Allen Gaels GAA Notes
Lotto
No winner last week the jackpot now stands at €3,300. Our lucky dip winners were, Rosemary Casserly, Anna O Donnell, Brian Dolan (Drogheda) Raymond Christie & John Reynolds. Winning can be collected in Centra on Thursdays after the draw. Many thanks for your continued support and to those premises who stock our lotto envelopes.
Senior Men
Had a good win over Kiltubrid on Friday evening which has secured the team a place in the spring league final this Friday evening at 7pm in the pitch. Wishing Cian Dennis a speedy recovery from injury picked up during the game. Best of luck to James, Stephen & all the team, please come out to support them.
Junior men
After a high scoring game on Sunday last the lads lost out to Mohill with a score line of 5 14 to 4 11, let hope they can turn it around this Sunday as they play St Marys at 1pm in Pairc Naomh Muire.
U15 boys
well done to the team & management on the win over Kinlough last week.
St Francis ladies
Lost to Manorhamilton by 3ponts on Sunday morning in the last round of the spring league, no game now until the 19th of May which sees the Senior & Junior teams out in the 2nd round of the league.
Tailteann Cup
Best wishes to Clubmen Radek, Arek & Jake and their County teammates ahead of next Saturday’s Tailteann Cup clash with Waterford in Ballinamore.
County Minor
The County Minor team suffered their third defeat in the Connacht Minor Championship when losing out to a strong Mayo side in Castlebar on Friday evening, the club was represented by Oran Foley Daire Mc Cabe, Seanan Mc Gowan.
Congratulations
To all the boys & girls from St. Patrick's national school who received the sacrament of first Holy communion at the weekend.
Niall Higgins tournament
will take place on Sunday in the pitch from 10am.
Best of luck
To our club members taking part in Kiltubrid quid game at the weekend.
Deepest sympathy
The club wishes to express its deepest sympathy to Ailish and Jackie Beirne & family on the recent passing of Ailishs mother Chrissie Flynn. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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Columba Cryan RIP
Columba holds the unique distinction as the holder of two Railway Cup Medals, 1957 and 1958
Four Leitrim players were selected for The 1957 railway cup squad. The first two Leitrim players to win Railway cups on the field of play were Packie McGarty and Noel Blessing, with Columba Cryan & Frank Quinn as substitutes. In the final Connacht beat Munster 2-9 to 1-6 before a crowd of 43,805
In 1958 – Packie and Columba were joined by a new Railway Cup Star corner forward Cathal Flynn. Connacht beat Munster on St Patricks Day 2-7 to 0-8 in the final in Croke Park before a crowd of 50,000
The Leitrim Supporters honoured our Railway Cup winners on their 50th Anniversary in 2018.
Historian and author Fr. Dan Gallogly writing in 1984 in the Ballinamore Sean O'Heslin's GAA Centenary Book stated
"It is true to say that from 1950 to 1960 Columba Cryan was the outstanding Ballinamore player. Few players in the county could match him. He gave dedicated and loyal service to both his club and his county and will always rank as one of Sean O'Heslin's best players".
Columba was a great football man and it was always a pleasure to meet him. On behalf of all Leitrim Supporters I would like to express our deepest sympathy to Columba’s family and friends. May he rest in peace.
Eamonn Duignan.
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