Padraig Pearses 0-11 Killimor 2-5. Report by John Fallon, Connacht Tribune. The exploits of these two teams in Sunday’s Intermediate Hurling Final at Loughrea did not merit such a thrilling finish, but Killimor snatched a draw with a goal four and a half minutes into…
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1979 Intermediate Final
Pádraig Pearses 2-6 Killimor 2-5. Report from Connacht Tribune. This County Intermediate Final, played at Duggan Park on Sunday was every bit as close as the scoreline suggests. Although Pearses had much the better of things in the second half of the game, there was…
Read More1977 Minor ‘A’ Final
Pádraig Pearses 2-10 Gort 2-9. Report from Connacht Tribune. A week ago, when these two teams qualified for this Final in Duggan Park, the hurling was undistinguished to the degree that many were wondering if the two winners were a true representation of Minor Hurling…
Read More1967 County Junior Final
Pádraig Pearses 6-4 Oranmore/Maree 2-3. Report by Connacht Tribune. Pádraig Pearses, as the score suggests, had a surprisingly easy victory over a Oranmore/Maree side in the final of the County Junior Hurling Championship, played in atrocious weather conditions in Kenny Stadium, Athenry on Sunday. After…
Read More1967 East Board Junior Final
Padraig Pearses 5-9 Tynagh 2-7. Report from Connacht Tribune. Pádraig Pearses won their first East Board title when they beat Tynagh in the Junior Hurling Final at Ballinasloe on Sunday and so brought the first championship cup to the parish of Gurteen and Ballymacward since…
Read More1955 Kilconnell Tournament
Ballymacward 1-6 Fohenagh 1-5. Report from Connacht Tribune. Ballymacward confounded the critics in the final of the Kilconnell Hurling Tournament in Kilconnell on Monday when they beat a fancied Fohenagh side by a a single point. Earlier the same day Ballymacward had accounted for Tynagh…
Read More1940 Junior County Final
Ballymacward 5-7 Loughrea 4-2. The game was played in July 1941. Report from Connacht Tribune. Two County titles went to the North board on Sunday last in Kilconieron, when Ballymacward (North Board Champions) defeated Loughrea in the hurling final by 5-7 to 4-2 and Castleblakeney…
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