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Brian Carroll 2002-2015 Not the first Offaly player to give over a decade of inter county service without achieving honours however he is probably the one who gave most in two decades of honest commitment through underage and senior for so little return in those material type terms, he had however e...

any chance you could provide the link or the actually article which was on the Clara GAA website thanks Feirmeoir There are 5 lovely pieces well worth reading in the personal recollections section of the Clara Gaa website. 3 by former players from days past - memories of the twenties from Barney Co...

http://www.hoganstand.com/offaly posted a nice tribute to Johnny today with the iconic team photo from the 1969 final attached.
What a full back line Greg Hughes, Paddy McCormack and John Egan..................jh................................................"Esto Fidelis"

http://www.Hoganstand.com/offaly had put up a nice piece on Paddy Hanamy with a photo of the College team he also captained to Leinster success in 1947, note his fellow clubman and county player Paddy Fenlon Ballycumber in the picture on that team that year also Sadly they had to put up a tribute to...

Nice to hear that John Kinahan is well and up in the County Meath, He could be the last or nearly last of that minor winning team still with us There is a v nice recollection of his playing days with Clara and Offaly on the Clara gaa website in the History section - personal recollections http://www...

So sad to learn tonight of the passing of John Egan a Doon and Offaly legend. May he rest in Peace.

"Esto Fidelis"

Many thanks Pat I was hoping there was a team photo published somewhere that i might be able to get my hands on. I will check with PJ and Ricey If they are aware of any other team photos from 47 it seems not however if this one keeps being used each time we loose one of the faithful. I wonder if the...

Although Paddy captained the 1st Offaly football team to a title he was not the 1st Offalyman to raise a cup in Croke Park. The 47 minor final Offaly V Dublin played in Croke park was a draw and was sent to a replay in Mullingar. The 1st Offalyman therefore to raise a cup in Croke park was Clara nat...

The 1947 Minor football team, from Uibh Fhailí The Faithful County 1884 – 1984 was:- Vin Cowen (Clara) Rory O’Brien (Tullamore and Ballinamere) Kevin Scally (Ballycommon and Ballyglass) Jim Cloonan (Tullamore) Tom Gilson (Tullamore) Archie McLoughlin (Clara) Des Garland (Tullamore) Tommy Moyna (Cla...

Yes Vincent Cowen is a brother of Ber Cowen RIP and uncle of Christy, Brian and Barry. He attended the College in Roscrea and won a historic Leinster colleges hurling medal with them in 47 along with his historic minor football medal with the 1947 Offaly minors. He subsequently joined the monks at M...