie/winamercedes for details.
GAA PITCH CLOSED
Take note that the Knockaderry GAA pitch is still closed to the public as public liability insurance is suspended. Please adhere and respect the sign erected on the gate.
LOOKING FOR OLD PHOTOS / SNIPPETS ECT
As we have no Club activities at the moment to report we are asking you to pull out old Club photos, match programmes or you may like to submit a story to the notes in relation to the Club. They can be emailed to Nora Condon pro.knockaderry.limerick@gaa.ie or to Ger Corkery on secretary.knockaderry.limerick@gaa.ie
GAA CLUB CRESTED BOBBLE HATS
There are still a limited number of Crested Bobble hats still available on sale at €10 each. If interested please contact Ger Downes.
CLUB PLANNING PROGRAMME
If anyone has queries or wishes to receive a copy of the Knockaderry GAA Club Plan Programme please contact Ger Corkery.
KNOCKADERRY CLUB GEAR
Club gear can be ordered from the Knockaderry site on O’ Neills. All Club gear has being updated. Htpps://www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/gaa/Ireland/Knockaderry-gaa.html.
KEEP IN TOUCH www.facebook.com/CnocandoireCLG-Twitter @KnockaderryGAA. You can also contact us by email secretary.knockaderry.limerick@gaa.ie or pro.knockaderry.limerick@gaa.ie
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
Have fun messing up…it means you are removing your ego from the problem!!
Stay Safe Everyone !!