Hurling & Camogie

Tracing the roots of St Patrick's, Maghera's hurling success

St Patrick’s Maghera: MacNamee Cup winners 1985 The captain Brian McCormick already had a Mageean medal as goalie before he captained the school to this first MacNamee win after a replay against St Mary’s CBS. Back Row : Jamie Heron, Terence McMullan, Mel?Higgins, Gareth Dempsey, Declan McAlary, Eunan O’Kane, Harry Tohill, Ciarán O’Connell, Fergal Convery, Ryan Murphy, Kevin O’Kane Middle : Fr Robert Devine Principal, P O’Doherty, Christopher Hurley,?Joe Young, Liam Lee, Fergal McNally, Noel Kearney, Davey?McCloskey, Gregory Simpson, Enda McCloy, Séamas McAleenan and Michael McKenna (coaches) Front : Patrick McErlean, Niall McGuigan, Patrick McCloy, Brian McGrellis, Brian McCormick, Paul McGlone, Paul Groogan, Michael Collins, Eamon Hasson
St Patrick’s Maghera: MacNamee Cup winners 1985 The captain Brian McCormick already had a Mageean medal as goalie before he captained the school to this first MacNamee win after a replay against St Mary’s CBS. Back Row : Jamie Heron, Terence McMullan, Mel?Higgins, Gareth Dempsey, Declan McAlary, Eunan O’Kane, Harry Tohill, Ciarán O’Connell, Fergal Convery, Ryan Murphy, Kevin O’Kane Middle : Fr Robert Devine Principal, P O’Doherty, Christopher Hurley,?Joe Young, Liam Lee, Fergal McNally, Noel Kearney, Davey?McCloskey, Gregory Simpson, Enda McCloy, Séamas McAleenan and Michael McKenna (coaches) Front : Patrick McErlean, Niall McGuigan, Patrick McCloy, Brian McGrellis, Brian McCormick, Paul McGlone, Paul Groogan, Michael Collins, Eamon Hasson
By Séamas McAleenan