Pearses 0-14 Meelick-Eyrecourt 1-8. Report by Ciaran Tierney, Connacht Tribune. Pearses are back among the elite after the shortest possible period down under. Just one year after suffering the trauma of relegation, they experienced the other end of the emotional spectrum when they proved too…
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1991 Intermediate Final 2nd Replay
Padraig Pearses 2-6 Killimor 1-5. Report by John McIntyre, Connacht Tribune. Better late than never was the catchphrase ringing around the parish of Gurteen/Ballymacward on Sunday night after Pearses Intermediate hurlers finally claimed the 1991 County Title at the third attempt in deplorable conditions in…
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Padraig Pearses 0-8 Killimor 1-5. Report by Harry McGee, Connacht Tribune. Dublin and Meath, how are you! Killimor and Pearses will meet for a third time to decide who will claim this year’s Intermediate title, after this drawn replay in Kenny Park Athenry on Sunday….
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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…
Read More1979 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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