by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Caltra Stories
Anthony Cunniffe talks to JP Kelly. JP was a long serving Chairman of Caltra GAA Club and is currently the Chairman of the North East GPC. JP recalls his early memories of football in the parish, and his less than glittering playing career. He also reminisces on the...
by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Caltra Stories
John Kelly speaks to Tommy Noone from Newtown, Caltra. Tommy recalls the intense rivalries that existed within the parish in the 1940’s and 1950’s between teams from Caltra, Killasolan and Castleblakeney. This episode is the first part of a...
by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Caltra Stories
Anthony Cunniffe interviews Mattie Kilroy, a member of the Caltra GAA Club from the early 1960s. During this time he has served as a player, coach and officer as well as being a driving force behind the compilation of the club’s history. In this...
by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Caltra Stories
John Kelly talks to Paddy Coffey who captained Caltra to the 1943 County Junior Championship. Paddy shares his recollections on the team’s efforts to secure the Galway county title that year. He paints a vivid picture of the difficulties that teams faced...
by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Caltra Stories
Mick Higgins recounts a series of humourous tales on footballing life in Caltra in County Galway during the 1950s, from the difficulties in keeping the one & only football in playing condition; the in-parish rivalries that then existed; the cuteness a...
by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Caltra Stories
Tommy Noone talks to John Kelly about his memories of his playing career with Caltra GAA during the 1940’s and 1950’s when Minor teams of that era were not unknown to field over-age players! Tommy has an association with the club for over...
