by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Kilconieron Stories
Lenny Connaughton from Clostoken hurled for Clostoken, Kilconieron and Loughrea during the early 1960s .His family shop was the hub of the parish. Sunday hurling in an adjacent field was followed by players & spectators descending on the shop for ice cream...
by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Kilconieron Stories
In the second part of his interview with Michael Fahy, Lenny Connaughton expresses his sadness at the lost sporting opportunities denied to the players of his youth by the harsh realities of emigration and by the decision of the powers-that-be to split...
by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Kilconieron Stories
In the final part of his interview with Michael Fahy, Lenny Connaughton waxes eloquently on the values that he has endeavoured to live by and that he feels is best summarised in the old Irish ‘seanfhocail’ of “Mol an Óige agus Tiocfaidh...
by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Kilconieron Stories
Fr. Vincent Lawless played hurling for Kilconieron Junior’s during the 1950’s. Unusual for the time, no person from the parish had become a priest for 100 years until his ordination in 1957, which local tradition believed broke a...
by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Kilconieron Stories
In the second part of his conversation with Michael Fahy, Father Vincent Lawless talks of the great Kilconieron team that won the memorable 1957 Galway East Board Junior final against a team from its own parish. Vincent tells how a few weeks later, he left...
by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Kilconieron Stories
In this episode, Fr. Vincent Lawless talks about his 33 years working in Nigeria where his fondest memories where of building churches, establishing new Catholic communities, training lay leaders and providing carpentry and tailor skills to local people...
